, 1877-08-26
Fl. Population in The !" Trade Area" Of
Chicago nas Increased hsarly s,eoo,.
900 Since the Panic.
Twelve Western States and Territories,
Which Had 1000, 900 in 1870, .
Now Have u,000, 900.
Tho Same States Will Probably
Have 100000 People
in 1856.
How These Things Are Affecting Chi
cago Trade and Real Estate
Interests.

under this general head, nc have cndearored to
show approximately, first, the great increase OF
wealth In the West and Northwest this year by
reason OF the abundant crops; second, the ccr-
tainty Of the diversion OF aarge part ot the lun~
bcz trade Of the Mississippi River to Chicago
this year By reason OF the drouth in the Upper
Mississippi pineries last spring; third, the great
and steady increase from year to year of tho cx-
tent and variety Of the manufacturing interests
Of Chicago; fourth, the greatly extended area
OF the trade Of Chicago as compared With three
OF four years ago; fifth.
THE GIFTS CONSTANT PROGRESS
Of Improvements, the building Of houses and
extension OF street RAILWAYS, ctc, etc, which Is
unquestiouably greater In Chicago now than in
almost any other citT in the world, except Lon
don. And now, lastly, we give some statistics
to Indicate the main cause OF all this present.
and expected future-iucrease Of wealth md
trade, yiz: the greater increase OF population
here in the West, Northwest, aud Southwest
than anywhere else in the world:
1ScaRasg or POPULATION IN THE WEST As
COMPARED WITH THE EAST
The slx New England Statcs-Maine, New
Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts, Ahoae
Island, and Connectic,t-had an aggregate
population in 1850 Of 8, 1853 and in 1870 an
aggregate Of 3,4S7, ,924, showing an increase Of
85o61l for tic decade, or an average
snesease OF little ever IL per cent.
This average increase, however, was very
uncrcnly distributed. I'm Maine and New
Hampshire there was 8 decrease OF nearly
10000 ia the total population, and nearly the
whole Increase OF 352 COL in the totat population
Of New England in the decade from lh<o to
1srn ,xas in massachusetts, and Connecticut
In the four States OF New 1ork, Hc* Jersey,
Delaware' anu renns51'anla, ~ .hefs "AS . 'o.'11
population in ls{o Of 1,a' ,:9l, WHICH, haa IN
creased to s':a''o2t IN le'o' tnns sho"1n:s An
average increase I'll q i1tsie o4es ID pes esn@ iof
the oecp'c.
Ii 1he 1nrcc otales u oa'o' *uu.141, ."o
Msh'san' tnere was an aeteeoto popu14.so,, ~
ls0 ol 47'oa- "'ea nao - ~ sn'o ooo "
5'aS''s''' mus soo"'l.S all 'neetss ~ A'o''''''
or aoou1 - pr ecnl 'o' 4a' 'ee4'@e
II tno 'h1ee e@atee ,
1LA'Note' IOWA ASp "i,e' =. ,eco -
1ne1e was W. aSE'1s oopu.a'a 1s-o :. - sec -
3,lo-' 49, WHICH 4'a1 1ue, ,eseo =, A - az 90:
ao3' tnus s4'o"4n5 .osa. ~" 49, asa.<,a . ''
OF ne.n's u pa ee4' AoA w." T-
IN @"'hlssoea, N.D4' Zen ~ aos m with
was toeaa poa -. 'eon ~. ~ III tt',s sho,r;nr
had tne1cascu - to'o ~ an 49, a.. A''
gain OF 6la.oil, or niue o'eF -o' Iser eeos.
IN eo!"laoo' Ne" .%eo' - .>.4o 30 IN nr1,,ah
was IN leoo tota. populat'e4 ne, ~ ~ ",r
hsd increase" W io'o ~ >0l''""' '' t1>''1
-. or ABOUT ~ pcf een'' ,, 1,.-;..
IN uahota' "so'1'nf.' a.u '.1.t;au ;. zen
RES tncse was IN alcA.s pop1t. w. +c-n ~ - nn1
Of 4'o51, Nhlcn hao 1oc'e''eeo - '''0 ~ 7''0'1'
OF about 'to per cent. > 4,,n
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