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  OF 
  NEW 
  YORK 
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  somewhat 
  more 
  expensive 
  than 
  when 
  this 
  table 
  was 
  made, 
  these 
  

   figures 
  may 
  be 
  taken 
  at 
  f 
  85 
  and 
  $53, 
  although 
  such 
  costs 
  imply 
  

   small 
  developments 
  in 
  units 
  of 
  not 
  exceeding 
  about 
  500 
  horse- 
  

   power. 
  In 
  large 
  units 
  of 
  from 
  3000 
  to 
  5000 
  horsepower, 
  

   steam 
  power 
  may 
  be 
  developed 
  considerably 
  cheaper 
  than 
  this. 
  

   Nevertheless 
  it 
  is 
  still 
  true 
  that 
  steam 
  power 
  will 
  cost 
  more 
  than 
  

   water 
  power. 
  We 
  may 
  profitably 
  inquire 
  then 
  why, 
  with 
  so 
  much 
  

   undeveloped 
  water 
  power 
  in 
  the 
  State, 
  the 
  more 
  expensive 
  steam 
  

   power 
  has 
  developed 
  to 
  a 
  greater 
  extent 
  relatively 
  than 
  water 
  

   power. 
  

  

  Steam 
  power. 
  Let 
  us 
  consider 
  the 
  following 
  tabulation 
  of 
  steam 
  

   power 
  in 
  the 
  census 
  years 
  from 
  1900-1870, 
  inclusive, 
  in 
  the 
  States 
  

   of 
  Connecticut, 
  Massachusetts, 
  Rhode 
  Island 
  and 
  New 
  York 
  : 
  

  

  1900 
  1890 
  1880 
  1870 
  

  

  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  

  

  Connecticut 
  . 
  178,708 
  98,038 
  57,027 
  25,979 
  

  

  Massachusetts 
  579,110 
  355,226 
  171,397 
  78,502 
  

  

  Rhode 
  Island 
  115,876 
  85,327 
  41,335 
  23,546 
  

  

  New 
  York 
  677,219 
  537,447 
  234,795 
  126,107 
  

  

  Water 
  power. 
  The 
  following 
  tabulation 
  shows 
  the 
  development 
  

   of 
  water 
  power 
  in 
  the 
  census 
  years 
  1900-1870, 
  inclusive, 
  in 
  the 
  four 
  

  

  States 
  : 
  

  

  1900 
  1890 
  1880 
  1870 
  

   No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  No. 
  of 
  H. 
  P. 
  

  

  Connecticut 
  71,414 
  64,655 
  61,205 
  54,395 
  

  

  Massachusetts 
  187,848 
  159,787 
  138,362 
  105,854 
  

  

  Rhode 
  Island 
  29,035 
  27,258 
  22,240 
  18,481 
  

  

  New 
  York 
  368,456 
  233,795 
  219,348 
  208.256 
  

  

  Percentage 
  increase 
  of 
  steam 
  power. 
  The 
  following 
  tabula- 
  

   tion 
  shows 
  the 
  percentage 
  of 
  increase 
  of 
  steam 
  power 
  in 
  the 
  four 
  

   States 
  for 
  the 
  same 
  period 
  : 
  

  

  Connecticut 
  . 
  . 
  

   Massachusetts 
  

   Rhode 
  Island.. 
  

   New 
  York 
  

  

  1890-1900 
  

   per 
  cent 
  

  

  1880-1890 
  

   per 
  cent 
  

  

  1870-1880 
  

   per 
  cent 
  

  

  82.3 
  

  

  71.9 
  

  

  119.5 
  

  

  63 
  

  

  107.3 
  

  

  118.3 
  

  

  35.8 
  

  

  106.4 
  

  

  75 
  . 
  6 
  

  

  26 
  

  

  128.9 
  

  

  86.1 
  

  

  