Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-11-25

BrOaaway-Its Buildings ana its Eemi-
niScences.
Correspondence Cinoinnati Gaze1

IC~rrc-Pondenoe Cincinnati Gazette,i
Broadway seems to be the center of all
things. This is evident from the great inter-
ests which command attention. Look, for
instance, at the grand structure of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, which stands
on the corner of Dey street. This building
cost So, 900, 900, and represents news. Then
gaze on Trinity Building, corner of Thames
street. This is worth million, and repre-
sents coal, inasmuch as very large part of
this traffic is done within its walls. The
corner OF Cedar street is graced by the Equit-
able Life Insurance Building, which repre-
sents protection. 1t cost million, and the
same may be said of the New York Life,
corner of Leonard street. The Herald build
ing corner of Ann street, is worth a million,
and stands for journalism. Stewart's whole
sale store, corner of Chambers street, also his
retail palace corner of Tenth street, repre-
sent systematic trade. Appleton's grand es-
tablishment represents literature, while Grace
Church is the symbol of fashion. The hotels
are the abodes of life-that is to say, nobody
lives on Broadway except those who soiourn
at these establishments. Once the grand
street was the place of fashionable residences,
but this has changed some time ago.
OLD BROADWAY FAMILIES.
| well remember the time when such fami-
lies as the Lenoxes, the Custars, the Rose
velts, the Cheeseman's, the Joneses, the Hines,
the Astors, and others of this stamp, were in
Broadway, but the pressure of business drove
them gradually to other localities. Broad
way now contains more masonry and archi-
lecture than any other street in the world,
and the future will rapidly increase this fea-
ture. My remembrance of the street as it
appeared in 1910 is extremely insignificant,
and probably those who shall live to compare
the Broadway of the present day will make
the same remark. 1t is curious fact that
this street, grand as it may be, is the spot
where successful emigrants make their chief
impression. The largest owners of property
here include those who came to our shores
penniless. Among these are such names as
Astor, Stewart, and Gilsey. Neither of these
brought dollar of capital, and yet they be-
came kings of real estate in the grandest
street in the world.
GILsEYs PROGRESS.
In the year 1886 arrived two emigrants
from Copenhagen, both young men, and
mechanics of industrious habits. One was
Peter Gilsey, the other was Charles Thinner
man. The one made nearly s., ,0OO, 900, while
the other has merely established himself in
UuSI1lcoS 0S d CdUIuCt ulohC4.
AS both were enterprising and industrious
men, we may consider this an illustration of
the way in which circumstances control hu-
man destiny. The story of Gilsey's success
is described by his acquaintance in the fol-
lowing manner: He began working at his
trade piano making) and opened a cigar
shop for his wife. The latter was required
to yarnish violins and musical instruments,
which her husband made in overtime. Re-
port says that the husband cared little for the
woman, and therefore exacted an incessant
amount of toll, whose profit gave him capital.
The cigar shop led to branch, and Gilsey
opened cigar store on Broadway. He soon
began to speculate in real estate, and erected
the structure known as Gilsey Building, which
was great success. He also had dozen
retail cigar shops.
MEETING OF THE EMlGRANTs.
About this time the two emigrants met, and
Gilseys words were, ''Well, Zimmerman,