Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-03-18

NEW YORK, March IL. - On the
Aixth Of next April New York, in "a
osaster pageant, will celebrate the
testa anniversary Of the advent Of her
erst automobile, for it il just a single
decade since the then ridiculed horse
isss carriage obtained q precarious foot.
bold. or rather a wheel hold, in this
city. The tremendous growth Of its
sss, however, is evidenced by the fact
shst today there are regularly in opera.
sssa On the city streets more than go,
600 autos valued at s44,0oo,ooo. This
sesth birthday Of tae auto will be one
az the most remarkable celebrations
which the city has ever known, rcpem.
Mag more than anything else a Mardi
1Yss carnival. II will extend through
IN entire week and will include a
great variety Of events. There will be
xstomobile psrades, races, hill climb.
iaS contests, tugs Of war. dinners,
dances, tournaments, tricks and every.
thiag else that can BIZ imagined. There
will be exhibitions of automobile
uquadrons belonging TO single owners,
Tor there are at least thirty men in tae
city who possess more than twenty
sutos apiece and more than ESQ who
Ind that at least ten ears are necessary
ts their needs. The most spectacular
feature Of all will be a night parade Of
Soors than 10000 ears decorated with
japanese lanterns and separated into
fsur divisions. First will come the
early specimens and then in classified
groups those Of later vin.ages. Final.
~ there will be q king and queen Of
tAe carnival. Incidentally the accident
iasursnce companies are looking for.
ward to lively week and il il rumor.
ID that in nonor Of the occasion tho
price Of gasoline will be advanced a
cent or two.
That trans Atlantic liners a quarter
Of . mile long will shortly be seen in
New York's harbor in no longer a
dream Of the imagination but a proven
reality. Record breaking steamships
Asve become 30 numerous Of late that
At IN difficult to keep track of them.
The performance Of "A 25.knot boat is
already dimmed by the promise of one
TO make 80 knots, and the 7OO.foot
liner considered as a lcviathan "A few
weeks ago is now dwarfed by the an.
houncement Of a ship TO exceed 1000
feet in length, for the construction of
which preparations are already under
way. Already too are marine experts
outlining the quarter mile long liner
whose arrival is only dependent on the
completion Of necessary channel harbor
and docking facilities. That these
monster ships when they arrive will
greatly reduce the best running time
is not expected but in every other way
they will introduce innovations of an
amazing character. They will have
real daily papers and ticker service too
Tor brokers who cannot afford to get
out Of touch with the market. Because
OF their great length they will be
equipped either with diminutive troll.
ley ears or moving sidewalks to carry
passengers about the boat. Elevators
will Of course care for the vertical
travel. There will be officers aboard
to say nothing of afternoon concert,
vaudeville performances and operas.
There will be tailor shops, boot shops,
barbershops and jewellers shops, no
ton counters and facilities for stock
trading. In short the quarter mile
liner will be in every respect "A com
plete floating city-a marvel undream
ed of either in size or equipment only
a few years ago.
Fatner Knickerbocker is not sport
ing any diamonds at present, for never,
since this city became center for the
gem trade, have the imports Of these
precious stones fallen so low. For the
FIVE weeks just ended dealers here i'm.
ported only s379,97i worth of brill
iants-a mere trifie when compared 10
the sum of si,535,l75 representing the
value of similar imports for the same
period last year. There is little de-
mand for these stones M n result of