The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-31


Unless williams directory and the
ules of ratio are all awry, Scranton
during the past year or so has out
rivalled the proverbial green bay tree
in the matter Of growth.
The 1901 directory, according to Di-
rectory Manager John j. Campbell
contained 50,320 names and included
everyone over 16 years of age. The
directory just issued, according to the
same authority, has in 1t, 60,400 names.
and the canvassers were instructed to
take the names only of those 18 years
Of age or over.
When the directory gave this city and
Dunmore credit for 50320 persons over
16 years of age, the census bureau cred
tied the city with 100000 population. At
this rate, with 60,400 of persons over IL
years of age, the city and Dunmore
should have population of 12O,SOO,
without adding anything for the per-
sons between 16 and Is, who are ex-
cluded from this years directory Max
ing the subtraction for Dunmore's 49,
900 or so, the city shows a surpris-
ingly rapid growth.
The directory canvassers may have
Illdue SOIIe clIOISs ~
might be remarked that The Tribune
knows the directory is in error, at least
in one instance: One young lady whose
name appears in the book Is not yet
IS years of age.
Some other interesting facts are
evolved from an analysis of the new
directory.
The Joneses as usual lead all other
families numerically. There are 734 of
them, without counting all the little
Joneses, and as rule the Joneses make
a pretty good showing in this regard.
Next to Jones comes Williams with 5S1
Of his tribe who are old enough to get
into the directory, and following Will
liams, is Davis, with 459, which might
properly be made 652 by adding the
Davies-with the "e" family.
NOT so MANY.
OF the Smiths, Browns and Robin
sons, whose names have come to be
considered the most common of pat
rOnymics, Scranton has quite an ordin-
ary number, comparatively speaking
1913 Smiths, 218 Browns and 7S Robin
sons.
Here are some others of the more
common names:
Bourkes, 5; Burk, Is; Burke. 2O4;
Clark, 16O; Clarke. 81; Johnson, SO;
Johnston. 26; Johnstone, 9; Roberts,
1903; Robertson, II; Schmidt, Co. Kel-
ly. 27s; Kelley, 81.
There is only one family whose name
begins with X-the Xylanders. There
is family of Dewey's located on Mill
street, D.; one George Washington, who
is a laborer, and lives at 203 Charles
street, in Providence; one Andrew
Jackson, a carpenter, living at 139 Ad
ans avenue; John Adams, who has
retired from work, and lives at 119
sswartZ street, D.; a Louis James, a
laborer, residing at 6 Throop street;
one Jim Corbett stenographer, liv-
ing at 300 Pittston avenue; two John
l.. Sullivans. one clerk, living at Is
T.. Locust street: the other a laborer,
living at 1924 Pittston avenue. There
are 32 Fitzsimmons, but no "Bobs.'
Scranton has 13 banking institutions;
% building and loan associations, with
local capital; 1 insurance company; 223
incorporated companies; 10 railroads
and railways; 2S newspapers and mag
azines; rs labor unions: II veteran as
sociation lodges: builders exchange
associations; 10 railroad lodges; 43
Nlupo, dlullllll dSSOCldlIOHS, Id ulS-
pensaries, charitable homes and hospi-
tails.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
The business directory shows: Notar-
les public, so; nurses, trained (not in
hospitals), SO; occulists and aurists 4;
opticians, 10; painters, 81; physicians
and surgeons, 1866; osteopaths, Z; CHR
opodists. Z; hair-dressers Qadies), 8;
y,ta kt,, =
planning mills, 10; plumbers and steam
filters, Ss; job and book printers, 80;
publishers, 21; real estate agents and
brokers. 4S; draymen, At; general
stores, Al; grocers (retaiD, 312; whole
sale), -: hotels, S3; saloons (wines
and liquors) retail, 247; Wholesale, s:
insurance agents (ire and life), 70;
junk dealers. II; land companies, 49,
photographers. 10; locksmiths, 3: for
lists. II; livery stables, 40; lumber
dealers, So; manufacturers agents, 16;
meats (retaiD, 113; midwives. IL: milk
pedlers, 5S; millners, "a; architects.
20 artists, 10; bakers (retail and
wholesale), 33; BARRIERS, 129; black
smiths and horse shoers, &c; private
boarding and lodging houses, 90; boots
and shoes (retail and wholesale), S5;
boot and shoe makers (cobblers), ia
carpet weavers, II; costumers, 1; cigar
manufacturers (wholesale and retaiD,
AZ; clothiers, 50; coal companies, go;
retail confectioners, 1877; contractors
and builders 104; dentists, AZ: dress
makers, 355; druggists, SO; restaurants,
36; rolling mills, I; roofers, 3; scaven-
gers, 81; shirt manufacturers, 4: silk
manufacturers, z; public stenogra-
piers, 10; merchant tailors, 20; teach
ers, language, 4; elocution, 3: dancing,
2; piano, 1O1; banjo, L; violin, 8; vo-
cal, 4; undertakers, %; violin makers,
/; wagon makers, 10; upholsterers, 8;
variety stores, 5; veterinarians, 10;