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of course, a truism, but truisms often need reiteration and fresh 
emphasis. 
Potentialities of Brooklyn 
Perhaps there is no better way to estimate the capacity of 
Brooklyn to support its scientific and educational institutions than 
to quote its own statements of its resources, as compared with those 
of other cities. The following information has recently been 
published in Brooklyn, the weekly bulletin of the Chamber of 
Commerce. 
Brooklyn, with over 2,200,000 population, is the third largest 
urban community in the United States, being exceeded only by 
Greater New York, of which Brooklyn is a part, and’ by Chicago. 
During the first six months of 1928 fifteen new banking offices 
were opened in Brooklyn and the total resources of all of Brook- 
lyn’s banks increased by $641,366,572, bringing the total to more 
than $7,500,000,000. 
In the five year period (1923-1928) deposits on hand in Brook- 
lyn Savings Banks have approximately doubled, and from Sep- 
tember 1927 to September 1928 the amount of these deposits in- 
creased from over $936,000,000 to over $1,029,000,000. 
The average weekly factory earnings in September 1928, were 
$29.98, a figure not surpassed in over five years. 
Brooklyn inhabitants support over 100 theatres with a seating 
capacity greater than the population of the entire State of Nevada. 
It is conservatively estimated that the people of Brooklyn spend 
annually not less than $25,000,000 for admissions to theatres. The 
assessed valuation of fe theatres 1s $50,000,000. 
A recent speaker before the Brooklyn Rotary Club has called 
attention to the following facts: 
The population of Brooklyn is greater than the combined popu- 
lations of Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and 
Wyoming. Since 1910 (the year the Botanic Garden was es- 
tablished). it has added an average of 3,200 people each month 
to its population. 
Brooklyn educates in its public schools each year as many 
pupils as Baltimore, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and San 
Francisco. It has over 38 per cent. of all the pupils in Greater 
New York, while Manhattan has less than 36 per cent. 
