New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
ONLY So sHOM a DECREASE.

ONLY SIX SHOW 4 DECREASE.
Saginaw, Mich, shows loss of 3.977 people. and
IS the only city IN the foregoing table to show a
falling off. Bay City, which appeared in former
tabulation, also showed a decline in population.
Out Of a total Of 155 cities Of all classes having
more than 5000 people which have been tabu-
lated IN these dispatches, six only have shown a
decrease in population-Albany, Bay City, Lincoln,
Eeb: Omaha. Saginaw and Sioux City. The rapid
growth Of South Omaha shown above, may in
part at least explain Omahas apparent decrease
in population. AS heretofore explained. Omaha
has not really retrOeraded there probably an
exaggeration the count Of 1890 in order TO over
reach rivals Ike Kansas City and Minneapolis.
This has brought its natural retribution. An hon
est count now makes Omaha appear 10 have lost
some $1,000 Inhabitants in the last ten years.
whereas the town is known TO have actually grown
largely.
Among the unannounced towns there are num-
Der Of growing which may eventually add half
dozen TO the 25 900 class There are exactly that
number Of cilies-Burlington, Iowa; Cohoes and
Newburg. y. Y; Macon, Ga. Muskegon. Mich.
and Wichita, Kan.-each of which lacked less than
250 people Of the necessary $4,000 in 1890 Meriden,
Conn; New-Albany, Ind; jackson, Mich; Lincoln
r. l.; Springfield, Mo, and GAINESVILLE Ohio, all
had than 10000 people in 1890, and had previ-
ousy shown increases warranting the expectation
that some if not all of them would reach the % 900
limit by 1900 and doubtless some of them have.
The final bulletins covering the 155 chief cities
of the United States which have been tabuIated
from time TO time by The Tribune disclose the
following facts: There are three cities having
Philadelpha-or four if Brooklyn is counted sepa-
rately So counting it, there would be an increase
There are three cities having over 100000 and less
Iimore; fve having 100000 and less than 10000
Seveland Buffalo san ~ FTaanesc0 Fa Cincinna and
NeW-Orleans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washington,
stated in the order Of popuaton OF cities With
10000 people and less than 10000, there are nine
City, Rochester Denver. Toledo Allegheny City
Columbus, Worcester, Syracuse, NewH Haven, Pat
erson. Fall River. St Joseph, Los Angeles. Omaha,
Memphis and Scranton.
INCREASE OF LARGE CITIES.
All told there thirty-nine cities in the
Union having 100000 inhabitants and upward
against twentyeight such IN 1890. This is in
crease OF eleven cities in years. counting
lyn separate municipality. The towns
which have entered this class are in the order of
ter Syracuse New-Haven Paterson FAN River,
Ct Joseph, Los Ahgees MkenpnlS an9 1 Scranton
ton up G 500 in the case Of Toledo The extraor-
placing the in this Class was great Sarprise al
though both have always been thriving centres Of
eisely doubled their population Of ten years ago.
mo-, quite 80 phenomenal as The two others
mere are az fo9rteen dd cues WITH over 900 and
bridge Portland, Atlanta. Seattle, Grand Rapids,
Wilmington Del, and Camden. Camden. the low
e49ea OF towns having $1,000 people and ND ess than
1900 there are re- &thTty-nlne In this class Trenton
Is the thirty ninth, with 4OO63 This leaves sixty
10000 salem, Mass with 1856 people standing
irst and kaston; Penn, with 2523S last. Total
York with 3,437 .202 but again Counting Brook
that the grsnd total viii exceed $50 Of ali classes
efter the final cleaning up" and possible correc-
NETWORK STATES CITIES.
The final returns show that there are apparently
only thirteen cities in the Empire State having
25o0o people and upward-New-York, Brooklyn
Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse. Albany Troy. Utica
Yonkers Binghamton, Elmira, Schenectady and
Auburn In a former dispatch it was estimated
that the number would probably reach twenty-one
based the expectation that several towns like
Amsterdam Cohoes. Kingston. Mount Vernon
Newburg Oswego ard Poughkeepsie, some of which
only lack 1000 1900 of the required number
would come up the minimum limit. Unless there
% 9 no be a6ed It is possible @ that the
figures viii add TWO or three OF them 70 the list
OF the fOrtyfiVe Stale capitals only twentyone, or
ward This is the only class of towns which has
been buletined, and of course the present Popu-
ing 10 the returns OF 1880: the other twenty-fou
the population respectively. OF Bismarck n. D.
and Concord. y. II. Ten years ago Boise City.
Idaho Ffgrnsa Fg m R0Pga9n o2l4 lon Of o only PAL 2 Fa9
B2S5; Carson City, Eey. 3 s5o-nere hamlets; Mont
Miss; Jefferson city. Mo- and several others We're
Lansins Mich i5io2 Maine's capital, AGsusta I
numbered 10.527 and Annapolis. Md. 1904. In the
last years these seats of State government
have had chance 10 expand, and the returns for
1900 viii show fair average increases in nearly all
of them, and perhaps mild surprises in the case
Of two three, but at best the average of growth
can have been only moderate in these towns If one
may judge from their past record in this respect,
1t viii not be surprising if some Of them show an
actual decrease.
only eleven Of the States have their chief cities
for capitals-Massachusetts Rhode Island In
diana Colorado. Georgia, Virginia. Iowa, Utah
Arkansas Wyoming and Idaho in the order of
their population. Some OF them large COM
rnercial centres, notably Boston, Providence In
dianapolis, Denver. Atlanta, Richmond. Des Moines
Besides these
are some large towns in the list Of capitals al
though they do not happen to be the leading in
pont of population in their respective States. The
following is a complete list OF State pitals hav-
Ing 1900 people and upward by the census of 1900
and also their population in 1890 together with the
aggregate increase Of each IN population during
the decade:
State capital. 1900. 1890. Gain.
Boston ................ $50 s92 4+S417 iI2. 4i5
Providence ............. .lIa.J31 1872 146 43.45I