The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
Gotham's Reputation as Mod
ern GOmorrah Not Deserved,
Says Correspondent.
ACTRESSES NO LONGER
REPORT BOGUS R0BBERlES
Innkeeper's Stipulations With
Woman Thespian Cause
Laugh on Broadway.
BY RALPH JOHNSON.
,scd Wire TO Tho Tribune.

NEW YORK, April I5.-Once In 50
often some one rises to remark that New
York has Sodom and Gomorrah beaten
for badness seven ways from the ace
The city, according 10 these stories, Is
in the grip OF the thug and strong arm
man. vice stalks rampant through the
streets, and the common or garden cltl-
zen is extremely fortunate u no sue,
ceeds In getting home with his personal
belongings intact and his head uncracked
This Is all very sensational and makes
good reading. but II Is somewhat over
drawn.
New York is not a spotless town by
iugfuI There Is vice mere, the burglar
goes a burgling and the holdup man plies
his trade and his blackjack at times,
Tho excise law is violated and tho man
who wants TO risk his money on the turn
of a card can be accommodated. All TINS
is true But that New York is worse
than other big cities in these respects' l
very much doubt In fact. from my oo-
servation, and l have seen few big
cities in various parts Of the world. and
the big village on the banks OF the Hud :
son compares most favorabiy with any oil
them, and is away ahead OF most.
l think Mayor Gaynor Is little TOO
optimistic. perhaps, and is not inclined
TO acknowledge that tho city has as
many faults as II really has, but on the
other hand. there are those who paint
conditions In colors which are entirely
too lurid.
wicked New York.
New York Is not an earthly paradise
In the absence OF crime and vice, but, on
the other hand. it is a long ways from
being the Gehenna that some OF our ner-
vous fellow citizens would have us be-
lievc, On the whole, 1t Is pretty good
old town,
over five hundred million dollars was
the sum loaned out on real estate In the
four principal borouGhs of New York City
last year. or this vast total 1865, ,s67,2oS
was placed on Manhattan Bronx prop
erty, .s107 7,O7O.22o on Brooklyn property.
and 36,9oo,o 900 on Queens real estate.
The total Is 5000, SOC, 900. or the $685.
SCI. 900 loaned In Manhattan Bronx, S17S.-
600. 900 was from banks, title and insur-
ance companies. These figures were COM
piled from the Record and Guide reports.
Enormous as the totals are they are
smaller than the totals for the previous
Year, being $4,000, 900 less in the case Of
Manhattan Bronx. So far this year the
mortgage loans are S1.6i0.0O0 ahead of
last years record. The vast sum OF five
hundred million dollars which New York
City puts out every year on real estate
mortgages, exceeds the entire national
debt OF many countries. It exceeds the
valuation OF all the real estate in many
of the states.
They are laughing. along the. Great
White Way over this. A well-known
actress. who has become famous through
her numerous misfortunes and the imag-
lY To q Boston hotel for rooms. In reply
the manager wrote:
IF you stay here there must be no
dent in connection with this hotel. No
mGdman must burst into your room de-
clering that you are his long-lost bride.
must have your solemn undertaking in
writing that this hotel shall not be
dragged into any notorlety in connec-
tion with arlstocratic looking man.
tiara. presented to you by the president
OF a South American republic. tried TO
stab you and escaped along the corri-
dar, Nor even must your priceless lace
bed hanglnGs, without which you never
travel, catch fire,
Innkeeper Finical.
1.-THE chief of your maids must on no
account be discovered, while here, to be
a somnambulist. who tries to jump off
the balcony with your s25o,ooo jewel case
anxiety for which caused all the mis-
chief-locked in her arms.
The manager added that. barring the
above qualifications he would be pleased
to accord the actress the run OF the
hotel.
e. II. Hobe Norwegian consul at st.
Paul, who recently returned from visit
| completely in the grip OF the American
~ was astonishcd to discover such
marked chan changes in , Norway said IN, Mr.;
| call 1t. has struck Norway full in the
! face. and Norway has capitulatod. Every
where; everything, is 'Ameriea' Even
lean tinge. is being spoken in many dis
| trlcts.
American ideas of governmental lib
| erty are being adopted and Norwegians
are enjoying greater freedom and pros
| perlty than ever before. American
! schools are being patterned after and
J American newspapers. In all their pro-
sressive and aggressive styles. are the
models for improvements In the Nor
weslan press.
| "It Is costing large sum to maintain
| Norways standing army and as an out
come OF the investigation In the United
| States IT Is probable the American Ma
tional Guard idea will be transplanted to
my country.
"In the commercial line American ideas
| and methods are the model for Nor
wegians. And out OF 1t all are coming
closer relations between Norway and
| America. The AmericaniZlng OF Nor
way may aid in keeping the Norwcgians
| at home; but our people are essentially
poor people who like TO see the world
and they will continue 10 flock to Amer
lea and aid In its upbuidinG as they have
in the past"