The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-08
ANOTHER CENSUS LESSON.


The New Orleans press Is the first o,
that OF the large cities to seek to Impress
Its people with the lesson OF the late CEN
sus returns and turn present disappolnt-
ment 10 profitable account by showing the
retarding causes in the matter OF the
growth OF the city.
In paragraph the other day The Pest
called attention to the fact that the most
notable growth for tho past ten years in
this country is shown to have been in
the manufacturing cities. This might have
been anticipated. 1t hardly needed a
demonstration to Impress this tendency OF
industrial expansion to promote the more
rapid growth in population. But with the
majority OF our American people, bright
rs they are, seeing" only is believing"
Now. however, that the demonstration has
been made, lin white and black" the
New Orleans Picayune wants the Crescent
City to lay the lesson to heart and begin
at once to act in accordance with it. The
PlcayUns says:
There is every reason why New Orleans
should be great manufacturing city, and
none why II should not, unless II be It's
reputation for bad sanitation. All this is N
progress of being remed.ed by the great pub
lie works now under construction or about
to be commenced, and the prospects for a
healthful, as well as 0 delightful. city arc
bright. The people Of New Orleans should
bd satisfied with their population report un-
der all circumstances, IL shows healthful
growth and II their capitalists want the
census to put the city hlgh up on the rolls
Of population, they must take proper steps TO
develop manufactures here. They can not
have a great population without giving GIN
ployment to the people Let us hope that
IN the next decade there will be an impor-
tant growth in the city,s manufacturing IN
dustr es. Then there Will be corresponding
growth In the census Of population.
New Orleans has as fine a natural posi-
ton as any city in the world. At the
mouth, virtually, OF river that drains
the greatest agricultural region OF tho
world, with large railroad connections,
numerous ship lines and an old established
commerce, 1t yet In the last ten years
has not increased 20 per cent In popula-
ton. Il was predicted some years ago
that New Orleans would quickly rival New
York when the Mississippi valley was de-
yeloped and thiclSy populated. But how
far short has 1t fallen OF these expscta
tions!
Take Buffalo and Cleveland. on the other
hand. They are on only our inland seas,
They are surrounded by many large ana
active rivals They have not naturally a
MISSISSIPPI valley tributary to them, but
they have both grown at phenomenal
pace within the past decade-thelr H.
crease rs close around so per cent,
We can make allowances for climate,
for cleanliness. for railroad dlscrimlna
lions and yet New Orleans ought to
grow as fast as either OF these lake
cities. What has made the difference?
PROFESSIONALLY Industrial development,
factory aud milling enterprises Take
Atlanta as another instance. 1t will show
rapid expansion. possibly double tho
percentage OF growth of New oreins
Why' Atlanta is hive OF industry-a
manufacturing city.
Factories mean the employment OF the
population that would otherwise remain
idle, and more factories mean more popu-
lation. They mean demand for more
houses and for more tradesmen to supply
more wants A mere trading or com
mercial city can not. In the nature OF
things, grow like manufacturing city
Pittsburg is beating Baltimore. two TO one
in percentage OF growth.
The moral OF the story is strikingly APP
parent-Build moro factories!