New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

may be depended upon to work and vote
tosetner Mr.. Calder viii have the man
agement OF the fail campaign. as chairman
OF the enlarged executive committee which
VIII have charge of it, and he may be the
utular head OF the organization.
Nathaniel ii. Levi. president of the
Broadway Board OF Trade, who returned a
few days ago from an extended trip to
Europe, believes that we may learn some
thing from the Old World
IAN excellent thing which l observed"
said Mr.. Levi, rs the idea of having all fire
alarm boxes installed near by or i'm connec-
ton with postofiice boxes. In this way every
I body becomes familiar with the location of
hreboX in case of fire, while in this city
particularly the average person rarely
knows where to find a frebox in case OF
emergency, although practically everybody
Is familiar with the location of the mail
box In his own particular neighborhood"
TaXicabs abroad are better managed than
here. according to Mr. Levi. There. he said.
the service is excellent and the fares are
reasonable
Il believe" added Mr. Levi. that If the
fares were reduced here to meet the re-
/
/ taxicabs would be largely increased The
great mistake the taxicab men make here
is that they fail TO realize that wealthy
! persons. who naturally don't mind the cost,
, rarely use taxi. in most instances they
have their own conveyances. such as auto
mobiles II is, the middle class who as a
rule have 10 watch their expenses closely,
! that use the taxis, and they have every
reason TO object to the exorbitant rates at
present in vogue here
The business men in Europe" Nc. Levi
continued. are very much behind us in
/ displaying their goods and in advertising
/ their wares No success can be hoped for
by any business man who does not advertise
extensively, and they do not advertise eX-
tensvely on the other side. which | con-
slider serious drawback to them"
Mr. Levi was enthusiastic IN his praise
of the Brooklyn Public Library system, IS
compared with the system abroad.
SIX former mayors Of the city Of Brook
Ign are alive and lively. In the order of
service they are: Seth Low. 1925: Daniel
ID. Whitney, 1858; Alfred c. Chaplin.
1853 and 1s9O-9l being reelected; David
A. Body, 1929 Charles a. Schieren.
1884 '95, and Frederick w Wurster, 1861
Consolidation in 1898 made Brooklyn
part Of the city of New York, so that Mr..
Wurster has the distinction of being the
last Mayor of Brooklyn.
OF the six former mayors Mr.. Whitney
is the oldest, being ninety-three years Old
and Seth Low is the youngest, though Mr.
Wurster is a close second. Both Mr.. Low
and Mr.. Wurster are sixty-one.
Mr.. Low, an Independent. was born in
Brooklyn, on January is, 1850 He was
graduated from Columbia. of which he be-
came president in 1870, and was elected
Mayor of Brooklyn in 1881. reelected, and
served until 1885 In 1902 he succeeded
Robert A. Van Wyck as Mayor of New
York
Mr.. Whitney, a stalwart Democrat. was
born in Oyster Bay in 1919. Despite his
great age, he is in the best of health, an
optimist, a good after-dinner talker. and is
as quick on his feet as a man Of fifty,
going daily to the grocery store at No. 70
Fulton street, which he founded in 1889.