The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
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Especial TO The Times Dlspatch.)
/ NEW YORK, Apl. -1.-That New York
will within comparatively few years
outstrp London and become the largest
city in the world is within the predic-
ton OF competent stutistlcians, and nc
cordingly Father Knickcrboclser has been
batting himself on the back. According
TO figures made public this week by the
New York Federation Of Churches,
Gotham will catch up with London about
1920 when the population OF the netrop..
oils and its suburbs. within. radius OF
nineteen miles of the City Hal, shoulu
reach 5000, 600. According to these Sta
tistics, eighteen new inhabitants are
added to the metropolis every hour The
growth of New York between 1890 ana
1905 was 2,077,6lo. For several days OF
last week immigrants poured into New
York harbor from Europe at the rate or
5000 a day. and the majority or thcse
remained in the metropolis to swell tho
population.
Probably in no other city in the world
Is thero such congestion Of passengers
on the traction lines as In New York.
THIS Is particularly apparent in the
borough OF Manhattan, which is long
finger of land pointing down into New
York BAY. Every resident Of Manhattan
has to fight his way into the car that
bears him down town to his business,
and in the evening there Is a. similar
struggle 10 get home. Tho Rapid Tran
sit Commission, n self-pcrpetiating body
of very respectable gentlemen, who were
appointed many years ago for the nuF-
pose Of solving the transit problems OF
the city, after years of slumber, gave
Now York. a single subway (which is hn-
hltually 80 crowded that one is glad 70
escapc from It with all ones clothing
intact. At present there are no addl-
tional suhways in sight In Manhattan,
and tho number Of passengers carried
is increasing Mt the rate of over NIL
lion a week Tho report Of the, state
Railroad Commission, published TINS
week shows the enormous business zone
by the transportation companies or me
metropolis, During 1906 they collected
n total Of 117l.151 sos fares a day. an
increase Of 93,49o.c0o over tho previous
year Tho car mileage OF all the COM
panics during 1905 aggregated $50 24a, 49,.
MANY New Workers Interested In rail-
road rate legislation went to Washing
ton last week to attend the eighteenth
annual convention or the National Assoc
citation of Railway Commissioners, ana
much interest was aroused In the me
tropolts by the speech OF ". G.. smith,
railrond commissioner of South Dakota,
mud President of the association. Par
ticular interest was taken In Mr.. smith $
dlctum that "nny law passed that dofS
not contain absolute rules for dec'dlhs
what Is n reasonable rate, what IS
reasonably remuneratlvc rate. and does
not establish the constitutional right 20
appeal, will IN my mind fall IN us ops
icct Cor good. On tho other mana, tar'''
charges are bound to be adjusted NY
tho constant pressure OF commerc'al h,,,
economic principles" Mr., Smith wont
on TO poInt out some of tho possibilities
OF confusion arising from commissions
made maximum rates, suppose, nc
snid. can article was being transported
from Chicago to New York over nc
shortest route, the best and cheapes'
managed and the best paying road
Would not this railroad maximum rate
n mndo by the commission, npply 'e
every article In that CLASSIFICATION pc.
tween Chicago and New York? lh'S
mn ylmum rate applied between Chicago
and New York. would !, no, apply OF
each of tho railroads, the longest rs
we'll as tho shortest? Might not tins
commission made rate 20 conilscatioH lo'
the long road
Probably there is no street IN All NeN
York more Interesting than the narrow
little thoroughfarc known as Nader
1.ano, which twists Its crooked way
from the midst Of Eroadway's lo"e
business district TO tho East River, II
The old Dutch times this was famous
trysttng- place, n sort Of lovers "uih
No lovers meet there to-day, but IN
street preserves m odd, old-fashion9
'nppearance. for the modern skNscrnpn
has scarcely invaded It. AMI Its shabn,
rttlo buildings contrast strangely VIII
Tho modern structures of ad1oinlnl
,horo,iphfnrcs 1t Is n curious fact tha
ire nolice arrest on sight any crook .
suspicious character seen lnrking a6oU
Maiden Lane. But ,his Is not so rNfi
Gus when one knows that the little stree
cont aims treasures that could VIC VIII
,an wealth Of Ormus and NJ Ind,
7, Is New York's "Diamond Street 20
,rroe blocks il Is lined with tho office
az thousands or dealers In precious stones
hui n few OF whom keep on hand {
stoe,s valued n, sl,O0a"0 ~ over, Grca
rrofts are made IN tho llttle street, 70
since 1900 the price of diamonds hns riser
| 40 per cent. A curious illustration o
! how these profits nile un was shown nj
week IN the course Of Il suit FOR dlrorc
| Instituted by the wife of one or ~
dealers, The Dealers statements 10 tn
, mercantile agencies were put on file u