Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-10-27
SOUTH'S POPULATION.
BLACKS DECREASING
Texas Ranks First In Ineresse>f the
Whites Over All States IL the
Unicn-Ars More Whites ID
Louisiana Than Blacks

Baltimore. Oct %. -Analysis publish-
ed In this weeks issue Of the Manufac.
turer's Record Of the figures OF the
white aud Of the negro populations In
the census Of 1900 show that the move.
ment tending toward the diffusion OF
the negro population moro generally
throughout the country has been accel.
Grated during the past 10 years. certain
northern cities having received large
accessions Of tina. class Of the popula-
ton. and that the white population OF
the south has made an increase at q
slightly greater rate than tho white
population in the rest OF the country.
The figures show that tho white pop.
ulation Of the as states. 4 territories and
the District OF Columbia within the
limits Of the United States increased
from 90. 099. asS to 6e.slo.7li. or ii,7I7..
s93. equal TO elias per cent. while the
increase Of their negro population was
from 7.4ss, $40 TO s.sS5. 2l2, or j,ili. SS7.
equal TO 1875 per cent
The increase In the south. including
the District Of Columbia and the IA
states from Maryland 10 Texas. the
Ohio river and Missouri. was. OF whites.
from 1850. sss to is.a0e, 1904. or e.sls..
AL. equal 20 2i.ss per cent, and Of me-
groes, from 6.7lO.bs2 TO 1885, 500. or L.
l24.5lO. equal TO 1875 per cent, while
In the rest Of tho country the increase
was from l2.2l2. $50 TO LII .lO7. or S.
sos, e57. equal TO el.os per cent, and Of
negroes. from as. O0i to 997. $50. or 2l9..
726, equal to 2S2S per cent.
Three states in the north-New
York. Illinois and Pennsylvania-had a
combined increase Of whites Of 5. 1872. 7S7,
or S74. 200 more than the whole increase
Of the same class in the south. where
the greatest actual increase. as well as
the greatest percentage Of increase, was
in Texas. The $50, 1884 additional in.
haDitants Of that state represent %
per cent OF the total increase, aud are
but 1893. iOl less than the total increase
the six New England states. where Mas.
sachusetts led with an increase Of 55i,.
$40 with Connecticut second with l5S..
OS5, the comparatively small increases in
Maine. New Hampshire aud Vermont
percentages Of 400, $40 aud
B. az respectively.
OF the negro population there was a
decrease in California. Nebraska, Me-
vada, North Dakota, Oregon. South
Dakota. Vermont and New Mexico.
while there was an increase in three
Territories aud ~ states. the greatest
increase being. Of course. in the south.
Georgia leading with 1873. iSS. followed
by Mississippi with 1881. Alabama
las, Sis. Texas l32,55l. South Carolina
%. 3S7. Louisiana 9l,6il. Florida 6i,550.
Arkansas 81. T39 and Tennessee 1929;
four Of these-Alabama. Florida. Mis-.
sissippi and Texas-having suggestive
IN comparison with the
Increase Of the white population. The
-ate Of negro increase was greater than
hat OF the white in Alabama, although
he actual increase was iS.6l6 less. Its
ate was greater than that OF the white
N Florida and Mississippi. the actual
Increase Of the negroes in the latter
tate being 65,322 more than that Of tho
white. but in Texas tho rate OF tho ne.
gro increase was much less than that Of
he white. where the actual increase OF
he whites was 10000 moro than the
otal negro population in 1900.
In 1890 three states-LOuisiana. Mis-
issippi aud South Carolina. had more
Iegro inhabitants than white. BY 1900
had overcome that dispropor.
ion by gaining during the 10 years
II, 2i7 in white population and only
l.6ii Of negro population. Many Of
be Louisiana negroes went ito Mis-
Issipp:. hnt many others probably took
art in the movement into Oklahoma
nd Indian Territory.