Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-04-15 | Page 7 | Census Increase Not up to Normal

CENSUS INCREASE INCREASER I NOT UP TO NORMAL R Percentage F Falling ll ng B Behind hind Previous Previous' Decade Decad WASHINGTON April 15 A A revl review w of ot the population figures of of the dIe cities and towns thus far announced was made public today by the th census bureau ComI Comparative Comparative Com Com- I figures for of ot these pl places c s InI in inthe the thelast two last t two decades d show a decline of I 65 5 per cent in the percentage r t o of Increase a from 1910 to 1920 as compared with 28 I per cent gain during the preceding p decade The remaining twenty one places places' represent represent represent rep rep- resent cities or towns which were not ex existing a as separate communities in 1900 Up to and Including yesterdays yesterday's an announcement announcement announcement an- an the review showed an aggregate aggregate aggregate gate population of ot an increase of over 1910 or 21 9 per dent debt Falling off ort In the percentage of fot Increase In In Increase crease crease for the places announced was largely due to the cheer checK on Immigration tion which resulted from the world word war said Director Rog Rog of of the bureau Total immigration to the United States fore for the for the thelast last ten years ears showed a w decrease of 3 compared with the the preceding decade The recent ec Influenza epidemic e also pr probably bl had some effect in in retarding the natural increase of population Mr Rogers said