The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

y
rcscnts the biggest city combination OF
y capital and labor on this hemisphere
It Is hardly a talk on capital and labor,
Il but rather on the product thereof. New
X York grows In spite of capital comhna-
4 tons and labor organizations. 1t grows
so fast 1t has not time to theorizc why
It grows. 1t Is Ike II great green boy
who plunges along doing what is before
him and only stopping now and then
i to double up his arms for n look ut his
muscles and to show his fellows how
big 1t Is. IT was to Inspect tho great
muscles of New York that came here,
Z and to get its accurate dimensions call
I'd upon the mayor in his Office Mt the
city hall.
New York's Boy Mayor. &
Gen George B. Mcclellan was lovingly
called "Ltte Mac" Still lie was big
enough TO be one of the great generals of.
Our civil war and n candidate for l'resi-
4 dent Of tho United States. The mayor
OF New York is the son Of that Little
Mac and in many respects he lescm-
bles his father. lie looks like boy,
and he is still IN MS thirties' aithonsh
he has been an editor, a business man
and representative In Congress. He IS
now mature enough and strong enough
TO act as the ruler of the second city OF
the world, and there are those who say
he yet may be the democratic candidate
x for the presidency of the United States
About two years ago 1 met the lord
mayor Of London in hts palace acrsss
the way from tho Bank of England. 1t
took letters of Introduction, much pre-
p limnary correspondence ind Interviews
with funkies in livery before came in
to his presence. ] got to tho mayor OF
New. York with my visiting card, which
Il was taken In by a policeman with Il
8 brass badge on his bosom. His honor
received me without ostentatiun, and like
most OF the big business men have met
lie seemed to have leisure to talk. The
conversation was rapid. The young ma
Sor knows his own mind and there is
no one better posted upon the great city
OF which he is ruler
New York in 1904.
~ have come from Washington" said
III. flor talk about New York, What
is the condition of the town. and how
is it getting along in its struggles with
capital and labor?"
New York is having no struggles just
now" replied Mayor Mcclellan. I'VE
4 had some trouble with the building trades
last year. but to-day our condition Is
thoroughly healthy, and. barring some
M temporary annoyances as to our thea
tres, we are at peace with ourselves and
all the world. Our labor is in a good
condition, and it promises to remain
So"
rs the city growing?"
Yes replied the mayor. ut grows
so fast that we must be always on the
alert or 1t oversteps us. Our chief trout
BILE now is as to tho schools. We have
not enough buildings to accommodate all
the children. and at present there are
10000 who can go to school only half
the time. We have already about 900 900
children in the schools and the natural
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people IN tie United States.
New York Versus London.
own New York ever coma, 1ondon9"
~ think there ia M dn,ht of itn an
Ewered Mayor Mcclellan. "London il
almost full grown and New yorl, Is inst
hfp1nnI0E jncrnD
faster now In proportion to our popua-
tion than London and London is gray
thAilvu Goii'paiea WIN wv ioih. ~ was
cry ~ Tue uays u the ROMANS, az
sEousn iatet oh ~ oo populttioi, "tupPcu.
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A CITY of Fifteen Millions.
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Mr.. Mayor." asked "Havc Won avail,
nh,e snaco nor. far MANY ,,ora ,,oon,oo,
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