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Thursday, October 2, 1930 ONLY FOUR SUBURBS LOSE IN POPULATION Association of Commerce Checks Up on Census Figures of Chicago Environs Only four of the 168 urban centers in the Chicago Metropolitan area, a zone extending 35 miles from the Loop and including Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake and Will counties in Illinois and Lake county in Indiana, showed deâ€" creases in population during the past decade, the Chicago Association of Commerce ponts out. ‘The© Meropolitan area now has & population of 4,656,639, an increase since 1920 of 1,135,184. Cook County Leads Cook .county leads with an increase of 922,284, or 32 per cent. Du Page county increased its population 43,â€" 153 and Lake county, Indiana, inâ€" creased 98,958. The population growth of the variâ€" ous counties in the Metropolitan area by decades is as follows: Cook ..... Du Page Kane ... Lake (Ill 1910â€"20 _ 1920â€"30 ©O01: 4.::atery.00.0007,704 922,284 Du Page ....s.s.... 8,688 43,153 Kahe. ...csicoetnee o) TadBT 25,509 Lake (Ill) ............ 19,227 28,823 WIH s seunslnttricatene »B/d0 16,957 Lake (Ind.) :s........ 77,093 98,958 Chicago (only) .....516,422 673,530 That part of the Chicago Metroâ€" politan area lying in Illinois now has 58 per cent of the state‘s total popuâ€" lation. â€" Chicago, as a city, contribâ€" utes 4 per cent of the present Illinois population, which is 7,638,485. Durâ€" ing the past decade 90 per cent of the population increase in the entire state took place tan area. Definite Trends A study of the 1930 census figures shows cortain â€"definite trends in the eity‘s population, the Association of Commerce states. . Wards surrounding district showed a decrease in populaâ€" ticn, due to the constant expansion of FINEST DISPLAY OF MEMORIALS IN CHICAGO 5751 RAVENSWOOD AVENUE Phone Long Beach 4646 J. H. ANDERSON MONUMENT CO. GRANITE FURNISHED AND ERECTED BY in the Chicago Metropoliâ€" industry and other forms of business. | In the middle wards the populntion‘ remained practically stationary. On the city‘s edge, 11 wards accounted for an increase of 600,000 persons. The suburban areas profited heavily by the migration from the city. ‘ The fastest growing cities in the Metropolitan area, not including Chiâ€" cago, are Gary, Berwyn, Hammond, Evanston, Oak Park, Cicero, East Chicago, Waukegan, Maywood, Aurâ€" ora, Elmwood Park, Elmhurst, Elgin and Harvey. There now are 44 cities in the Metropolitan area with populaâ€" tions of 5,000 or more. The largest are Gary, 98,650; Cicero, 66,725; Hamâ€" \ mond, 64,225; Oak Park, 64,006; Evâ€" | anston, 62,622; East Chicago, 54,575; Berwyn, 47,070; Aurora, 46,570; Jolâ€" iet, 43,155; Elgin, 35,012; Waukegan, 133,558, and Maywood, 25,835.. ° What Famous Doctors say about milk DR. Arnold H. Kegel says "The health of a commi influenced by the safety and wholesomeness of i likewise by the amount of milk consumed. If supplied it milk will protect against certain diseases which stunt the growth and retard the development of the mind and body." 4 And Dr. H. N. Bundesen says "Milk and its products are needed by every family. Not only may milk be taken as a beverage and in cooked foods, but as cream, butter, cheese, ice cream, egg nogs, buttermilk, junket, koumiss, and culture milks." â€" Give your family Bowman‘s Milk and you give them nature‘s finest food in its purest and most delicious Ey i n Nn sooe n en o e en e o t Coutt form. The superior flavor of Bowman‘s Milk is due to the extra care we take in bringing it from farm to you. Try Bowman‘s Milk and see how good it really is. Get a bottle tomorrow from the courteous Bowman milkâ€" man who passes your door. B OW MAN THE PRESS d H. Kegel says "The health of a community is profoundly d by the safety and wholesomeness of its milk supply and he amount of milk consumed. If supplied in sufficient amounts tect against certain diseases which stunt and retard the development of the mind fl DAIRY C O M PA NY Telephone Highland Park 2700 MITLK Driver of Death Auto Charged with Assault Jack Sherman, of Pine street, Wauâ€" kegan, last week was charged with assault with a deadly weapon in an information filed in county court by State‘s Attorney A. V. Smith, _ 733 GLENCOE AVENUE ept one Mihlund Park 26 M. D. MURPHY Hot Water, Vapor, High or Low Pres Estimates on New and Remodeling Work â€" Repair MURPHY & SCHWALL HEATING CONTRACTORS ‘The case grows out of an automoâ€" bile accident that happened several weeks ago in which Mrs. John Gulâ€" lickson, wife of the vice president of a Chicago bank, was killed on Green Bay road. The coroner‘s jury recâ€" ommended that Sherman be proseâ€" cuted for the accident. Repair Work a Bpecialty 89 CLIFTON AVENUE Telephone Mighland Park 2282 resBUC J. A. SCHWALLA Stea m 18