Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1885-12-18
HOME OF FINE THINGS.
"THe LANE" AND WHAT IS TO DC
SEEN THERE.
A Glimpse at y Small Section Of New
York which Contains More Gold
Than Is Owned by the
Govern menL
New York world.l

New Nork Norid.l
A young man was exhibiting q costly
watch TO friend in the reading-room OF
the Fifth Avenue hotel the other evening.
"Tiffany'sP said his friend, inqulringly.
"Not much" was the reply In tone Of SUI
periority; ~ got that watch down In tho
laner" The curiosity II a reporter was ex-
cited. What in the name Of common sense
was meant by "ssa laner An explanation
was sought and found
Just as that famous thoroughfare which
runs riverward from the front OF old Trinity
church is known in the financial world as
"the street." so another, and by the way
still wealthier thoroughfare, four blocks
north. Is known TO the jswelry trade as "tho
lane" In reality 1t takes in all those won
derful stores anu manuta ctories which front
upon either side Of Maiden lane or John
street for space Of two blocks east Of
Broadway.
LITTLE Is KNOWN.
IL Is "a romarkabls tact and highly ill ,trI-
tive Of the general ignorance that exists
among New Workers Ia rosarl 20 New
York, that so little Is known among the up
town shoppers OF the city Ia relation to
"the lane" as described within t1e above
mentionsl geographical limits. Residents
OF Brooklyn ami Jersey City AMI thousands
Of the strangers who are daily arriving In
the city from all part, Of tho United States
are continually reapiny tho reward Of
knowledge Of "the lane aud its bars aims
and treasures, while resilient Nsw Workers
are as continually losing the advantage Of
opportunities of which they know little or
nothing.
1t will doubtless come rs a new fact TO
multituies OF shoppers IN this city ~ 10 told
Ia. l.. "A n, ehar
Is larger number Of small MANUFACTURES
that in any territory OF the sam, dimen-
tions in the whole worll. and when these
shoppers are told, in addition. that thers Is
no manufacturing house in either OF these
streets which does not retail its goods In adj
dition to doing a large wholesale business,
some idea will DO had Of the opportunity
which exists In "the lane" for the picking up
Of rare barg aims at bottom prices
WATCHES AND JEwELRY.
1t has been ascertainsd after q careful
calculation that there is moro gold the
form Of watches and Jswelry-in Maiden
lane and John street than there Is to-day in
the possession OF the United States govern
ment There IL scarcely a building In
either OF the two streets that Is not supplied
on its upper floors with steam power, and
the manufacture OF jewelry, ornamental
brass goods and silverware goes on ince5-
sanity under hundred modest roofs.
Nor Il the manufacturing business Of "tho
lane confined 20 these commodities Some
body has said that you can get everything
In ~ths lane that man or woman wants sx-
cept Trousers and crinolineS However this
may be- IL ~ an undisputsd fact that there
is absolutely nothing in the line Of pretty
things--things suitable for Christmas and
wedding presents, for example which you
can not get thore.
SANTA CLAUS TRADING GROUND.
To one who visit, this neighborhood q
thousand interesting sights arc visible.
Every where above stair, Is the whirr OF
machinery, and everywhere on the ground
floors, the glitter OF beautiful and costly
articles You cannot make q tour Of "tho
lane without fancying that here OF all
places I'm the world is the favorite trading
ground Of old Santa Claus. You can al
most imagine, 50 multif1rm are the gems
and beautiful things and ingenious nick.
nacks on all sides, that the genial old gift
be,tower is a silent partner IN all this manu-
featuring that Is going on upon every side
In addition to the manufacturers Of the
articles that have been mentioned "the
lane is paoplel with dealers in and makers
OF leather gools, stationer.. engravers,
bullion DEALER diamond merchantS cane
maker, toy makers dealers in optical in
struments-in short, with Jacks Of hun
drei pretty trades
That the wealth Of Maiden lane and John
street is fully appreciated by the authorities
will be understo I'd when il is stated that for
years detectives have been regularly do
tailed by the police department TO look after
those gold-ladened thorOughfares. In ed-
dition TO these officers many Of the Ostab-
lishments in "the lane employ their own
private detectives, and so thorough has
been the surveillance that not q single
burglary has taken place in twenty years