Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-09-07


passed. and SO 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
ubiquitous community located In
every part OF the Tilted States where
land has become so valuable that, in
stead Of capitalists building over
large area. they build In a limited
space, and straight toward the clouds.
In plain words, II Is none other than
the great modern skyscraper, with its
population as great. In many cases, as
that OF third class municipality.
But the mayor" you will say. who
ever heard Of mayor Of a building?-
Yes, the mayor. You have heard
OF superintendent of building, and
II the superintendent of a skyscraper
housing from five TO twelve thousand
people has not as much right TO the
title OF mayor as the chief executive
of community Of, say one thousand.
spread along 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-
ala
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 suffi-
Client to suggest an analogy between
/ Skyscraper City and representa-
tive American municipality, and should
| give the former a lasting right to the
name of thriving city.
Policemen on Pa roI.
| Then there are the members of the
| police department, whose main duty
In the suppression of criminality is to
see that no ore walks off with any
part Of the building or its contents.
These are the watchmen, who patrol
| continuously night and day, ard 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, doflng
their hats and smiling approvingly, the
while patting each other on the back
in appreciation of the department they
have developed.
What more heroic and picturesque
body Is there than the fire depart
ment, with its red shirted or blue
shirted, or any other color shirted,
men, ready and eager to srapple 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
well trained as the fremen of a large
municipality and equipped with all the
latest devices for combating flames.
And there is the department OF
water. gas and electricity, the latter
composed of the elecricians and as
sistants in the engine room. These
large buildings do not depend upon
outside sources for their electricity.
They have thoroughly equipped plants
for manufacturing their own AS far
as the water department is concern.
ed, one New York skyscraper has a
pumping station that is capable OF
supplying sufficient water to furnish
city of $4,000 people.
Now here Is where the similarity
between the skyscraper and the recog-
nized city is made strongly apparent
Skyscraper City often has within its
boundaries establishments which can
supply every need of a hungry, thirsty,
dirty, naked citizen
No need to die Of starvation were
you 10 be confined for life I'm sky
scraper City while It's restaurants are
able to get dinner together. It's cafe
would Danish all fear OF longing for
something to render the throat and
stomach more comfortable without
hope Of receiving 81. It's haberdashery
and tailor could clothe you in the lat
est fashion; its shoe store would at
tend to the task Of keeping your feet
we'll shod. It's baths would be ever
ready to open their arms to you. Your
every want for things procurable only
In a confectioner's shop would be All. |
ed, while you would merely have to /
go downstairs should you feel that |
your happiness might be enhanced by
a fragrant cigar. The fruit stand g
on the main door, left