Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-05

Too Rapid Growth.
) In the last decade the cities OF
washington, now Il State, made mar
| yelous advance. Seattle gained in
, population l,ll2.43 per cent, Taco
ma, 3, 1928, Spokane Falls, 5,592
, The aggregate of this population was
nearly 100, 900. The cities enioyed
phenomenal booming, but the boom
: is over, and, unfortunately for them,
the country, a great source of wealth
when fields are titled did not
fill, as rapidly as the cities
filled. Those cities are now ex.
periencing the reaction which
Wichita and even Kansas City suf
fered. Chicago had several expert
ences of the kind. incorporated in
1887, its growth was checked by the
ensuing panic. 1t experienced hard
times during the panic of 1857.
Again in 1873, and for several years
succeeding, its activities appeared to
have led it too far, and booming
holders of real estate equities suffered
great loss. These checks, however,
were felt at times when panic was
general throughout the country. The
furry of last November found Chica-
go so stable that it was complacent
when financial New York was ex-
cited.
The Washington cities have over
done themselves, and must for time
pay the penalty of their excessive
booming. Before they recover and
start anew the back country must fill |
up. or the ultimate prosperity of |
these cities there is practically no |
doubt The far Northwest is mar |
velously rich in natural resources. In
soil, in forests, in minerals there Is
sufliciency to support an empire. The
harbors are spacious. There is mag
nlficent opportunity for commerce,
agriculture, mining, manufactures,
but growth in these directions must
be slow to be sure. The city is but
the complement of the country.
Mammoth riag.
The Overman Wheel Co., Chicopee
Falls, Mass, flung to the breeze one
of the largest United States flags eyel
made (and possibly the largest), the
dimensions being 41x71 feet. This
monster flag was stretched from the
top of two iive-story factories, and
gathered within the folds were mum.
erous flowers which fell into the crowd
below when unfurled.
Wise Mothers
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Only one man in 2o3 is ov,r six feet in
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California boasts of wheat crop dou BILE
the size OF that of last year.
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New Mexico is larger than Great Bri tain
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Nicaragua will erect a $40, 600 building on
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