The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-22
THE BIG RICH
COME HOME
American MiGonaires
Crowd the Liners.
NEW YoRK's BIG EVENTS
city's Population Is to Be
Quadrupled.
Henry Hudsoas Celebration WIN be
Marked by A Monster Banquet
City d 10 he Made over
In One Generation.
BY LoNGACRE.


New York, Aug 22.--The FIRST INSTALL
ments OF the country's greatest crop.
far exceeding the corn crop In wealth
which 1t represents. are now arriving
at this port. In other words. New
York's fall influx OF millionaires re-
turning from European vacations IL
once more underway. ana Wall Street
which has been comparatively quiet
during the last three months will
shortly begin once more TO resound
with the noise OF great financial trans
actions
Within the next six weeks It is esti-
mated men representing not less than
ten. billions Of dollars of Investments
and personal fortunes will arrive here.
than the value of the corn crop.N and
even approximating the annual total
value Of the farm products Of the
whole country. Practically every re-
turning millionaire so far has stepped
ashore with a cordial smile. condi-
tion of affairs very different from that
last year. and more particularly the
year before, when such persons OF
great wealth who were able to go
abroad for the summer returned with
the glummest countenances. The rea-
son for the cheerfvlness on the part
Of the monied men is not far to seek
AS a rule they are pleased with the
tariff bill, and remember with pleasur-
able comparison the situation Of two
and three years ago when In the for.
u1er case the panic had turned every
thing upside down. previous to which
In the preceding year President Roose-
velts activities kept them In @ cons
slant state Of fear. This year. hew.
ever. everything seems to be going to
their satisfaction with such smooth.
ness that about the only question
-. D. a. ~ -
the present wave of prosperity will
carry them.
Hudson Celebration.
For at least one week during the
latter part of next month, the United
States will have city not only great.
er in population than any which has
ever existed but one which in the to.
tai number OF its Inhabitants viii ex-
coed the combined population of the
four largest cities on earth. 1t Is now
estimated that the number of people
In New York during the later half OF
September Will exceed 100000 all
Of whom with the exception OF the re-
gular Inhabitants will be attracted by
the celebration of the three hundredth
anniversary of the discovery Of the
Hudson River, and the one hundredth
anniversary of the invention Of the
first steamboat by Robert Fulton. Not
only will the city have the largest
municipal population ever known. but
curiousiy enough 1t win also honor the
memory OF Henry Hudson, after whom
this famous river Is Named in Q
euriousIy striking manner. Hudson.
according to historical records, y sup
posed to have starved to death IN an
open boat in Hudson Bay. Yet the
most striking feature in Connection
with the celebration held in his mem
DRY will be the greatest banquet ever
hold in a permanent structure at which
5000 guests will eat In memory of the
man who starved. The banquet
which is to be held in the Hotel Astor
on September %. will be remarkable
in many ways. It will mark the open.
ing of the new grand ballroom. the
largest room OF Its kind in the country
covering $4,000 square feet or more
than half an acre. and three stories In
height. Fifteen hundred couples. 1t Is
estimated, will be able to dance in
comfort in this room which marks as
great an accomplishment In its line as
did the achievements of Hudson and
Fulton in their. Airship COMPETE
tions and Examinations Of magnitude
never before dreamed of are ony two
other features of the week which may
vet Se a municipal holiday. More
than 500. 100000. It is estimated. will