Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-18
Correspondence of the Boston Atlas.
New YORK, 2Sth April, 1899.

As casually wandering through Wall
street Yesterday, after the monied operations of
the day had closed, was forcbly struck with the
of the things of this life, and its ever
varying scene. This is the city OF my nativity,
and this is the street in which born. On
my walk from Broadway, stopped at the corner
of Wall and Broad streets. My attention was
arrested, on the lief, hand by the splendid marble
,edi6ce, which with snail like pace, is gradually
prosressing- building is intended for the
aCusom House, and although spacious. can ina
, CINE that even before the hand which pens this
, sketh shall have crumbled into dust, 1t will be
= founuo contracted for the business of this COM
81 rnercl emporium.
- Ofhe ground where this house is now erecting,
- stood,hat was known as the City Hail. In the
T., balcU of that Hall, fronting Broad street. Cen
.eral ashington, as first President Of the United
. State took the oath of Office Only fifty years
:; haveassed away, and where now Is the assem-
iblag elat witnessed that interestng--that solemn
>. seen OF those who were then present, and in
-, the ,stIe of manhood, how many are yet num-
=; herewith the iving2 And of what Importance
= :, ,re ev who are left, in the estimation of the
- hctI and busy world?
- mot illustrate the changes in Wall street
- EFT than bv referring TO the opposite corner.
" he stands small two story brick building, "a
y bul6 or Is feet on Broad street, and less than
e 0eet on Wall street. we'll remember the
;e e when the Corporation purchased it for a
= sch House, and paid about seventeen hundred
- oars TIE outs assailed the ms, with great
:. vlerce. for their exiravagant expenditures,
~ Gging them with paying more for the property
=. n It would ever be worth. And what think
- is now its estimated value? Not less than
Il" IN thousand dollars What revolution!
q lex, to the Custom House is the State Bank
- aarble building erected by the late bank Of the
:" Tied States Immediately opposite, are two
~ E story houses, with highly finished marble
fits.
Again. on the left, YOU behold small. modest
, rbie building Its President is Albert GdtIdf'n
:. acute politician; the profound log'cIan; the
: lhly distinguished financier. This extraordn
=. man. now about So or SO years OF age, Is vet
:. se to mngle In the busy scenes OF life. On the
). oosi,e side is the Mechanic Bank, with gran
= basement.
s Returning to the left YOU perceive the Unior
n Elk, the Manhattan Bank, and the Merchant
" Blk On these buildings the work of dernoli
e IN has already commenced. They are all TO b'
e pied down forthwith, and massy granite edifice
# toe erected in their stead. Connected with tn
), Nnhattan Bank there are some "reminiscences
II l79S, the federal party was all powerful IL
# ts city of New York there were only two banks
r tie Bank of New York, and the branch of tn
n bi,ed States Bank. These institutions were e1
r. civ under the control Of federal director.
r. nd their favors were distributed with sparin
d hnd to the opposition. The Manhattan Ban
J. sas Incorporated in 1899, through the most cor
$ smnate and adroit management Of an individual
= and by him was placed in the hands Of the Den
O. Grscy. Il was q mighty triumph for the part.