The daily gazette., 1882-02-15


some sections the growth has been
slow, in others almost incredible.
Throughout the Southern. States the
chief cities have scarcely advanced.
Charleston, 8. o., had 40, 0s4 inhabi-
tants In 1880 and AZ, 96e in 1870; Sa-
vannah 80, 700 in 1880, 2s,235 in 1870;
New Orleans, 216, ,090 In 1880; 191, AIS
in 1870. Memphis has fallen off from
40, 326 in 1870 to 1882 in 1880, and
Mobile from 81, ,034 to E29, 132. ATT
lanta, however, the most liberal and
enterprisiDg Of the Southern centres,
has gained about ~ per cent, from
81, $50 to 81, 400. Galveston has also
exhibited life and growth, advancing
from 1888 to 22,24S.
In the great North vest, along the
Pacific railroads and in certain manu-
featuring localities in the East, many
remarkable changes are seen. Dem
yer, mere village Of 4,759 inhabl-
tants ten years ago, is now rich,
rushing railroad centre with a popu-
lation of 80, $50. Chicago, with $685.
1856 Inhabitants, has nearly doubled
In size, and now takes the fourth
rank, having passed Boston. Minne-
apolis has fairly jumped from 1906
to 46, 667. Fall River, Mass, increas-
ing from 20, 766 to 4s,961 affords q
good example of what manufactures
can do for place. Providence , II. l.,
has forged ahead of our city, aud
Albany now occupies the twentY-first
position in the list. 1t is still the
fourth city in ths State, but Rochester
is pressing us closely, Albany having
00,758 inhabitants, and Rochester
so, ,366. The former increased 80 per
cent. in ten years and the latter 43
per ceDt. Ii this rate Is maintained
Rochester will be ahead of us In 1885.
Is it not time for Albanians to throw
off the burdens of corrupt government
and give their energies to the material
advancement of the Capital City?
One OF The latest census bulletins Is
devoted to statiatica about the growth,
development and distribution of popu-
lation by races and sex in these hundred
cities. 1t contains many interesting
and suggestive facts. The Empire State
contains twelve cities on the list, and
these twelve hold nearly half of the pop
NthO ObeODg uhh
| five-sevenths of the total State Increase
during the last decade. In the Eastern
states generally this tendency to concep-
trate the population In the cities is no
tIceable. The preponderance Of females
over males in the Eastern cities Is also
marked. The same 10 true of nearly all
the larger cities both North and South,
although Chicago and st. Louis prove
conspicuous exceptions, each having
about 10000 more males than females.
In the seven cities Of New York, Phila-
delphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston,
st. Louis, and CINCINNATI. with pop
lation of over 100000, there are
nearly 5000 more females than males.
OF this surplus Quaker Philadelphia
contributes $4,000, aud is evidently q
peor place for matrimonially inclined
and love-siek maidsns TO go. The
Northern cities are extensively settled
by foreigners, who constitute more than
one-third Of the population. In Chicago
there are 205,000 foreigners to 29s,000
natives. In New York the foreign borL
number 479, 900, the native boru 728, 900
The contrast between the North anG
South in this respect is very strong
The population Of New Orleans, Rich
mond, Charleston, Nashville, Atlanta
Savsnnah, and Mobile is about 100000
OF this total only $4,000 are foreigI
born. The city of New Orleans ha
1000 foreigners, the others nance
about 5000 each. The place of the for
eIgnsr in this region is supplied by th
colOred race In these same cities ther
are 173,000 colored persons, over one
third of the population. AT some point
they are ia majority and at other
foom nearly half of the population
New Orleans has 15S,000 whites an
$4,000 colored; Richmond, 5000
whites, $4,000 coiored ;.Charleston, 90
000 whites, 27,000 colOred and Atlant
$1,000 whites, 5000 colored. At th
end of another ten years the census 9
the South will tell a different story
the movement for the development {
rs industrial interests, which has bee
quickened by the Atlanta Exposition
and is manifest in many quarters, con-
tinues.