The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-01-21

resents an of $20000000 and contains
than 5000 inhabitants Its the assessed
all the taxable property in the thriving city of
Little Rock Ark and its jewellers equal the whole
lation of Emporia, Kan.
And beyond is seen the snowy talness of the Plaza
hotel, an investment of s12000O00
Here, there everywhere massive structures in
each of which populations large enough to make
whole towns tremendous is the citys growth that
years building plans represent cost of $3.50 00O
There are nearly 10000 policemen in the 5000 miles
streets Their pay alone amounts yearly to $12S65
25s They 244S22 arrests last year. clean the
streets they guard costs $741S299 for single year.
The parks of the amazing city IA square miles
including Of its choicest ground 1t is that
they contain than 100000 trees and valued at
500 O0O other words the parks owned by New
contain land than the big city Rochester
N. Y and could be sold for enough to pay the entire
national debts of Holland. Switzerland Sweden and
Turkey.
Think of city that has built 514 schoolhouses at
of 900 and that has $4,000
teachers and superintendent educating $4,000 children
the salaries alone being SIT 5S1 900 year depart
ment of education spent $27,47O,736 this year.
And If the giant skyline Of New York staggers the
Imagination. what Of the marvellous network of pipes
and wires and tunnels under the streets? The separate
wires buried under the pavements of the metropolis
would reach 20 times around the world.
Down beside the myriad electric channels hidden un
der the city rushes daily supply of about 4sooO0ooo
gallons of sparkling water Of which 1876 100000 gallons
from clear mountain lake through aqueducts
Of them tunneled through rock and earth for 20
miles New Workers pay their city $11 100000 for
drinking water.
One would think that the government Of city that
spends $200,0O0000 year and employs $4,000 persons
would be in the hands Of its abest and most truswor
thy business
It would be natural to expect its four and half mil
lion inhabitants to be excited the fact that the
nua cost of maintaining the municipality has in 10
from $93,5200S2 to $156545148-an increase of
$43025,0 66 year. not to speak of something like $780,
100000 added to the cty's debt in those 10 years.
Yet the the taxpayers pundered the prouder
they are and the mere dimensions of government
ured in terms Of millions Of dollars, makes the New
Yorker lift his head haughty when he should hang it
In shame
citizens bureau of municipal research has for
three been digging into the ctys and
publishing thrers for the taxpayers who smile and get
ready to vote for to be proposed by the
old Of saloonkeepers, grafters professional
oceseekers and the omnipotent nanciers who direct
them through stained but hghpriced lawyers.
Who do you think the three principal hackers of
this bureau of municipal research which people of
New York to be looking for light public affairs
just now?
John D. Rockefeller, of the oil trust.
Andrew Carnegie, of the steel trust.
Robert Fulton Cushing of the sugar trust whose fam
lily recently managed to sell protless ferry the city
at an enormous price.
When the greater New York" was organized IL
years ago the voters delivered the city again the