The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
FOREST OF STANDS RISES.
WONDERFUL PREPARATIONS FOR
DEWRY CELEBRATION

An Army OF Carpenters at Work Along the
Line wherever There IL SPACE for Seats
Points OF Vantage on Housetops, Tree
tops or Elsewhere in Active Demand -
The Full Programmes and RcEula-
ttons for the Land and Naval Parndos.
Enough building is now going on in propara-
ton for tho Dewey parades TO house the popula-
ton OF q small city. On wellkept lawns and
weed filled lots. superimpos cd upon the goat
haunted rocks OF Harlem nlling In the space be-
tween wall front and stoop limo before
hotels. apartment and private houses.
extending up from iron fences and
down from balconies; even surrounding tho
roofs OF shanties along tho route. there arc
spnnging up like mu hrooms In tho night. tho
gaunt. rugged, untrimmed lumber grand stands
70 which AMEN thusiasto ipopulace Is pected to
hock At ono. two. three and fva ollars a head 10
witness tho passing Of the great parades The
rip OF the saw, tho whack OF tho hammer and the
voice Of tho contractor calling In fronzied tones
for more lumber arc heard abroad In the land.
Riverside Drive 10 tho most fertile soil for the
stands. Here the con tractors can do twoda
business: one day for tho local parade and tho
next for the naval procession. for the stands
along tho course will face the west looking out
over the road to the river Not counting the small
structures in front of houses. there are
twenty largo stands already erected
or In process OF erection along tho drive some OF
winch Will mold lo.ooo persons eech. anu moro
are planned and await on the arrival oil the lum-
Der TO begin 10 rise Ihat lumber question 10 a
serious one to tho contractors The supply
doesn't keep UP to tho demand all Tue time ana
81 one point there were seen yesterday afternoon
zoo sons OF Toll asleep on inc adIacon'
lawns or enjoynbly pumng the pipe OF idieness
pending the arrival of moro plnnks to stretch
ncfoaa tho beams and furnish a base OF opera
lions Tor future pauons but hnished. or nail
finished. or lust begun, or only proleeteo, every
place Where seas were 70 De 'urn'shed on Fr'oas
or Saturday had out Its sign directing the pub
lie where ana from whom such seats eouia
oe oought oen'iai fark "es' also sho"ea sroa'
expanses OF LUMBER. ana 'here "ere some s'ehos
along Fifth avenue and on Fh'y.ninth ano sew
eny-second streets Nearly all look 10 De sohd-
~ and safely built but 'he sun reporter saw ono
or Two which lie would rainier sit opposite 10 IMAM
on. and on rather than under. One curio thing
about the stands was the unanim,ty with wh'ch
most OF them seized upon one name obviously
the contractors who put them up reasoned thus
within themselves:
If call the thing the Dewey it'll be just Ike
every other stand along tho line II M lemme
sec. Great idea! Ill call 1t the Olympia
Consequently the namo OF the famous ship was
blazoned forth on half the stands that met the
eyo nhu on'hoe' "i'"'o "pio o"'fS No'hs ~ 81"
red. white and blue letters on new ones All the
" For Sale y and To Rent signs In houseless
lots not already used for Dewey celebration pur-
poses had attached to them the legends. To
Lease for Dewey Parade The price wasn't
named Ono contractor who had Just leased
lot. told the reporter that this reticence was due
to charitable fear that people mig fall dead
with surprise upon seeing the neutrality-suspicious.
The guy that owns my lot he said. can pay
tan k.N hAfr at TO- ri
his life. And at that III make my pile II it's
pleasant day
Another property owner up on Riverside Drive
has a lot full on hre trees The contractor who
leased Of him found it necessary to cut down the
trees. at an astonishing price per tree. and then
he was limited TO the front half OF the lot Hav.
ing put up his structure. he found that he could
extend II back with advantage so well were the
tickets selling so he made an offer for the rest OF
tne growing umDor, winch Wds tciubcu.