The evening times., 1900-01-26
CITIES IN THE CENSUS.
Eow They Are Likely Ia stand After
the New Count.

There were only seven cities iu ne
United States that by the Federal census Of
1880 had more than 200 600 inhaniJauJs-
New York. Chicago. Philadelphia. Brook
lyn. ST. Louis, Boston. and Baltimore. in
the order named. Between 2r0tf0 and
100000. a measure Of population quite fire.
Quent in European countries. there was
none in the United States, those most
nearly approaching The 800. 600 mark being
sen Francisco and Cincinnati, each having
almost the same population. and Cleveland
and Buffalo following with more than -50.-
900. Since the census OF 1880. Brooklyn has
been absorbed into the Greater New York.
the boundaries Of Chicago have been en-
laTged. and me growth in population of
other American cities has rot been 20 uni
form as 70 make IL probable that each viii
retain the position 10 held in the census Of
ten years ago.
New York. which is now a city Of 5000. .-
O00 will. Of course. remain at the head
and so far at the head that any serious
thought of actual rivalry from any other
city may be dismissed. Chicago has now a
claimed population Of SOC. goo SEQ 600
more than IL had in the last Federal cen
sus and One-half as large as the present
population OF New York Whether Chi
cago has now as large a population as some
of its inhabitants assert. or whether IL is
if somewhat short Of the mark at present
is not 4 matter of much concern. in view
of the fact that no other American city
so nearly approaches Il. and hence the posi-
ton of Chicago as the second IN popula-
tiOn in the United States and the first in
Illinois is secure.
Philadelphia. as in Benjamin Franklin's
time, retains a position Of prominence
among American cities. and it is now third
on the list with a population OF 800 .0O0
Philadelphia, which long enjoyed distinc-
tion as the greatest city OF the country.
territorally. has forfeited that position
since the last United States census. New
York having an area Of more than 500
square miles. Chicago OF ISS. and Philadel-
phia Of only 100. The position Of fourth
city on the list among American munici-
palities. formerly occupied by Brooklyn
cannot be fixed in advance Of the official
census in June. Two cities expect it. Bal
timore and ST. Louis. BY the census OF
1890 the population OF ST. louis was 49,
000 and of Baltimore 49, 900. St Louis
is now claiming 623,o00 and Baltimore 626.-
000 an immaterial difference when il is
considered that both estimates are. 10 some
extent. conjectural, being based upon Csti-
mates rather than upon ascertained re
suits. To most persons il would seem
probable that St Louis, in the thriving
region OF IHe " est. udS Deeu increasing
more rapidly in population during the last
ten years than conservative and. substan-
tlal Baltimore.
In the Presidential election of 1895 the
total vote of Baltimore was 106.j74. and Of
St Louis. 1858. which would seem to
Indicate. other things being equal. that st
Louis, with more than 10000 voting pOpu-
lation in excess Of Baltimore had at the
established ratio Of other American cities
comparing the number OF voters 10 the
number OF inhabitants 80 coo OF so 600
more population than Baltimore.
Whatever may be the claims OF rival
cities as TO fourth and fifth places. in
the census Of 1900. Boston is secure in
sixth place with a population OF $50 600
the other important cities being San
Francisco. with a claimed population Of
$50 600; Cincinnati. 400. 600; Pitisburg. 225. =
600; Cleveland, 100000; Buffalo. 500. 600:
New Orleans, 100000: Detroit $50 GOO:
Washington, 250.00o; Milwaukee 25O. 900;
Louisville 225, 600; Newark, 250, 600; 81.