St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05


spend than 5000 100000 year. nearly onethird as
much as the United States government OF this amaz-
ing sum $156,54514s is raised by direct taxation
rest piles up In bonded debt
The municipal officials and EMPLOYEES alone number
than 10000 persons, drawing something like $780,
100000 a year in salaries
How the American heart beats high at the sight of
the greater city which only 10 years ago divided
into a hundred cities, towns villages
Its buildings rise like cliffs, steep towering above
steep; mmenstes of stone brick stee-red yellow
gray brown, with the sunlight reflected hundreds of
thousands of windows, and steam and drifting
the dizzy tumult of roofs AS the evening
and the lights are it, New York sparkes and flashes
in her lofty masses all the brutalities CT modern
sorry fade and shining fairy city set great
tain to itself between the two rivers
With what wonder, hope and fear one looks upon
such city! Yet who understands it?
1t is possible to 40 miles in straight line without
leaving the city. The streets of New placed
to end would reach to San Francisco and several hun
dred miles out into the Pacific
Mere than 10000 persons born In New York in
year, many the inhabitants Columbus the
capital city of Ohio More than $4,000 Workers die
in year. enough to make three cities as large as Ma
con, Georgia
Not even Babylon that persisted ere Christ was born
was wonderful-Babyon with its hanging gardens
resting arches rs feet high and with it's Sc miles of
city walls reaching $40 feet into the air. with 25O
fair towers and pierced through hundred gates of
brass!
miles STEEL New York built many cities on top
of other and the hill Of the Caesars
small affair compared to the majestic bulk of the bust
ness palaces that themselves against the sky with
vast populations living high above streets that no
sound of the roaring city reaches them
Two hundred and eighty-three years ago the whole
of Manhattan island bought by Peter Mnuet, the
New York governor Of the West India Company for
few trinkets valued at $24.
Several years ago ground at the Of Broadway
and Wall sold $24 for six square inches when
lot measuring 80 by 80 feet brought 100000.
In the tall sides that lift themselves out of
the busiest part Of New York without loneliness,
save when the changing light turns them into many
colored cliffs. 1t Is the of immense life
yeyed by the multitude Of windows that invests the
monstrous piles with thrilling interest," the density of
humanity the costness of its and the mightiness
of the surrounding community.
There rises the reddish tower of the Singer building
642 feet high. The tower alone 100000 to build
Below spreads the white of the City Invest
ment building, which cost S1O0O000O and whose %
vators can carry 10000 hour That one struc
ture houses the population of small city.
Close by are the twin Trinity buildings, valued at
SIG 600 900 and opposite to them stands the Equitable
Life Insurance building property representing $20O0O
900,
Even the ground of the small Trinity graveyard
at the head of Wall street, Is worth $25000000
Away in the distance the white marble tower of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance building lifts its noble
700 feet above Madison square That vast edice rep