Show J TO STEM STEH THE TIiE THEOF TIDE OF CIT GROWTH NEW YORK TORK Nov 28 New 28 New York City's committee on conge congestion Uon of at has addressed to the conference of state tate governors to be held in Louisville Ky beginning Wednesday a request that methods of distributing population be betaken taken up for consideration n. n In the opinion of the committee no question JO V urgently requires r simultaneous ous action by the various varlo states states' as problem of adopting means to stern stem tho tide of population Overcrowding Overcrowd Overcrowd-j ing it is urged exacts exacts-a a heavy toll toU Jn iu disease and find de deth th nd private initiative is inadequate to stem stern the flood In pointing out that tl there ore is an uneconomic un tin- economic drift to the cities the committee commit commit- tee sa says s 's in part Whereas in 1900 there were In the United States cities with a population of or more there are this year at least cities In that tha t class the their r total population being approximately The population of ot these cities mes since 1900 Increased per cent nearly three and one half times as rapidly as the rural population |