Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-03

Nttbnh idiRtot w tnc Woflu Is now
the second largest Italian city, the
largest Yiddish speaking city, and
that less than one-ffth OF its popula.
ton is accounted for by persons
born OF American parents arc some
OF the interesting facts made public
by the completion of a census OF
races and languages. The figures
give the city an Italian population
OF $4,000 an increase Of 302,7l7 in
the last ten years, thus making II
larger than Rome or Genoa, and
second only to Naples The largest
single group is that from the Rus
sian Empire with total of 724,ll2
an increase of 4i6,420 in the last de-
cade. These figures make New
York the third largest Russian city
in the country with a population
larger than that OF Odessa, and equal
TO about half that OF ST. Petersburg.
Yiddish was given as the mother
tongue by l,2o5,000 persons and less
than ~ per cent OF the total popula-
ton is made up OF native whites Of
native parents. Ireland is represent
ed by 502,308 persons, a decrease Of
10000 in the last decade. The fig
ures throughout show a marked fall
ing off in immigration from the
countries Of northwestern Europe
and much greater increase from
southeastern Europe. In terms Of
percentage New York's population
in 1910 was 1872 per cent British;
1919 per cent Russian birth or par
entage; 1874 per cent German; lilo
per cent Italian; S.35 per cent Aus
tro-Hungarian; l97 per cent Scan
dinavian; l3.4o per cent of mixed
foreign or mixed native parentage;
1888 per cent native whites of native
parentagc; 1872 per cent negro and
10 per cent colored Altogether
New York may well lay claim to out
ranking all other cities SO far as a
polyglot population is concerned.
Sugar Sidelights.
An interesting sidcligh, brought
out in connection with the Sugar
Trust case now under prosecution
here is the revelation that one OF the
ambitious plans of Henry O. Have
meyer in the days when he domin-
ated the great corporation was TO
secure control OF the beet sugar in
dustry OF the country. Havemcyer
probably was one of the first men in
the country, aside from DR. Harvey
NV. Wiley who conducted the gov
[ernmcnts early experiments in beet
Iculture. TO realize that the United
States was capable of producing
from its own soil all the sugar con
sumed in the country. With his
Customary foresight he set about ac-
|quiring an interest in the struggling
beet sugar plants then in existence
land secured the ownership OF as
much MS so per cent OF the stock OF
a few companies. The industry
grew so rapidly however and was
financed so largely by local capital
Ithat he was unable TO maintain his
hold upon it. With Havemeyer's
death the policy Of the Trust was
changed and IL proceeded to dispose
Of its stock holdings in beet sugar
(plants as rapidly as possible. Az the
Epresent time the Trust and the beet
industry, the latter scattered among
independent holders, are arrayed in
sharp antagonism to each other on
opposite sides OF the tariff issue
raised by the free sugar bill. While
the beet growers and manufacturers
are fighting the bill, believing that j,
would wipe out their industry, the
Trust is advocating il for the very
same reason, holding that the de-
struetion OF the domestic industry
would give them undisputed control
Of the American market A peculiar
feature of the present alignment IS
that Horace Hayemeyer, sop Of the
founder Of the refining truS, is bit
terly opposing the latter organiza-
ton and has cast in his lot with the
sugar beet industry
What 10 a Defcit1
That large part of what is now
designated as second class mail mat
ter was at one tisae in the history
OF the country carried free is an in
teresting fact which has been brought
No light here in the discussion which
Is going on among the great pub
fishing interests concerning the pro-
posal to double the rate on second
class postage. This state OF affairs