The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-07
THE NEGROES INCREASE AS FAST AS
THE WHITES.

The tabulation of the census re-
turns has nowm made comparison pos
sible of the rates of increase of the
white and of the negro population
over a half century. In 1850 the
negro population was 4,5C0, 600, in
1900 it was nearly 100000 the
white, 81, 200, 900 in 1860 and nearly
81, 10000 in 1900. This shows an
increase of the negroes in forty years
of 100 per cent, and of the whites of
about $50 per cent. but the whites
increased IA, OOO, 900 by immigration
and the negroes practically not. at
all. The natural increase of the
races, then, has been at about the
same rate for forty years. This is.
shown also by comparing the census
returns Of 1880 and 1900. During
these twenty years the whites m
creased, by births excluding immi-
gration) nearly thirty three per
cent. and the negroes nearly thirty
four 9 cent.
Taken by single decades the rate
Of increase is not so accurately
shown, because of the defective
enumeration, especially in the South,
in 1870 and in 1890.
The proportion of the blacks to
the whole population remains prac-
tioally stationary-nearly twelve
per cent 5000, 900 out of the 9,OOO,-
600 of them live in the Southern
States, and there has been no very
considerable migration of them from
the South. The movement into GER
tain Northern States during the last
decade which is chiefly a move
ment to a few large oities-shows an
appreciable rise of the negro popula-
ton of those cities when it is stated
in percentages but the movement
northward is relatively so small in
comparison with the increase in the
South that it may practically be
ignored so far as it affects the whole
negro population. The relative uro-
portion of whites and blacks in all
the old Southern States remains
practically the same. In South Caro-
lima and in Mississippi the blacks
constitute f~fty-nine per cent. of the
whole population.
It is probable that in the next four
or five decades the colOred popula-
ton will increase at a. somewhat
more rapid rate than the white by
births for the infant mortality be-
comes less rather than greater, be-
cause more of them are now learn
ing something about the laws of
health. a.. H.. ~f-e
1t is not likely that the sensational
conclusions which statisticans and
theorists of many sorts have at,
times reached will aver again play
any part in the discussion, Of the
Negroes future-such, fori example,
as these-that they would soon die
out that they were increasing so
fast that they would soon drive the
whites from the South that they
would migrate that they could be,
deported, or even that they could be
scattered over the Union. They
will remain where they are for as
long a period as can be foreseen, and
as they are, e~xoeptgas we'll directed
efforts to train them gradually lift
them to a higher plane of efficiency!
December Worlds Work. ~ ~ -
The United States is now at the
head of the world exporting nations.
For the nine months ending Septem.
Der 80, 1901, our exports Of domes-
tic products amounted to $f,t24,6O5,
1s1. No other nation / as ever
touched this figure within Eve mil
lion dollars.
The Treasury Department a few
days ago drew a warrant for So, 334
in favor of Rear Admiral SchIey<as
his share Of the bounty for the de,
~strnotion of the Spanish feet AG-5
miral Simpsons warrant was a little
more than $25, 600, which he received