Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09
new YORK LETTER.
GOthan's summer ENodus-Ta'nr,nny
Nan and "a brand from the burning
New Kind of Swindle.

New York, August 3.-The summer exc
dus is now at its height, and as few New
Workers, old residents, are in the city as
have been here in ANY season. In fact, 1t
may be said tat the vacation habit,
which Russell Sage pronounced on UNI
natural one, has seized upon our citizens
with more rigor than ever before. Ihere
are plenty of people on the streets, but
a very large percentage of them are VlSl-
tors, for New York attracts more WISH
tors in summer than she sends out of
her own people to enjoy the breezes or
mountain and seashore. There certainly
mas been little need of anybody going Tut
of town to get cool, as there have been
few days that have been oppressive, while
many of the nights have been as cool as
early fail. But the vacation habit has
grown upon our people very sharply. I'M
til vacation has become almost sacred
to us. A gentleman who was out collec-
ing bills. presented one for rent to one
man. PAY rent, said the debtor, why,
| haven't got together my vacation
money yet
Many instances can be cited where the
citizen who took a vacation at an ex-
pensive place. has let all his bills stand
unit he could save enough to pay them,
the vacation standing first in his esti-
nation. The rows of houses locked up,
and boarded up, and left desolate, is lar
ger now than ever before. and consequent
tly the city has a large share of its sur
face cast into gloom by the withdrawal
of signs of life than it has ever had be-
fore. Still, the people from outside who
travel around in the rubberneck autos
find tho city wonderfully attractive,
Where have the residents gone? Well,
IL would be difficult, if not impossible, to
name Il resort, from nearby pleasure nla-
ces on the Sound. to the Land of tho
Midnight Sun. that has not some New
Workers staying there. New Workers arc
in Egypt, in Africa, Asia, way mp North
and way down South. intent on pleasure
land spending money like water. Tho
great trouble Is, that while millionar!es
are scattering dollars that they can cast
ly spare, others are also scattering them
that cannot afford It. and will miss them
a month afterwards. Well, New York will
be glad to sec them all back. with theil
faces well tanned. but also with THEN
bodies invigorated and their brains clear
er for active and more strenuous worl
that will inure to their permanent good
Clerks of the fashionable stores along
Fifth Avenue. Twenty-third Street, and
broadway know by sight a colored
woman who Is n frequent visitor in hei
automobile to tho shops whore the finest
things are to be bought. She makes large
purchases. The woman Is Mrs. Payton
wife of Philip Paytor, Jr., the negro whc
has made n fortune in real estate, and Is
back of q plan in Harlem to form a col
ony of wcll-to-do colored persons. Hoi
tastes are refined and. supported by thu
credit of her husbands name, she Is able
to crafty desires which only the wealthy
dare to entertain, Paytou as n real estate
dealer is daring. and not afraid to stand
by his colored brethren. He 1t was VIII
evictcd all the white tenants from a large
and fashionable apartment house in f;
fashionable neighborhood, and filled thu
departments with colored tenants. He Il
making money by II and is pleasing color
ed people of means, but he isn't pleasini
the rich white people who have to move
from flats they had held for some time
There are plenty Of colored people II
this city now that can afford all thu
Injuries that Mr.. Payton can put into {
house for them TO occupy. and he car
get as much rent from them as from
whites. hence he will continue to enlarge
the boundaries OF the fats occupied b,
heightened blacks.
The very earnest evangelAts who OK