The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-20
Census Returns VIII Disanpo,nt

The first bulletin issued by census bureau giving
the population Of portion of States appeared
last Saturday and made public result of the enlnera
ton Of the District Of Columbia population Of that
small section Of the country was shown to be 27S12 The
gain since 1890 has been 1895 The increase in the
decade 2o9S per cent.
These figures are something more than straw show
ing which the wind blows. They are very fair evil
dence that the most conservative estimates present
population Of the United and of the large cities
have erred the side exaggeraton There viii surely
be wide and deep disappointment when the Genius bue
tins show the difference between the fncies ana
hopes of enthusiastic believers in the bgness and growth
Of municipalities, states the country as whole
Never before since Washington became a good-szed
city did the Of increase the District Of C2unbs
fan as for decade. been in the PAST ten
years That IS almost absolute proof that the republic
WI" also show an unprecedentedy rate Of increase
FOR the period between 1890 Many reasons might
be given for expecting Washington its suburbs to
make better showing, relatively former decades than
the country could There is why the ten years
just ended should been less favorable to the national
capital in comparison with like periods than the
decade has been for the United States a nation
The rapid increase Of wealth and the leisure class has
tended to build up Washington with rapidly SAYS
the Cleveland Leader Men retiring from business or seek
ing place Of residence where social gayety interesting
SURROUNDINGS, and persons great influence can be found
have been more and more disposed make their homes in
the capital Government business has expanded much
faster than the population Of the country the Office
holding class has noursbed greatly Washington was long
Handicapped by its lack Of size and various advantages of
large city. Recently the hndrance 10 its growth has
ceased to be felt The shops theaters transportation
facilities newspapers and an other Of urban life
have been those Of large and aourshn center Of pop
lation
For all these reasons the last decade ought to haze
been the Lest re atvey to the progress of the count: IT
larse whien Washington experienced. If It YVES Sc
then HE ate Of Increase in tie United states has fallen
to surely not more Than IS per cent the total ropuia
ton OF the country not including islands lately ac
qured is only about 100000 instead of the 76 Oo5o9o ny
100000 estimated by government officials 1t may prove
not more than 100000 District Of Columbia can
be taken as gauge for the OF the United states
The rate of gain in the federal district has usually been
far above the average for the country In the ten years
from 1880 to 1890 the increase the District Of Columbia
was 2s7o per ceno This is nearly per cent more than
the rate of growth Tor the past the Uaited
States the growth between 1850 PASS PER cent
The actual increase the earlier ten years was 527eS
against gain of only 1895 1890 That is falling
of Of nearly Per in the gross increase similar
change in the country large down the growth
OF the last decade far from II 10000 It was about
l25oo1oo in the ten years from 1850 TO 1899.