The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-26

looks. we are easily 1000, 600 better OFF
for their visit. Montreal is charming
city for summer convention, but it
seems that there might be some incom-
natibility between that intensely Cath
alio cornmunity and this invading army
of Protestants.
A GLIMPSE OBJ EARLY DAYS.
Passing by the Lincoln bank the
other day dropped in on my old friend,
Gen. Thomas L. James, the president
thereof The general is always enter
tanning, and on this occasion he RECALLED
me with the sight of the first copy Of
the New York Evening Post, bearing
the date Of March, 1918. The. paper con-
tanned considerable Of the news of the
war of 1912, the most important feature
beingtt,e honors paid by the city of
New York to Commodore cambridge Of
the old Constitution, then fresh from
his victory over the Java. Some Of the
advertisements were exceedingly
quaint. One especially attracted my
attention. It was that OF Robert Full
ton, the steamboat promoter, advertis-
ing to sell shares of stock in the
new steamboat to be built for
service between Pittsburgh and Louis
Vile, a distance Of 700 miles. He
designated this as his sOhio Steam
boat The capital stock was placed at
$4,000, in 100 shares Of $3.50 each. 1t is
to be hoped that Robert found his neces-
sary financial backing. just beneath
this advertisement of Robert Fulton is
the announcement of the steamboat
FREELY, plying between New York city
and Chauncey Depewss town of Peeks-
kill. The distance between these points
is forty miles, and in the announcement
it was stated that the FREELY would
start daily at 5 a. m. She is referred to
as a remarkably swift vessel and it is
| stated that the passage will be short.
Passengers are requested to breakfast
before they come on board. But here
| is the important and unique announce
ment:
cat 10 O'Clock. they 1.-THE passengers)
will be furnished with crackers and
cheese, there being no convenience on
board for cooking, although her accom-
modations are otherwise elegant.
just imagine the elegance and the ac-
commodations of that steamer compared
with those plying to-day between New
York and Albany. 1t appeared from
| this initial number of the Evening Post
| that there was but one theater at that
| time in New York city. The advertise
ment, which stood conspicuously at the
head of column, merely announced
"Theater,' without giving the location.
And Mr.. Cooper was billed to play
Hamlet" If the progress of New
| York city for the next seventy mine
years should be equal to that of the
4-past seventy-nine, what sort of spec
tacle will we present, and what sort OF
newspapers win we have in that period?
NEW YoRK's HOTELS
The big hotels in New York city
still keep climbing heavenward, and
| nearly every day an announcement is
| made of the intention of somebody to
locate new one in the upper part of
| the city. 1t would seem to a casual OBJ
| server that the excess of this class of
| houses of entertainment would soon be
| sufficient to terrify capitalists, but che
| theory seems to be that New York
means to grow forever, and that new
| hotels are good investments, If not for
this year, certainly within the next ten.
| Each new hotel strives to add some lux
ury or convenience that civilization has
not hitherto enjoyed, and the public
| seems to be disposed to take kindly to
| the latest and costliest. Aside from the
! great new Waldorf hotel on Fifth ave-
| nue., and the Savoy and New Neither
| lands at the Fifth avenue entrance to
| Central park, there is one down town
| hotel which seems deserving Of passing
notice. It has nobleman for a land
lord. When stopped some years ago
in the Hotel Royal in London, kept by
Belgian named Polydor de Keyser-
subsequently lord mayor of London-I
| naturally felt somewhat honored
The New York hotel to which /
| allude is the Hotel de Logerot, at the
corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth
| avenue, owned and managed by Richard
| de Logerot, Marquis de Croisie. dined
there the other evening, and was subse-
| qsiently shown through the magnificent
| place. It's rooms are all en- suite, and,
they range in price from $50 per day to
| ss per day. The general elegance is
! that of French palace of Louis QUA
torze period. every guest parlor is
| supplied with q piano and home decora-
tions. The cuisine is French, and very
! much in the style Of Delmonico's. The
marquis, gentleman of culture and
thorough geniality of manner, gives
personal attention to the hotel, and is
| very proud to know that he is contrib
uting so much to the comfort and hap
| piness of New Workers. BY autumn he
! expects to have grand addition to his
establishment in the shape of a ball
room, banqueting hall and conserva-
tory. His investment must be enor-
nous, but he is pretty sure to secure
| the cream of the high class trade Of the
city and country, and upon this he
| builds his hopes.
| THE NEW YORK MAYoRALTY.
If Hugh J. Grant cannot be induced
to accept another nomination for mayor
of this city, it seems to be very well I'M
derstood that Tammany will name as
| his successor Mr.. John D. Crimmins It
| is said that Mr.. Cleveland has expressed