New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-29
THE CITIES OF NETWORK STATE.
From The Albany Journal.

The census returns from the thrtytwo cities OF the
prosperity In some directions the growth Of the past
ten years has been Of a boom order that would 10
while in others the increase of population has been
only normal in conformity with settled conditions OF
business and industry, but in no instance has there
The eastern Hudson River sections Of the state
present prodiges. Nowhere else has the growth
Of the decade been greater than in the great COM
mlnity at the mouth OF the HUDSON which embraces
Yonksrs '' NcwYoTk's Increase N IS from 900 800
TO 1913. 90. Broohyn's from 566,663 to e04 ,317 ;
to These e aTSh
Of the metropolis district for the increase In the two
entirely to the extension Of New-York City's popula
ton. Elsewhere throughout the eastern section the
ss the shS%ns wa qs gain Of nearly 30
per cent, from 1890 to 1858. Poughkeepse in
Tssses from TO 70 % Kingston sS makes
equal. little larger ratio OF increase on the part
Further Up "a' the river ' Hudson n0' mants
STEADY growth by i%srsasne from 500 70 1902
galn-3Ss2 from oO,76s to 0464o in the case Of
Albany 3,s5s--or "A less than Albany-from 56,747
northerly of the Hudson Valley cities, makes smart
gain Of 3.ole from i9,41e to 22,4s2 1t Is through
% Buffalo that the marked increases have occurred
The chain Of the cite; that extends from the Hudson
the Atlantic slope. aoM Dorps is title ihat no
Gn e aps with o he S eee and
From 10 65b she increases TO 1887 about As per
cent. Her rival 70 the westward mstcIdams- makes
on even better showing, increasing from 04G6 to
r7,oo4 Indeed. Amsterdam's record was only sur
passed in three instances Gloversville, the young
est city Of the State presents Of these instances
with gain of 66C3 from 7.103 TO 1890. Amster
dams gain was SO per cent; Gloyersville's 03 per
one-third from 1924 to II Dol. Poor old Rome Is
the laggard she gains by little 90 cent from
y9cteroas claims hers is gain Of sSo.as from
a little better, with gain from 81 ,957 TO 2S,ss7
III the eastern part Of the State It wonld be- good ~
ferins increase nosd, and Rochester on the other
the gain seems slight Lockports increase, also. Is
only moderate from lat2c TO 16.0oa. Rochester
Of or nearly IS per cent Increase wc syr
The pefssDtsge q the SAT- city, and slightly behind
sS sS1a % ~ SzD has s ssu n papason
Is 90 323 the percentage Is a. IN the northern tier
Ogdensburg increased from l0,3bl to ,6o7 oswego
from q .l1s to 2i.sss moderately WATERFOWL from
sSSgr 70 from to moderately WI
town from 9.357 TO 1891. rapidly. In the southern
tIef Bingiamton passes and distances Its rival FL
The percentage increase Is eo1cerned Is not cquaed
elsewhere in the STATE. From 1877 the figures have
risen 10 rs O03 gain OF l777e or over IO2 per cent
Elmirss gain was rapid also. in 1880 she had pop
In 1880 The population Is 2sos0-a gain of 500.
orir on ner cent Yet In 1890 she Is 1000 behind
hsr Old rival. Hornclsvie, Corning and Middletown
= Ike Gioversville newcomers Corning Is sturdy
,,nis,paty with population Of 1888 HornelIsville
gains from s.Sse 10 1oo@s Middletown from $500 70
SssYork holds her own o. the State Of many cities