Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
he chief port Of the world, and II 1

the chief port Of the world, and II Is
Increasing It's shipping every year.
But. your honor" said /, suppose a
ship canal should be built in connection
with the great lakes, so that ocean
steamers could go right into Chicago
THAT possibility Is far In the future
replied the mayor Of New York. I'VE
propose TO have a little canal ourselves
from here to Buffalo which Will largely
Increase our business. At any rate
We are not afraid OF Chicago at this
present time New York Is Uncle
Sans chief gateway"
WHERE NEW YORK GROWS.
where Is New York growing just
now, your honorY' ] asked
For an answer TO that question:
replied the mayor you have only TO
open your eyes, II Is growing every
where. both In the city and IN the SUBJ
urbs. The borough OF Manhattan Is fast
becoming one Of steel slyscrapers.
Bronx has been cut up into building
blocks and vast number Of dwellings
and flats are going up there. Brooklyn
is growing faster than ever, and, In
short, the whole OF Greater New York
has on its seven-league boots. Within
the past two years more than so large
real estate companies have been in
Corporated, with total capitalization
Of more than $4,000 goo, and they are
putting up buildings Of all kinds resi-
dcnces. business blocks, apartment
houses and great hotels, The increase
IN the apartment houses Is very great
In 1902 something like So We're erected,
rcpresenting a total investment, In
Guiding the land OF about Sj0,000,0OO.
II Is the same as 70 department stores
and Office buildings Indeed, 1t Is hard
TO realize how fast New York is grow
ing
How about public Improvements
1.-THE city is being bettered right
along" replied the mayor THE Will
llamsburg bridge which was formally
opened in December, Is one Of the Won
ders of Greater New York, II Is 40
feet wider than the Brooklyn bridge,
and with It's approaches is a mile and
a half In length, 1t has cost about
$4,000, coo. and II will soon be carrying
n large part Of the traffic between New
York and Brooklyn And then there
Is the new subway system which will
soon he completed at cost Of j,O00,-
600, and there are also the Pennsyl-
vbnia improvements, which are to cost
about $50 100000. There are other
things, but those are enough to show
that New York is not falling behind
NlNETY.TWO MILLIONS A YEAR,
"It must cost something to run a
city like this, Mr.. Mcclellan said |.
1T does" said the mayor OF New
York. 1T costs just about S02 0OO. 600 a
year, or II you take in certain county
and state items the amount is SlQs,OOO,-
0OQ a year"
That Is an enormous sum- said l.
Does New York get the worth of It's
money!
Il think so" replied the mayor
There is a vast deal OF work and ii
takes small army to do It,
But where does all the money go?"
said !. 1.-THE salaries must be high,
How about the mayor? What does he
get?"
Fifteen thousand dollars" WAS the
reply.
Does he earn it?' | asked
Il think he does" replied Mayor Nc
Clellan. He gets here at . O'clock In
the morning and Is kept here until
o'clock az night, and every hour Of his
day Is busy one. Yes, ! think the
mayor earns his salary"
LIKES HIS JOB.
IF II were not q personal question,