The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-27

hsashiongton, Sept. Pin consider
ma TIL list of foreign cities in the
table given above Ii is essential 20
note the difference in dates. Whl.-
Berlin Ia 1906 had a smaller popula-
ton than Vienna IN 1909. II is fig
uIed by Experts that Berlin now is
the larger. Moreover. Berlin was ex-
tensIye suburbs which have grown
very rapidly The smaller figure Civ
Ell for London represents TIT county
of London. whereas the larger figure
is for the jurisdiction over which the
London police system extends aud IL
several limits greater than London
proper. The CITY Of London is
merely a all area In the heart OF
the metropolis.
The figures given IN the table for
Paris and Berlin are census figures,
for tie other foreign cities more or
less official estimates The estl
mates for London were made by thp
registrar generals office. as of tie
middle OF the year 1909 the popula.
lion OF Greater London being OBJ
tanned by adding to the figures for
London proper the so-called "ouief
ring"
Only nine cities In the world have
populations exceeding million and
half Three are In the United
States 80 nation other tsan thf
United states has more tran single
city of such size
Th continent Of Europe embraces
four annnrtionoa to Grance. Germany.
Austria and Russia One the great
est ar al the great cities, IS the CAP
ita 0f fhi tight litie isle than
stands like am Outpost where ihn ola
world locks across 20 fae new Asia
With ts ancieut civilization colt
tins TIE remiuins ei'T q tan group
THUS tta'cersus peaks ihe rs liza
ton of the prophecy tina westward
the course of enDire takes I.s wal
ln luniri yealseYen p decades
if one wishes to eef down % closer
fqpr three Wi4 cities 9i Amari-
en- have oushHG to flYalfs amous go
commercial dnaIeial mad social cs1-
'tirs cf EUrone. behind Bhiea sh CEN
turls of utilization AMI ri 'ie egril-
development nat makes - Hout
Rhat i0aaY AHf fH wo q
caGea mora sr litjf l9asef ihe
w0g Hetopa # iael 10 De at
ithe gateway 70 the United States,
Wi lie. By tic same token The second
city o. The world may within the
same peri0d, be found skirling the
lower western shores OF Lake Micni-
gam Tie time may come when Chi
eago viii top tho list Of the worlds
4 greatest cities
+ For great many years, however.
probably throughout the life Of liYins
generations, New York VII be the
most populous center Of the new
world. ii not OF tue world as = whole
The reason the experts believe this
TO be the fact, they say, Is that New
York is the great port OF entry fDl
the millions of immigrants Who ara
helping 10 add 10 The nations nopu
ation A great percentage Of the
immigrants landing IN New Yrrk
stick there IN the race for suprem
acy this is the great advantage which
lt'c FIRST city. Of the continent has oven
iall It's rivals.
Some facts uial are dry on their
face are really dIamai. u their bear
ling on the changing tide Of popula'
/ ton from east to west There must
be limit to the growth Of all cities
After many years centuries, 50 far
as the old world centers are concern
ed- there comes time when the
percentage ot growth III population
liends to decline
Even In tais country. where the
growiny ntocese has hnen moss rapid,
greatest cities are Of tie past For
many years however. they niay be OK
pected 70 exceed those Of the large
EnroneAn cities london alreadt has