The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-26
NEW YORK.
A Few Notes from Ono OF the PreItI-
est OF Its several Cities.

siuoo W Luo WOOueu Hills anu lain Cldu
characteristic of this country, the city
Of Binghamton possesses natural at
fractions which are greatly increased
by artistic building and the natural
pride of its people in making it indeed
the parlor city. 1t has a population of
about 10000, is quite a railroad center,
and has large and increasing manufac-
turing interests, and yet there seems to
be but very little if any more hustle
and stir than we are accustomed TO
seeing on the streets of our much
smaller but more energetic Cheyenne.
LARGE LIFE INSURANCE.
The city has a fine display of modern
residences and public buildings which
are commensurate with the measure of
wealth in the town. Dwight Place
was of the first off shoots in the direc-
ton of fine building and marked the
public spirit and energy of q public
spirited and energetic man whose name
was made familiar a few years since
across the continent through the i'm
mense life insurance which he placed
upon his mortal existence and which
was given greater prominence by the
litigation with the various insurance
companies which attempted to vitiate
by proving the death of Col. Dwight to
have been a violent one and at his own
hands.
The several policies which Col.
Dwight took out upon his life aggre-
gated something more than 100000
and some of them are still contesting
in the courts. From this large amount
Dwight made-his requests for the turns
of the uncertain wheel of fortune
which we read of had dissipated the
wealth from which he had drawn so
heavily and left him comparatively a
poor man. We remember reading a
copy of the will at the time and it
sounded as romantic as one of Peterson
Beds novels. All the poor people to
whom he was indebted at the time he
was forced into bankruptcy were re-
membered in the full amounts of the
various debts varying from a trivial
sum to several dollars. And the sum
Of $4,000 was ~bequeathed in trust, the
interest Of which was to be devoted
every Christmas to furnishing each and
every poor family in the city of Bing-
hamton with a good Christmas dinner,
that at least once in each year they
might enjoy the comfort of a full
belly" The distribution of substantial
charity was to be under the
supervision of a committee of all the
pastors in the city without regard to
creed and the gift to be given with
equal disregard for creed and race.
Dwight Place is made up Of numer-
wooden residences and colleges
along the river front made more pleas
ant and inviting by green lawns and a
park. Dwight house, now used as resi-
dences was originally fitted in magnif-
cen style for a bon ton hotel and be-
fore financial reverses closed it was a
model of luxury and elegance.
MANUFACTURING INTEREST.
Cigars take the lead here in their i'm
p~ortance as a manufactured product.
In this interest the city ranks but
third in the state and there are several
large manufacturers employing several
hundred workmen, while there are
numerous smaller establishments. One
of these firms turns out millions of the
weeds yearly.
Besides this smoking side Of COM
merce mems soles demand a deal Of at
tention at the hands Of manufacturing
capitalists and hundreds of hands are
pegging away trying to give the people
substantial and broad understandings,
and after going through one of the
largest boot and shoe manufactures in
the city, and finding out how well heeled
its customers are, it was a matter of
wonder to us that grocery accounts
should be so numerous and their quail
ty so poor. In this establishment, that
of Andersen, Gregg & Son, about 200
men and women were engaged in vari-
Gus branches of the work, and about
100000 worth Of boots are shoes are
turned out annually. Some of the
machinery engaged in the work merits
extended notice as examples of Yankee
ingenuity which makes almost every
thing by machinery, but lack of space
forbids.
Besides cigars and shoe leather which
are leading articles Of production, are
glass, pottery, furniture scale and mum,
erous other shops furnishing employ,
ment at r%idiculously low prices to a
very large number of employees.
MEMS SOULS.
This a city of churches, bow many
we cannot tell. In our wandering
about we ran against them at nearly
every corner. Some have retired from
their original business. however, and
branched OF into new fields. One we
noted is used for a livery stable. Steal,
ing the living of heaven to serve some
horse Jockey in Is the revised version.
We ran across a barn in the architec,
ture of which we thought might be de-
tected traces of bygone sanctity. We
have heard of and seer churches like a
barn. There at least was a barn like a
church. The modern structures, point
ing to the zenith Of spiritual ambition
with their tall, slender spines are more