The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-15
TRAVELLING REr0RrER's NOTES
Chicago, Coney Island and Progressive
New York.

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II the people, authorized by State
legislation, vote for the Greater New
York her three and one.balf MILL ons
OF people plus her ocean commerce
local property and capital will amour,
to more than five Chicagoes.
New York City, always patriotic
has for this, her latest fad, glowing
enthusiasm that is consuming fire
to per- onal opposition. ....
Chicago 10 new and crude, New
York old and polished. Chicago as.
pires to the clouds and delights to
New York likes tho greater but SLOW.
er.moylng power OF ma hty 90 an
currents. While Chicago is waiting
her fame over the Earth on the winds
OF high heaven. New York desires Ia
build deer er hrr foundations in a
sixty million dollar rapid transit tun-
mel, 6nd her prospective suspension
bridges are schemes worthy OF the
ty OF broad. strong and deep foun
dations. $780,.
Willie New York's metropo itan cor
so odation sch me, when executed
will make her greater than any city
on EArth. there Is an engineering
secret in tho brain of worid-ia M Gus
Chicagoan, that can make this city
owing to Ter nationally central uosi
lion. New lork's greatest rival II
forelan commerce on the Anne icar
continent coupled with a practically
operative expectation of future su'
peri rty.
New York has this fal been dis
tinguisLed by her generous charity II
feeding the two undred Thousand
people represented by lar seventy
thousai d unemployed men.
Apparently her resources and dlspo
sition arc equal to feeding all the truly
bread needy people In tile United
States.
Out-of-town readers OF the metro
polltan newspapers should understand
their morally.disciplinary patriotism
as intensified by their rivalry.
Notwithstanding last summers
newspaper hubbub the Croton hvdrant
water appears TO be clenr. pure, whole
some and palatnble. 1t Is far superior
to Ohicago's Michigan lake winter.
The New York police, too. arc I
model for discipline, quiet attention
to duty and for knowing their bust
ness.
The cleanliness OF New York streets
is also gratifying. But due credit tC
4
ubiquitous and public spirited atten
ton to thes important matters.
The next great amusement on the
Metropolitan popular stage is the In
vestigatiou OF the Municipal govern.
ment by tho State government.
The chamber OF com mefco told the
Albany committee gentlemen that
they were too transient and ephemeral
body to perform their Legislative
duties, and in tine short time before
adjournment, 10 thoroughly inspect
the pondpIous city government. They
wanted committee that would use
such able counsel as they would desig
mite and report NJ Il subsequent ses
sion Of the Legislature.
The Parkhurst Anti-Crime society
members We're also fearful that tho in.
yestigatinE committee would bo'call.
ed or and hence accomplish nothing
in Their religious enthusiasm, how
ever they are hopeful thut the com.
mittee will nEEressiyely investigate
and not wait for some volunteer
agency to do their work for them.
SO says line press and adds that ;lirre
is some fire beneath tile Parkhurst
smoke. OH the clouds Of which the
electric siercopticon search light OF
the Worlds tower prints in letters
of light demand that the people
shall be lawfully Informed whether OF
not policemen have taken money for
the consideration of allowing saloon
keepers to sell family entrance
Sunday drinks and for permitting
houses OF ill.fame TO ply tGeir busi
ness at all hours. ....
Business is really hriskiHg up in
New rk, and in few weeks the
Il m. 81 tsfIt 10,
cities. There ID great tumble In the
prices generally of goods that arc in
stock. Some lines of goods will yet
get big fall In prices, and 1t lie.
hooves country merchants TO make a
thoroughgoim and Extensive inspec'
ton and then DO careful not To post
pone buying TOO long. business is
going to DO good again and on more
cold basis.
Never before did there appear 10 lie
so MANY broadway stores and lofts TO
let lie weak business men ale pretty
well cleared out. or course there ure
many Who can vet hold out only for
short time longer. 1t appears the
country merchant wb) CAT draw
cash checks or pay G. ., D, can lust
now. and foia lew Neeks buy all lie
wants at lis own PRICES In large
number OF lines Of goods.
Two OF the best adyeI Using schemes
your travelling reporter saw were
ttha of Mr.. Young. the famous
Broadway halter. who puts In
his window scores OF hatters ad,
dresses all oytr the country who
will iron Youngs halls without charge
TO their customers. und the big rocks
held up by Majors cement, of No.
2i2 Williams street, after 1t has dried
between lie two edges OF broken
pane OF gluss.
But the most amusing street scene
was where Hn overloaded lager Geer
team had n iull narrel roll off in cross,
ing the noisy, crowded Bowery. with
out the observation OF tho driver,
Three workmen stood around IL. SAW
the driver move on, and dumped It
down the manhole. muck to the
amusement OF crowd OF pedestrians.
They goG beer free.
The dullest place your reporter has
been in is Goney Island. Aside from
the dumping OF u few scow loads OF
rocks and repairing the marine rail
way there was little doing there. All
Now York lie rejoicing In seeing the
"Conry Island Car frozen out of
his political corruption at Gravesend.
There is a purifying salvation IN the
American system OF popular govern.
ment. joins u HARNESS. =
Reporter.