The evening times., 1900-01-26
CITIES IN THE CENSUS.
How They Are Likely to stand After
the New Count.
tFrOm the T0iad0 3


There were only seven cities Ia the
United States that by the Federal census Of
1880 had more than 700 600 inhabitants
New York. Chicago. Philadelphia, Brook
lyn. st. Louis Boston. and Baltimore, in
the order named Between zoe too and
400. 900 measure Of population quite fire.
quenJ in European countries, there was
none in the United States, those most
nearly approaching he 500 O00 mark being
San Francisco and Cincinnati. each having
almost the same population. and Cleveland
and Buffalo following with more than 20
600. Since the census OF 1890. Brooklyn has
been absorbed into the Greater New York.
the boundaries of Chicago have been en-
larged. and the growth in population Of
other American cities has not been 20 uni
form as to make it probable that each Will
retain the position it held in the census Of
ten years ago.
New York which is now a city of $500
GOO 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 1,SO0. .00O. 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 population as some
likely to have such population in June.
if somewhat short of the mark at present
is not matter of much concern in view
of the fact that no other American city
so nearly approaches it, and hence the posi-
tion of Chicago as the second in popuIa-
tion in the United States and the first i'm
Illinois is secure.
Philadelphia. as in Benjamin Frankliu's
time, retains a position OF prominence
among American cities and it is now third
on the list with a population of 1900 000.
Philadelphia which long enjoyed distinc-
tion as the greatest city Of the country
territorially has forfeited that position
since the last United States census. New
York having an area of more than 500
square miles. Chicago of 1SS and Philadel-
phia of only 100. The position OF fourth
city on the list among American munici
paities formerly occupied by BROOKLYN
cannot be fixed in advance of the official
census in June. Two cities expect il. Bal
timore and st. Louis. By the census Of
1890 the population Of ST. Louis was 49,
000 and of Baltimore. 434 900. ST. Louis
is now claiming 623. 900 and Baltimore 626-
OO0 an immaterial difference when it is
considered that both estimates are TO some
extent, conjectural being based upon esti-
mates rather than upon ascsrtained re-
suits. To most persons il would seem
probable that ST. Louis, in the thriving
region of the West, has been 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 106.574. and of
st. Louis, 1859 which would seem to
Indicate. other things being equal, that St
Louis with more than 10000 voting popu-
Iation in excess Of Baltimore had at the
established ratio Of other American cities
comparing the number of voters 10 the
number of inhabitants. 80, 600 or 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 population of so, 600.
the other important cities being San
Francisco. with a claimed population of
$50, 900; Cincinnati 400. 900: Pittsburg. 325.-
600: Cleveland, 1000 Buffalo. 4OO. 600;
New Orleans. 100000: Detroit. $50. coo;
Washington. 100000; Milwaukee, 250, 900;
Louisville, 225.eo0; Newark, 100000; St.