Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-07
CITIES AND THEIR MECHANICS.
An Interesting Peculiarly of American
Centres of Population.
New York Sun)


Nv the last federal census Of ais
cities, towns and villages in the United
States separately organized, only 124
had a population in excess Of $4,000.
They were the American cities, for
usually place having $4,000 or more
inhabitants claims to recognition as a
city" whereas a place of a smaller
number Of inhabitants Is called Though
the residents don't always agree in
calling it so a town" Every one, or
nearly every one, is familiar with the
designations Empire city. as applied
to New York Monumental city, as ap-
piled to Baltimore. Elm city. as applied
to New Haven, Quaker city, as APP
plier to Philadelphia, the City of
Churches, as applied to Brooklyn, For
est city, as applied to Cleveland, and
Crescent city, as applied to New Or
leans, but every one is not familiar
with the fact that nearly all of the
other cities. claiming a population in
excess of 5000. make claim to some
distinctive mark.
Thus, Denver, Col, has the distinc-
ton of having more bicycles in pro-
portion to population than any other
city in the United States-40,00 900 in 4
city of 10000. 1t has come to be call
ed, in consequence. the bicycle city.
In similar fashion. though on account
of their manufacture and not their
use Newark has come 10 be known as
the Trunk city, or City Of Trunks.
| Providence is known as the Jewelry
city, Lowell as the City Of Spindles.
Lynchburg. Va, as the Tobacco city,
ID. "a. ~,
City as the Silver city and there has
| recently come to Lcavcnworth. Kan,
the seat II the United States military
| prison ana Of the Western Soldiers
| Home. new distinction, not official
| but agricultural. for ii stands at the
head Of American cities in the ship
mcnt Of apples There are two cold
| storage plants in LcaVa nWorth. one III
| Whi,l Is built to accommodate 5000
| bushels Of apples and the other 10000.
Joplin. Mo. has como IL be known as
| the zinc city, especially since the very
extensive development Of zinc mines in
| the neighborhood. this year. and the
| extension of the work 81 the smaller
| concern thercabouts. Louisville has
| long been known as the city OF falls
| Cincinnati as "Purkopolis" through its
/ Importance as 4 packing city has
| been cclipsed by Chicago. Omaha and
| Kansas city. and the distillcry inter
ests of Cincinnati are now very much
more important than are thos connect
ed with pork packing Wheeling. w.
| Va. is known as the glass city. Roch-
| ester. formerly known as the flour
| city. has surrendered that dis
tinctlon to Minneapolis. Milwaukee is
! the beer city. st. Louis is sometimes
| called-erroncously. its Inhabitants de-
! clare-the saucrkraut city; Elgin. H..
! is the dairy city, South Bend Ind. the
/ wagon city. Wilmington. Del. the
| match city. Wichita. Kan, the corn
city. Grand Rapids. Mich. III" furni-
turc city. Elizabeth. \. J.. the sewing
machine city, Iiolyokc. Mass. tn IA
per city. Havcrhill. Mass. the shoe
city. distinction which Brockton ana
| Salem dispute. Kalamazoo. Mich. the
| celery city. Barre. MI the granite city.
! GAINESVILLE the brick city. Paterson.
| y. j.. the silk city. GlovcrsviIlc. y. g..
the glove city. Amsterdam n n. tho
/ carpet city. New Bedford Mass. thu
Goldfish city. Savannah, the cotton city,
Pittshurg, the steel city. Troy, y 81.
the nail city. Danbury. Conn. thu hat
city. Napa, CAL the Wine CITY. ana
Salem. Ore. the hop city.
Tho list might be extended almost in
definitely. for there M, few American
/ cities which do not lay claim To 1t
! least one distinction. Though IN the va
riety of its claims New York. ur course
stands first. Among the large States
Illinois is the one whose citi hay,