Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-06
Exodus to the Rural Districts Is
Likely to Readiust the
City Population.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC WAR.
american Vigilance Association to Bc
Launched IN Chicago-Cocainc
Habit Curse of America.

~
pcndous growth of urban popu-
~ lation in the United states al
the expense OF rural reached the
turning roint7 When Washington was
president only 81 per cent OF the 1000 .
"o people were In cities. today at least
IS per cent Of Uncle Sans 10000 600
people are IN cities But an era Of
chenge is noted the country over: the
over crowded cities are sending forth
armies Of people As settlers to the
new country" the rural life again is
potent
The citics are overCrOWded. the re-
action has begun. declares Herbert
Kaufman IN the Womans World for
October. A new America Is in the
making The next 10 years will see a
century Of progress squeezed into a
decade. Cost of living has so increased
the Struggle and the striving and the
hat khreak and the hesrtache for the
right to exist, have bred revolution
The great chances no longer lie
among the crowds, but where the
crowds are in the making America has
become land -mad--the sauest madness
that ever stirred a people. Men are
leaving spots where building lots are
sold by the foot and are bringing the
same price into country where Il VIII
command acres-where they can live i'm
the open--where there are no fences to
ambition-where they can plan a big
ger future for themselves and for their
children.
The city dweller has awakened TO
the realization that he is entitled TO
more out OF life than the mere right
10 exist through It, Competition for
every post from entry clerk to factory
foreman is 50 intense that his imme-
date earning povtrs are limited by
. the long string Of men ahead. and bis
increases are controlled BY a longer
string Of men beh Id who are willing TO
underbid for the bigger posts"
Figures tell how the urban population
has grown since the days Of Washing
ton. how the crowding OF the cities has
gone on, the urban percentage of the
total in 1890 having grown slowly from
3O TO 81 per cent in 1880, when the
United States boosted ~, s66 020 people,
to i6.1 per cent In 1860. TO 20.9 per cent
in 1879 and TO 1871 per cent in 1900,
when population reached -. 46S 900
From 700 people In cities in 1890
the urban residents have increased 10
25. 900. 600 in 1900.
There was never a time when a
young man had less show in the old
towns and where ne had a bigger play
for ability than he win find in the new
irrigated and drained lands. and in the
hitherto inaccessible ranch sections now
available for culture. because coming of
the railroads mas made feasible their
development" Mr.. Kaufman continues
In his review OF the situation in the
Woman's World THE same Opportun-
ity which lay before the first settlers Of
Iowa and Kansas exist today in Fiori-
ds. In Louisiana. IN Texas in New Mex
leo. In Oklahoma, in southern Missouri,
in Arkansas. in southern Alabama, and
In the superb orchard and grain coun-
tries Of the nGthwest The same
chances without the same hardships
and privations which the other genera
ton underwent-Crude transportation. a
rude dollhouse, unuttera.ble loneliness
for the women, and years and years Of
uncertainty before the silver lining
turned.
This is another century, another era,
and things are being done Ia another
way. The railroad and the harvester,
the needle and the thread OF civiliza-
ton, are stitching a new robe for pros
perity In their trail are merchant and
builder. Wherever the smoke Of a
locomotive is seen. there follows the
smoke Of communities.
The farmers wife no longer lives I'm
exile. starving for the sight Of friends.
with no recourse and no resource to
break the blank blind lonely stretches.
She does not feel the constant, haunt
ing dread that ono by one, with their
maturity, her boys and girls viii leave
her side 10 seek "a better and bigger
future in a distant town"
WILL FIGHT WHITE SLAVERY.
The announcement soon will be made
that the American Vigilance associa-
tion. a national organization with
headquarters IN this city. will take up
a determined war Of determination on
the white slave traffic.
This organization viii succeed 10 the
work done by the committee on legis-
lation which was chosen by the
Woman's World several months ago
and which has been successful first In
framing a number Of water-tight
statutes as models and securing legis-
latiOn In Illinois and several other
states including Minnesota. North and
South Dakota. Pennsylvania and Iowa
Massachusetts rs next In line for a
new legislative act as the result Of
the exposure Of conditions IN Boston
and the complaint OF the Watch and
Ward society that the present Mas
sachusetts law Is inadequate TO convict
hlf kNliAN
An agreement has been reached
among those most actively interested
and representing powerful business
and other organizations regarding a
general plan OF campaign. Among
those who have consented 10 serve as
directors are: Judge Julian w. Mack
CLIFFORD O. Roe Judge Edward r.
Dunno. George n Currier Assistant
United states District Attorney Harry
A Parkin, and Rev. Ernst A. Bell. The
advisory committee Will include Rev,
Or j O. Shearer OF Toronto, secre-
tary OF the Moral and Reform council
OF Canada. Dr Edward a. Jonney Of
Baltimore. president Of the National
Vigilance committee The wish Is 20
have every state loo the Union repre-
scented ON the advisory board ana %
keen In close touch with efforts made
in every state both 10 secure legisla-
ton and 90 ENFORCE the statutes
According 20 an announcement by
the Woman's World one difficulty en-
couutored has been in the eastern
states complaccncy regarding existing
statutes. and in the western states an
Impression that this traffic Is one of
urban communities only, whereas re-
cruitiug for IL ~ done in am the rural
states. and a large proportion of the
Girl victims who are sold into slavery
10 vice have come from the smaller
cities and the towns and the farms Of
rural states
Mr. George o. Roberts president Of
the Commercial National bank. has