The sun., 1900-11-05

Congress ncccsstatrd by the increase of
1874 millions. shown iii the official report |
will doubtless result in an increase of the |
present number of 356 Representatives |
The hall il which they meet is now
rather crowded. and uS There is U inn
preston that the House is becoming ni
unwicldy body although there are $40
mcinb"is oI The British House If Com
uiun> th"re will hc Il strong effort to
prevent q large increase.
Aftcr the last ccll~ns tie ratio If III
periiuuuwiu Was increased from 152.ol0
t. l7i111 using round figures -of p0pu-
i.liul g cuch REPRESENTATIVE. ,ad Oh
ll- la~t~ thirtSauo lnoilrh~'~ WtI" uldcl
10 thr l9ll~r. III rails, t;u talio viii re-
Guac tans uWEar tf Representatives from
S,yoal -latc- WbYN ,MuW h' tfliiu-
nrrca~e ~ lnWH'i1H ,;trr tfle con~u~ ot
4 1S3l. Maine gained sa 3@.aHJ and ~
fhra.kt hiit le,6a0, I'Ar onlA State m
show Il decrease. however, i N"vada
That CommWl"caltl. who's, two soma
tni's Jones and Stewart havr filled ,U
llar-t / space III I'll" pubic rye ana car
Gow has II mighty population Of i2.04Q.
Change in the ratio. Us il will affect
the representation ~ vari6nS States,
brings puitcs INTO play, and will there
fore largely depend ON the complexion Of
the Congress 10 meet next month. If
the ratio should be made Il round 100000
New York would gain two representa-
tiYcS, and even il il should he raised To
fully correspond with the increase in
population this state would hold its own
the increase in the population of the
whole country falling Il irllc short Of u
per cent. while the Empire States
growth is fraction above that figure.
The increase i'll this city has been much
greater. Manhattan and the Bronx. con-
stitutng the former New York. gaining
81 per cent. since thu last census Brock
lyn so per cent, Richmond % and
Queens 10 per cent.
The bulletin Just issued covering the
population If cities will probably he an.
iaNzed, studied. and discussed wth NOR,
interest thau amy other pali Of tie cen
SllS rs socioogists and legislators in all
countries have long been puzzled Nnd
alarmed hy the movement from the rural
districts tn the centres Of population
That this tendency continues in tn,
United States il shown hy tho figures
: HOW published. There are l59 ,'iti"'
having each 25.0Oo ur more inhalitaut.
and these, which twenty years ago CON
tanned nearly 20 per cent. Of the who'll
population ton Years ago represented
more than - per cent. Of IT,, aud tuda!
stand for y per cent. OF II. The increase
=. in the population Of these cities in th,
: pnNt ten years is 32la per cent? Will,
! That Of the whole country is about q
: tpcr cent. There is il striking uniformity
in this ratio of growth through all ia,
5 groups Of cities, large and small.
: Willie this tide 10 the centres continues
ii nevertheless shows Il marked dininu
[ tiun: for the previous census. indicatin;
an increase Of 25 per cent. in the popula
t tion of the whole country, recorded
5 gain of very nearly 80 per cent, for th'
cities in question. What will hr revealed
: by tn statistics Of cities under $500
: md above 5000 each remains to be seen
. hut the relatively slower growth OF th'
, larger centres seems to inStifv the pre-
: diction of those who claimed that t.
steam had been the great rcTtri."t,
: force in the movement OF populations
! electricity would prove cru.riprt;s
p power. The lh6uoiaehal growth OF elite
g began with the Improvement in aSricu!
4 tural methods. the initiation Of the mod
;. ern centralized industrial system and o