The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-13
WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS.

One of the results of the new cen
sus having important bearing upon
political affairs will be the reappor-
tionment of Congress. Congress has
absolute power in this matter, but
will be compelled by the necessities
of the case to r~eapportion. The first
appOrtiOnment under the constitu-
ton was one member of Congress to
each 80, 1000 of population, but the re-
suit of the first census, taken in 1898
four years later, raised the number
to SO, 900. Since that time each de-
cennial census (save the second has
resulted in largely increasing the
appOrtionment number. The tenth
| census C880) led to the adoption in
1882 of 151 Gil as the ratio of repre-
sentation in 1893 the ratio was
raised to 173, 9O1. It is now likely
that the reapportionment to go into
effect in 1908 will fix the ratio ut
100000. This will increase the mum
Der of members of the House from
$50, the present number, to 375.
Should the present Congress in re
apportioning the Congressional rep
r~esentation allow a member for each
major fraction and adopt a ratio of
200, 900 the States of Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Florida, LOuisi-
ana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North
Dakota, Washington and West Vir-
ginia will each gain one Representa-
tive, while Illinois, New York, Penn
sy1vania and Texas will each gain
two. The States that are likely to
lose representation in Congress, and
consequently in the electoral college,
are Kansas, Maine, Nebraska and
Virginia, one each.
In the grand total are included a.
627, 907 persons residing in the forty
five States of the Union, the terri
tories, the District of Columbia, Ha-
waii and the men engaged in the
military service of the United States
abroad. There are found to be in
the country 1874, 1853 untaxed Indians.
The rank of the first five States re-
mains the same as in 1890-New
York with it's 1858, 900, leading them
all and preserving still it's right to be
called the Empire State" followed
in the order of their size by Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Ohio and Missouri.
Only four States bordering on the
great lakes show an increase greater
than the national ratio of q per
cent-Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and New York-the last named pass
ing by a scratch. Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan and Pennsylvania fall
below the average ssrate Of increase.
Encouraging,,to the,hopes of the South
is the fact that Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas all rise to or above that ratio,
Texas and Florida showing the ex-
traordinary increase respectively OF
81 and IS per cent. North Carolina,
| South Carolina and Tennessee fall
below the average. In New England,
Connecticut, Massachusetts and
Rhode Islands being above normal,
Massachusetts with ~ per cent. gain.
Maine, New Hampshire and Ver1
mont, however, show but 5, 9 and3
per cent. advance, respectively. OF
| the Atlantic cost middle States Della
ware, Virginia and Maryland fall far
below the average rate New Jersey
and West Virginia rise above it
Among Western States Idaho leads
them all in rapid growth, scoring
90 per cent. for the decade. Mon
tana comes next with 81, followed by
| North Dakota with rs, Wyoming
with So, and Washington with As,
while California, Colorado, Oregon
and Utah are well above the average
figure. Iowa's advance has not kept
up to the pace set in the former de-
cade, being but Is per cent, and
South Dakota, Kansas and Nebras-
ka indicate a gain in population Of
but II, Band / per cent, respectively
Nevada records an actual decrease.
Among the territories Oklahoma
leads with a gain little short of $50
per cent, almost her entire devel-
opment having taken place during
the past ten years.-Farmers Voice.