National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-02
LONDON TIE GREAT.

In few cities are there more than half dozen
railway stations. In LONDON there are ct least
$50. Some Of the railways never pass beyond the
limits, and OF one, the Tottenham and Hampstead,
Puaeh, says: "No one ever travels by, as no one
knows where It begins sr where It ends" The
Metropolitan and other intramural railways run
trains every three or ive minutes, and convey
from twenty TO fifty millions Of passengers an
nualIy. Chaplain is the great southwestern juAo-
ton, and through It 100 trains pass every day.
Itsplatforms are so numerous and its underground
passages and overground bridges 50 perpleXiug,
that to ind the right train Is one Of those things
tho fellow can understand" As proof OF the
expansive nature Of London traffic, It was sup
posed that, when the Metropolitan Railway was
opened, all the city to Paddingtou ounibuSes
would be run of the ground; but, although It
carried forty-three millions Of passengers last
year, It has been fo1nd necessary TO increase the
number of omnibuses on the southern route, sud
they Yield one yer cent. more revenue than before
the opening ofthe railway.
fifteen thousszd tram-cars, omniouses and CABS
traversing the streets; there are lines Of omni-
buses known only to the inhabitants Of their own
IocaIities-such as those across the isle Of Dogs,
from Poplar to Milwall; from London Bridge,
along Tooley street to Dockhead, etc. The Lon
don Omnibus Company have 6oS omnibuses, which
carry about 50, 900, 900 ofpassengere annually.
II is more dangerous 70 walk the streets Of Lon
don than 70 sYs5 D ~ we're Fsd and ISIS
injured by vehicles in the streets; Supposing
avery Individual nan, woman and child made one
Journey on foot in London per diem, which ts con-
siderably above the aVersge,t the deaths would be
one in eleven millions. while the railways only
kill about one IN hfty millions Of passengers,
and the Cunard Company Of Atlantic steamers
boast OF never having lost apessenger.
Other instances Of the I'm menSity Of the populA-
ton Of London are that three-quarters OF mill
lion Of business men enter the city in the morning
and leave It In the evening for their subu b1n resi-
dencee There are 10000 policemen, IS many cab
drivers and the same number ofperSons connected
with the pest ONCE, each OF whom with their fam
lilies, would make large town. When London
makes holiday, there are several places ofresert
such as the Crystal Palace, the geological Gar
to forty thousand visitors each. The cost OF gas
for lighting is e. 900 annually; the water sup
ply Is 100 millions Of gallons per diem. In the
year lsI3 there were bT3 resi and for the purpose
or supplying inform alton on passing events OF the
day. $ll daily and weekly newspapers are TO
What London will eventually become IT Is idle
TO predict. 1t already stands in four counties,
and IL stridinK on to NTH, lHerts.) Inc prooa-
biity is that by the end Of the Century the Popu-
lation will exceed i've million, and will have
ouintupled itselfin the century. should II pro-
gress at an equal rate in the next, twill In the
wear 600 amount TO the enormous aggregate OF
TWENTY-FIVE millions; and the question that natu-
rally arises f. how could such multitude be sup
piled witt tood9 But the factls the more It's popu
fation increases the better they are fed. In the
PJantagenet days, when the population was not
third Of million, lamines were Of frequent occur
The harYests, and the fisheries OF the world, star
walton becomes an almost impossible eventuahty
even with the twenty-five millions OF mouths 70
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