The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
Percentage

.sIn the year 1887 the proportion IS
vague as probably at that time there was
a VERY small urban p~opulation; on the
other hand, in 1885, there are counties ike
Morris, MiddleSeX ana Monmouth Ihal
ave acquired a large, urban and supur.
ban population, SO probably a percentage
OF 70 per cent. would be nearer the truth
h the &c per cent. cried ABOVE. AS
Stunning, therefore, that ~ per cent. OF Ing
population OF the State are in urban and
suburban localities. 1t is desirable 70 as
certain what proportion OF the l,Zoo,VVV
people use this state Tor reslaehtial pui
are governed solely in their selection Oh
homes by convenience and sanitary sur
roundings, and are yr,4g ge 4his ny an m,sat BE- BE-
%dependent on the eommuter and
his family, located merely TO sup
if the commuter leaves he has TO leave
too. After careful consideration, IL is SaIe
to say hat every man who. comes to New
Jersey to settle in a suburban home with
his family, another man has come TO sup
ply his wants. There are many towns and
villages in the northeastern part OF me
State, and also in the northwestern sec
ton, that have no other cause or exist
ence thai the suburban resident, ana IL
must be emphasized very strongly tnal on
the sanitary condition of these cites,
towns and villages epend their vitality
and existence.
population, which may be considered per-
manent, is the temporary accretien dur
ing the summer months, and this is due
entirely to sanitary and climatic condl-
tions-namely, those who crowd into the
seaside resorts, and those who are scat
tered over the rural and mountainous sec
ton of the State.
of the population that are purely rsslden-
tial to the whole number of people Is a
matter of considerable i~ntricacy, as inter
mingled with it in some localities are in
dustriaI pursuits that make 1t difficult TO
segregate one from the other, and, fur
thermore, many OF the cltles, IKE New
den have within their limits a large num-
Der of men who do business in other
States, who prefer New Jersey as q resi-
dence. even though it be purely a city life,
and their number is greater than IS
usually expected.
THE information gathered from the
railroad companies as to the number OF
their commuters is only partial, as some
of them were unable to go into details OF
localities. The Erie Railroad has 10000
Lackawanna and Western Railroad 10
the, North River in 1886 was 5S,S94,ooo;
mated in 1890, 100, 100000, of which it is
estimated that $1,000, 600 are from Hobo
ken, Jersey. and Newark; 3S,00O,0W from
other towns. and Il, 900, 600 from a distance
Of thirty miles. Assuming at present 90
000. coo passengers a year, deducting for
Sundays and allowing 600 passages a year.
' gSo SS t give ana 8 fally A aTeTase on 5r : as as
lEC,tJV W ~ c1llO - -
regular travel, and we nave
5000 commuters.
.sTaking the basis of commuters on the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad to population-the proportion of
Immediate dependent Inhabitants TO COM
muters as 6 to I've have a population of
40Q. 600 people in northern New Jersey
that can be classified as purely residents;
in addition, probably 10000 more can be
counted in the southern part Of the State
adjacent to Philadelphia. Assuming as
approximately 100000 as the visiting pop
ulation in the ummer there is then q
stronger tie of inducement to be with US
thar sanitary conditions, and, therefore,
greater is the onuS On the varying State
conserve its good reputation for climatic
and geographical excellencies.
Cautiously enough the State of New
Jersey has been a byword in the country
at large for bad climate and unsatisfac-
tory conditions. Malaria and mosquitoes
with many nave been synonymous with
New Jersey, and to ave lived sue a
reputation down and to be the State par
excellence for location on purely sanitary
lines, show that mental effort has been
Joined with natural conditions to achieve
such a result, and hat brings us to cul-
minating axiom of sanitary laws, that
the tendency of congestive humanity is
to destroy itself, unless Indulgence and
energy are combined to offset such disas-
tiers. This combination of intelligence
and energy is classified as sanitation.
SIN no other State in the Union is sani-
tation more strictly demanded than with
us. and to have proper sanitation intelli-
conscientious obedience to such a super
vision by the community at large is ABB
solutely necessary.
ssNo more Intelligent understanding of
the sanitary condition Of any locality can
be arrived at than by studying the death
rate forsthe different cities, towns and
townships for the past five years. The
result. OF course, would &c too lens 70
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