The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-29
THREE CHIEF CITIES,
Interesting Figures About London
Paris and New York.

city of 1000, 900 inhabitants.
The population of London is 4.200.-
600. The population of Paris is p
400, 600.
The area of London is $1,000 acres.
The area of Paris is Is. 100. The area
of New York is , 1000.
CLondon has 100000 houses. Paris
has 60, 900 houses. New York has 49,
900 houses. London averages : resi-
dents to a house. Paris p. New York
i.
London has I..3SO miles of streets.
Paris has 800 miles of streets. New
York has 80 miles of streets. London
has 1900 miles of sewers Paris has
40. New York has ~.
The water supply of London is 125,-
900, 900 gallons a day. The water sup
ply of Paris is 100. 900. 900 gallons a
day. The water supply of New York
is 1870, 900, 900 gallons IA day. New
York stands at the head of the three
chief cities in this particular.
London has LOCO firemen. Paris
has LOO, New York has LOO. For
speed and efficiency the New York de-
partment stands at the head of the
three cities. Fires are much more fire.
quent in proportion to population. in
New York than in either London or
Paris. Londonloses 81, 800, 900 a year,
Paris ST. 800, 600. and New York g.
600, 900 by fires.
Hyde Park. the most distinctive of
London parks covers 100 acres. The
Bots de Boulogne. the most distinctive
of Paris parks. " 2.200 acres.
Central Park, the most distinctive of
New York parks. covers 80 acres.
Collectively land including those
parts in the surburbs tributary to
London there are III London $1,000
acres of park land. Including us
parks the neighbOrin% forests OF Fon-
tainebleu, with II, 200 acres. and ST.
German. with 5000, the park acreage
of Paris is I52.G00 acres.
There are - London bridges. Paris
has 26. New York has five. London
bridge was built in 1924. The Brook
Ign bridge was opened in 1873.
New York city has no regular army
garrison except on Governors island.
London has Il small garrison. the
Guards. and Il few regiments OF in
fantry and artillery. 1000 in all. Paris
has Il garrison a large army-the
largest city garrison in Europe.
Executions are by hanging in Lon
don and by guillotine in Paris. In
the former city they are private: in
the latter they are public. There are
no executions, prciic OF private, in
New York. Electrir current is the
means OF e~xecutiu" D.. :. York since
the passage OF tie TERRY ill.
There are l2.Cru rs,,- and 900
stages in LonGon. / - are 5000
cabs and l.25O s-.-r- y lis. There
are 1000 cabs an 80 sd, yes in New
York.
The municipal c.l r-., of London
are 370. 1000, 600. Lis -Gunicipal eX-
penses of Paris ar 1000. coo. The
municipal expenses q New York state
taxes included are 10. 900. 900.
The death rate in London Is y per
1000 OF the population: in Paris. -:
and in New York. y. The number OF
deaths in New York City last year was
4I.OOO in Paris $500. and in London
1000.
London has II. coo policemen. Paris
has 5000 policemen. New York has
,. 800 policemen. The ordinary arrests
in New York in 4 year are s 1000, in
Paris 100. 900. and in London 100. zoe.
Street lighting costs -, S00, GOO in
London. 81. 800, 0G0 in Paris. and $780,
600 in New York. Gas a introduced
in London one year in advance of
Paris. Eight years later it was in
PRODUCED in New York. London has
5000 street lamps. Paris 5c.o00. and
New York $1,000. exclusive Of electric
lights.
London was fouuded in the year g..
Paris was founded in $50. New York
was founded in 1871. All these are on
rivers. London is 60 miles. and Paris
III miles from the sea.
The number Of railroads entering
London IS Il. The number OF rail
roads entering Paris is :. New York,
being chiefly or an island. IS actually
entered by ; railroads only. By ferry
it is entered by j. more-in all Il.
The number OF inhabitants per acre
in London is 80. in Paris I20, and in
New York 50. The density Of popu-
lation in London is greatest in the
Whitechapel district, in Paris in the
Temple district $3.50 per acre., and in
New York in the Tenth ward Jewish
quarter. 700.-New York Herald.
Eastern Cleaning and Dycing Works.