The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-18

a grievance, and the head Of the de-
partmeut Of water. gas and electricity
and other officials. So the whole day
passed. and 20 does the whole year
pass for the mayor OF skyscraper
City.
a strange sort Of place indeed. this
city you will say. Where IS it,"
Skyscraper City. to enlighten you. is
a ubiquitous community located in
every part OF the Tilted States where
land has become so valuable that. IN.
stead Of capitalists building over a
large area. they build IN a limited
space. and straight toward the clouds.
In plain words. II IS none other than
the great modern s~kyscraper. with its
population rs great. In many cases. as
that Of a third class municipality.
But the mayor, you will say. Who
ever heard Of a mayor OF a building"
Yes. the mayor. You have heard
OF a superintendent OF a building. and
If the superintendent Of a skyscraper
housing from five 70 twelve thousand
people has not as much right TO the
title OF mayor as the chief executive
Of a community Of. say one thousand.
spread along a couple Of streets.
where the city limits are marked out
by fence rails and stone walls. then
the United States is not a democratic
country.
building operations can't 90 on with
the spirit Of emulation that now holds
between contractors without the sky.
scraper City Of a few years hence
being In sore need Of a real muucl-
pal administration. with a mayor. al.
dcrmon and an the other public sery
ants that make annual elections nee.
essary. II has them all now under
different names.
There are. for instance. the mem.
bers Of the health department. which
sanitary body consists Of a corps Of
able bodied women, equipped with
mops and pals and compelling voices
That corps OF women alone is sum
Client 90 suggest an analogy between
~skyscraper City and a representa-
tive American municipality, and should
give the former a lasting right TO The
name OF a thriving city.
Policemen on Patrol.
Then there are the members OF the
police department whose main duty
IN the suppression OF criminallty is To-
see that no one walks on with any
Part Of the building or It's contents
These are the ~vatchmeu. who patrol
continuously night and day. aud the
main differences between them and tho
police OF your recognized city are that
they are paid less and are. perhaps.
not subject 20 periodical charges OF
gran Nor do they have 90 parade for
composed OF the electricians and as
who stand but In the sun, doing
their hats and smiling approyingly. the
while pattiuE each other ou the back
IN appreciation Of the department they
have developed,
What murv heroic and picturesque
body 10 thcre than the fire depart
mont, with ita rcd shirtcd or blue
shirtcd or any other color shirtCd.
men, ready and eager 10 grapple with
flames or anything else. under any
conditions and az every momcnt9 In
S~kyacrapor CITY The ere department
consists 81 an cnicieut band 81 men as
we'll trained ~ the hromcn OF a large
municipality and equipped with all the
latest devices fur combating flames
And thcvv 10 the department OF
water. gas and electricity, the latter /
composed ~ The electricians and as
~EistantH in the engine room, These
large buildings a. not depend upon
sources for their e~lcctricity. I
They have thoroughly equipped plants
for manufacturing their own. AZ far
as tho water department Is concern
u New Yurk ~skyscrapcr has a
pumping station NAT is capable Of
supplying sut8cieut water 90 furnish I
a city Of SJ0.ooe people.
Now here - whcro the similarity
between tho skysvraper and the recoF.
city h made strongly apparent
Skyscrapcr City often has within lts
boundaries establishments which can
every need 81 a hungry, Thirsty.
dirty, naked citizen
No need TO de 81 starvation we're
you to be confined for life IN Sky
City while It's restaurants are
'ble % get n dinner together, It's cafe
Sould Danish an fear OF longing for
something TO render the throat aud
tomaoh more comfortable without
Of receiving H.. Its habcnlashery
tailor could clothe you IN the lat.
fashion; its shoe store would at,
end 10 the task OF keeping your feet
yell shod. It's baths would be ever
oady TO open their arms 90 you Your
very VAN for things p~rocurable only
D a confeytioners shop would be en-
while yon would merely have 10
o downstairs shoaid you feel that
our happiness might be enhanced BY
fragrant cigar, The fruit Stand ~ A,
n the main door left {