New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
Il WORLD METROPOLIS.
Waiter S. Logan Says Nerc- York
Should Prepare for It's Destinu.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir am very much interested in the report of
the New-York City Improvement Commission
II is doubtful If any more important work has
ever been committed to a body of men in New-
York City than TO this Improvement commission
The Rapid Transit Commission is it's only rival in
Importance. but the Rapid Transit Commission
deals with only one OF the many questions that
have to be solved by our generation here in New
York City. The New-York City Improvement Com
mission has jurisdiction all the things that 20
TO make greater and better city, and If it fuInls
the expectations of its friends II will live in his
tory. New-York is already the commercial metron
oils Of the North American continent Chicago II
Is true Is metropolitan city. but IL is inland The
route to the highway of nations by water from
Chicago is a long arg devious one The great
metropolitan cities of the world alwavs have been
ani always must be on the ocean or in CLOSE
communication with it, San Francisco has & Ioca-
ton ana harbor that give it a dominant influence
upon the trade of the Pacific. but the Atlantic is
and always must be the great ocean of commerce
Besides. when the Panama Canal Ia built Nsw
York will be practically Pacific as we'll as an
Atlantic port. San Francisco will have little ad-
vantage over US even for the trade of the ocean
that lies at her doors.
New-York must continue to be even In a xrsata-
degree than it is the commercial METROPOLIS
of the continent.
But II Is fast coming TO be also the world
metropolis. When the Panama Canal and the
greater Erie canal finished no oity in the
world will be well situated TO command the
worids trade by water. With the completion of
It's railroad terminal facilities there will be no CITY
In the world that can possibly equal it as a rail-
ROAD centre. New-York Is on the right side OF the
Atlantic and with the isthmus broken through. II
WIN nave the Pacific at its doors The greater
1i4e CaheI practically will extend the Hudson
t Ihser 70 puIuth. and give US greater inland
WaIeT n uaoe than any other city in the world can
ovsr ~ W, ~ nave, Besides the flag that floats
to @SS"- tork is the Stars and StrfDes and ds
sPItS lne lhlngs We say OF ourseIves-and ooe1ar
S election times the United stafss
. Iao tne pesl ana The freest Kovernment ana ths
oSt MOST staI"art set-reliant Intelligent and eanahis
ybicb nnats % lace or the earth. and a city over
any other flag N' III lhe Worio having
The problem OF this generation NJ Ns,., x-o,,.. =,
20 In1Ae ths CITY worthy Of its opportunf,iss snS
ti5l 80 ~ IOa IT'S Destiny We have bean doinS
tnlnss too nuCh oy Jerks We have had no ooraD-a
hensNe plan Tor the citys deVeionInentt 10 coIlPre-
lection We have had, IL Is tr1le Stiu per
VINO sTasped the NewYork idea ana j,d rbnih LsI. i
70 70 IHaAe orkers understand and ap1redisfs
the New hork that was TO come Horace e 1880
Samuel j. Ilden and Andrew H. Green vSer 10y,
such men Another mana man far dtrTsro.e a4aons
them ana whose crimes two of them uSar ht fVIl
strunsntal In punishing-had notwftb a. 80 IN, IN
those crimes. great conception of ths NI
that was to come, and II may be douh,s SeW- lork
William M. Tweed will not be rememhsraaA A"hotner
tory more Tor the splendid and we'll concorG N MS
improvements which he inaugurated thar 20 city
crimes which made his name lnfamous i AOf the
II is the function OF the New-Yorlr Cjt,, Y
ment Commission 10 institute reign ~ 9Vs-
the improy ement OF our city to plan tns 'nuu % "
metropolis scale which will be wOrthH, or .pIln
and OF us. so that whatever do in the f9rn
We have made mistakes enough W.. 49, pisn
our streets crosswtse from river 10 river -