The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

1915 .......................16 , 900 600 l6,tOUUW
In the twelfth century, when London had
go 600 inhabitants, bands of savages were
roaming within the boundaries of Greater
New York, and when, in 1909, their de-
scendants saw Hendrix Hudsons ship Loii-
don had population of 10000.
Fifty years afterward London rounded the
100000 point and New York had 1000 inhab-
itants. In 1901 London took the first sys-
tematic census, and there were within her
present boundaries 100000 persons, and
New York had increased to $4,000.
From 1910 to 1850 London increased 81 per
cent and New York 20 per cent. In the
next decade London's increase was % per
cent. while New Yorks was 70 per cent
From 1860 to 1870 London added IL per cent
and New York q per cent. When 1880 was
reached II per cent. was credited to London
and 43 per cent. to New York. The next ten
years gave London - per cent. and New
York 81 per cent. In the past eight years
London has gained "A per cent. and New
York 80. At this rate the two cities will be
equal in population in forty-seven years
Greater New York has q police force OF
7725 members, while London has 10000
London has 100000 more women than men,
while New York has only $4,000 more.
New York has 19S places of worship to
London's 1,410
New York has 72O newspapers and period
icals and London has 412
London has ten more fires weekly than
New York.
New York daily consumes 25,OOO,OOO more
gallons of water than London does
London has a birth every three minutes
and death every five minutes. New York
has a birth every nine minutes and q deatn
every ten and half minutes.
Wealth and poverty are centralized in
New York and London.
London has forty citizens each of whom is
worth to exceed $40 100000.
New York has six citizens worth $yOOVO,OOO
each, seven worth $50000,O0O, fourteen with
$40 ,00O, and two hundred and sixty worth
London has 100000 families earning less
than 70 cents a day, while New York mas
$4,000 equally unfortunate.
In London one out of each sixteen inhab-
itants seeks relief through public charity,
while similar aid is sought in New York by
one person out of each two hundred.
The millions of London have. 6SS square
miles of space, one square mile for each
$3.50 persons; while $40 occupy each one
Of the 359 square miles in Greater New
York Both peoples have the same area
of public parks-about 5000 acres. The Lon
doners have 5000 miles of streets to the
New Workers. 1880 miles, but the latter
have i'll contemplation twice the present
amount.
The famous whitechapel district has a
population of 1893 600 persons to the square
mile, while the Tenth ward in New York
has $4,000, and this beats the world.
Though London is larger than Greater
New York in area, the Western metropolis
has a larger boundary line than the East
ern by about six miles. This arises from
the fact that London is more nearly square,
while New York has one great diameter
third larger than the ctr 6tner; ana {nf
distance, making most of the territory conn
paratively narrow.
Then while London has a water front of
about sixty miles, and much of it unayaila-
BILE for large shipping, New York, accord
ing to the Department of Docks, has S0S
Fl. ant Of fnriT
the best anchorage and landingsan dock
facilities in the world The boundary of
London is almost entirely on land. while
the 1O4 miles bay boundary line of New
York-including an area the extreme north
and-south diameter of which is 80 miles
and the east-and-west % miles-runs for 10
miles through water and for 20 miles on
land.
with transportation facilities, though those
of New York are less adequate because
they are confined to two principal direc-
tions-within narrow limits in Manhattan
and from a congested center at the Brook
lyn bridge, in Kings. Then, Londoners
travel much less than New Workers, so
there is a greater demand here for trans
portation in proportion to the population.
In London each person taxes nine rides
a year, while each inhabitant of New York
takes two hundred.
The Londoner has many omnibus lines,
while the New Yorker has one. The latter
has more surface tramways and elevated
roads, of which the former has none,
though it has extended system of under
ground lines Jndt the new 1Ofkef coHteIi-
plates having. The Londoner pays one
penny for a short ride, and more for a
longer enc. while the New Yorker pays .
cents for all distances.
They travel at the same average speed,
the Englishman going faster under ground
and slower above.
From the City Hall the American con-
sumes thirty minutes in going to Central
Park the Englishman fifteen minutes from
st. Pauls to Regents Park. The former
must add an hour to reach Bronx Park,
and the latter forty-five minutes to reach
Richmond Park. The New Yorker Will take
ninety minutes to reach TottenvilIe, and
as long to go to South Mt. Vernon, and
eighty minutes to go to Cedarhurst. From
ST. Pauls the Englishman will be from
fifty to eighty minutes in reaching Wool
witch, Brentford. Tottenham or Streatham.
INDIANA'S THOUSAND LAKES.
An Extra ordinary Group, and the Big