Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-12-15
London and New York heir Present
and Prospective POpalatlen-Od Cal
auIafiop
From the Newark AdYertisarl

From the Newark Advertiser.
In the thirty years, from 1911 to 1871,
the population of London more than
doubled; the increase being from about
958, 900 to 1,948, 000 At the same percent
age Of increase, the population will in
1871 reach 4, O00,0 and over. In fact,
London, with her suburban towns, has
nearly reached that figure at the present
time. This increase is very remarkable.
when we consider that London was set
tlement when our Saviour was upon the
earth, and that although she REQUIRED
some eighteen centuries to reach q pcpula-
ton OF less than million, yet this has
been quadrupled in the last sixty years Of
discovery and enterprise. The city OF
New York more than doubled her popula-
ton from 1900 to 1920; very much more
than doubled Il from 1920 to 1910: and
the same may be said of the period from
1910 to 1860. Population of 1900, 60. 900:
1920, 123, 600; 1850, 202, 600; 1870, 3i2,-
600; 1850, SIS, ,00J; 1860 814, 600; probable
population of 1870 from l, 900, 900 to /, 300
900. On careful calculation of the per
centage of increase for each decade from
1928, l find it as follows: from 1920 to
1880, 644 per cent. 1880 to 1910, 54aa:
1910 to 1850, 644; 1850 TO 1860, 59; proba-
bic percentage from 1860 to 1870, IS TO
cent. the population of 1870 will
be over ], 200, 900. The growth of Newark
has been greater in proportion than even
that of London or New York. From 1910
to 1910, Newark nearly trebled her pOpu-
lation; from 1910 to 1850, considerably
more than doubled it; and from 1850 to
1860, came within 5000 of doubling it
again. Population of 1880, 10 995; 1910,
II, 290; 1850, 38. 894; 1860, 72179. The
percentage of increase has been: from 1880
| to 1910, 81; from 1S40 to 1850, 124, from
1850 to 1860, S5; from 1860 TO 1870, prob
ably from so to 70. The percentage of in
crease in thepopulation of Hudson county,
n. j., and Staten Island, n. Y, has also
been at an enormous rate. Now assuming
that the population of the entire cir.
cumforence Cor City of York Newark
is l, ,750, 900 (and- it is probably nearer
| 1,8O0, 000) aud reducing the percent
| age of increase for future years far
below the average percentage of the years
which are past, and we might figure it out
somewhat as follows: Fifty per cent added
from 1870 to 1880 would make the popUla-
tion 2, 625, 600; so per cent. from 1880 to
1890, 3,937, 500; so per cent. from 1890 to
1900, 5, 512, 500; or if these percentages, in
the estimation of some persons, are too
! ~
! each decade, and the result of this would
| be 4, S02, 000-or, to be still more cautious,
call it 4, 500,00 in 1900. Thus within the
short space of 80 years there would be o
! population of 4, 500, 600 to house and home.
In 40 years the number would doubtless be
swelled to 5000 900, In so years to z, 500, 900
or 8, 900, 900, and in go years to 10, 600 600.
! SUSPENSION BRIDGES IN CHINA. The con
struction Of suspension bridges has been
thought signal achievement by the West
ern nations, but in China they are of great
antiquity, and many still exist. They are
made of iron chains, and their mode of
| construction resembles in the main that
used in Western countries They are,
however, generally confined to mountain
GUS regions, and span rivers whose naviga.
ton is interrupted. There is one over a
river in the Yunnan Province, that is said
to have been first built by one famous
| Chu-koh-li -liang more than two thousand
years since, and there is second ana much
| larger one in the Kweichow Province span-
ming the River Pei. This latter was built
| during the Ming dynasty 1t consists OF
many chains stretched across the river and
| fastened firmly in the stone on either bank;
| from natural elevations above other chains
| depend, and are made fast to the span; and
there are also chains fastened to it from
below, the object being to make the bridge
as firm as possible. a plank floor is laid
on this bed of chains; it is repaired at reg
ular intervals Of from three to five years, at
the imperial expense. The span Of this
bridge is said to be several hundred feet.
CUBA-There are lew well authenti-
Gated facts IN regard to the Cuban situa-
ton, which it may be we'll to bear in mind
just at this time. The island is divided
into seventeen Jurisdictions. the total pop
ulation of which is 836, 275, 261, ST. Of
which are slaves The Cubans hold TO-DAY
%, 1876 of the SO. 900 square miles compos.
ing the area of the island or about four.
sixths, and have supreme control over fif
teen of the seventeen jurisdictions. Sucf
at leastis the claim put forth by the Caban'
in this country. They refer to the inpor
tant fact that the prominent figures are from
Spanish reports. One hundred and sixt,
sugar estates belonging to the Spaniard
have been burned during the war, and on,
hundred and fifty-three plantations belong
ing to the Cubans have been confiscated
These figures were published in reply to
request from Gen. Banks for some clea
information upon the real aspect of affairs
in Cuba.
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