River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-20


spend than 5000 900 900 year nearly onehird as
much the United States government Of this amaz-
ing sum $156545148 is raised by direct taxation The
rest piles up in bonded debt.
The municipal officials and employees alone number
more than 10000 persons drawing something like $70.
100000 year in salaries.
How the American heart beats high at sight of
the greater city which only 10 years ago divided
into a hundred cities, towns and villages!
Its buildings rise like cliffs, steep towering above
steepj immenses of stone brick and Eteelred, yellow,
gray brown the sunlight reflected in hundreds of
thousands of windows, and steam and smoke drifting
across dizzy tumut of roofs AS the evening
on lights lit New York sparkles and flashes
lofty masses all the brutalities CT modern
sorry fade and shining fairy city set great
tain seems itself between the two rivers.
With what wonder, hope and fear one looks upon
such city! Yet who understands it?
It is possible to go miles straight line without
leaving the city streets of New York placed end
to reach to San Francisco and several hun
dred miles out into the Pacific ocean.
More than 10000 persons born IN New York in
a year, many the inhabitants Of Columbus, the
capital city of Ohio More than $4,000 New Workers die
in year, enough to make three cities large as Ma
con- Georgia.
Not even Babylon that persisted ere Christ was born
was so wonderful-Babyon with its banging gardens
resting on arches rs high with it's Sc miles of
city walls reaching $40 feet into the air. set with $50
fair towers and pierced through hundred gates of
brass
In those precipices brick and supported by
miles of STEEL York has built many cities top
other and the hill of the Caesars in Rome seems
small affair compared to the majestic bulk of the bust
ness palaces that themselves against the sky with
populations living high above the streets that no
sound of the roaring city reaches them.
Two hundred and eghty-three years ago the whole
of Manhattan island bought by Peter Minuet, the
New York governor of the West India Company, for
few trinkets valued at S24
Several years ago ground at the corner of Broadway
and $24 for six square inches. when
lot measuring 80 by 80 feet brought $700000
the tall sides that lift themselvH out OF
the busiest part of New York without loneliness
save when the changing light turns them into many
coored cliffs. 1t is the of immense life con-
veyed by multitude of windows that invests the
nonstrous piles with thrilling interest; the density of
humanity the costness of its and the mightiness
of the surrounding community.
There the reddish tower of the Singer building,
642 feet high The tower alone 100000 to build.
Below it spreads the white Of the City Invest
nent building which $10OOOOO0 and whose % ele-
vators carry persons hour That struc
ture houses the population of small city.
Close by are the twin Trinity buildings valued at
SIG 100000 and opposite them stands the Equitable
Life Insurance building property representing $200O0
600.
Even the ground of the small Trinity graveyard, set
at the head of Wall street, is worth $25,0OO,OO0.
Away in the the white marble tower of the
Metropolitan Life building lists its noble mass
700 feet Madison square. That vast edifce rep