The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-03
ATTENTION, psiTTssuRo.
Are the MillIonaires Of the Smoky
citv MAJ, york Mad9

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IAre the MilIlonaires Of the smoky
city New York Mad2
IFsttsburg Special TO the New York
World.
What would New York do Il Pitts.
|burg were suddenly wiped of the
map? the Pittsburg Chamber Of Com.
merce has Just complied a statistical
statement. which shows that the peo-
pie OF the steel city spend IS, 100000
annually in New York for the neces
sites OF life, to say nothing OF the
vast sun which they spend for luxu'
ries. The latter expenditure is est''
mated to be $12,Ooo.OOO, which brings
the total up to $2O,OOO,OOO.
The chamber Of commerce is trying
10 devise ways and means whereby
some of this money. at least for the
.ecesslties, may be kept in Plttsburg.
But so long as there is New York,
and so long as there are Pittsburg
millions, they haven't much hope. The
magic name New York fairly dazzles
pittsburgers, especially those whose
riches have come quick. Everything
that comes from New York is "iust
little better" and they pay for 1t
dearly, for New York has learned that
The word PIttsburg is synonymous
with wealth.
Pitsburg is New York mad. That
$ the only explanation. Last winter
the Metropolitan Opera Company,
with all Of the stars who appeared in
New York, came to Pittsburg for a
weeks engagement, To the surprise
ody, the wealthy people Of
the city did not patronize It, and the
engagement was bitter disappoint
ment. Only the music lovers attend
ed; the wealthy hal gone to New
York and attended the performances
there. Then they smiled in super
cilious way upon the poor. unfor"n
ates who had not heard the operas II
New York and had to wait until they
we're sung in Pittsburg.
The Plttsburg merchants have trief
every way to get share of the bust
ness that Is going to New York. They
have hired clerks from the big estah
!" lishments in New York from which
Pittsburgers purchased their goods
: bringing them here at fancy salaries
They have sent out letters announc
ing for instance, that Mr. Smith, for
merly of a certain New York firm, Il
now with their house. But it doesn'
do a particle OF good. Mr.. Smith i
dropped like hot coal, and the Pitt'
burgers rush off to New York am
nick up another clerk In the SAINT
establishment.
J. Thre are more than 100 business
y houses in New York, representing al
most every branch OF trade, who sent
j special representative to Pittsburl
,cur times a year to visit their pat
rons These are not "drummers,
but usually a member of the firm
' who finds 1t profitable to come her
) and look after this Pittsburg business
For such triAing things as station
erv, visiting cards, cigars and cigal
VI cites. the wealthy Plttsburger must G
r. to New York. There is Pittsbuh
$ firm that manufactures letter papel
l. and New York house takes larg
y mart of the product, while the rest
sold in Pittsburg But Pittsburger
couldn't think of buying 1t at home
a They 20 to New York for it, for n
y other apparent reason than to loo
# at the label of the New York hous
1t on the box and show it to thei
is friends
q But It is the luxuries that cut dee
1t into the bank account OF the Pitt
p er. Let a man go to hotel IN Ne
York and register from Pittsburg an
y he is a marked man. No matter no
y little money he may have, he is SUI
V posed to be wealthy, and he is char
e. ed accordingly. He pays two price
i'd for everything he gets. So serior
lie has this matter become that man
to pittshug people when they go to Ne
York register from some other cit
t. It's lust the same as an America
tie travelling in Europe.