The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-19

because they were neither counted in the
population OF 1880 nor in 1890 IT follows
that the deaths to be subtracted from the
number OF children under 10 living In
1870 are those OF persons over ave. The
fact that the application Of this rule gives
a result in the republican States that
varies only one in 200 from the total OF
population stated Is proof OF the cor
rectness Of Its use.
The census Of 1890 showed that during
the census year 1858 persons over Ave
years old died in population stated at
z'2S5,52s. The mean between the popu-
lation in 1850 u,59i, 749) and in 1890
t2.2S5,525) may be taken as the average
population during the decade d,91s, 63sl.
II 1888 in 2,2s5,52s died ia .ear the
proportion for 1918, $3.50 would be i420s
for the average year, or $4,000 for ten
years This subtracted from the number
of children under ten years ola living
in the State in 1890 C66s,s1Sl leaves
62i,2sS as the natural gain.
~
The census OF 1850 showed $50 ia
more persons living in Texas who
were born In other States than uy-
ing n other States and born in
Texas. In ten years 1t may be assumed
that one-slxth of those would have died.
leaving 4sS.42s as the balauce OF migra-
ton In favor Of the state in 1850 and living
In 1890 In other words II no one had
moved into or out OF the State the bal
anee OF 5e2,1l3 in 1850 would have been
reduced to 46s42 IN 1890 The census
of 1890 showed balance in favor of Tex
as Of $50. s45. This showed that the state
gained leS,4t7 by interstate migration be-
tween 1850 and 1890, It may be assumed
that one-tenth Of these were children
who were under ten years old in 1890,
and II so they have already been counted
among the children living in the State nm
der ten years Of age and 10 avoid counting
them twice must be subtracted from the
balance OF interstate migration in favor
Of the state leaving corrected balarue
Of 14t.57o.
The census OF 1850 showed 1l4,el6 per-
sons of foreign birth living in the state.
and this number had Increased to 152.956
IN 1890 This gain Of IS ,34O represents
not the excess OF immigration over umi-
grafton but the excess Of immigration
over the combined losses OF the foreign
population by emigration and by death.
But the losses OF the entire population.
foreign as we'll as native. have already
been subtracted from the gain by births
and would be subracted twice If again
taken from the gain by migration. To
prevent this double subtraction the mum
her Of deaths OF persons OF foreign birth
must he added To the excess OF imml-
grafton over emigration and tho deaths
Of the foreign horn.
The census OF 1890 showed ;s41 deaths
OF persons of foreign birth and 1851
whose birthplace was unknown. Among
those whose birthplace was known seven
srea nfromthe ohefromtTrs s. 81 ,mthe IL
reasonable TO suppose that per cent OF
the unknown. or 95. should be added
TO the deaths of persons OF foreign
| birth. making 1896 in all. The aye.age
| foreign population OF the State may be
placed at 1873 1856 the mean between that
Of 1880 aud 1890 II 1895 persons died
in year from 1896, a like proportion
would BIO 1898 in 1876. or 1890 in ten
years This added 10 the excess of i'm
migration over the combined losses by
emigration and death makes an excess
OF 55,27O of immigration over emigration
Then the following results arc apparent.
| Population Of Texas in 1880. .1.5g1 74e
Gain by births ............... SCI 233
Gain by interstate migration 49,. 1i1.575
Gain by foreign migration $500. $500
Population In 1890 1909, 1927
Total stated by Porter census ....2.2s5, 52s
Apparent shortage In the count. 1904