The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-09
new YORK IS
WORLDS GREAT
P0LYc0T CITY
Has Greater Italian Population Than
Rome and is Second Only
to Naples

SctoHu idFEeSt III the world Is now
the second largest Italian city, the
largest Yiddish speaking city. and
that less than one-ffth of its popu.
lation is accounted for by persons
born OF American parents are some
| OF the interesting facts made public
by the completion of a census of
races and languages. The figures
give the city an Italian reputation
|of 5s2,o64 an increase OF 302.717 in
me last ten wears, thus making it
larger than Rome or Genoa, and sec.
ond only to Naples. The largest
single group is that from the Rus
sian empire with total OF 724.112
an Increase OF AGA in the last
decade, 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 1855, 900 per-
sons and less than twenty per cent
of the total population Is made up
of native whites of native parents.
Ireland is represented by sos
persons, decrease of 10000 in the
LAST decade. The figures throughout
show a marked falling off in immi-
grafton from the countries Of north
western Europe and a much greater
increase from southeastern Eu ~ope.
In terms OF percentage New York S
population in 1910 was 1872 per
cent British; 1913 per cent Russian
birth or parentage; l2,74 percent
German; 11.16 percent Italian;
SS35 per cent Austro-lIungarian.
l.97 per cent Scandinavian; 1349
per cent of mixed foreign or mixed
native parcntage; 1888 percent ma
tive whites OF native parentage;
1872 per cent negro and l3 per cent
colored Altogether New York may
we'll lay claim to outranking all
other cities 50 far as polyglot popu-
lation is concerned
Havcmey2r Had Foresight.
An interesting sidelight brought
out in connection with the Sugar
Turst case now under prosecution
here is the revelation that one of the
ambitious plans of Henry o. Have
meyer in the days when he dominat-
ed the great corporation was to Sc
cure control Of the beet sugar indus
try of the country Havemeyer prob
ably was one of the first men in the
country, aside from Dr. Harvey w.
Wiley who conducted the govern
ment's early experiments in beet
culture, 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
aud secured the ownership of as
much as fifty percent of the stock of
few companies. The industry grew
so rapidly however. and was financed
50 largely by local capital that he
was unable to maintain his hold
upon 1t. With Havemeyer's death
the policy of the trust was changed
and it proceeded to dispose of its
stock holdings In beet sugar plants
as rapidly as possible At the pres
ent time the trust and the beet in
dustry, the latter scattered among
independent holders, are arrayed in
sharp antaeOnsm 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
it would wipe out their industry,
the trust is advocating 1t for the
very same reason, holding that the
dest ruction OF the domestic industry
would give them undisputed control
OF the American market. A peculiar
feature OF the present alignment Is
that Horace Havemeyer, son Of the
founder of the refining trust, Is BIT
terly opposing the latter organiza-
ton and has cast his lot with the
sugar beet industry.
Must Dress Pictures.
Oil paintings, statues and all
other portrayals of the coumtry's
great men must now be kept up to
date in their style of clothing, &C
cording to decision OF the Munich
pal Art Commission which has set
all New York laughing, and at the
same time opened the way to a move
ment which may bring the price OF
old masters within the reach OF the
emptiest purse, This surprising
situation has been brought about by
the action of the Commission in or