The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

seen working in his shirt sleeves. He
hustles every moment OF his working
hours and at times his language Is as vigor-
Gus as his manner. A day or two ago he
had an appointment with President W. II.
Newman OF the New York Central Rail-
road. Major Woodbury. kept the engage
ment, punctually, but President Newman
was not ready to see him. After waiting
for about fifteen minutes the Commissioner
lost patience. Striding into Mr.. Newmans
Office he said to the great railroad head.
What In blazes do you mean by keep
ing me kicking my heels outside your ONCE
after making an appointment. Damn 1t,
sir. I'd like you to understand that ] am
a city official and that my time Is every
bit as valuable as yours Mr.. Newman
apologized.
Borough President Cantor referring to
the Commissioners aggressive manner In
demanding money from the Aldermen Tor
needed improvements. once said to MN
jokingly: Major. you ought to go to work
more quietly. You're likely to get hurt
one Of these days
DO you know, Mr.. President. that held
the amateur heavywegh, boxing %. Wgo cham
replied. If there Is any one In the City
Hall who thinks he can do me up. trot him
out
The Major is about feet tall and punches
the bog every day.
what like about your big Office build
ings,- said an out-of-town man who, Q
business hf d brought him to the big sky
scrapers, lis the way the rooms are num-
bered For instance, IL you want to 90 to
room Tao you know 1t Is on the seventh floor
lf the room Is numbered in the eight hun
dreds /, is on the eighth floor, and so on.
You haven't got to inquire OF attendants
what floor TO get of at and that pleases me. y
A delivery wagon of the latest type stood
in front OF well-known jewelry store the
other night. Inside the store the clerks
were closing up. Very soon one Of them
came out armed with a screwdriver and
began removing from the sides Of the wagon
name. The plates ssere the only adorn-
ment other than very high polish on
the rig.
That's funny" remarked a bystander
who watched the clerks operation
Funny, eh?- said the eek, well those
plates are worth $500 and you don't suppose
we're taking any chances with them In a
big livery stable
He took the plates inside and put them
with other silverware in the safe. The
same thing happens in more than one store.
u -to- date delivery wagons In this city are
often rather valuable property. The wagon
of one florist bears his name In large gold
ranged that they can be removed every
night and replaced in the morning.
Flats for colored people" Is the sign
hung in the window Of a Bronxville real
estate broker. YES said the broker
shat is a sign seldom seen in the city Of
New York but il ia necessary to hang up
a sign of that kind for the reason that only
in certain parts Of the city can colored
people find accommodations in fats. One
poor old colored aunty came in here the
other day and said she was footsore from
hunting up places where colored people
would be taken in. We and other real
estate dealers have set aside a number OF
In one particular instance we raised the
rent of each fiat s. a month. but the colored
people gladly paid it. They are very good
tenants and pay regularly
There is a game played by would-be
promoters who frequent the corridors OF
some of the uptown hotels where the rich
men OF all the cities in the u lion congre-
gate during the evenings after dinner. II is
to give bel hoy dollar to ramble through
the corridors several times and shout at
promoter who has given him a dollar for
this cheap advertising scheme.
This recalls the game worked at a political
convention The proceedings were fire.
auently interrupted by a rooter who kept
shouting Il want 10 hear from Mr.. Smith.
He yelled this until the audience became
exaspcrated. Finally 1t was shouted at
him. That's Mr.. Smith on the platform
What do you want'' The rooter COM
Al. a rEi NAS
that = the fellow that gave me ;! to how
for him
The men who pay these boys 81 to wan
der through the corridors at intervals
calling out their names, do II for the pur-
pose Of trying TO impress those assembled
all II that the men who pay for this cheap
advertising sit in prominent places and
make never a nod or wink
When the friends Of Representative
Loren Fletcher Of Minneapolis, Hennepir
county, MINI care to he familiar with
him they call him -Hell-of-a-fx Fletcher.
I Why? Well, here's the story;
When "Iord Gordon Gordon" the English
swindIer. rampaged through the North
ives, and dazzisd its citizens into all sort.
Of generosity Loren Fletcher and some OF
Ia. friends in Minneapolis determined that
he ~as "A doubls-dyed swindlsr. but by The
tim. they found this out Gordon was safe
in Winnipeg Nothing daunted, Fletcher
and nj. friends started after Gordon anC
cataur.d him Ia Winnipeg They did not
" AT for any in,erna,Iona prooeedings. hut
d.c,drd 20 hustle Gordon back 60 the STATE
! of Minnesota without further ado
But at the first town the party touched
l- D., o.,r shuut-d Tot British constabl'
| and told him what the Americans we're w
! To-. aud h'-sough' the profession oi 'h'
! Enti,I GnNrrnun~nt Vita, dad lhs con
! static do Iut summon pos-r and lncA
! T...,,hrf and he friends IA Jail borduI
| s.,l r9d ff-- Ils-tcis'r did nO, apple
| ciatr tho situatlou - t.ins locked az in q
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