The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
center OF
POI P0SPSSlA1|0N
Left Ohio, Jumped Over
Indiana and Landed
in Illinois
ACCORDING TO CENSUS DOCTOR
Something 3 About Chicago
Drainage Canal.
Increase of Operations of
Trust Companies and
& High Standard
ACCORDING TOCENSUS DOCTOR
sOf Managemcnt-Largc Amount of
Money Spent by Knights Tcmplars
and Others I'm Recent visit.
BY United Press Wire.

BY United Press Wire.
Chicago, Aug. l6-The center of popu
lation of the United States has NOV
ed westward from Ohio. cleared Indi-
ana with a jump and landed in Ill-
noise unless the census bureau experts
are mistaken. Between 1890 and 1900
the population center then down in
Ohio changed less than during the 100
years preceding. The change landed
II at point i'm Ohio in hickory
grove miles southeast OF Columbus,
Ind. To reach Illinois IL will have to
move some 20 miles but it exceeded
that distance in the decade between
1850 and 1860 when II left the vicinity
Of Parkersburg, West Virginia, to
roost 20 miles south of Chillicothe, o.
The "Star of empire" has marched due
westward since it got its start in 1870
east OF Baltimore about % miles. BY
1910 Il was 40Nniles northwest of Wash
mgton, ID c. BY 1920 II was near Wood
stock. Va. and then the migrations to
western states began to move the CEN
Ter westward into West Virginia at
lively clip In 1880 the theoretical or
rather mathematical center was in
southern Ohio. only s miles southwest
Of Cincinnati. Just where the next
census and those 10, 20 and so years in
the future will locate that population
center is q matter OF keen interest to
southern and western states. Re
markable srowth of population in the
southwest and west are shown by the
present census. During the last two
weeks figures for Texas have been
made pubic, and they show that coun
ties that ten years ago were sparcely
settled now have from $1,000 to 25,-
600 population each. The remarkable
increase IN the population in Okla
homa must also be taken into consid-
Grafton in a speculation as to where
the center of population is likely TO
Eight" But there have been large
increases in population in the east
particularly in the larger cities.
Failure TO complete the Chicago
drainage canal to ship canal depth
and TO keep the channel clear of sedi-
ment has become a menace both to the
cfty's health and lake traffic, according
IL the latest arraignment of the Board
Of Sanitary Trustees. According to
Henry H. Walker of the Chicago
River Imp ovemcnt Association, sound
ings show the main drainage canal
is only two feet deep in certain spots
twenty te,. from the shore line-Rnd
that one Cross section has an average
depth of only nine feet The drain
age canal has cost nearly $50 OOO,0OO
today and must cost Sl5,O0O,OOO moro
TO complete. "his report states. "Why
not complete the canal and give the
people full value of their investment?
During the past four and one-half
Years Chicagos great drainage pro-
tect has been brought TO standstlll'
at enormous financial loss, to enable
the trustees TO fulfill ante-electlon
pledges to voters of outlying districts
n. II. Mccormick is the head OF the
present trustees: city officials and sell
hsh and mercenary business interests
Are persuading him and his associates
kittingly or unwittingly to ignore the
law. Yet officials of the city OF
chicago. instead of Joining with the
United States government in the pro-
lection Of the people, have indorsed
the drainage podru III "' VI 80
dus schemes. Last August, when base
nents were filed with sewage ana
three lives were lost, the health COM
,,,ssioners stated as follows rms
has been going on for ten years and
dee nothing ahead for the next ten
wears TO alter conditions" Due SAM
tation through the present dralhas'
canal means so much ample navigator
fkr the Chicago river without extra cos
In such due sanitation, therefore
nav ne found the solution not only
n,,o,sc,ian for life and property pu
also OF restoration OF Chlcagos los
cbmmerce." Meanwhile milwaukee
busyIng itself providing a harDor "hicl
v,,i leave Chicago far in the rear II
the matter of lake shipping
Tha In ,rease of eastern trusts
a,aatern institutions as under the WI
~ the late Chief Justice Fuller ot III
supreme court which named enc
aro trust company is looked upon
sicnificant of the future OF western
s,nancial institutions. The will
chief Justice Fuller named Chicag
lawyer ana the meichah'S io
Trust Company as co-trustees' IN
estate is valued at approximately VI,
100000 1t Is interesting to note ina
much the same disposition was mad
OF the property by the distinguish
turist as was done by Marshall Field
also chose the same trust company
one orga ,ized in the early days OF tn
oily and run on the same conser
vative lines from the first. The grow
ing favor Of trust companies has bee
the subject OF much comment be
cause Of the action of Justice Fulle
In naming his counselor and trui
company 10 act jointly. Commentin
ohA this fiie Ecoiomist said: "A trui
cxhpAmfs highest function IL 10 dl'
charge It's duties faithfully and SAFE