Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-30
SMALL CITIES CROW BEST
Analysis Of Census Returns FsvorS
Communities Under $4,000.
GENERAL TENDENCY INDICATED
Population OF sixtY-Three Towns over
Twenty-Five Thousand Officially
AnnOunced-FOur over -Four
Hundred Thousand.

WASHINGTON. Aug 20.-Careful. though
unofficial analysis OF the returns from the
thirteenth census on cities thus far an
nounced, reveals the fact that the increased
rate OF urban growth for the last decade
over that OF 1890, to 1900. has been confined
largely to places having a population of less
than $1,000. While universally there has been
a healthy increase, In a large majority OF
cities exceeding $1,000 the rate OF the pre-
vious decade has not been maintained. In
no instance, so far, has an actual loss of
population been shown, and present com
PARSONS are only on the rate Of growth.
Up to date the population OF sixty-three
cities Of more than 5000 has been officially
announced. These are somewhat more than
one-fOurth of the estimated total number
Of such cities in the country, and presum-
ably the figures on them are fairly indi-
cative OF the general tendency
The announcements so far made, cover
four cities Of more than 10000 people. They
are:
st. Louis with 6S7,O2O, or an increase Of
1874 per cent, as compared with an increase
lof NS per cent, as shown by the census OF
lSO0 for the previous ten years; PittsburE
with 5S3,9O5, or an increase of I6.2 per cent
as against an increase OF 202 per cent, as
compared with 31.S per cent; Buffalo with
4S5,715, an increase OF 20.2 per cent, as COM
pared with as per cent in 1900 and De-
ltroit, with 466,766. an increase Of So per cent,
as compared with 3s.s per cent, ten years
ago.
Even with the superb gain made by the
Michigan metropolis the average for the
four big cities, which was 800 per cent,
was about 31s per cent below their aver
age for 1900, when the average was S3G
per cent Without the aid of Detroit the
rate Of increase would have been less
than 20 per cent. or 1s per cent. below the
mean Increase OF the preceding decade
BETTER Average for Medium Cities.
A decidedly better average Is shown for
the nine cities whose population ranges be-
tween 100000 and 10000.
These are: Denver, with 21sSS1; ST. Paul
2147H; Providence 224.S2e; Kansas CITY
24SsS1; Jersey City, 267779; Washington
SSl.oS9: Newark. Sl7,46e; Cincinnati, 364,fcS
and Milwaukee with 373S57. For this
: group the average growth amounted to
s3S, as compared with an increase of q
, per cent. In the 1S90-19O0 epoch But this
high average is due In a large measure
to the exceptional showing made by Dem
yer and Kansas City, two Of the smaller
cities OF the class Denver scored a growth
OF almost 60 per cent, as compared with
little more than Is per cent. for the
! previous ten years. and Kansas City almost
81 per cent as against less than "a pei
cent in the earlier decade. With the
Colorado and Missouri cities eliminatei
from both epochs, the average for 100
) would be $3.50. while that for 1910 would
BIO us, an increase of less than 1 per cent
! II ony the four cities of between 10000
, and 100000 are considered. there is
\ slight falling off In the average growth.
The mean for the ten cities of between
10000 and 1905 Is favorable to the 1sso1Oot
t period to the extent OF almost 4 per cent
( the average for 1900 being s5.7 per cent and
that for 1900. 80 per cent. But notwith-
3 standing this general falling off. the rate
a OF growth was more evenly maintained In
: this than in any other class. There were
not so many extremes Atlanta, with 154SS
I and its Y per cent increase, led the list FOL
n 1910, but for present purposes this rate was
e almost balanced by Toledos 81 per CEN
, gain in 1900.
: Oklahoma CIty'a Gain Abnormal.
The advantage also was with 1sO
in the twenty-one places Of from 5000
to 100000 the average gain being 4ls pei
cent as against 1919 in 1910. 1t should b,
p ONPAoAANNt hOWVNNAt ehaN OhiahOhla OitS
and Schenectady, N. Y, have been ex
cluded from this calculation because of the
abnormal increase in both.
From the 5000 to $1,000 grade Muskogee
: Okl., and Flint Mich, are eliminated fol-
the same reasons that Oklahoma City anc
Schenectady are taken out of the 5000 L
100000 class. Because of their high figures
they would run the average up to an un
wonted extent. But even without them thu
showing is altogether in favor of the las
census. OF the cities of this class there ar,
nineteen. With Flint and Muskogee out tn,
mean growth is almost 4s per cent while
: the increase for the same PLACES in 1890
1900 was rs per cent. OF these nineteen
cities, thirteen are in the west, five In the
east and one in the southern states. OF tbs
entire number only East Orange, Battle
Creek. Colorado Springs and Davenport
failed TO make as large a percentage as ir
: 1900. but as only one OF these indicated 9
gain for this decade OF less than SO pei
: cent the falling away was only relative.
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: Woman Killed in street Car Accident
: FORT DODGE, Ia, Aug. 29.-(Special)-
Mrs. p. M. Dowd, injured week ago Satur
day in a street car accident died Saturday
afternoon. When the motorman and con
ductor left the car to attend a live wir,
. found in the street. defective brakes lei
i, the car run down an incline. In a panic
Mrs. Dowd and daughter tried to get of
and were hurled to the pavement. A
; fractured skull proved fatal to Mrs. Dowd
; The daughter will recover. The car never
left the track and no others were hurt
Woman Fatally Burned.
= oDEBoLT, Ia, Aug. 2s.-(specIai )-rMrs
u 6 McEarland- an aged and well knnr1r