Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-30
Alabama City Grows 245.4
Per Cent in Ten Years.
Whole Alignment of South
ern Cities Shaken Up
BIRMINGHAM MAY TAKE
THIRD PLACE IN LIST
On Memphis and Nashville
Figures, Not Yet Out, Much
Observation-Disclosures Is Safe
for Second or Third Position

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-The popula-
ton of Birmingham, Ala, is l32,6S9, an
increase of 1920. or 245.4 per cent over
IS. AIS in 1900
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-Census
figures for Richmond, Va, given out
by the bureau tonight give that city
a population of 1888. This is an in
crease of 42.7S5, or SOL per cent, in
1900, when the city's population was
$3.50
slrfningham's increase of 245.4 per
cent carries sway re banner for the
whole nation thus far in the censve
count. Cities of the east, west, north
and south nave grown, but none or
them have approached that tremendous
stride of more than tripping it's size.
True, Birmingham has taken in the
whole neighboring steel district, and by
this annexation has wiped whole cit
les and towns from a map of 40 square
miles. But it is all under one city gov
eminent hereafter, and since no man
can assign arbitrary boundaries to any
community it must be all counted as
one city.
Gradually the returns come in from
the leading cities of the south. And as
they come, the shake-up in the old
alignment of 1900 continues, till it is
on the verge now of completely unset
thing the old order OF things.
Atlanta's growth has already startled
the nation. From s9,S72 in 1900 this city
jumped to 154.S39 in 1910.
Naxu nrlaans still the larpoSf citV Of
the south, grew from 2s7,1O4 to S3s.O75.
Richmond's population increased from
$1,000 to 127, 1923.
San Antonio, Tex. grew from 5S,s21 to
sc, el4. Forth Worth from 26.6SS to 1882
Everywhere is heard the astonishing
tale of growth, progress, development,
increase, prosperity.
GROWTH OF SOUTHERN CITIES.
II is significant of the real new south.
II is startling those provincial corners of
the world where the south has not been
highly regarded. 1t is calling the atten-
ton of the nation to this vital portion of
itself.
In 1900 the following leading cities of
the south occupied the order OF size in
which they are presented:
New Orleans. 2S7.104.
Memphis, 1O2,320.
Atlanta, S9,S72.
Richmond, $3.50.
Nashville, S0s6S.
San Antonio, 5S,321.
Dallas, 42,63S.
Birmingham, 3S, Ais.
Jacksonville, 2S, 429.
Fort Worth, 26,6S8
Now, ten years after the above count
was made, New Orleans still leads the
list with s39,O75 inhabitants.
WHO WILL BE SECOND.
1EN ,rvfIl -.
figures have not yet been made public.
1t is an open question whether Atlanta
has not taken from her the coveted hon
or of second place. This will be settled
in a few days.
Nor have the figures for Nashville
been announced, nor those for Jackson
Vile or Dallas. All the others are in,
though, and show the following order
OF position:
HOW THEY WILL RANK.
New Orleans, S5g,075.
Atlanta, 1889.
Second anu r.-ird places belong to
Atlanta and Memphis, it is believed,
beyond a doubt. But who can tell? Bir-
mingham may run away with third
place and put Nashville and Memphis
further down the line.
Fourth place will belong to one of
lnSSe three.
One or them will get NTH place.
How will that order be? Nobody
knows. The figures for Birmingham,
1859, alone have come in. BirminS-
ham, third from the bottom ten years
ago, may the third from the top this
year.
Richmond has a strong claim on fifth
place, and though the probability is not
strong may top both Memphis and
Nashville when those cities are an
nounced, and carry away fourth place.
San Antonio will probably come next;
though Dallas will beyond any doubt run
II close for the place.
1t is rumored, however, that Jack
sonville will show an enormous increase.
Fort Worth will probably come last.
as 1t did in 1900. All these cities, ex-
cept the biggest ones, are taken at ran
dom among the south's larger places.