The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
FIGURES SHOW SO
PER Gent. gain
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State. and eliminating Danville and
those already mentioned. 1t is found
that Richmo nd has more people than
all thirteen of them combined.
Leaving out the county Of James
City, with the smallest population in
The State. Richmond has more people
than the aggregate population in 1900,
Of the twenty counties Of Alexandria,
Appomattox, Bath, Bland, Charles City,
Clarke, Craig, Greene, Highland, King
George, Middlesex, New Kent, Pow
hatan, Prince George, Richmond. stat
ford, surry, Warren. Warwick and
York.
Richmond is larger than any city in
the States Of West Virginia, North
Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, Texas or Oklahoma,
among Southern Commemorative
With the exception of Atlanta. which
has more than double Richmond's area,
and eliminating New Orleans and pos
sibly two Tennessee cities, Richmond
south of Washington, Baltimore,
Louisville and ST. Louis,
The largest city in Texas Is San
Antonio, with 96,6l4 people.
VIII De Satisfactory.
It is believed that there will be gem
eral satisfaction over Richmond's
growth. Mayor Richardson said last
night that the showing Is about what
he expected, while 1t has been gem
orally predicted for some time that
the figures would be between $4,000
and 10000 However, this was guess
work. or rather it was based on cir
crmstantial evidence, Census Super
visor c. Ridgeway Moore having pre-
served the secrecy of the grave. on
sentember - The mes-Dtspatch
nrinted statement to the effect that
the population would be 127,5Oo. nav
ing missed the mark by only 12s.
The census taking was prosecuted IN
Richmond with hearty cooperation
among the citizens. Led by the news
papers, there was general desire TO
helm the census man to secure COM
NOT rea ched In the regular rounds came
forward cheerfully and volunteered the
information required. EVERYWHERE
there was made manifest an earnest
desire to get counted and help Rlch-
mond. since it was recognized tnat
WITH cities. as with armies, In NUMBERS
there is strength. 49,
Mr.. Moore saw to 1t persohally tna,
every complaint was lnvestlsaeeo
thot every house was visited, many OF
them not only once, but many Tines
In only one or two instances WAS no
Obliged to invoke the aid OF the courts
lin compelling answers TO tHe An.eiios
ntories.
Fight for Manchester.
In the beginning there was some
doubt as to whether or not 1t woulu DO
practicable to secure the addiuon OIL lne
population of Washington WARD 70
that Of Richmond. After many years
of earnest effort, the citizens IN charge
of the movement for consolidation had
succeeded in complying with al "a. 40
legal requirements, and all was ready
hut the technical wedding of Manches-
ter with Richmond. But 1T was neces-
sary that a certain number of days
elanse between the election and the
time for the signing OF the formal de-
cree, so as to permit any citizen the
right OF contest, The earliest day on
which final action could be taken was
the one on which the census was to
begin. -
The proposition was advanced in
some quarters that lnasmuch as Judge
f. P. Christian, who had been desig-
mated to sit in matters connected with
consolidation, would not sign the de-
cree until after the actual census TAX
ling had been begun, 1t was posslble
that the new ward would not be count
| ed with the rest Of the city. Seeing
I this possibility, W. T. Dabney, OF the
Chamber Of commerce, went to WASH
| ington, and, with Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue Royal #, Cabell, former
postmaster OF Richmond. called on d.
rector Of the Census =. Dana Durand.
There the situation was explained, and
AN order was issued to Mr.. Moore that
III the annexation were complete by
noon he should make returns OF the
newly acquired territory. as Washing
ton Ward, Just as the other wards
were accounted for.
In New Territory.
OF course the census figures by wards
have not yet been announced, and some
time will probably elapse before they
are available. SO that the gain through
the consolidation with Manchester can
not yet be determined.
Rtchmond's ratio of increase exceeds
THAT OF Nortolk, which was ~ per cent,