The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-22
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Prestige Of Indiana City as Cen
tire Of Population Will Not Be
Disturbed-"Race Suicide"
and Immigration Playing
Part in Official
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nearest the centre OF population. It
probably will continue to be in that
vicinity OF that mark after the 1uli
developments OF the thirteenth census
became known, unless the estimates Of
the Census Bureau officials fa!!. The
returns received TO date indicate a
fairly even growth in all directions
from the present central point. the re-
suit OF which must be to leave the
point in Its present general neighbor-
hood.
Only a small percentage OF the total
population has been announced thus
far. but enough Is shown by the gem,
eral trend to Justify some generaiiza-
lions. Probably the most important, OF
these Is that the Eastern States arc
holding their own to such an extent
as to indicate that the pull" OF the
greatly the present equilibrium With
some exceptions the East is showing
as marked growth as the West Prob
ably there Will not be as pronounced
gain in Individual cases. but the aver
age bids fair to be almost II not quite
rs good.
Causes OF Growth.
The Eastern growth is attributable
in the main to the development OF
manufacturing enterprises along the
Northern Atlantic seaboard. Up to date
the full population of only two States.
Rhode Island and Oklahoma. one East
and the other West. has been announc-
ed. The increase In Oklahoma. amount
Z Ing to s109 per cent. over the popula-
tion OF the same area in 1900, is &phe-
oI a ge% l~Nf 81 - ~
rate of growth either In the West or
in the country At large. That OF
Rhode Island. on the other hand. IL
more characteristic of natural growth
In other sections similarly situated.
Still. Rhode Island. with her 26.6 per
cent. OF gain, Is believed to be consid-
erably above the average. II the
Rhode Island increase should be main
tanned the country would show total
of about ss,00o.ooo people. whereas
only about 80. 100000 are counted upon.
due TO its attainment OF statehood and
to the opening up OF new and rich
territory. The same conditions do not
exist elsewhere. for even though Ari-
zona and New Mexico are coming in.
as new States neither OF them pre-.
sents the attractions OF Oklahoma in
The way OF available soil Many sec
tions OF the West. however. will do
credit to the traditions of that region;
Western Texas. for instance. will make
q marked gain. as will the State OF
Washington. in both urban and rural
districts. In Oregon. Portland is sure
to make big showing. as are Los
Angeles, Berkeley and Oakland. In
California. 5fa
Mining states suner.
The mining States OF the inter oun-{
tain region pro ba bly, will suffer some
what from the failure to develop i'm
7ortant new camps during the past
decade Mining has not fallen of as
an industry, but as a rule 1t is the
boom conditions attending rich dis
coyeries that swell the census rolls In
the mountains. Nevada alone meets
these conditions. and several new and
Important towns will be added as a
result Of mining developments in that
State Colorado and Utah viii j show
q healthy growth, as will also the two
Iakotas. New irrigation enterprises
will help out in Idaho, Montana and
3.3 4. III
Comparisons will be In the interest
OF Nebraska. not only because there
have been creditableg additions. but be-
cause 20 Of the poor showing made in
1900. due to the padding of#the census
OF $780,. Not SO much is expected OF
Iowa. as this State has lost heavily
togothers Western States and to Canada
Portions OF MINI esota, Wisconsin and
Illinois. have suffered from like
cause. The high priceaof farm lands
And the tendency Of well-to-do peo-
pie toward small families are the two
principal reasons for this Hing away
Holding Families Down.
The. omparatiYely p N good showing In
the Eastern States Is due more to
reign Immigration than to natural
addition to the native stocks There,
rs IN the West. V the disposition IN cer-
tain cases is t.; hold the family d own
to the minimum, with the result that
the census rolls show correspond difgly
more foreign than American names.
The Immigrant Of the present day does |
notEcontinue onward to the interior as /
did his decessors OF stWentySorsth /
years ago. With SO much Of the de. |
sirable& grtoul tural land taken up. the
greatest attractions appear to be found
IN the GOAL mines I or Pennsylvania and /
tendency more than to any OF her cir
cumstance will be due the fact that the |
central point will be 3gl eatly changed.
OF all the Southern States. Texas |
will make the best showing, butt
Georgia also will manifest a very
creditnble le growth. as wi Il al so he two
Carolinas,S /, The South will continue to
be the most Amer rican section, In that
III will show t he presence OF fewer
|Hlmt tgrants from abroad n than any
other POI ton of he u Mon, ,i: s. {
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