Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13
A stin Grenter New YorIL.

A forecast Of the comparatively near fu.
ture of New York is calculated to amaze
mankind. - If the recent ratio Of increase in
populationibe maintained, the consolidated
metropolis is destined thirty years hence to
contain seven million inhabitants, making
it, in all probability, the most populous
city the world has ever known. The est-
mated population of the Eve boroughs is
now about 8, 600 900 and, according 10 prece.
dent in the last two generations, it should
about double those fguSes within thirty
years. London, now in the lead, will then
stand a close second to the metropolis of
the globe with Chicago in the third place,
unless something miraculous happens to
push Paris ahead Of the windy city.
/ But the eyes of all creation will be fast.
encd on New York, no matter who does the
political bossing In anticipation Of this
startling growth tremendous schemes are
being worked ont that will put local traffic
into new and ampler channels. The second
greaubridge across the East River is nearly
completed and two more are planned. one
from Manhattan and the other from Bronx
to the borough Of Queens Two railway
tunnels are to be built under the East River
and probably another under the Hudson
will connect the big city with the Jersey
shore.
= But perhaps more important than those
improvements is the mammoth bridge with
which the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
intends to span the Hudson from Hobokeu
to Twenty-third street and It's monster ter.
minal at Seventh Avenue This colossal
undertaking is intended by the promoters
for the use Of all railways whose termini
are now in Jersey City, Hobokeu and Wee
hawken, so tiat passengers from all points
west of the Hudson River will be taken
without change of cars direct to the heart
Of the city. This means the arrival at and
departure from one union station Of about a
quarter of a million persons daily, according
to present conditions while a heavy annual
increase in these figures must be counted
upon as the population Of the city and Of
the country increases.
The locating of this terminus for this tire.
mendous tide of travel must alter the cur.
rent of street traffic and in effect, the con.
gcstod center will be transferred from the
lower wards to the section locally known as
Tcudcrloiu. The new Rapid Transit sub
way and improved elevated and surface
electric systems, are relied upon to keer
the streams of humanity from clogging OF
/ becoming irrevocably damned
The Pennsylvania active movement ir
anticipation Of traffic emergency by nc
means remote, shows good gehuralship. IN,
accomplishment of its plan, as herein indi
Gated, will necessarily place that powerful
corporation upon the throne of ilnancel
Meantime while New York is attaining
lis gigantic proportions, Boston will in du,
course claim a million noses, all counted
and Philadelphia has hopes Of slipping
into the two.million class. Baltimore viii
also make a quick step toward the millioi
mark, and Washington will easily doubl
its present allotment Of soiourners
The decade now entered upon will surel,
witness a wonderful growth and consequen
prosperity at all points along the Auand
seaboard from Portland, Me- to Savannah
Ga