St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
FROM THE METROPOLIS.
Notes Upon New York Men and WAYS.
A Lot of Money in a Little Place.
[From our Regular Correspondent
NEW YORK CITY, Dec. %, 1890.

A Lot of Money in a Little Place.
GFrom our Regular Correspondent
NEW YORK CITY, Dec. %, 1890.
There are few men in public life
more scrupulous in keeping appoint
ments than Chauncey NJ. Depew,
New York's favorite orator That
much courted gentleman as gen
era1 thing is unable to accept one
third of the invitations that he re-
ceives, but after he has accepted the
invitation to attend a meeting,
banquet or ball, nothing but sick
ness will prevent his keeping the en-
gagement. Occasionally he finds
himself ''booked'' for two or three
engagements on the same evening,
and he manages to get around on
time and make pleasant impression
at each place.
A few nights ago he had two din
ners and private reception on his
hands One dinner was at the Union
League Club and the other at Del
monicos. Mr.. Depew made the
principal speech at each. One even
ing last week he went to Yonkers
and delivered an Grafton on the occa-
sion of the opening of new build
ing He came back to this city and
reached Delmonico's in time to take
prominent part in the Patriarchs'
first ball of the season. Doubtless
the fact that Mr.. Depew never allows
himself to fret about anything, ex-
plains how he can fill two or three
important engagements in an even
ing and appear on each occasion,
fresh, calm and smiling.
1t is whispered in this city that Mr..
Depew will be asked to deliver the
opening grafton at the worlds fair
in Chicago.
This atmosphere is pretty rich
for men of our Glass;" said a railroad
man of moderate means as he shook
hands with a friend in the cafe of the
Windsor hotel one night last week.
why so ~ asked the friend.
TOO many millions in it, replied
the first speaker The air of the
, lobby of this hotel is at present OPP
pressively laden with wealth.
Haven't you observed the kind of
men out there? No? Well, you had
better take a look at them, and then
foot up the amount of money they
represent. There is Jay Gould talk
ing with John D. Rockefeller. Gould
is probably worth $50, 100000 and
Rockefeller, at least 500, 100000.
Then there are c. P. Huntington and
Russell Sage talking together on
that settee in the corner. The former
is worth about $5O,OOO,OOO and the
latter, between $3O,OOO,OOO and
$4O,OOO,OOO. William K. Wander
bilt worth at least $9O,OOO,OOO is
talking with George NJ. Pullman
who has about $25, 100000. Then
there are J. Pierpont Morgan with
$4O,OOO,OOO, D. o. Mills with $780,
100000 and Roswell P. Flower with
S1O,OOO,OOO. Besides these there
are dozen men walking about the
lobby, each of whom is worth from
one to five millions of dollars. Why,
there is about 100000 of cap
ita1 parading about this hotel to-
night and here we are, breathing in
this rich atmosphere. 1t makes me
feel liberal. Have cigarette ?"
The Sunday schools of St. Johns
bury are well supported, but what
would you say to one Sunday school
of seventeen hundred children
Imagine the sight Think of an in
FAINT class of eight hundred and fifty
two little youngsters, squirming and
hdgeting on graduated seats as only
small boys can squirml And yet
there is such a school, within two
blocks of my home in this city. The
Sunday school belongs to Emanuel
Chapel in Sixth street and the chill
dren are gathered from the German,
Irish and Hebrew population of the
city.
Do you think this exhausts the
supply of children near the chapel
BY no means, for at Hope Chapel, in
which l am particularly interested,
and which is in Fourth street, within
a fair stones throw Of Emanuel, we
have 700 other children. In Second
street is another Sunday school of
400, while within 500 feet of our
chapel on the west is the Mission of
the Holy Cross, with 600 more chill
dren. And within this circle of
schools there must be at least 500
Jewish children who attend the
synagogues, while there are hun
dreds who go nowhere.
But the Sunday school work is not
the only work carried on in this dis
trict Church services, reading
clubs, singing and sewing schools,
Christian Endeavor societies, etc,
are working steadily and faithfully
to help all classes.
There is need Of every effort put