St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-29

: bird, hut rallied in 1880 to twenty first,
! in 1910 to sixteenth, in 1850 thirteenth
in 1860 to eighth, au'i in lS,0 to fifth.
| In this same ycar first appeared q
young giantees. taking her position
modcSt}y in the rear, on ~ MichIg
being below her, Illinois, standing
| twcntv-lhird in 1910. fell off to twenty
! fourth in 1920. two years after her sd
ministlatiOn uS Il State, but rose in 1860
! TO twentieth, IN 1910 to fourteenth, il.
! 1850 TO eleventh, in 1860 TO fourth. where
/ she still remains, but with her eye fixed
! on Ohio's place above her, as If deter
! mined to contest the position in 1870.
, Michigan, though not admitted as a
State until 1897, We quote as i'll the
rear of the column in 1910. At the next
! decade she was still III the rear, and
WAS twenty sixth in rank. In 1890 hpl
rank WAS the same. but Arkansas stood
below her. In lSt0 she rose to twenty :
third, in 1850 10 twentieth. in 1860 to
sixteenth. and in 1870 thirteenth.
We start Arkansas but one above the
| foot of the list 10 1920, though Il Terri
tory until 1887. IN 1880 she changed
places with Michigan. and fell to the
rear. In 1910 she rose two grades, in
1850 she fell Oft one grade to twenty
sixth. in 1860 she took another step up,
but in 1870 fell to twenty-siXth, with
eleven State, below her.
Florida next appears ia the list in
1880, though she did not become u State
until The middle of the following decade,
in 1.45, starting ahead of both Nichiean
and Arkansas. She fell off two grades
in 1870 fonr in 1850 to the foot Of the
lit. III 1850 she held her own in rank,
and in 1870 she was thirty-third III rank.
Iowa appears first in 1910, six years
before she became Il State, and took
rank twenty eiglit'l in the line, with
only Wisconsin below her. She ad-
vanctd one grade III 1850, nine in 1850
and seven in 1870.
Wisconsin shows marvellous speed in
:Ir ruc, Entering the lists III 1910
eight years before hrr admission as :;
State, at The foot OF tn" list she rose five
gia,!t~ III 1850, nine in 1860: and in 1870
stood fifteenth in the linr.
California entered III 1850, shows Della
ware aud Florida, advanced three grades
III 1860, and Two more III 1870.
In 1860 two promising entries were
made, which have fulfilled the most
sanguint expectations 0t their friends
and hackers-MinneSota the tlirteth.
and Kansas the thirty second in the list.
In their first drcadt "" find the former
ranking twenty-cightt and the latter
twenty ninth in the line. The census
Of 1890 will advance them still further
Their progress in population was the
greatest of any of die States in thcir
first decatie, Minnesota increasing 15J 81
per cent, and Kansas no less than 239 81
per cent.
The same year came Oregon, took her
position niotrStly in the rear, to be
followed in 1870 by Nevada.
Nebraska, admitted a. a State in 1867.
ranked Oregon and Nevada in 1870, but
her marvellous growth in the last decade,
must entitle her to a great advance in
rank at Tie next census.
We have taken no note of Colorado,
the Centennial State, nor of some of the
r1pidIy growing Territories, notably
Dakota, with population enough fol
one State in her southern half. and al
most enough in her northern half She
will soon seek admission and join the
advancing column.