The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
BIRMINGHAM's GROWTH

Ills of Alabama. is most fattering ant
 shows a most remarkable growth on the
 part of that city which is less than c
 able in that 1t exceeds the growth of any other city in the south. The Item con. graduates the Magic City on the mag
 nificent showing made and wishes for 1t continued prosperity.
 Mobile Register: Birmingham easily leads all the cities in the United States in percentage of increase of population during the last decade-exceeding even the estimates made by hopeful Birming- ham people The total population is given at eS5 in 1910, and SS,415 in 19OO the percentage of increase being 245.4 the highest percentage of any city here tofore being schenectads's 1299. As is well known, a very considerable amount of this increase of population is due to the absorption of neighboring territory with the towns situated thereon, but Bir- mingham city proper has made great growth and, we think, would, unaided by annexation, have shown a percentage of increase equal to the most vigorous of the cities. All indications are that Bir- mingham is to be one of the great cities of the country.
 Atlanta Georgian: The city of Birming- ham is to be congratulated on it's re- markabe census showing. breaking as it does all records so far for percentage -f~ 1f
 Having only 3s,4l5 at the last enumera- ton. it now records an increase of 94.270, and total population of 132.6S5, its rate of increase being 245.4 per cent. It thus has more than tripled it's size.
 This unparalleled growth Is due In a large measure to Birmingham's recently annexed territory, which includes the suburban towns of Ensley. Pratt City, North Birmingham. Avondale. Woodlawn and East Lake.
 Greater Birmingham now covers an area of 42 square miles. It Is, however, all one continuous community, and this community, situated in a narrow valley develop In a comparatively narrow strip instead of outward equally in every di- rection, as is possible with most cities.
 Atlanta, rejoicing in it's own astound- ing census showing, rejoices also in the splendid showing of its sister city. It re- joices in its own growth first and then 1t freely rejoices at every evidence of southern prosperity. wherever 1t may be found.
 Several months ago the Georgian pre- dicted that the 1910 census would serve as tremendous advertisement for the south, and such 1t is proving to be, for every additional announcement focuses anew the worlds gaze upon the south and what we are doing here.
 The souths population statistics are proving a revelation, and a still further revelation is in store when It's industrial and commercial statistics are announced
 Great is the 1910 census and great is the benefit the south will receive from it.
 Chicago Record Herald: We have al- ready called attention to the rapid growth mouth and Norfolk. Va. Yesterday it was reported that Richmond, Va, had made an increase of 50 per cent, and Birming- ham. Ala. an increase of 245 per cent.
 It Is clear that the south has been going some. and going all along the line is, historically considered, one of the most interesting cities in the country but it is not living on history. While it treasures it's many monuments of the past, 1t Is enthusiastically progressive. It's gain was from S5,050 to 127,62s.
 Birmingham, one of the newer manu- facutring centers, has fairly jumped ahead. It had only sS.415 people in 1900, and 1t has 132S65 now. It has passed Richmond and very many other cities, has leaped over one or more classes and given the fastest growers something to think of
 These records have much more~ than there Is a really remarkable record to be reported for the south as a whole. Evi- dently we have entered upon new era of southern development.
 Nashville Banner: The jump in popula from 3s,415 to 132,ss5, shows a mervelous progress for that epterprising Alabama city. The increase of 245.4 per cent in a decade will surpass that of other cities except, perhaps, some of the western cities that have been populated main- ly within the last ten years Birming- ham has profited greatly by the vast iron interests that have been developed in its vicinity and is on the highway to further growth and advancement.
 Atlanta Constitution: The entire south has a just pride in the fact that Bir- mingham, a southern city, has broken the record set thus far in the federal census for rate of increase in the popula- ton of municipalities.
 The Iron City shows a present .popula- ton of 12, ,6s5, an increase of 245.4 per cent over the showing of 1900, putting it with in ,22,0OO of Atlanta.
 The gain is nothing less than phenom- enal. It Is explained, in part. by the policy of Birmingham in absorbing wide radius of suburbs.
 But that fact does not wholly account for the record growth of the Alabama metropolis. The true reason Is to be found in the unquestioned supremacy of Birmingham and its environs as the cen ter of the iron and steel industries of the southen states.
 Any city situated as Is this one, with a