Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-04
NEW YORK CITY IN 1000.

What is going to be is more inter-
esting than what has been. We know
what New York City was in 1900, with
its $4,000 people, two banks, one pub
lie school with 200 $40 pupils, its COM
merce represent Il by total of $50
entries into Is i ort, all sailing vessels,
mostly small sloops and schooners;
its total annual value of imports and
exports of about $40, 900, 900, and its
total assessed valuation of 81, 154 900.
We know what it has grown to in 1900,
with it's nearly 100000 people, it's
nearly 4OO,O 900 school children, it's total
assessed valuation of So, 654, ~, 1913,
it's annual imports and exports foot
ing up over $1,000, 1000, 900, it's annual
budget Of nearly 500, 100000 its vast
banking transactions. averaging $780,
00O,0 a day the whole year round.
All this is interesting history. But
what will the New York City Of the
year 1000 be like? Andrew FL. Green,
the ''father of Greater New York."
says that a hundred years hence it
will certainly be 'the greatest city in
the world" and his estimate of it's
population then is between 100000
and 100000 900. He foresees a new
subsidiary business center-a supple
mentary Wall street-in the vicinity
Of One hundred and twenty fifth
street and prophesies tina tour rapid
transit will be bV skV lines
President Freeland, of the Metro
p0litan lines, also thinks aerial transit
a probability of 1000. Senator De-
pew's prophetic eye discerns all roads
in the Western Hemisphere leading
to New York hundred years hence,
as in ancient days they all led to
Rome. 1.-THE Pacific Ocean will be an
American lake." the isthmian canal
will be an immense commerce carrier,
our trade with Asia twill increase
with marvellous rapidity," and New
York will be the headquarters of it all.
Within ten years, Mr.. Depew predicts,
it will be the greatest city and the
foremost financial capital of the
world.
Census Director Merriam surpasses
Mr.. Green's estimate of New York's
in 1000. He thinks it will
hold 30,000,00 people. Mr.. Thomas F.
estimate is 1880, 900, to ac-
commOdate which colossal community
be predicts that ''bridges and tnnne Is
will then be as numerous as our sky
Office buildings now are"
AS to changes in the business CEN
tres of the city opinions differ. Mr.. |
Charles Broadway Rouss anticipates |
a "gradual movement of the whole |
sale and retail business districts to |
The northWard," the retail trade ulti-
mateIy concentrating at Forty second |
street, which will be "the principal |
artery of the city" Mr.. Henry Siegel, |
however, thinks the northward move
nent of business is about ended, and
hat the retail centre will be just
about where it is to-day. President
Wager of the congregational exchange
,pines that Wall street will remain
he financial centre for another centu-
y at least, and anticipates that in
1000 brokers will be "buying and SELL
ng stocks in the city's activity"
President Ford of the Hotel Mems
Association believes also that Wall
treet will still hold it's present SUI
,remacy as the financial districts, and
hat therefore none of the transie MT
lotels will be found a century hence
bout Fifty ninth street.
A powerful engine cannot be run with a