The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-19

and other officials. So the whole day
passed, and so does the whole year
pass for the mayor of S%kyscraper
City.
"a strange sort of place indeed, this
city" you will say. where Is t?'
Skyscraper City, to enlighten you, Is
a ubiquitous community located In
every part of the Uiited States where
land has become so valuable that, in
stead Of capitalists building owe a
large area, they build In a limited
space, and straight toward the clouds.
In plain words, 1t is none other than
the great modern s~kyscraper, with its
population as 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 to twelve thousand
people has not as much right to the
title of mayor rs 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 go 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 munci-
pal administration. with a mayor, al
dermen and all the other public serv-
ants that make. annual elections nee
essary. It 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 suffi-
cient to 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 criminality Is to
see that no one walks off with any
rart of the building or its contents,
| These are the watchmen, who patrol
| continuously night and day, and the
main differences between them and the
police of your recognized city are that
they are paid less and are, perhaps
not subject to periodical charges OF
graft. Nor do they have to parade for
| composed of the electricians and as
who stand out in the sun, dofing
| their hats and smiling approvingly, the
while patting each other on the bacR
In appreciation of the department they
have developed.
What more heroic and picturesque
body Is there than the fire depart
ment, with it's red shirted or blue
| shirted. or any other color shirted
men,, ready and eager to grapple with
flames or anything else, under any
| conditions and at every moment? In
Skyscraper City the fire department
consists of an efficient band Of men az
we'll trained as the firemen of a large
municipality and equipped with all the
| latest devices for combating flames.
And there is the department o.
water. gas and electricity, the latter
| composed of the electricians and as
Esistants in the engine room. These
large buildings do not depend upor
outside sources for their electricity
They have thoroughly equipped plants
for manufacturing their own. AS fai
as the water department Is concern
ed. one New York s~kyscraper has
pumping station that is capable Of
supplying sufficient water to furnish
a city of $4,000 people.
Now here is where the similarity
| between the skyscraper m the recog
nized city is made strongly apparent
| Skyscraper City often has within Its
boundaries establishments which car
supply every need of a hungry, thirsty
dirty, naked citizen.
No need to. die Of starvation were
YOU to be confined for life In Sky
| scraper City while its restaurants are
able to get a dinner together. Its cafe
would Danish all fear of longing fol
something to render the throat AM
stomach more comfortable without
hope of receiving it. Its haberdashery
and tailor could clothe you In the lat
est fashion; It's shoe store would at
tend to the task of keeping your fee
well shod. It's baths would be evel
ready to open their arms to you. Your
every want for things ~procurable only
In a confectioner's shop would be NIL
ed, while you would merely have te
go downstairs should you feel tna'
your happiness might be enhanced o1
a fragrant cigar. The fruit standN II
on the main floor. left.