Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-08
new YORK CHAT.
Success Of the might
and Day" Bank.
French and English Visitors in
the Metropolis.
The Passing Of Lazzari's. THE BoothIaeks
Organize.

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New York. May THE fact that the
first might and Day Bank" in the
world opened in New York this week
and was an assured success from the
start is probably of more Significance
than the average reader of the news
imagineS According to some pre-
t-rnaturally far-sighted observers, the
hank that never closes is the first step
toward the time when the machinery
of metropolitan commercial life. in
stead of stopping at sunset, will roll on
ccasnlcssly day ard night when three
relays of clerks and artisans and Ia
nCrCrS and employers will succeed each
other, and the metropolis will become,
in every sense of the word, an all day
and all night city. Such a state of af-
fairs. say the observers. is being
forced forward by the fact that New
York's population grows more and
NOR. congcsted and, more than any
other thing, room is demanded. If we
have our population working in three
relays. three men can work in the
space now occupied b. one, and the
growing congestion will rc relieved. If
such q day ever arrives, the city will
really have three separate popl,a tons,
one Of which will be wholly nocturnal.
The three will have their separate
newspapers different amuSementS, diff
farent interests, different outloolls uron
life. While one shift is breakfasti1g,
another will be dining; while one is
sleeping. another will be at the height
Of its daily activity. But the magma
ton fails at the state of mind of the
housewife whose husband and sons
would be scattered through the three
relays and whose whole life would be a
tumble of conflicting breakfasts and
dinners and sleeping hours.
Scarcely a week passes that some
new foreign uniform does not brighten
New York's streets. Last week the men
Of TIE Quee MS Own Regiment, which
came down from Canada to attend the
military tournament ut Madison
Square Garden. were a familiar sight
in their neat dark uniforms and little
hats cooked rakishly over their ears.
A curious feature of their stay vas
that all street car conductors and
ticket sellers on the subway and eie-
waited roads had been boarding all the
Canadian dimes that came to them, in
order to pass them out to the strangers
in change. This week the tall. rangy
Englishmen We're succeeded by the
dumry little French sailors from Ad-
rural Campion's fleet which has been
visiting the port The French tars
wear dark blue uniforms WITH a pro-
fusion of red trimmings. When the
first instalment on shore leave reached
the landing near the fleet anchorage in
the Hudson river, they accostcd the
policeman on duty with the query:
"Vera eez ze Bowery?" On receiving
the proper direction they Immediately
headed for the thoroughfare where
sailormen can get 1.-THE largest schoon-
er Of beer in the world" for nominal
payment of five cents. Next week
oriental uniforms will be the treat. for
His Highness the Maharajah of Baroia
will arrive with an extensive suite.
The Maharaj ah owns the only gold
artillery in the world. and is said to
have jewels enough to fill two flour
barrels. If he is wise, he will not visit
the Rowery unaccompanied by Central
Office detectives.
The news that the Senate has decid-
ed to begin to vote on the Hepburn bill
amendments this week and would move
steadily toward the passage of some
rate measure has been followed by a
sense of relief among the worried bust
ness interests of the metropolis. The
general belief is that the power Of the
courts to review the finding of the In
terstate Commerce Commission will not
be taken away, as the debate of the
past week has shown that this would
be serious departure from the form
of government laid down by the found
crs of the nation. But, nevertheless,
banking circles. representing small in
vestors and holders Of railway securi-
ties, realizing that the placing of
arbitrary power in the hands Of an ex-
ecutive tribunal might result in serious
financial disturbance, will remain I'M
easy until the question is decided 1t
is pointed out that the Hepburn bill is
the first bill ever proposed which does
not provide for court review and even
the most active agitators for rate legis-
latinn, including members of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. are on
record as faVoring court review. as is
shown by statements of the members
Of the Commission recently published
in the Congressional Record
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A little band of epicures in the civ
mourns this week because Lazzari's is
no more. LaZzaris the best table
d'hote within the city limits. Though
within the city. LaZzari's enjoved tho
advantages of rural situation hair,,
| perched on one of the Staten JsI,p1
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