New-York tribune., 1906-11-18

and the climax by Mr.
IS saa te sen a
which takes its place in long line of villas, with
clgson or Security tyif In t this y ysinsorous ora
ing for discomfort there s kind of naivete which,
eI # aasd By tas ta1
parvenu amens cities CARELESS Of millions and
sparing Of discretion; But New ,S York; if it be a
many a proof of Intelligence and refinement. The
are houses in ie the negborhood of Fifth avenue
clubs of New York are splendid examples, even
e f0s have not only
posed works in accordance with the old traditions
devised neW style and new method neS Gf theT
own To pack vast metropolis within narrow
have piled Pelion upon ossa- When the rock upon
bton they another Kingdom nor in the
air. The skyscrapers indeed which lift their
York. 1t is upon them that the returning traveller
g9Tes m9Sf & eagerly as IS he nears the shore They
Statue Of Liberty and the vague sentiment which
to the poor Brito1, who shudders at FIVE stories,
ne size and grandeur of his imposing palaces And
new view OF architecture 1t is original. charac-
What. then. is a skyscraper? 1t is a giant bird
cage whose interstices are filed with stone or
the eye, it is impossible wonder at its superb
enotery II depends for its effect not upon or
poste, but upon its mass Whatever approaches
II scale and KIND is dWarfed into nSlg-
nifcance
And as the skyscraper makes houses of a COM
mon size ridiculous, so II loses its splendor when 1t
STANDS alone Nothing can surpass in ugness
tlatiron, and it is ugly because 1t stands alone
ana apart In Maids )n Square, place of reasonable
dimensions. But the vast masses which frown
upon Wall Street and Broadway austere. like
New York indeed. IS a city OF many beauties and
with a reckless prodigality she has done her best
to obscure them all Driven by vain love OF swift
traffic she assails your with an incessant din
and your eye with the unsightliest railroad that
human lngenL atty has ever contrived. She has sac
rceo the anenity OF her streets and the dignity Of
her buildings to the false god Of Speed.
The who do the work Of the world sit still
as j. Plerpont Morgan and John D. Rockefeller
are never surprised on rain trolley. They
show themselves furtively behind vast expanses of
pIale glass, and move only to eat or sleep. But
the common citizen of New York is never quiet.
He finds il irksome to stay long in the same place.
Ihough his house may be comfortable even luxu-
rtous, he is In fever to leave 1t. And it
about that what in his targon is called 'transpor-
taton is the most important thing In his life We
give the word another Specification. To New York
1t means the many methods of conveying passen-
various they are, keep pace with the desires OF
the restless citizen. who may travel what pace
and altitude he desires. -
He may burrow. ike rabbit. beneath the
tastes he may ride in surface car, Or he may
fly, like bird through the air. on an overhead
railway. The co lstant rattle of and rail-
close to the first floor windows bringing darkness
and noise wherever they laid. There are of
fees IN which a stranger neither hear be
heard, and yet you are told that to the accus-
And can easily believe that a sudden cessation
of din would bring instant madness
Wall Street IS "hustling' made concrete. The