The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
NEW YORK.


GREATER NEW YORK.
In McClure's Magazine for October Is an
interesting sketch of Greater New York,
by Geo. X. Waldron. and In view OF the
spirited contest that is now going on
among the politicians OF that city, a few
facts and figures from this article will
no doubt be OF interest to the readers of
The Times.
The charter for Greater New York takes
effect January 1, 1885. The new city
Will cover an area of $50 square miles;
will ave a population OF 1900. COO, and will
be rated as the second city IN the world.
London. which stands at the top OF the
list. was a city nearly two thousand years
before the first white man set zoos on
Manhattan Island. and yet that old city.
which somebody has said. has the best
stand" in the world. is less than twice
as great in area and population as Great
er New York. Moreover, New Nork Is
increasing in population at the rate or 90
= day. while London's in crease IS but
2so. 1t is not at all improbable TIA in
another hundred years America will have
the greatest city in the world.
About 70.OH people die annually In Now
York. being ono death for every seven
n1rutes Of the day and night. Ailown 8
tn, &C carriages 10 each funeral the "itys
dead in a single year has \ funeral pro-
cession $50 niles long.
Ninety thousand babies are horn In the
civ every year. or one for evcry six min
utes. Take them cut together FOR an ar
ing. and the row OF baby-ca .iasei would
extend up he Hudson to Albany a DIS
lance Of $50 miles.
one Of the most interesting facts in con-
nection with Greater New York is that
within her borders are representative OF
almost every nation and city in the world.
Her f~oreign-born citizens number lZoVvo'
and their children swell the number to
100000. or two-thirds the city's entire
population.
This is a most remarkable exhibit. There
are 5000 Germans. $4,000 Irish. 10000
English. 10000 Russians. 100000 Italians,
and $1,000 Scotch. In population. there
fore. il is not such q great American city
after ali. There are more Irishmen in
New York than in any other city. and
twice as many as in Dublin. the chief city
OF the Emerald Isle. Next to Perrin New
York has the largest German population.
The steam and street railroads within
the borders Of the new city would reach
in an unbroken line Of track to 'maha.
The street lines have a capital OF Eo'oO'-
900. There are 5000 cars, which travel
$1,000 miles a year, and carry 4sO.OOoooo
Messengers. or an average OF 10000 a
day. 1t is estimated that not less tran
half a million passengers enter or leave
the city each day
Greater New Yo-S Is the chief distrib-
uting centre for the commerce Of the ma
ton. Through her gateways pass two
nfths OF all the exports and two-thirds
Of an the imports. The total annual val
ne Of goods i'm this foreign trade through
the city is Ss5O.Oo0.coO.
During the year the city receives 5l.OO'-
900 bushels Of wheat, G.Do,0o bushels OF
-four. and q, 100000 bushels OF corn, TO say
nothing Of oats, rye. and barley. making
an aggregate OF ~. 10000 bushels Of grain.
The volume OF checks and drafts passing
through the clearinghouse reaches the
YEARLY aggregate Of s2s. 0oO,0oo,oOO, or 49,
100000 a day.
It is not genemlly known that New
york IS the first among the manufactur-
ing cities OF the country. She has N'oVo
manufacturing establishments. requiring
n capital Of n billion dollars. They give
EMPLOYMENT to $1,000 workmen, pay out
slOoO.oOo in wages each year, and the
value OF the manufactured product Is
about one and a half billion dollars.
In 1926 the Dutch purchased Manhattan
Island for $2i. Tie surrounding country
was not considered worth buying. The
value of this land and its buildings to-day
is stimated at $500. 10000, or 20 cents a
square foot for the entire 800 square miles.
The consolidated city will have a mu-
nieipal debt Of slS5DOO.OoO. or s6 per capita
The municipal expenditures VIII be ABOUT
10000 900. which exceeds the total state
city. town. and county expenditures IN
twenty Of the Southern and Western
States and Territories.
Her municipal employees will form an
army Of 5000. larger than the regular
! army Of the United states. OF these 1900
will be policemen and 1000 will work the
streets.
In view OF these things it is not sur
prislng that there should be the greatest
scramble ever known FOR control OF the
Greater New Yosk. and It's municipal
wealth and political patronage.
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