The Washington herald., 1908-01-12
Some Curious acts

II HE southern Appalachian region. including the AL
legheny ranges and the pIsteaus which slope west
ward 10 the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, is the
chief source Of supply OF white oak. well as the
region OF its greatest commercial Importance
West Virginia. with estimated stumpage OF
nearly 500o0000O board feet has more than one
third Of the standing white oak in this region. The
state Of Kentucky still has 2500000090 feet
Tennessee little over 2OOOO00000 feet Virginia and
North Carolina follow order With over 1O0O-
600. 900 each.
TheNBerln branch the Imperial Insurance Company
has set aside the yearly $500 for the purpose Of
providing dental institute the city for workingen
holding its policies The institute Will provide artificial
teeth FOR all working needing them. 1t has been
found by the company that men provided with good
dental apparatus make better others and
new institute is expected to much money to the
company in the course few years
London Is wonderful city-just how wonderful it Is
gathers idea the SEVENTEEN volume OF Lon
don Statistics recently issued by the County Council
In the first place It IS much-governed city. It's
AFFAIRS are administered by the City Corporation the
London County Council twenty-eight borough councils
thiryone boards Of guardians four boards OF school
district managers two boards asylum district
managers, the Metropolitan Asylum Board the central
unemployed body. tWenty-nne distress committees the
water board. the Thames Conservancy Board the Lea
ConseTvancy Board. and the commissioners Of police
who are under the authority of the home secretary
Thus. II will be that there l01 public bodies
consisting Of members either directly indirectly elected
by the people Of London, looking after phase
public affairs These bodies consist Of 1888 members but
in many cases belong than one public au-
hority and it is estimated that the government
don is carried by about 2S00 separate individuals
The county Of London is divided wentyeght bor-
oughs. the total population which in 1901 was more
than 4oo0 persons II 1907 the county included CSC ssa
electors, the Tower hamles coming with 52 cleo
tors and Camberwell second with 46165 electors The
largest OF the boroughs Woowch which has an area
Of $500 acres.
There are no statistics to the population Of Lon
don since 1901 but It is estimated by County sta
tsticans that April the population OF the admins-
trative county OF London 47S217 and OF Greater
London I2939 which is say that roughly one-sixth
OF the population Of the United Kingdom found in
London.
The London birth 1905 was 271 per 100 OF per-
sors living which is fraction less than the birth rate
1000 for England and Wales The London birth rate
Is less than the rate of Chrstana, Copenhagen Dublin
and Glasgow, but greater than that of Berlin Brussels
Paris and Rome
The death 1905 in London was 1858 per 1000 OF
the population
The county has pauper population Of nearly 10000
and It is matter calculated to arouse msgving that this
population tends to increase
There ftysix theaters in London Of which eleven
are licensed by the County Council and two-Covent
Garden and Drury Lane-have letters patent London
also possesses fortyeght music halls twenty of which
have no licenses for the sale Of intoxicans Altogether
there 4S places licensed for public entertainment
This number includes art galleries, mission halls ho-
tells pelyteehnies public baths and skating rtnks
Londons thirst is after by 4sSs public houses
In addition, there 27s hotels restaurants OF
which 1o5 naturally found in the End and six
tytwo in the city There 1896 houses and 2s
oficensed premises Altogether there are over 1000
separate premises licensed of ntoxicants
The metropolitan police district covers 699 square
miles And the safety Of its population looked after
by force OF 1870 constabes In metropolitan police
and 11H constabes in the city police hundred and
seventytwo killed in the every year.
and II, 600 injured
The London County Council schools have accommo-
dation for 76 children the average attendance being
sS2 per cent The railways of Greater London have a
mileage Of 664 and 5S6 passenger stations; ramways
oo5s miles, horse omnibuses are running and
7sS motor omnibuses- The passenger traffic all
these routes in 1905 was 1,0745O542Q
In the port Of London 27S23 ships with tonnage OF
ize2S5 entered last year 27.7s3 tonnage OF
i654ss cleared 1881 and 1ns sailing ships
registered in the port