New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28

by CONGRESS CHICAGO HAS THE SMALL
EST PERCENTAGE OF HIITERAcY
OF THE FOUR CITIES IN
DER CONFEDERATION
| woshington July 27-The Commissioner OF Labor,
Carroll H. Wright. has forwarded TO tho President
MS seventh special report. which relates entirely
TO the slums Of New-YorlS. Philadelphia Baltimore
and Chicago. being the results of nm investigation
ordered bv Congress The Stun limits covered by
! the report as follows
| Baltimore, starting from the harbor along Ches-
! er-st Canton-ave. along Canton-ave. to Broad
way along Broadway to Bank along Bank to
Bond. along Bond TO Pratt along Pratt to Able
| marie along Albemarle to Sulcs. along Stiles to
East Fans-ave along East Falls-ave to city Dock
along CITY Dock to Lancastor-st.. along Lancaster
to Bond. and along Bond to the harbor
Chicago Starting from Polk and Iialstod SITS.
along Hasted-st. 10 Taylor. along Taylor TO New
bcrry-ave along Ncwbcrry-ave. to Twelfth. along
Twelfth to State. along State to Polk and along
Polk to Halsted
| New York Ol-Starting from the corner Of Centre
and Worth along Centre TO Leonard along Leon
ard Baxter. along Baxter 10 Canal along canal
70 Centre along Centre Hester. along Hester 10
Mulberry. along Mulberry TO Spring. along Spring
to Elizabeth. along Elizabeth to Canal along Canal
to Rowcry along Bowery to Worth. and along
Worth 20 Centre.
q Starting from tho corner OF Broome and
broadway. along broadway TO East Houston. along
East Houston TO Elizabeth. along Elizabeth 70
Prince along Prince to Marion. along Marion TO
Spring along Spring to Crosby. along Crosby to
Broomc and along Eroome 20 broadway
philadelphia Starting from the corner or
Front and South sts along South to Fourth, along
Fourth to cambridge. along cambridge to Front
and along Front 10 South.
% Starting from the corner OF South ard Fifth
Sta. along South 70 donaldson, along Ronaidson TO
Ranhridge. along Bainbrdge TO Eighth along
| Eighth to FI,zwatcr. along Fliz"ater 10 Fallon.
along Fauon to Christian. along Christian 70
Eighth along Eighth 20 Marriott, along Marriott 10
Fifth along F,th 20 German. along German TO
P.ssayuuk-ayc.. along Iass1yunk-avc. 10 Balm
bridge along Bahbrjge to fffth. AMI along Ffth
to South
The following Is q brief summary Z some OF the
results % The Investigation.
l.,quor saloons IN the city Of Ne~-York there
was. at the time 81 the Interrogation one liquor
saloon 20 every 80 persons. but In ihe SUM dis
i-ict cinvas-ci there Wa one saloon 70 every l29
persons IN Philadelphia. ia the city n large. there
WIS one lGuor saloon - every So persons. but IN
Tho SUM district canylssel there vas one such sa-
loon 3, every ~ persons Ia Baltimore. IN the ciiy
a. ;arsc thero was one ealoon to IS persons
brf IN ihc sgm district canvass"l there was one
saloon % every lo6 pcrsous IN Chicago. IN the city
a .lrce. there saloon 10 every III persons
while IN the sium d!sirc; canvass"i there was one
saloon - every ~ persons In these celebrations
freedoms have been dropped
Sex Comparing the ~ the population In the
sp districts canvassed with that 81 the who'll" city
y is found that IN each case the males pr" omnat"
more IN The en-, al large u ~ per cent OF the pop
uiar0n ar" males. while In TIL SUM districts &C.
population. Ia chicago the difference IS between
y per cent for the whole city and i3a per cent
for tho SUM district In New York the dnerences
- 81 cent FOR thc slums In rhladephia II is BE-.
tween SO per cent for the city AZ large and oSH
per cent for ia" slum district
NatNe and foreign born The total foreign born
IN the city u Baltimore IL i5s per cent OF the total
population. but IN the Stun district canvassei u Is
The city At large constitutes o9s per cent Of me
population. while In -. alum dsiric, T. IS Pol per
OF the total population. while In the stun district IT
IS eeS per cent and in rh.ladenha ,hg foTeEn
om ana - pS, ,s %. y"e S s' RE proporidn If
very largely in excess u the proportion of the whole
pop1 IN Cbcaro i SS' per +en IN NpwYork % a.
ana in Philadelphia 3t7l per cent The proportions
cities investigated in the tables and the text annly
sis preceding them. and constitute one OF the most
fi,rr,rS In the who;c city of baltimore the e.
lera'es constitute az per cont Of he natlv',oorn
he Icrcentase or both being n In the SUM di'-
trcis u hat city II p"t cent - the native born
ana a0G2 per cent OF the foreign born are ileraie.
While IN. percentage ior both IS 10 60 In ,he city
of Chicago AZ large the Ll,erptes constitute 81
cent ~ tho foreign born, the percentage FOR
h,h being 49, but In n" SUM districts canvassed.
- per cent Of the native-b,rn persons lNertte
AMI 3 81 pr cent Of he foreign born the percentage
snr h1th being 2537 In NewY0rk the percentage
al T.lf4rnf.s , ! the entire nltivc-hprn pOpu-
lation ana 1905 Tor the foreign the percentage
f,- both being 76a while COR the sum population
fha Nrren'lge ~ native born who H.
.it.ra,r. Is o. and - tho foreign born. $50. the
percentage for both being r. e. Philadelphia shows
nrary as large a proportion %: iiltera'es N the
Stun districts As Ncw-York the figures for the
whole reputation showing that 2.iS per cent OF nj!
naflve-horl persons are rllt,rate and ll2a Of the
forcsn-born. the united percentage being is' In
the sium districts II Fhialc.phia. however SH
per cent 81 The nn'iye-born persons AMI f6M per
cent ~ tho foreign born lterate the percentage
for the two classes being 1o1.
Voiers.-1u ;he city OF Baltimore. - 10 per cent
- al tho voters 90 hc city are foreign born. but
I'm nc Stun districts canvassed N0i per cent NJ
tie voters are foreign born. The variation In chi
c1go Is great the foreign born voters Of the
whole city being 80 per cent. and In the SUM dis
,rct cnnvasse1. GLIB OF the whole number OF
born While In the sum district eanyasscd 62.H per
cent foreign born. In Philadelphia the dfrr-
cncos greater 2l52 per cent OF the total voters