New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30
THE PRESS OF THE WORLD.
NEWSPAPERS ABROAD.

WORLD
Americans, to their credit, are very fond ofpras-
ing their own country, but not every patrotc ou'-
burst. however excellent its motive, VIII bear
ANALYSIS. No longer ago than last September
lecturer at Chautauqua Lake informed his hearers
that in the aggregate circulation OF IT'S newspaper
press the United States exceeded all other hallons
of the world combined. This was teeerapned
throughout the land, and readers OF American
newspapers perused this cheerful view Oh
American superiority with a high degree
of satisfaction. The Tribune has no
desire to depreciate tho wonderful fertility
and excellence Of the American press: but we must
lie careful how we assume great superiority over
Great Britain and other civilized cOun-ri as IN IN
teliigent reading people. We have been perin'toI
to inspect the advance sheets OF an interesting an"
important work now in course of preparation Dy
Mr.. II. p. Hubbard, of New Haven, Conn, which
bears the somewhat formidable title OF HnDonu
Newspaper and Bank Directory OF the "or"b
and from which the following facts are obtained
There are published throughout the world about
thirty thousand newspapers-includng uhder t.a'
name periodical issues of all sorts, from the nimple
daily TO the slow and ponderous quarterly ana semi
annual Fully one-half OF all these a. printed IN
the English language. OF This number CHl'ea
States furnishes in round numbers. 9,5OO-practi-
cany one-thirl OF the whole. Great Britain ana
Ireland issue 300O-a fraction less than one-thrd
the number OF American newspapers; so that III re-
spect of numbers Of presses certainly have sur
passed our British neighborS. The Empire
of Germany comes next after the Ohited
States. with nearly 5000 peIlodcal
presses. France follows with about Z,oOV'
of which 1000 emanate from PARIS ai"h''
u is worthy of note thai London. with 4,OOO'UVo
inhabitants has 10 more periodical presses 'hah
PARIS with her 100000; while NeW-lork CIN'
with population OF 100000, has about 900
and Brooklyn, with q population OF SOo'VUV'
manages 10 grow big and clever with less thah
twenty five newspapers Of all degrees-in IH'l' "''n
a considerably smaller nuab than are published
H. Coueuhagen whose inhabitants number @oOOoO'
or in stockholm, with 10000 residents. Indeed
# rhe whole truth must come. out, Agers possess
ing only $4,000 souls. good many OF whom may
be supposed 10 be of somewhat doubtful character
has as many presses al work Oh newspapers
as the CIV OF Churches: while Coasiantmople, III
spite OF bcarhen and dogs, with population only
about 10 900 larger than that of Brootiyn boasts
about twice as many regularly published
ueyy-plpers "a the latter, and her papers are pun
ishcd Ip almost as many dllsrcuc tongues rs there
are different journals Bat then. practically oF
big SISTER Is part aud parcel OF NeW-l1fH, ana ih-s1
comparisons ere scarcely iaIF.
LISA somewhat remarkable fac chat the cry of
Milan, Italy, publishes hr1dl'l ""-Io'' va
papers than BOSTON, "i'H'7O l1' "'.'"'is '''
number ms FHi'aie.pn''' very ue''y 80 .'','
Chicago. and Inij seven times u.s. ''iH' Us
lrr And rcttle population OF Nian docs not at
most, exceed 21'OJo' WbcA Is c''s.'eIa"y i'''
THAN thlt o! Boston, only about one-A'l l4'V Oh
Chicago, less tnan ohe-AaH 'l'1 D-''"
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! Britain has mo- occasion To Do"'l over A'"oi'"' 'o'
| the nineteen daily Journals "I h''"oA SNc "'l
| 100000 people ony Lo'oVoV i'P''7'''"' i"
day. or iitt'e more tn'n one paper 20 Iou' ''N'O
/ ,taris. lhe Elue DANES Oh LNelu'"l N'f"'''iy"