The evening world., 1894-07-27
Incl sLUMs Of -FOUR CITIES.
Labor Commissioner Wright Re-
ports on Them at Washington
Districts Of New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago and Baltimore Gov red.
tBy Associated Press

wASHINGTON,J uly denomination
Wright, has forwarded to the President
his seventh special report, which relates
entirely to the slums OF New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago.
being the results of an investigation or
dcred by Congress. Mr.. Wright cousid-
ers this one Of the most valuable reports
emanating from the Department of
Labor.
The districts covered in New York
were as follows:
Starting from corner Of Centre and Worth,
along Centre to Leonard. along Leonard to Baxter,
along Centre to Hester, along Hester to Mulberry,
along Mulberry to Spring, along Spring TO Eliza
beth, along Elizabeth to Canal along Canal to
Bowery, along Bowery to Worth and along Worth
to Centre
starting from the corner Of Broome and Broad
way, along Broadway to East Houston, along East
Houston to Elizabeth. along Elizabeth to Prince,
along Prince to Marion along Marion to Spring.
and along Broome 10 broadway
The total population canvassed in the
four cities is So, So. The districts select
ed by no means contain the whole Stun
population of the cities included in the
investigation. According to the best es-
timates the total Stun population Of
Baltimore Is about 1000; of Chicago,
10000: Of New York. $4,000; of Phila-
The following IS brief summary of
some of the results of the investigation I:
Liquor saloons.
In the city OF New York there was at
the time of the investigation one liquor
saloon to every 300 persons, but in the
Stun district canvassed there was one
saloon to every l29 persons.
In Philadelphia, nthe city at large,
there was one liquor saloon to every $40
persons, but in the Stun district can
vdSSed there was one such saloon to
every 3O2 persons.
In Baltimore, in the city at large
there was one saloon to every 222 per
sons. but in the Stun district canVassed
there was one saloon 10 every 105 per-
SONS,
In Chicago. in the city at large, there
was one saloon, to every 2l2 persons,
while in the Stun district canvassed
Their was one saloon to every 1T persons.
Native aud ForciRn-Born.
The total foreign born in the city of
Baltimore is l5.3S per cent. of the total
population, but in the Stun district can
vassed it is i0.22 per cent.
IN Chicago the total foreign born in the
city. at large constitutes 4033 per cent.
of the population. while in the slum dis
trict It is 57.5l per cent.
In New York the foreign born is A. %
per cent. of the total population. while
in the Stun district it is SIS per cent
In Philadelphia the foreign born con-
stitutes 1914 per cent. of the total pop
, ulation,. and 6o.45 per cent. of the slum
population.
lIlitcracy.
u In the whole city of Baltimore the H.
literates constitute 9.17 per cent Of the
native-born population and 12H per cent.
or the foreign born the percentage for
both being 80. In the slum districts of
that city S.13 per cent. OF the native born
and So.b2 per cent of the foreign born
are illiterates while the percentage for
both Is 1850.
:. In the city of Chicago at large, the H.
litorates constitute Osl per cent OF the
natiVe-born population, and S.Sl per
Tor both being 4.63: but in the slum
district canvassed 5.64 per cent. of the