Show BIG INCREASE IN POPULATION A SURPRISE Washington Dec 10 With Ha Ito practically population as shown by today announcement by bythe bythe bythe the census bureau of oC the total population lotion lation the tho continental United States exceeded the advance estimate of the bureau to tho the extent of oC about 2100 Previous lo to the beginning of the tho thirteenth census the bureau express expressed ed cd tho the official opinion based on pre ious iotis increases that the aggregate would bo be Even Eon up I to last night It Il was sas not nol believed that It would greatly greath exceed 20 5 per cent whereas when tho the final tabulation was made it ii was vas found to lo lobe tobe tobe be 21 per cent giving IvIng a total Increase of Notwithstanding the tho rate of or in increase increase crease was greater than thun had been heen OX ex expected peeled it was vas smaller than that scored scared f d in lit any previous decade except that thal whim whon the Iho In Increase IncreaSe increase crease amounted to 20 7 per cent c n t Be rIc and 1570 the tho increase was por per cent c nL Tho The largest Increase ever shown in any n ten years earR was wa that hat of per cent between 1800 and 1810 Unquestionably it will be bo necessary nece necessary essary e to alter niter the basis of representation tation tallon in At the present rate of people pC to each mom memo member her ber of or tho the house hos the house would ron tain tam Ii members as against 92 at It Is tho thio general belief that this number would be unwieldy Even Eventt on at tt the rate of o 2200 10 as a basis the tho house would contain o talu members an Increase of oC 27 J |