The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-16
CENSUS FIGURES
FOR THE SOUTH
Population increased More Than in
Other Groups Ct States.
a NEW CLASS OF CITIZENS.
The s'o"s','n:: ofo' Undesirable fo1-
tin,ss OF the Pr, ul;,,.on and Add
sion II I,r.r,y Glass atay lie
Expected To Continue.
A NEW CLASS OF CITIZENS.
BALTIMORE, November 15.-in u

BALIlMCRE, November l1.-in u
general survey OF Tie Increase in tie
popu.itt.oa q .siu tntleu otates, as re
vc<t-cu oy tie nsures ot the twelfth Cen
sus, "a So..,n occasion Ior Sel.-cdn
s.atu.at-on. Al nrst glance the reason TO-.
49, &c ,.>e>-~..., 49,. 49, u d.
10 al e-tlo-ys.s nl4u, ~ me Ianu-actu
Urs t.s>IJlG, IL Is Rove. .hc.eSs idct.
The .osu.0t.on OF tile ul.ted Safes II
Creased uGt~een loJUy add 49, ~ -v.so Pc
CEN, O. l.,,--t.i9i- Lac iros,"-at-on u ~
oU.lI iDcr->-Seei U,s5.,..--. u 2u.-o per cent
ms peseen..ee WIS ao.iis:.ht aet0.s ia.
or the wno.e coun.sy, Oh. yet n a1saac~
OF wat may us resat0eu as otlec typca
groups o. STAGES. Inc Increase NsS
England, 59l. I0., was but 1885 per cent; IN
the l.-.ts i.I-ut..t .>lss,~s, a..~--!:-u- 70.
che Atlantic 10 the Mlss.sssippi. It was ..
2oc,95I, 29.54 per cert. and in Tire
States across lac M.s5issippi-M ssour!, l.
wa ana NJ nlle-ota--t was Lii .i%5, or %
To per cent. Common, ing on tbs, TN Nm.
TEXAS LEADS
These figures .-:-r. TX: Increase Ia
population, WITCH made the cot;sl ps.cea
tase OF increase IN the country slightly
more than the percentage OF increase II
the South. took place IL that part OF tbs
country which contains less than i PEI
cent. Of the population. IN spite OF tbs
halt ns of Kansas and Eubrasha and the
actual decline n population IN Nevala
The enormous increase OF more tilan ::--';e-
0Cu in Oklahoma, OF more than 10000 II
Indian Territory and of more than Co
0tp in Arizona are clues to the story o.
the increase III what may DE ct,iefI III.
newer portions of the country. Com ne L.
the special figures in the South. it IS not
abe t4at Texas leads the oder portion
Of TIE country in tar percentage of tha n
crease: that its actual Increase of S1S,-
SO : hut lI,S02 less ;han the actual n
crease n the whole Of New England,
where Maine. New Hampshire and Yer
mont almost stood still; and where Nfassa-
cnusetts' increase was IS per cent. o. tie
total increase in that section, ana that
Texas, Flor da, West Virginia and LOUIS
lara led in the percentage OF increase IL
the Southern States though Alabama
GEORGIA and II s. .7pi stood out wei
among the States, making large actual
increases; w.l4e the var.at oas OF perez
tages OF increase among lie Southern
states were no; unlike tilose-suca as New
Jersey. 20 per cent; Ohio. IL per cent
Pennsylvania. 10 per cent: Delaware. e
per cent Ind ara. IA ner cent; iowa, i
per cent; and Minnesota. "a per cent
II other portions o. he COUNTRY
A NEW CLASS.
I'm consider ns III Increase in the
South in comparison with that elsewhere.
however, one OF tao facts must o borne
in mind Outside OF Texas. Louisiana.
Florida and parharS West Virgin a and
Maryland. the Souths population has been
littic influenced by the immigration OF
foreigners. The South to-day, and notably
those portions o. The South shaving the
smaller percentages Of Increase. co1sa n
the purest American sock in tile coun-
toy. 1t contains, also, the bulk of the ne
gro population VIII Oh. Increasing less rap.
idly than the VIII ties. tends 20 reduce the
total percentage os increase. There. are
many Indications. however, that that popu-
atfon IS inclined 10 drift beyond Il e limits
IF the South-both in q northerly direction
and also towards the southwest-its place
be ng gradually taken by Americans who
have tired the Middle West and North
west and who now seek homes N Nir-
giIia Georgia, Tennessee, .Alamaba- 81 $
sissipLii, louisiana, Texas and other South
ern States. These new citiZSns OF the South
are largely OF the agricultural class. they
are bringing new IDEAS and new usthods
with them, and from them may be ex-
pec:ed 10 spring additions TO the native
born Southerners, who tiaye set to WORK
to develop Southern industries The slough
in, off OF the undesirable portions OF the
South's reputation and the addft on OF
thrifty Americans from other portions OF
III c..unlry, may be expected 10 cont nue.
Indefinitely and to icrsase much more
III LIE lultiiSs !ic " S'c,'--A-
ward trend OF population is so proaoun-
ced throughout the Norsh and the North
west"
IRON SITUATION.
One of the great Southern Interests 70
be ,reckoned with il this future IS IRON
1t has become the habit TO look 10 ne
Birmingham district before pass ms 1lds
ment upon the outlook for the r1arke, ,
TIE view given there during the pas, We@h
is emil entity satisfactory The Il I'm NJ
ham correspondent OF the Manhta &c
Record says that the advance OF % cent
a ton on November eth was pre- nfptis a.
5ceetet: without interruption OF 'he nllx-
.rg: that it was not confined TO the sn1aii-
order trade. but that interests o. every
degree were actv in the move =: BY Ell Ell
day re interests that had led M Sc Eng
were in a very comic. table condition as TO
stocks 1hsr SIRIUS was asso i,sa b ea
1893 .o- the arst half OF the coming
wear. A SECOND advance OF Gems TN
I'D rnf deter buyers. de adds that the
sea,,nr,s ora OF eonfidane> II. tie ma n C.
naace .: pr'ces. ard that tie :as:ss: VII.
roman cerservatIys. There has o.e! dur
- ~. ..,. q good demand for Stsef pro-