St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-28
THE DISTRICTS SELECTED

THE DISTRICTS SELECTED
are among the worst in the city and
may be denominated as the center of the
Slum popul alton. The slnms of cities. ac-
cording to the dictionaries, are dirty
back streets, especially such streets as
are inhabited Dy squalId and criminal
populations; they are low and dangerous
neighborhoods. It was necessary,
therefore. in selecting the districts of
the four cities considered to be sure
that localities coming within this defini-
ton only were considered The cities
themselves were selected because they
represent great tv pes-Ne w York one
type of q great metropolitan seaport
city, under the influence of CO mmercial
conditions, while Philadelphia offers
other conditions, typical in themsel v es.
Baltimore, the most typical Southern
city in the Union. has all the elements
of great metropolitan city. and yet is
differently situated from either New
York OF Philadelphia. while Chicago as
a great inland city, with all its varied
interests of transportation, manufactur-
ing aud general commercial interests
and the varied nationality OF it's popu-
lation, was naturally selected. The fol-
lowing is brief summary Of some of
the
RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION:
Liquor Saloons-In the city Of New
York, there was at the time Of the in-
vestigation one liquor saloon to every
200 persons. but in the slum district
canvaSsed there was saloon to every
129 persons. In Philadelphia, in the
city at large there was one liquor saloon
to every $40 persons, but in the slum
district canvassed there was one saloon
to every 502 persons. In Baltimore. in
the city at large there was one saloon
to every 22S persons, but in the slum
district canvassed there was one saloen
to every los persons. In Chicago, In
the city at large there was one saloon to
every 212 persons, while IN the district
eanvassed there was one saloon to every
LIT persons.
Sex-Colnpaging the sex OF the popu-
lation in the slum districts canvassed
with that of the whole city. 1t is found
that in each case the males pre- dominate
to greater extent in the slum districts.
In Chicago the difference fs betweeu
5l-6S per cent for the whole CITY and
SO. SO per cent for the Slum oil strict; In
Iyew York the difference Is between
1884 per cent fer the whole city and
546l per cent for the slums.
Native and Foreign Born-In Chicago
the total foreign born In the city at
large constitutes 1898 per cent of the
population, while in the sIum district 1t
Is 57.5i per cent; in New York the for
eign born is 1928 per cent of the total
population, while In the stun district is
is 62.5S per cent. The figures show
conclusively that the
PROPORTION OF oREIGN-BoRN
persons in the slums OF each city is very
largely in excess of the proportion Of
the whole population. This excess is in
Baltimore 24.34 per cent, In Chicago,
1852 per cent; In New York, 2o.S5, and
i'll Philadelphia. 3.71 per cent.
Illiteracy-Ln the city Of Chicago at
large the illiterstes constitute 81 per
cent of the native born population and
S.S1 per cent Of the foreign born. The
percentage for both being 463, but in
the slum district eanvassed 5.64 Der
cent OF the native born persons are
illiterate and S5.S g per cent OF the
foreign born, the percentage for both
25.37. In New York the percentage Is
Lie for the entire native born popuia-
tion and LAOS for the foreign born, the
percentage for both being Z so. while
AOA ShO oAdu POPulotIOu pUE6SutdE6
of native born who are iilitsrate Ia 7.20.
and Of foreign born 57.69, the percent
age for both being 1858.
Voters-ln the city Of Baltimore OLE
per cent of all the voters of the city are
foreign born, but in the slums districts
canvassed 44.04 per cent of the voters
are foreign born. The variation In CHI.
cago is not so great. the fereign bern
voters of the whele city being 5o62 per
cent, and In the slums districts can
vassed 61.S1. OF the whole number of
voters In New York city 49. % per cent
are foreign born. while In the slums dis
trict canvassed 62.44 per cent are foreign
born. In PHILADELPHIA the differences
are greater, 1894 per cent OF the total
voters being foreign born. and 5e. % per
cent Of the voters In the slums district
belonging to that class.
Occupatious-The occupations of the
residents Of the slums district In the
four cities named are as varied, proba-
bly,. as In the cities at large. but
DIRECT COMPARISONS
With the occupaNous of the whole city
u each case eAAAot be made, as the