The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-21
Goodness Gracious

In the language Of Old Subscriber,
"Whither are we driftingr Just consider
these figures: In 1870 there were in the
United States 81, sol women TO every 1O0, 900
men, in 1880 the proportion was 96544 to
! 10000 while in 1890 the proportion was
81, 2S0 to 100000 relative loss of some
thing over 1000 women to the 100 900 men
in each decade, and the loss still going on
Seeing that there were not women enough
to go around twenty years ago,
and that we have been losing ever
since, 1t is apparently only
question Of time-some thousands OF years
more or less-before a mad scramble OF
men for helpmeets must ensue. And when
that scramble begins, what else can it mean
than anarchy or annihilaton. or bothl The
effort TO prevent wars looks like flying il
the face OF providence.
Here in Georgia, so a late census bulletin
says, the decrease has been fearful to con-
template. Twelve years ago to every 1O0,-
600 males there were 102, 1876 females
enough to provide every Jack with Jill
and have quite a neat lot of Jills left
over But two years ago % editions
had changed wofully aud wonderful
ly; there we're only 99,726 women to
the 100000 men. Florida, too, is ia the
same boat, so far as loss Of female popula-
ton is concerned, though Florida has never
known the pleasure of having mate for
every man within her borders. Twelve
years ago she could come as near 1t as 81 ,512
to the 100000. but two years ago she had
dropped back to 90, 1874 to the 100, 00O-a con-
dition very much worse than Georgia's.
Conditions in the District of Columbia,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are shown
| by the census bulletin to have been, two
years ago, quite as bad as in Georgia and
Florida, but for Numerically different
reason-there were too many women in
those states. The District OF Columbia
heads the list in the bulletin with an excess
Of females. the proportions being 10, 242
women to each 100 600 men; Massachusetts
comes second with los, $40 females to 100, 900
males, and Rhode Island follows with 1O5. =
62S to 100000 These states are working
themselves down toward the golden mean,
however, each having sustained loss of
something like 1000 females to the 100, 900
males in the decade between the two last
censuseS. Now, pertinent query is, what
I went with them 1t Is not to be supposed
that the mon gained that much. because it
Is an acknowledged fact that the women of
New England and the national capital are
capable of holding their own against all
| corners.
Utah, as might be supposed when IT is re-
membered that the anti-Mormon law is of
comparatively recent date, had, relatively,
lost more females than any state or terri
tory in the union, the decrease being 5,001
TO the 100000 males. On the other hand,
Arizona, Colorado aud Dakota had been
whooping things up. Advertising for
wives offering inducements in cattle and
| gold, probably, and the natural increase in
those states prolific Of good things, had
doomed the relative increase to 1861
women TO the 100, 900 men in Arizona, 1887
women 20 the 100, 900 men in Colorado and
| L, 9S9 women to the 100 900 men in Dakota.
| Still, in those far western states, the supply
was then, and is now. nowhere equal to the
demand. Contributions will be thankfully
received. But Georgia cannot contribute.
The whole number of states and terrific
ries where the females exceeded the males
in 1890 was II, as against II In 1880, while
In II states aud territories the females rep
resented less than IS per cent. OF the popu-
lation. Which brings US back 70 the original
query, Whittier are we driftingl
The Columbia State says the proposition
10 bring a number Of Columbia merchants
to Savannah Twill meet with favor" aud
that the merchants "win be glad 10 co.
When they arrive here Savannah will en-
deaVor 20 make them glad they cana -