The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-08-27

In dividing the population Of each etate
by the quota Of representation 1t frequent
ly happens that there Ii fractional 70.
mAinder, thus Maine IN entitled to thres
representatives and has surplus OF 1865,
1875. The practice has been to discard
these fractions OF q unit divisor except that
when the full number Of representatives is
not made up one additional member each
is allowed to so many States with large
fractions as may be necessary to supply the
difference. Adhering to this practice Of
fractional adjustment, the following States
ara In the above table given one more men,
bur each than they would bs entitled to I'M
der rejection OF all fractions: Arkansas,
Maine, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tex.
as, Virginia, Michigan, Connecticut, Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Mississippi New
Jersey. Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Flor
ida, Maryland, Louisiana and Kentucky.
This Cling up the number, the following
States, with smaller fractions, will not BE-
entitled to m additional representative I'm.
der the rule /: Indiana, North Carolina,
Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, Californi q,
Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, New Hamp-
shire, New York, Alabama and Vermont.
The Losses and gains are pretty well dis
tributed. but tho greatest gains are made
in the South and Northwest, and the great
est losses In the East. Alabama, Indiana
Maine. New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia, Tennessee and Vermont lose one each
and New York loses two. On the other
hand Texas gains four, Kansas three, Min
nescta two. Nebraska two: and California,
Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia
and West Virginia each ono. On this
showing the net gain In what are commonly
called the Southern States Is Ave rcprcsen-
tatives, and the gains Ia The Northwest be-
Ing pulled down by the locses ID the east,
the net gain OF tbs North ID onIvtwo This
evidence OF the growth Of the South l. in
deed second only to tho phenomenal
growth OF the Northwest as curiosity Of
the census, and to many win be most un-
expected. yet reflection will easily account
for II. First of al, II Is notorious that the
true population Of the Southern States Was
not given In 1870. The enumeration was
conflded TO most incompetent hands. 6u-
perintsndent Walker In quoted ~ saying
that fraud stalked over tho land in tho t.
king OF the ninth census, and tho South
was certainly III chosen stamping ground.
na ...x-~-.&~~~ -n~n <.ftau xnAr ~ HAD
character and ,often too illiterste to do
more than writs their own names. This
time there has been more caro- In the sesec-
ton Of enumsrators and consequently
greater lhoroughness In the work. There
has been, however. ! great increase In these
ten years BY interstate and fore,gr smigra-
tion to the South. Texas In particular has
been benefited by immigration. The prof.
its or stock.raiAing. which has become >
great industry, have tempted thousands 70
20 10 thai State ard tAks thar money with
them, and this has caused i demand for
merchants and nechAnics which tho North
has freely supplied. There has been m
increase also from the extension OF railway
lines and the development of new fdeIds of
labor In unoovering hsr mineral. resources.
Arkansas has prolited In tho sauna way, on
liz to q less extent than Texas. Good zoy-
eminent, carefnirugard of ths 6tats's crsd-
Ii and cheap lands have made The waste
PLACES Or Georgia glad snd psopled her
cities moro thickIy. Florida has had i
great Influx u shsalth seekers Who have
become permanent residents. md ~ sue-
cess 81 these n fruit growing b. brought
thousands ID their train. Northern capital
hAs unlocked the mines u Virginia and
Nortbsrn man - working then. vhIIeI
parn h thnt Stats hays bssn colcnixad "
Enflllbidsh II lafko numbers and North