The evening world., 1908-10-17

cNVtp persons have moved away from
old city centres during the past two
years, and that over 100000 have found
new homes In the outlying sections
TIE suburbs are growing strong enough
mt the ballot box to demand what they
need in the way OF transit and general
improN ements.
Manhattan Loses 1o7,107.
Manhattan figures show that its old
crowded districts have lost "A population
OF lOIl07.
Less crowded sections of Manhattan
have not made a net gain from the
movement, because their registration
shows only a normal increase with but
two exceptions. These are the Twenty
first and Twenty-third Assembly dis
tricts, covering the entire Washington
Heights section, where fat-builders
have been putting up big structures on
vacant plots along the Subway in order
TO house persons who want to live In
Manhattan even IL they are forced into
its far northern corner by the pressure
OF business and the overflow OF immi-
grants.
Seven Manhattan Assembly Districts
the Thirteenth, Fifteenth Eighteenth,
Nineteenth. Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth,
Thirty first-show gains which average
slightly below the normal. All are
north of Fifty ninth street. four being
on the west side.
Big Downtown Exodus.
Every one of the remaining Manhat-
tan districts shows a loss All are
south OF Fifty-ninth street or on the
crowded east side. The loss in the
First Ass emily District is 42s; Second.
S.; Third, 1901; Fourth 1885; Fifth,
1872: sixth, 736; Seventh, l,l4l; Eighth.
l,.5s; Ninth. ,S3: Tenth, l.l5l; Eleventh,
ZOOS; Twelfth. 67s; Fourteenth. SSi: Six
seenth 25s; Seventeenth. SO; Twentieth.
0iS; Twenty second, 316; Twenty fourth.
G31: Twenty-fifth. 1874: Twenty sixth.
20: Twenty seventh. ZIG: Twenty eighth.
G3
This shows n total registration loss OF
l5.S0l in the old crowded sections. AS
there is one voter to every seven per-
sons, as an average, the fall In regis
Iration shows a population loss there of
lG7.lO1.
If population had progressed under
normal conditions those districts ought
So the actual loss. which figures as
gain to other parts of the metropoli-
tan territory, reaches at least 10000.
Heights Gains $4,000.
Possibly 1900 OF this moving popua-
ton mas gone into the Washington
Heights section because the Twenty
thlld Assembly District shows gain OF
elH' voters and the Twenty-first OF /. SOL
Together they have gained 7,l50 more
than the normal.
As none of the other Manhattan dis
trlctS shows more than a normal gain,
10000 persons must have been scattered
into the suburban districts.
Some Of this total has been lost to
Greater New fork's voting lists because
The people have moved into New Jer-
sey. Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk
But the brooklyn gain in registration
is 1873 showing an indicated gain in
population of 92,6l7 The Bronx gain is
1870, showing population gain of r.
~ The Queens gain is 6,OS5. indicating
population gain of 1885. Richmond's
gam or 'S voters shows an increase of
b.a23 in population.
Wide Shift In Brooklyn.
Brooklyn's total does not reflect its
hepulsltloh OF new population from
Manhattan because the suburban move
ment has taken many old residents from
crowded Brooklyn home centres
brooklyn as an old city is passing
through an expansion similar to that In
Manhattan.
Ten OF Brooklyns Assembly districts
show losses from the 1906 registration,
All are In the more crowded old city
centres. The outlying sections all show
heavy gains.
Not only does the change in registra
tion totals show spreading out of
population. but II indicates a new
i future for the suburbs. WITH the rapid
study more closely the residential needs
OF those sections. The suburbs must
eet their share OF public expenditures
or slse tne voters IN those districts can
elect others who will obtain a fair dis
trlbution OF city money for such pur-
poses.
Day to Offer 46o Lots.
Demand for suburban homestes will
pc tested broadly in the Exchange
nesday when Auctioneer Joseph p nav
VIII sell 400 lots at Broadway Flushing
They are near the Long Island railroad
station In the fve-cent fare zone of the
greensboro Bridge and Belmont tunnel
trolleys
Ten two-family houses are under
construction on the tract by the Meri-
ready for tenants next spring. Restric-
tions prohibit factories. stables and
other nuisances. The sale will be with
OUT reserve and all lots will be sold to
the highest bidder, thus challenging the
absorbing power OF the home seeking
army.
THAT section of the city has been
growing more rapidly than any other
for the past two years. said Mr.. Day
yesterday
with the great new transportation
systems about TO open II is In the di-
rect path OF Improvement. l expect
sensational bidding"
New Houses at Homewood.
The new detached houses OF the City
and Suburban Homes Company al
Bomewood-Sixty-e eighth TO Seventy
fourth streets and Sixteenth TO Seven
teenth avenues, Brooklyn-haYe been
completed, They are offered for sale or
rental.
All city oonveniences are provided at
Homewood. Transportation facilities
are OF the best
To See Richmond Less.