Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-11

! their CITY Is the world CnleI imam
cial centre. 1t will soon, they say,
displace London as the premier city
in commerce and population.
That New York will become the
worlds capital for high finance" is
probable-indeed, it is fast becoming
so-but London will for long retain
as one OF it's leading local industries
the conversion Of private business,
mining claims, patents, etc, into Joint
stock companies.
New York may soon become a
greater port than London. 1t depends
on whether we reform and modernize
our docks. 1t depends, too, on
whether America develops it's foreign
trade by lowering it's matchmaking
the American metropolis the clearing
house and emporium Of the continent.
But there is no evidence in sight that
New York will in the life time of any
one living equal London in popula-
ton. London is in great part as much
new city as is Chicago.
London has more elements of per-
manent greatness than New York.
Unlike New York, London does not
depen' on its commerce for its
growth Four-ffths Of the population
of London. as the census shows are
dependent not on industries, but on
the continuance Of London as one of
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centre u inc NInE"oill anu ln' EN-
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wit increase
How London Grows
The phenomenal growth of London
suburbs is one of the most marvel
lous things in the worlds history
Drive around the outer zone of Lon
don ana you VIII pass through miles
ana mics OF comparatively new
houS"S-S"mo colonies OF WorNmen'
oin'rS the houses OF Ih' Eehte"l CLERK
Ilon the Villas OF the Sihal business
man ana so on through all the social
strata uhtll the more imposing resi-
dences OF the merchant and the higher
mlddIe class are reached
Not in on" direction but in all, has
the builder been at work me houses
push southWard over the broad heidS
OF surrey ana Kent. Ihey Dlot out
the green valley OF the Thames, CON
vert the nat marshlands i'll ESSEX into
forests OF Drlck ana mortar cover the
clay plains beyond Tottenham ana
scale the northern heights, sometimes
so steep that the houses look IKE
steps OF huge terrace.
Nothing impedes the progress OF
the imperial city, Its outposts cover
the nome counties, ana II can claim
tn" health resorts by the sea i'll Kent
and Sussex as its natural suburbs.
Expansion VS.. Annexation.
Compare the growth of London and
| Now Yorl, New York cirv chiefly
Manhattan Island has now = ponpIa
tion Of $40 Oo3, tbc enlarged civ ar
Groetor Now YORK has = nonnIation
Of 2 40 9o2 The county If I.ondon
,t tbe last cnnsns had = nonuIotion
If ( 52f oG2. Crnato, london bs5 =
nonuIatior of & 5SOetG
Now Work. hos onIy mofr+oirod nc
nosition nc tho first cit, IN Ar,o,i =,
by annexation. II lnrexed BROOKLYN
IA city almost as large as itself,
which had absorbed a number of other
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