The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-11
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
TSplecia Correspondents Of tie Gold Leg.
New YORK. Dec. Sth, 1900.

SpIeeia Correspondence Of tie Gold Leg. !
New YORK, Dec 9Th, 1890.
There are three great engineering
enterprises now before the people of
this city and vicinity which are also of
interest to the whole country. One is
the North River tunnel, another is the
North River bridge. aud the third is
the East River tunnel. Such start
ling array of immense enterprises has
never before been presented to our cit
liens at o. &c, and we hardly know
what to t. nk of It. The only one of
the three.s- ,emas which is actually un-
der way is the North riisrr .i4s,.rsi.
This is being pushed along at rapid
rate and is now almost half fway across.
The bridge scheme will eclipse it, how
ever, and the latter will be closely
followed by the East River tunnel
which is also to run entirely across the
city. The North River bridge will
be grand monumental undertaking
in every way. 1t will be twice as long
as the East River bridge, will weigh
ten times as many tons, will aCcomo-
date four times as many railroad
tracks, its piers will be twice as high,
and the cost will be three times as
much. The New York terminal will
be at 14th street, and the proposed
grand union depot at Union Square.
The estimated cost of $40, 900 is
enormous, but with ten big railroad
companies to contribute it may not
take long to raise it.
Prof. Darling the lion tanner in the
play "Claudius Nero now running at
Niblos Garden, presents one Of the
most interesting performances to be
found in the city.Hs exhibition is as
far ahead of similar performances of
days gone by as the railroad is ahead
of the stage coach. Instead of wildly
leaping into the cage, whip in hand
firing revolvers at the lions and raising
rumpus generally, the professor en-
ters in the most unconccrned manner
and gives his orders to the beasts in a
quieter tone than foreman would or
der gang Of Italian laborers. Neithe.
is he afraid to take his eyes of them
whenever he plea,;es, and during the
performance he turns his back on them
doen times. The animals are
wonderfully trained, and at the 7 o.
f>ssor's bidding go through a number
of fcats that generation ago would
be considered impossible.
The secratury of the Milk Pro
ducer's Union his sent notice say
ing that the pri e of milk until o>her-
wis ordered will DC SIT per m of
40 quarts, lcs= the transportation charge
with an addition of cenis per -an
wnen the TN is delivered on the west
side of the Hudson River. This is an
increase of half a ent quart over the
price lied by tie Milk E., hrnce for
ecembcr, which WAS 3 cnts quart
net to the produear. TIE lc:,2lt VIII
no doubt be contest between the
dealers and ne producc'>. TIE IN
ion is an important organia- ,ion, and
in rludes most OF the heaty produ~c. ,
in the nea~by counties of this state,
Connecticut and New Jersey. The
reason assigned for the raise in price
ay the producers is the increased pie
OF feed. ;'orme. efo~: Of the Union
10 fix The prize OF milk in opposit on
to the Exchange have not been sue
cessful for ne reason dat milk has
Decn brought TO this ',ity from great
di;.,.o and many members OF the
union sold this milk at exchange
prices.