The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
CERMAnY RACES
u. s. IN CENSUS
Contest Is In Citi3S From 1OO.-
900 TO 100000 Population
AMERICA LEA0S SLIGHTLY.

Forty nine Here Pass First Mark,
While kaiser's Empire Shows Forty
six at Least and Seven Above Half
Million as Against Eight Yankee
Rures-Eerlin Over 100000
Vast as the United States is and re-
markable as the increase in its city
population mas been in recent years. IL
is certain now that the census to be
taken in December in the German en-
pire will show that there is very
pretty race going ON between the Unit
ed States and Germany in the number
and growth of cities over the 100000
limit. 1t is a much more doubtful con
test than Americans SUPPOSE 1T can be-
OF course the American lead is de-
cisive in cities of the greatest size.
This country has one over 4,766,0O0 In
population, another over ,, $4,000 and
a third above l.549,OO0 Germany has
only one city of more than 100000
population, that single giant being Ber-
lin, with about 100000 residents.
But when the comparison comes
down to cities of 100000 and upward
the race grows close at once. There
are eight American cities above that
mark, five of them larger than Cleve-
land and two-Baltimore and Pittsburg
smaller. Germany has seven in all
probe bility.
German Cities Gain Rapidly.
There were five above 100000 in
1905, when the latest census of the
German empire was taken, and it is
pretty certain that Berlin, Hamburg,
Munich. Dresden and Leipzig have
since then been joined 10y Breslau and
Cologne.
There is no doubt about Breslau.
That city had 47O.90I inhabitants five
years ago, and it had gained more than
$4,000 from 1900 TO 1908. Cologne
lacked over 1000 of half million in
1905. but ii had gained more than
$4,000 in five years. and its increase in
the last five years has probably been
$4,000 or more,
1t is in the class of cities from 100,-
600 up TO 100000 that Germany makes
the closest race with the United States
The census returns in this country
have not been published for three or
four cities which are doubtless above
the 100000 limit. but only one or two
are really uncertain. Portland. Ore,
and Seattle have gone past the 100,-
600 limit. and it is almost as certain
that Oakland. Cal. is also beyond that
mark.
In that case there are forty-nine cit
les in the United States which have
more than 100000 population. There
would be tifty-one if it had not been
discovered that st. Joseph. Mo-, had
padded the returns shamelessly ten
years ago and was far below the 1O0.-
600 mark then as well as now and If
Allegheny had not been annexed to
Pittsburg.
kaiser's Land Keeps Pace.
Germany is close to that number. 1t
had forty-one cities beyond the 100000
limit five years ago, and since then
five. Ii is almost certain. have passed
up into the 100000 class. Five years
ago Erfurt had nearly $4,000 inhab-
itants, Muhhausen and Augsburg over
$4,000 each and Mainz more than 81.
coo.
The last named city, furthest of this
group from 100000 in 1905. had gained
about 1000 in five years and was go
ing ahead at an increasing rate. Mum
ster. in Prussia, had only 81 .46S resi-
dents in 1905, but there Is not much
doubt that it is past 100000 now. be-
cause that old city had gained nearly