Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
The Growth of New York.

The Growth OIL new VI a.
Mr.. Walter Laidlaw, who has been max
ing a close and careful study OF the SUD-
tect predicts that in 1929 New York VIII
be the largest city in the world London
up to the year 1901 he says, had 9oo''oo
souls New York's increase from 1919 70
1905 will be at least 100000 people, or
nearly 6O,OOo more than the whole growth
OF London in l. 74O years Within the legal
limits of Manhattan Island there VIII never
be so large a population as in London, be-
cause there is room for it. The HUI
son divides the circle which centers in our
city hall and extends into two ststes, ana
the city people of New Jersey, OF course,
cannot be counted as a part of the popu-
lation of New York Greatest New 1ork,
however. would legitimateiy lnciude al.
New Jerseyites living within fifteen miles
of the city hall-that is, the population OF
all the Oranges, Paterson, Passaic, jersey
City and practically the whole area OF
Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union countes.
New Jersey. Even with this area auded
to that portion of Greater New York on
Long Island and below Yonkers, the cor
poration territory would not be bigger than
metropolitan London. 1t would actually
be 600 acres less even If the whole area
were habitalole Much of it, however, IS
water But within this area, Mr.. Laidiaw
declares, there will live by 1920 at least
1900 600 people-as many are numbered
in Greatest London.
New York's Commuters.
According to the returns of railroad, ferry
and trolley companies. about 10000 people
travel to and from the city every Work
day; that is, total of about fifty million
commuters tickets are collected at the
boundaries of Greater New York every
year OF these, 10000 used the steam sub
urban trains. $1,000 the ferries, and $3.50
the trolley cars. But that Is only one IN
twenty-five of the population of the city.
There are more commuters in several other
cities than in New York. San Francisco
has the largest suburban population of any
place in the country. One out of every
eight persons employed In that city our
Ing the day leaves by train or ferry al
night and returns in the morning. the
Southern Pacific railway alone carries TO-
600 commuters daily. Boston stands next
to San Francisco and has 70 per cent more
commuters than New York. Chicago is
third.
OF the 100000 people who come into New
York from the suburbs daily, more than
one-half come from New Jersey, and the
Lackawanna railroad handles the largest
number. 1t taps the populous towns and
cities on the western banks of the Hudson
and the favorite location for country
houses, which is one of the loveliest parts
of the country and resembles the midiands
Of England. The New York Central and
New Haven railroads come next and the
Long Island railroad third. When the lat
ter which belongs to the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn, completes Its tunnel under the East
river, so that its suburban patrons can be
landed at the corner of 33d and 7th avenue.
without having to cross q ferry and take
the surface cars there will be a very large
increase in its traffic, and Long Island Will
become the most popular suburban resi-
dence section of New York city. In ant1ci-
patton of such conditions. there Is now
very active speculation in town sites. and
villa property, and the amount of building
going on within thirty miles of Long Island
City is said to be greater than was ever
known before IN any rural district IN the
world.