The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-03
WHAT 4 GREAT CITY MEANS.
observations ON the Vast Number of
People in New York.

New York Mail and Express
a population of 3, 437. COZ is such n large
fact thar the imagination needs some help
in comprehending It. The Imagination
may be helped when It Is stated that tho
population of ancient Rome was about
the same as that of Brooklyn: that the
population OF ancient Babylon was some
what less than that of Manhattan ISL
and: that the population of ancient Ath-
ems was trifie over that of Queens. and
that the population of ancient Jerusalem
was almost the same as that of the
Bronx. New York city has more inhah-
itants than the combined population OF
these great cities of antiquity, whose
fame Is the chief heritage Of the past to
our age.
There are no American cities near
enough TO the metropolis to make COM
parison enlightening-all OF Chicago's'
Inhabitants. with the Inhabitants OF In
dianapolis 70 boot, would make a COM
munity no larger than one of its FIVE
boroughs--but a comparison with certain
states fof the Union is Instructive. The
entire population of the state OF Nevada.
as given in the census OF 1900. would be
minority In any one of twenty-four
out Of the thirty-five assembly districts
OF Manhattan and the Bronx: the inhab-
itants of Wyoming. Arizona or Nevada
are fewer than the Inhabitants of Staten
island and the Thfrtv-fifth assembly dis
trict has population greater than any
one of four states. To make city the
size of New York II would be necessary
to assemble all the Inhabitants OF Arb
xona, wyoming Nevada, Idaho Montana.
New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Oregon,
Colorado, West Virginia, Wisconsin. Yer
mont and Rhode Island-twelve states
and two territories.
Another point Of view may be secured
by going beyond the American frontier.
The population OF this city is larger than
that OF Australia and about two-thirds
that Of the dominion Of Canada. II is
within half million Of the population OF
Scotland. II IL a million less than that
OF Holland, and 100000 more than that of
Norway or Denmark, II IL 100000 more
than that OF Bulgaria. 1000, 900 more than
that of Greece. 1900 900 more than that Of
Servia. 1t is $4,000 more than that OF
Switzerland. while II Is equal to that OF
Saxony or OF Wurfemberg and Baden
combined. The aggregated populations OF
eighteen out OF the twenty-seven statea
OF the German empire are needed to make
a city the size Of New York The entire
Boer population of the Transvaal would
be outvoted In the Thirty assembly
district
In this one city IL gathered multitude
half million greater than the popuIa-
ffon Of the thirteen states at the outset
Of the revolutionary var. half a million
less than the population OF Germany ut
the close Of the thirty years war. n
comparative glance at the resources of
the metropolis were also taken more
adequate idea OF what stupendous fact
great city Is might be gained. Suffice
TO say that It's peace footing Of two
brigades OF militia IL greater than that
OF the Transvaal. and that its yearly rev.
enues Of $50, 10000 exceed those Of the Chi
nese empire. OF Portugal. Switzerland.
the Netherlands, tho Balkan states or Of
any OF the South African republics.