The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-16

the task of raising the $4,000, 900 neces-
sary TO finance the Woodwork build
ing. has been successfully completed,
thanks to the enterprise of French
capitalists, the work on the structure
which, when completed, will be the
highest office building in the world,
is to be pushed with the utmost rapid
". The building will occupy the en-
tire Broadway front on the west side
between Barclay street and Park
Place, covering an area of about 3d.
500 square feet. The building proper.
will be twenty-nine stories high and
will be surmounted by tower of
twenty-six stories. The total height of
the structure is to be $50 feet and il is
to be completed by the fall of 1912.
Health Commissioner Lederle re-
ports that the efforts of the health
department and OF the allied organiza-
tions striving TO reduce infant NOR
tally have succeeded this year in es-
tablishing the lowest July record since
the consolidation of the boroughs. In
July of this year, 1922 infants under
one year of age died in Greater New
York, which is a saving of 731 over
1910, when 1925 died. Previous to
this year, 1909 had sthe lowest record
for July, which was 1,757 The low
figures for the month just passed are
fact that the weather conditions dur
ing the month were extremely un-
favorable. During the greater part of
the month excessive heat prevailed
and the humidity was unusually great
The distribution of clean and pasteur-
lied milk is believed to have been in
a large measure responsible for the
low rate of infant mortality during the
past month.
The tremendous Increase in the val
ue of real estate in the lower and of
Manhattan has gradually brought
about the disappearance of the COM
paratively small and therefore un-
profitable buildings erected in that
part of the city some fifty or more
years ago. One by one these old land
marks were torn down to be replaced
by modern skyscrapers, spacious
enough to make them a profitable in
vestment. One of the last of these
old buildings, that erected by the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company in 1864
and Liberty streets, is now in the
hands of the wreckers and will soon
be replaced by new building which
the Guaranty Trust company is going
to erect for its own use. The ground
was purchased by the Trust company
a short time ago for nearly 100000
and in view of the high price of the
ground it is rather surprising that the
new building is to be only five stories
high.
The job of a policeman in New York
City, contrary to the belief of many I'M
thinking and unqualified critics, is by
no means a sinecure. Constant
changes in the heads of the police de-
partment with the resulting changes
of policy keep the men in a constant
state of uncertainty as to their duties.
the manner in which they We're ex-
pected to fulfill them, and their re-
meddling and tinkering with the po-
lice department., and in every session
of the New York legislature, one or
more measures are introduced, pur-
porting to be intended for the reform
of the department, in reality, however,
only adding to the confusion already
existing.
There are, undoubtedly, men on the
police force who are disgrace to that
body but the majority of the men are
efficient and honest. The everlasting
criticisms of the police force by pub
lie officials and the public press have
had the unfortunate effect of under