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Show RACE STATISTICS IN SOUTH ; CAROLINA. I ( A now census bullotin presents ' some highly Interesting facts concom- H ing the olatlvo status of the whites M, nnd blacks in South Carolina The Palmetto State Is the homo of no mm fewer than 835,813 negroes, while tho WM whites number only G70.162. Efcn.ln aB Charleston the blacks outnumber tho fB whites. .11.050 to 27,701. Charleston S has. therefore, a smaller population, S exclusive of those of African descent, jH than Woonsockot, for example From IjB the- point of view, however, of tho tmW white man the situation is distinctly Mmv. encouraging. In 1S90 the number "of iMWt. negioes In the city was 30,070; In W 1900 there had been only a slight lu. croase, to r.1,522; in 1910 an actual decrease de-crease was note!, to 31.05G. Moan-while Moan-while the whites have Increased from 23,919 to 27.7C4. and It Is expected that when the next decennial enumeration enum-eration is made the blacks will be In the minority. Chnr'oston is becoming more nnd more of a manufacturing city, and It Is fair to. suppose that tho expansion of Its productive Industries will be ?jlven nn impetus to the development de-velopment of Its white population , In tho state as a wholo the whites v arc likowlse gaining on the other race. ., In 1890 the vorcontage of whites was 40.1; of blacks. 59 S. In 1900 the fig- tires were 4nres were 41.C to 5S.1, and j In 1910. 44.8 to 55.2. In tho ten years from 1900 to 1910 tho whites gained 21.S per cent, the blacks only G.Sper cent. From these figures It Is ovldont that, barring the unexpected, unexpect-ed, the whites will overtake tho blacks before tho twentieth century Is greatly advancod. If the rate of growth of tho two races since 1900 should remain constant till 1920 the whites In that year would number 1,-007,552 1,-007,552 and the blacks only 953,352. Providence Journal. |