The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15
FEW To SUPPLY FOOD
FOR THE MULTITUDE
Concentration of People in
Cities Blamed for High
Cost of Living,
NEED MORE TERMINALS
Serious Problems Face Rail
road Managers; Treasury
Holds Big Gold Supply.
NEED MORE TERMINALS
BY PRESTON c. ADAMS,

BY Leased Wire 10 Inc Irpu1''
NEW YORK. Oct. ii.-That the in
crcasins cost OF living IS very serious
factor In the worlds business may not
be gairsaid All sorts OF reasons are
given Tor 1.-THE trusts, railroad freight
rates the development OF the cold stor-
age business all are blamed for IL II
ihis phenomenon OF high prices were To-
called IL might be that some OF these
causes was AT the root but as IL is @ no!
localized. but is worldwide. some general
cause applying 10 the whole world must
be sought.
This may be found in the fact that
tie census reports OF all the sreat
countries show a constant and steady
flow OF population 10 the cities III thIs
country since 1900 tho increase IN urban
population for the entire country mas
been at the rate OF 2i.0 per cent. and oi
the rural Ill per cent In no state
has the urban population failed TO show
an increase Of more than 10 per cent
since 1900, and In six states II was more
than 100 per cent, while III seven states
there has been a decrease in the rural
popnlation. The same Is true or all the
great European countries.
In other words, In 1880 30 out or every
loo of our population lived in the cities.
In 1910 the number was 80. In 1880. 81
men out Of every 100 were producing
food and tho other necessaries which
como from tho land while in 1910 only
81 men ID the 100 were SO producing.
In England. Germany and France the
same Showing Approximately is made In
these figures may be found tho solution
of the problem. How this tendency Is
so be overcome Is an entirely different
question.
Gigantic Railroad Problems.
With a 500 00O. 600 passenger terminal
SIN uncomplcled, the New York Central
has proposed 10 the city OF New YORK
new West Side freight receiving and de-
iivcring plant. which viii cost ihe COM
pany SOS 900. 900 or more. Before II had
finished spending $il3.O00. 600 on its tun-
nels and passenger tern termna, mere, me me
at least three other terminal situations
OF similar nature. II OF somewhat
smaller proportions.
These two cases of vast outlay for slow
and uncertain returns are perhaps the
most Slaring I'm the country, but they are
only two among dozens now troupllnS
railroad men. Indeed it may be doubted
whether politicians or rate-reducers are
giving railroad managers Just the same
Keen sort Of anxiety as are the omnipres-
cnt needs OF more terminal spac" IN tue
cities. The need attests the growth or
the business. OF course but IL is uncom =
fortably expensive To satisfy IT.
The position OF the Pennsylvania IL
typical The completion Of the New
York undertaking was more beginning
than an end Of terminal questions. be
cause " not only awakened civic amoi-
tiou elsewhere. but it also furnished an
all but answeTable argument against the
railroad Itself The Chicago problem.
thanks TO the fiat and open topography OF
the city. is In a fair way to be settled
Chicago terminal expansion is chiefly a
matter OF spending money with ordinary
care and n fairly certain result in prop
ertv and usefulness. But Philadelphia
is already ClamoriuG for a new terminal
with electric motor power and everything
rise that art and nature can add while
Pittsburg is lmpatienuy awaiting her
turn 10 be heard.
Both In Philadelphia and Pittsburg any
plan Will mean vast expenditure, with the
pocuniaTy returns tagging behind. but in
neither is IL merely q question OF expen-
diture. The financial aspect vs. grave
enough and engineering and local geo.
rraphy stili eravcr difficulties. but added
10 all these veXations are broad questions