The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-04

THE following statistics which we compile
from authentic sources, show the number Of
persons engaged in the profession Of Journal
ism and the occupation of the vanous branches
OF printing. By what follows II Will be seen
that printing and journalism is really one OF
the Great Industries Of the United States
We propose, from time to time, TO brpg to-
gether facts and statistics Of other OF our In
dustres, which cannot but prove interesting
as well as instructive, to the reader:
In 1870 there were in the United States five
thousand two hundred and eighty.six persons
who followed journalism as a profession. or
these five thousand two hundred and ffty-one
we're males. and thrty-Gve females. Five
thousand one hundred and forty-six OF the
males. and thirty-four Of the females were
under the age of sixty years, and one hundred
and five OF the males, and one OF the females
were sixty years Of age and upwards OF the
whole number four thousand four hundred and
forty-one were natives OF the United States I;
the remainder we're of foreign birth, and whose
nativites we're as follows: three hundred and
fourteen. German one hundred and seventy
four, Irish one hundred and eIghty-three
English and Welch ffty-fve, Scotch twenty,
Swedes, Norwegians and Danes thirty-four
Frenchmen seven natives Of other countries
in tine north Of Europe one Italian; sixteen
from countries in the south OF Europe; fifty
four natives Of the British American PROVINCES;
one from Japan, and sixteen whose nativity is
unknown.
During the same year there we're thirty-nine
thousand eight hundred and sixty printers work
ing It their trade in the United States. OF whom
thirty-eight thousand three hundred and sixty
five were males, and one thousand four hundred
and ninety-fve were females. OF the males,
thirty-sx thousand four hundred and fifty
three, and Of the females, one thousand three
hundred and sixty we're under the age Of sixty
years, and four hundred and seventy-six malos,
and one female of the age Of sixty years and
over. Their nativities we're as follows: thirty
one Thousand two hundred and eight we're born
IN the United States two thousand two hun
dred and forty-nine, Germany two thousand
eight hundred and fifty-Ex, Ireland; one thou
sand six hundred and fifty-two. England and
Wales four hundred and nine, Scotland; one
hundred and twenty-five, Swedes, Norwegans
and Danes one hundred and sixty-one, France;
one hundred and twelve natives OF other coun-
tries Of the north Of Europe; nineteen, Italy
one hundred and twenty eight, natives Of other
countries in the south of Eeurope eight hun
dred and three were born in The British Ameri-
can provinces twenty-three, China and Japan.
one hundred and eighteen whose places Of ma
tivity were unknown.
OF type founders and type cutters there we're
SIX hundred and forty-nine, Of whom five hun
dred and fifty-six we're males and nj nety-three
were females. -Four hundred and ninety-nine
of the males and seventy-eight of the females
were under the age of sixty years, and eight OF
the males we're sixty years and over.
Tie apparent discrepancy in the numbers
given above is caused b; emitting all persons
under the age Of sixteen years. but who are
included in the aggregate