Show california CLIMBING A SA SAN X FRANCISCO paper computes the present population of california at it if this is a correct estimate it shows a rate of increase almost beyond belief as it is certainly beyond precedent the census of 1880 g gave ave that state a population of not counting indians or chinese and for a states Stat els population to nearly double doable in the brief period of eight years is one of the possibilities requiring in figures to be accepted as a fact the same authority claims that with the same ratio of increase maintained maintain ej california will boast of a round two millions of people in 1890 when the next census is taken and it maintained will make our western neighbor a political factor equal to georgia michigan wisconsin or indiana and superior to all others except new york pennsylvania ohio illinois and perhaps missouri and texas at theto resent reseat time it only exceeds in its representation sen tation in Cong congress and the efel electoral toral college all the new england states except massachusetts arkansas delaware florida and west virginia ta in the south and oregon nevada colorado and nebraska in the west these havling from three to seven electors each while california has eight the present ratio of apportionment is one forbach for each and if this basis be maintained in 1890 and the population ioa holds out as stated our neighbor would hilve have thirteen members of con and perhaps another if lt the t tion remaining were consider abi ablai jump from six con congressmen gressmen to ean in one decade and during the rat nt olympiad the eyes ot of the politicians will be turned longingly to the golden state andl and will attract attention from them asne verr before perhaps it san francisco asks for the next D democratic national convention she will not ask in vain as she did the last time |