The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Facts About Two States.
New York Compared With California
on the Basis Of Figures.

To THE New York HERALD: read
with great interest the Facts About
Four States by Archie Rice. and ac-
cepting and amplifying his figures. which
were in no way adverse to California
as compared to New York. I find that
they seem to indicate the following
facts:
New York State has 1.76 times as
many producing farms as California
New York State Is so amply equipped
with public telephones that only 5s per
cent. Of ite families require them In
their homes, while 76 per cont. Of Cali
fornia families require them.
New York State has only II per cent.
OF Its houses electrically wired. while
California has "a per cent. but In this
computation O New York apartment
building. housing in luxury more people
than would populate fifty square miles
of California territory to its present
average density. counts as only one
house. while herInit's hut in the Sierra
Nevadas, counting also as one house,
has an equal effect on the percentage.
Each mile Of New York States eff
Client railroad lines serves 3.42 times as
many people as does each mile Of Cali
fornia's lines.
New York State has 4.62 times the
mileage of standard highway to the
square mile that California has.
In New York State individuals live
on the average 3.15 times as near each
other as do those OF California, hence
California has and requires As times
as many motor vehicles as New York
State and the wear and tear due to
long distances travelled over highways.
standard. and the resulting excessive
consumption Of gasoline must perturb
the Golden State dweilers.
Furthermore. passing beyond Mr..
Rice's figures. New York city is by no
means all there is Of New York State.
AS compared in population with other
States New York State Is larger than
the smallest eighteen States.
New York city is larger than the
smallest thirteen States.
New York State outside Of New York
States.
New York States second city. Buffalo,
Is larger than any one Of the smallest
nine States.
New York States third city. Roches-
ter, is larger than any one of tho small
est three States.
New. York state has eight cities
larger than the smallest State.
New York States largest city is more
than seventy-two times as large as the
smallest State and the entire State Is
more than 1874 times as large. her Sec
ond city is more than six times as large
and her third city nearly four times as
large and her fourth city more than
twice as large.
In population New York city IL 5S.177
larger than California. Oregon and the
State of Washington combined. and the
State outside of New York city is larger
by 554,929 than California and Oregon
combined.
New York States population exceeds
the combined total Of all the eleven
States west OF Minnesota, Nebraska.
Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas. namely.
Arizona, California. Colorado. Idaho,
Montana. Nevada. New Mexico. Oregon.
Utah, Washington and Wyoming. with
tho city Of Oriahn added. and still has
1926 surplus. within ono Of enough to
make city like Santa BE. which has
1926.
New York State commends the
achievements Of the Pacific States. but
no present inhabitant Of them will live
to greet the Empire State as the former
champion.
believe my foregoing computations
to be correct Should there by mis-
chance be an error I apologize In ad-
vance to the State or person suffering
injustice thereby or therefrom.
JAMES PILLOW.