New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07

4 right whenever he fit TO say something lunns'
switch connects the cities Of New-forR ana nrooN
En" Pat may have becn prophetic without ""o"
Ing It for IL looks II the time were not '"' ~
when that body Of water, instead OF marNine -.
boundary Ane Of these twin communities, VIII DC VI.
ssver streak of sea" designating the east ana Yves,
sides Of the greater New-York as do Broadway a""
the Flfth-ave. at the present day. the lesser
Ten years ago II you wanted TO get eood iooH
at the tops OF the houses You had 10 90 up '',
church steeple, mount one Of the towers oil tue %
or else climb to the roof Of The Tribune bu''"'"e
You can from score OF stores, ana n",'' a',
warehouses and newspaper OFFICES, ana ho'eis' """
~cogns Of vantage" which carry the eye over WV
tops Of the houses Manhattan Island anu v,eI
the immense expense Of territory which brooN."
covers, TO the country towns OF fla'o"s"' f'"'"''
Gravesend and New Utrecht
Take for example the Arbuckc Building, seven
stories In height. costly. solid and substantial anu
the Germsnia Savings Bank. next door, WHICH mas
height OF eight stories both In fulton-st' close 10
the City Hall. and both office builtngs' WIN accom-
modations for large numbers Of people. professional
and otherwise.
II Won are after the Brooklyn Theatre or the place
where II STOOD which you lead about In The Tribune
on the morning Of December g. 1876, and OF the rs
persons who their lives at that awful time your
q labor will he In vain. Nothing remains TO
remind You Of that sad day in the annals OF Brooklyn
CITY, save the newspaper reports; for large news
psper concern covers the spot where so many people
brea,hed their last in the binding smoke and roaring
flames.
Montague-st, too, advances by leaps and bounds
The new Real Estate Exchange and the Franklin
Trust Company building among the most imposing
structures In tine city. They ten stories IN heish''
and cost each In the neighborhood OF a quarter OF
million dollars. The Brooklyn City Railroad company
moved Its Offices there and remodei'co the oiu '"u
ing, used formerly for the United states 'o"rS'
Clinton ard Montague SITS, which at one Time WERE
M the head of Fulton 81. The Clarendon Hotel was
not there at that time with anything like the poo
and striking front with which II row arrests Tue eye
OF the traveller IN Westinghouse.
II Is pretty generally known by this time among
people who take an interest III Brooklyn ahaire'
that the Bridge trustees have bought All inc prop
rrtv along WESTINGHOUSE TO Hilary. ana bounded
nv rulton for a suitable approach. part OF TINS
valuable space will be- occupied by new stauoa 'hal
is IN he ~ at the entrance TO the Bridge ths sum-
mer. There will be left ample room LOT oroau
plaza where there will be more freedom for the push
inc and iostlng thousands and tens OF thousands
who. morning noon and night elbow their way 10 'ne
cars and promenade to reach tls "eoo" vi " '
Americans, New-York.
Yeu won't know the junction OF clinton ana rierie
mont SITS after little while either, for the bfoohs
savings Bank Is going TO put big place there Inc
bank is Obliged from Fulton ana Concoru SIS.
on account of the widening OF Lberty-st., which VIII
home will cost about $4,000. and Will be one OF
the striking architectural features OF that part OF 'e
oity Libery-st. from Hillary TO High. Will be VII
encd and from High sands there VIII I've nothihS
., tho way Of redestrians But where the big
stores that you used to know between Fulton Ferry
and the City Hall They gone away fur'her up
town In the same street. in the neighborhood OF Fat
bush.ave within the last seven years, all the great
drycocds and business houses have moved north OF
the City Hall. and are now centred between there
and Fratbush-ave. Fulton-st further north does no
seem to have caught on for the business rs II oy
Instinct and like a clever animal that knows The
scent but loses it now and then for Il little paused
for q time when II reached the junction OF Fiatbush
and Fulton aves. and then advanced. Put 1t didn't
wait long Catching up the trail again. with the
Quick perception Of Indian II goes bowling merIy
along up I1athushsve. in the direction of the Long
Island station.
Many business people and real-estae owners say
that property has treb,d in value in what now may
be called the drygocds district Of Brooklyn during
the last three years. 1t Is generally beneveo tDat
this will the centre OF the trade for twenty wears
ia come The Polytechnic Institute has handsome
new building In Livingstcn.st back OF the MUNICIPAL
Building built about two years ago. alongside OF me
sid building which is still standing. In this neigh
bcrhood which Is the centre ard focus of all political
life where ward hcelers and leaders congrcgate. ana
franchises FOR street railroads given away with
lavish hand by the generous citizens who compose the
vether series OF public buildings that would be an ora
ment 10 any city in the country the City Hall, the
Municipal Building. which Is an annex to the City
Hall. the Kings County Courthouse ADJOINING which
Is the Hall OF Record. containing the County Clerks
the Registers the surrogates Offices. In Lower
rulton-st.. where The Eagle" used TO be. large
storage warehouse in course OF erection; ana
another structure Of a similar nature VIII De put nT
On the site of DR.. Talmadge's ~ aeInacie In
echermerhorn- ST.. Flatbushavc.
said Tppp tf .ts1v- ono
OF the members Of the firm of A. d. Matthews & Co..
whose immense drygoods store at FucD-s;. and Gal
latin Place is OF the sights Of the city, Is 70
get chance citizens TO vote this question
Of consolidation Mr.. Matthews PRECEDENT of The
Consolidation League. which has on It's roll all the
bank presidents in the city. The politicians choked
us or. said Mr.. Matthew'S in the last Legislature
but mean to show these gentlemen. and that very
soon, that they will have 10 Climb down, Or else be
wiped out They know now what We mean To do
and that the edic has forth that no candidate
fer the Assembly or senate, who is not in favor o.
consolidation, will receive support the support
Of that numerous body Of voters with whom have
any influence.
-Comng from politics to business. Mr.. Matthew'S
said the reporter, what have You to sell!'
He smiled. L" Rather ask me what have no
10 SELL" said he. Just take a look around, your
self" There four floors and a basement in this
immense warehouse, thirty seven different depart
nents and $50 persons the payroll. Elevators arc
constantly moving up and down. The immense stock
the scrupulOus cleanliness and the magnificent
system which prevails IN the management Of this eX
tensive house worthy OF personal inspection ant
some study, suppOsing you never bought penny
worth. But you do 20 you'll surely buy whether
you Intended 10 or not, which Is really one OF tn,
secrets OF the success of every wellihnnaged con
Germ that caters for public support. BESIDES gooc
value and courteous treatment, the firm to-day has
the prestige OF years in addition, Its existence DATING
as far back 1887, when Brooklyn was little know
and the Queen OF Great Britain put an imperial crow
upon her brow.
II in Main-st. AT that time. then fulton-st.
between Prospect and sands sts then further north
ward In Fultcnst. aud now IN It's present spacious