The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-10
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New York Sun.
North Carolina IA one of the thir-
teen original States BY. the first
national ,en-u-, t,ken In 1890, ii
stoOd thirh ~ population, being ex'
ce.dcd only by Virginia aud Penn
sylvsuia, and New York occupy Ing
fifth pl~e. Ia 1880, North Carroll
INA was fifth among the tYenty-sev-
EN- States in population aud In l7)o,
when the number OF State. had ri-.'f
to thirty three, North CArDiinA had
tenth place. But nOt"i' -tandibP
its early settlement aud tpe st+ah!
increase of population which Their
has been since by y culia. y which
makes the Tar Heel exceptional
among American States, North Car
china has no cities and appFars to b.
unable to develop any city OF the
first class, regardless Of the great I'm
provement In It's railroad connections
and recent development Of its factory
interests.
BY the census Of ten years ago,
the total population Of Wilmington,
one Of the oldest cities In The cOun-
try, was 10000; Of Raleigh, the cap
ital, 10000, and of Ashevllle, apop-
ular resort for northern tourists, 49,
900. During the past len years
North Carolina has enjoyed con-
siderable share Of the general pros
perity, and In two particulars 1t has
had some unusual advantages for the
development Of Its urban popula-
ton. In 1894 there was political
overturn In the State which brought
number Of new men Of the young
or generation to the front In
politics and greatly enhanced
the importance of its capita
city, Raleigh. One Of the; effects of
this change was to substitute a. It's
Senators In Washington; younger
men for the veterans, Vance and
Ransom, who had been loBg In the
harness. The Republican: Senator,
Pritchard, was 40 years of;age when
elected and his Populist colleague,
Senator Butler, was 81.
Another benefit was found in the
consolidation of the railro&d systems
running through and connecting
towns In North Carolina. Up to
few years ago the railroads of North
Carolina were small local lines, Of
primitive construction and unpro-
gressive management, ser Wing only
the purpose Of bringing The staple
products of the farming section of
the state tn market and furnishing
local transportation to travellers,
though North Carolina folks are not
great patrons of the cars for short
rides when the high roads are In
good condition. During the past
ten years there has been q large in
crease In the cotton manufactures of
the State. Mills have been estab.
lished at various points and along
with the development of cotton
manufacture there has been consid-
cradle increase in tobacco making
hu'H VI tuc tAtcLS'Nc pIUuuCt
North Carolina ranks second to Ken
lucky and ahead of Virginia in this
respect) being finished within its
borders instead of being exported as
was formerly the case
But Notwithstanding these favor.
able conditions for the growth of it,
cities, North Carolina continues t.
occupy an insignificant Position IL
this regard, last in the list, of States
Ia its city population, fact recent
ly illustrated in Raleigh, the inhab
itants of which claim large gain il
population during the past: ten years
The Federal census when completed
gave Raleigh 1858 inhabitants on
ly, a trifling increase from; the pop
ulation Of ten years ago, Yhich was
1858. Accordingly, this Raleigh
people demanded recou9t and i
has just been finished by Che polio,
department of that city, tpe reason
for an independent census being 10
cal dissatisfaction with the result o
the government census. The re
turns, however, of the LOCAL censu
are almost as great disapa ointmen
as was the government enumeration
for they show 1854 residents with
In the city limits, or only 81 NOR
than did the government enumera
ton.
A population of $4,000 for tn
capital of an important American
State, which is its railroad centre a
well, Is most certainly unsatisfa6
tory, and 1t need, therefore, be n
occasion for surprise that man,
North Carolina persons should hav
come to the opinion that whateve
other political destiny may be i
store for the Tar Heel State, it Wi
never rank high for its large cities.
If The Sun will examine the poI
ulation figures Of the capitals of a
the States 1t will find that Mort
Carolina Is not the only State wit
q small capital. Austin, the capit'
OF the great State of Texas, has
population of only about 1900,
Frankfort, capital of Old Kentuck.
has less than 5000. Annapolis, cal
ital of Maryland, falls below 500
Lansing, capital Of Michigan,
about the size of Raleigh. Mon
pelier, capital of the old State
Vermont, has only 4,160 inhabitant
and the States largest city is rate
at less than 5000. Augusta: Maine
capital, has smaller population tbs