The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
TWO GREAT CITIES.
GREATER NEW YORK AND LON
DON CONTRASTED.
Some Striking Facts and Figures
Relative to the Metropolis of h
Western a1ld of the East
ern Hemispheres.
~ REATER LONDON has o sn-
1 l. perGcial area of 1881 square
M miles; Greater New York

London has 5000 miles of streets
Greater New York has 1900 miles i'm
proved and $500 miles projected.
London averages forty-four fire
weekly; Greater New York thirty
four.
London's government costs $50,
900, 900 annually; Greater New Yorl
So. 1000, 0Co.
London ferries are all free. TIL
thirty.eight ferries of Greater New
York charge tolls Of from 2 to IL
cents.
London has 100000 more womer
than men. The female excess il
Greater New York is but "a, 600.
London marriages average $4,000
annually. New York and Brooklyn, il
1895, recorded 27,612 (incomplete.)
London has 400 newspapers and
periodicals of all description. Greater
New York has TIP.
London has a boat dwelling popu-
lation of IL, 600. Greater New York
had, two years ago, 1000.
London has 400 places of worship /;
Greuter New York 1856.
London has IL, 900 saloons; Greater
New York 1900.
London has Ia, 1000 police; Greater
New York $500.
One out of eleven inhabitants Of
London seeks relief from public and
organized charities. The average in
New York is one out of every 200.
London has thirty people with in
comes in excess of $500, 900 yearly. or
a capital fortune in excess of $40, 900, :
900. New York City alone has five
people worth 800, 600, 900, six worth
$50, 900, 900, fifteen worth from $780,
600, 900 to $40, 600, 900, and 800 worth
from 50, 900. 900 to $l2, 000, 900.
London has 700, 600 inhabited dwell
ings; Greater New York 40, 600.
London builds 10000 new houses
annually. Greater New York averages
900.
London stores may keep open to
sell food and drink until noon on
Sunday. New York permits the sale
OF food only until 10 q. m.
London restaurants must close at
1890 a. m. New York's may keep
open all night, but may not sell
liquor.
London, in 1916, at the present rate
of growth, should have a population
of II, $780, 600. Greater New York's
population should exceed 20, 600, 600.
+ London's population increases at
the rate of 200 daily; Greater New
York's at about 400.
Late London statistics show that
800, 900 families earn less than seven
ty-ive cents a day. In Greater New
York there are not 20, 900 families that
do not do better than this.
London streets are Lit by 70, 900 gas
jets. New York has Sc, 900 gas jets and
1000 electric lights.
q London's daily water consumption
Is ESTIMATED" at $50, 900, 900 gallons.
New York is known to use IL DOC, 900
gallons.
London has a birth every three min
utes; Greater New York every nine
minutes.
London has a death everv five min
utes; Greater New York every ten and
q half minutes. .
1t is estimated that over 2o, % We
hicles pass the Bank Of Englant daily.
There are about 100000 registered ve-
hicles in Greater Nav York.
English law compels every railroad
to run workmen's trains morning ana
evening at reduced rates. New York
has no such law.
ALondoner once convicted, e of
a misdemeanor, cannot obtain a license
for a public house. A New Yorker
must have been convicted of a felony.
London has one cent street car fares.
The nickle is the New York minimum.
London has two Spanish newspapers.
Greater New York has papersprinted
in almost every known language, in
Guiding six German, three Italian, two
Bohemian, one Spanish, Il French
and two Hebrew dailies.
London has 1000 common lodging
houses. Greater New York has 1000
hotels and lodging houses.
London warehouses; shelter IL, 900
paupers. Greater New York cares for
q total of 5000, not including insane.
London policemen are not allowed
to carry reyolvers except on special
New York policemen carry
revolvers, heavy clubs and small blllies.
London has ninety-nine banking
establishments. Greater New York has
1876.
London coal dealers must deliver
their goods in sacks only. and may not
throw it on the sidewalk. In New
York it is delivered t'any old way"
London has a comprehensive system
Of district free circulating libraries.
New York is fifty years behind the
times in this matter.
London has 5449 acres of open
spaces or public parks. Greater New
York has over 5000 acreE
London draws twelve per cent. OF. it's
water supply from artesian wells. In
Greater New York City wells have been
abolished.
The Gr0Om's Good Looks Saved Him.
Chief of Police Martin, 0. Cumber-
and, Nd, received on Tuesday a tele-
gram from the chief at McKeesport.
Penn, asking that Cora Carbaul and
Paul Grafton be arrested and their
marriage prevented. The couple were
'ound at the Arlington Hotel by the
'hief. but not until they had been
made man and wife. The girls father
arrived, and when informed of the
ceremony wanted to kill tho groom,
whom he had never seen. When he