The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-01
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
CENSUS ExHIBITs.


The wonderful Growth Of Some cities.
wAsHlSoroS, June sO.-It will be some
lime before the: population by the new
census can be ascertained with accuracy,
but.the population Of many cities is al
ready known with reasonable certainty.
New York has shown extraordinary
growth, an increase in ten years more
than equal to the entire population Of
Cincinnati. The per cent OF growth in
New York Is larger than that Of London
or Paris, or any large European city, and
1t is possible that the city is to become
the metropolis Of the world during the
next century. Holders OF up town real
estate seem to take that view Of it. 1t Is
noted that the growth Of the country is
more eastern than calculated upon at the
census office. New England and New
York show growth much larger than an.
ticipated. Nearly all the New England
cities show rapid growth.
Boston shows $4,000 population, an
actual increase OF about $4,000 in ten
years. which is extraordinary for an old
Eastern city, where the public had not
been led TO expect so large an increase.
A few cities in New England and in New
York and Pennsylvania barely hold their
own, but the most OF them fairly rival
some Of the Western cities. Lowell,
Mass, increased more than fifty per cent.
The only Pennsylvania town OF any note
| to show decrease is Lock Haven, which
| fell of over 1000. On the other hand,
Bradford, Pa, In the oil regions, run up
from about 400, in 1870, to about l., 600 In
1880. But such growth can not be De
pended on as steady thing.
Rochester, N. Y. Runs up to $1,000, ar
increase Of about IS per cent. Providence
II. l., has 104, 900, an increase OF about Il
per cent. Meriden, Conn, shows an IN
crease OF about 90 per cent. Minneapolis
Mimi, runs up from 1900 to $4,000 II
ten years; st. Paul shows an increase o
Of 100 per cent. Milwaukee also show
extraordinary growth, Jumping from n,
600 10 $50 900 In ten years. Denver, COL
\ went from 5000 TO 81 900. The largest in
crease, extent Of territory compared. wa
in New York and vicinity. New Yorl
and BROOKLYN have together over one AM
Ithree.ouarters millions Of people, AM
counting in Jersey City and the immedi
ate outlaving towns, there is in that neigh
borhood, about 2,225,000 people, tn
growth OF Cleveland, o., is quite extraoi
{ dinarv, and there are those who predlC
, that she is to be the coming city in ths
part Of the country.
There is much amusement at the Cer
sus Office over complaints from cihe
| where, 1t is alleged, there has not been
"fair count" It was the same way IN Ne'
York and Philadelphia In 1870, and 8
much fuss was made that the census !
both cities was retaken in the fall, whe
everybody wac supposed to be at hom'
. and all latitude given the city authorize
D Ito help fDd people, yet the result was a
!, increase OF less than two per cent, whic
r could partially be accounted for in new
born babes alone. 1t was striking test
mony TO the accuracy OF the census.
a There are loud complaints received hei
d from st. Louis, but the trouble seems 70 l
i. that there are not as many people lVln
/. there as was generally expected,
q In Ia general way the cities on the lake
4 like Buffalo, Cleveland, Milwaukee an
!. Chicago, grow much faster than those Q
!, the great rivers adjacent to the Sotther
i, territory. The path Of empire prefers.
e cool climate, and the tendency OF popul'
e ton Ia northward and northeastern.
i, The actual increase in population
n Cleveland and Chicago, two lake towns,
d ten years aggregates nearly a quarter OF
Il million.
/. The centre Of population Of the who
y country will be found this year very ne
Cincinnati,