The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-16
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 1879

not admitted aa State until ten years later,
md took rank at once above her sister Terri
tories. Illinois and Michigan. She fell pit 10
1870 TO twenty third, but rallied Ia 1880 10
twenty.rst IN 1910 70 sixteenth, IN lsbo thlr-
tsanth. In 1850 10 eighth and In 1870 to NTH
I'm this same year first appeared n young
pinntess. taking hsr position modestly IN the
rear. only Michigan being below her. Illinois.
standing twenty third In 1910. foil OF 10 TWEEN
tv~fur,h In 1890, two years after her admls-
sion nd i State. but ross III 1890 to twentieth,
ln 1910 TO fourteenth, In 1850 To eleventh. w
1860 To fourth where sha still remains, but
with her eye fixed on Ohio's place above nor,
ma II determined 10 contest the position IN
1880. ~
Michigan. though mol admitted MS State
until 1897. We utiota ns IN tho rear Of tho col
umn III 1910. At the next decade she Whs st,li
III the rear, AMI was twenty-slxth IN rank. In
1880 har RINK was the same, but Arkansas
stood below her in 1s4o she rose TO twenty
third. IN 1850 to iweuieth In 1860 to sixteenth.
aud In 1870 thirteenth.
We start Arkansas but one above the foot
Of the list 1890, though n Territory until 1871
In 1870 she changed places with Michigan.
md fell tn the rear In tR4O che rose two
grades, In lahO she fell or one grade to twenty
six b, In 1860 she took another step M, but ~
1870 fell ~ twenty-slKth, with eleven states
beow her.
Florida next appears In the list IN 1870.
though she did not become Statn until the
middle Of tho following decade. IN 1R45. start
ing ahcad Of both Michigan and Arkansas.
She fell off two grades In lRin, four IN 1850 ~
tho foot Of the Lat In 1850 she held her own
In rank. and In 1870 she was thlrty-third In
rank.
Town appears first In 1870 SIX years before
she became u, State and took rank twenty
eighth In the line, with only Wisconsin below
her. She advanced ono grade IN 1850. nlne ~
| 1860 and seven In 1910.
| Wisconsin shows marvellous speed In the
race. Entering the lists to 1910. eight. yohrs
| before her admission as State. Mt tho foot Of
tho list. she rose Hive grades In 1850, nine In
| tAGO aud In 1910 stood llrtsenth In tho line.
| California entered In lRhn. above Delaware
md Florida advanced three grades In 1860,
md two more In 1870. -
| In 1860 two promising entries were made.
which have fulfilled tho most shnguna OK
peclatIpns OF tholr friends mud hackers In
| nesota tho thlrtlsth and Knnsns, The thirty
second In tho Hist. In their first decade we
find the former ranking twenty- eighth and
tho latter twenty-ninth IN tho line. Tho com
aus Of 1870 will advance thsm still further.
Their progress In population WAS the great
est of any of tho States In their first decade,
Minnesota increasing 1b56l per cont, aud
| Knnaas no lnsa than $50 ~ per cent.
Tho same yent came Oregon. and took her
position modesily In tho rear 10 be- followed
! In 1870 by Nevada.
Nebraska. admitted as II State IN 1867,
| ranked Oregon and Nevada I'm 1870 but her
marvellous growth In tho last decade must
entitle her TO u grent advance In rank ut the
| next census.
Centennial State nor of some Of the rapidly
growing Territories, notably Dakota, Wilt
population enough for ono State In her south
nrn half, AMI almost enough for another u
her northern halt She will soon seek I'D
mission and join tho advancing column.