The morning call., 1891-11-23
TWO RIVAL STATES.

Two interesting bulletins showing the
population of OHIO and Georgia, as per the
census of 1890, have just been issu ed by the
Census Bureau. a contrast between Ohio
and Georgia is instructive as Illustrating
the growth of States.
Georgia has had the advantage over Ohio
in age and size. 1t was one Of the thirteen
original States. whereas Ohio was admitted
in 1902. 1t has an area of nearly GO,0OO
square miles, while Ohio has only some
thing over Al 900. The agricultural capa-
cities Of Georgia are larger than those of
Ohio, though in parts they have remained
undeveloped, and in other parts they have
been handled so unthriftily that they are
partially exhausted. Along the sea coast
rich belt of alluvion produces splendid
crops of cotton and rice; further inland
red loan has in times past been highly pro-
ductive, but IS now impoverished, while
the Cherokee country, which is really the
most fertile portion of the State. is only
PARTIALLY exploited. Ohio is fairly fertile
throughout 1t possesses, which Georgia
does not, rich mines of coal, with some iron.
Georgia mas 125 miles of sea coast; Ohio
has none.
When the Union was formed Georgia had
some $4,000 inhabitants. Ohio was a wilder
hNoSf "hASh tllC bUfOlAlutbJ WAS vanity
endeayoring to people At the beginning
of the century some 5000 persons had been
Induced to settle there. Georgia had doubled
her population in the first decade of indie
pendeUce and counted 162,6S6 inhabitants.
In the ensuing decade Ohio took a prodigi-
Gus leap and increased her numbers 500 per
cent, but Georgia still kept the lead by
10000 souls. The rush of people into the
Northwest, as it was then called, continued
in the next decade. In 1920 Ohio con-
tanned $4,000 people, while Georgia only
showed 341,000 Ohio never lost the lead
after that.
Georgia continued to increase but in a
diminishing ratio. The decehnial increases
were: From 1920 10 1880. 80 per cent; from
1880 to 1910, % per cent; from 1910 to 1850,
30 per cent; from 1850 to 1860, IL per cent;
from 1860 to 1870 (the decade of the war;, 10
per cent; from 1870 TO $780, 80 per cent; and
now, according to Mr. POrter's census, 10
per cent from 1880 to 1890. The decennial
increase in Ohio since 1920 has been: From
1920 to 1880, 81 per cent; from 1880 to 1910,
81 per cent; from 1910 to 1850, % per cent:
from 1850 to 1860, 10 per cent; from
1860 to 1870 nearly 10 per cent; from
1870 to 1885, 20 per cent; and now, from
1880 to 1890. nearly 10 per cent. Georgia
thus appears at the present time to be in
creasng in population faster than Ohio for
the first time since the war. 1t is well-known
fact that the development of manufacturing
Industry around Atlanta and the increased
acreage planted in cotton under emancipa-
ton are drawing new settlers both from the
North and the less thriving Southern States,
while Ohio has been losing sufficient popu-
lation to the Northwest TO nearly offset her
normal gain from New England and Europe.
VI the counties in Ohio % show a decrease
In population since 1880. while of the coun-
ties OF Georgia only 10 show a decrease. In
Ohio the tendency to flock to the cities, which
is observable in so many States, is very
marked and has not until now been so no.
ticeable In Georgia. In the latter State the
census-taker could only find 10 cities with
population of 5000 or more, viii lie in Ohio
he enum crates 20 cities with population of
4G00 or more. The Georgian cities showed
an aggregate increase during the decade OF
81 per cent, seven of them having increased
over 70 per cent. The Ohian cities showed
an aggregate increase during the same
period OF 50 per cent. A few small Ohio