The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-16
The Wonderful Growth OF German Cities.

With the census returns Berlin Vienna and st
Petersburg as basis for estimates have commented OF
the remarkable growth principal cities Germany
the Austroungaan Empire, and other parts OF Europe
showing that the larger and more famous towns were
some instances keeping abreast prosperous
cities United States Fuller reports from the Ger
last December that the facts have ex-
ceded sangune expectations urban progress
demonstrated that the past years the cities Of Ger
many been showing higher annual rate Of increase
than the cities Of the American republic.
cities much their growth through i'm
migration German cities have rather than gained by
movements population crossing national boundary lines
Germany has received some immigrants countries like
Poland italy parts Austria there has probably
greater loss by the emigration of Germans
Yet in the last years population the thrtytwo
cities in the German empire which than 100000
inhabitants per cent whereas in the
ten years from to rate teces
Of the United states which were above the 100000
a shade under % per cent.
It is not possible to make entirely accurate comparisons
between cities and those Of Germany for the past five
years enumeratons being made every decade in this
country every half decade Germany, but it certain
that the average rate growth cities the
100000 for the five years was less than per cent
Aside from immigration probably
per cent, at most
These facts viii astonish many Americans who have
been accustomed that Europe being old and well developed
could hope compare rapdty Of growth with the
cities this country receiving, 1t does
constant imposing stream Of immigration many
American readers still surprised
learn that Of all the thrtyeight cities IN this
Which more than 100000 inhabitants only has
equaled increase the years
shown by three German cities of Nuremburg Posen
and Stettin.
with doubtful city of the American list
the case Of St Joseph No. the gain shown was
tonishing running far beyond estimates seem
ing possibilities. that the held
turns for special examination the highest rate Of increase
reported by any American city 100000 class except
only Angeles was per cent for years in Toledo
That very fine progress, but in Nurenburg gain
has been sos per five years ten in
Posen $50 Per half the time that Chicago required
growth Of 544 per Stettn handsome
increase Of 1872 in Eve years. the of
than IS per ten while the suspcousy appar
ent gain Of St Joseph placed 9sS per cent Even
Los Angeles by wide annexations and great boom in
the California fruit trade gained only per
which is much less year by year than the
crease in either Nuremburg Posen
In 1895 Nuremburg was about 100000 below Buffalo in
size but in the five years Bavarian
population against gain s6,72s Buffalo in twice as
long period stettn Of Louisville and
Minneapolis but In five years that German city gained
926 inhabitants with of about
5000 in the American cities taken together in the same
hale Of the decade covered by latest census Such com
parsons might be multiplied great extent they
could make the growth big towns Of the
German empire more wonderful