Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

/ SecQ cTuSnerS TO take q nanQ-Bet aI(er
their representatives In the senate and
impress them with the Importance of
having this reciprocity bill go through
at once without regard to the so-called
farmers tariff or any other pretext that
Is intended merely as blind in the
avoidance of positive and definite ac-
tion on reciprocity. The cotton seed
crusher audience was generally COM
posed of men who know and think but
little Of politics, and but few of them
seemed at the beginning to realize the
! tremendous significance Of what the
president was saying. Before the con-
clusion Of the presidents speech, how
ever, there was a widespread convic-
tion over the vast banqueting hall
that, perhaps after ALL the men who are
doing things In the business world in
the south should also take hand and
have say-so In political affairs. AL
though there was but little demonstra-
tion during the earlier portion Of the
presidents remarks, when the audi
ence began to realize just what Mr..
Taft was driving at; 1t grew more and
more enthusiastic, and finally went
wild with applause. The president
seemed to have captured the crowd
completely.
| The Parks and the Museums.
Several parties of visitors went to
the Bronx Park zoo and on different
sightseeing expeditions, and of course
nearly everybody went over to Coney
Island. The Bronx geological gardens
now contain the most extensive col
| lection Of birds and animals to be
found in America, IL not in the world.
Here are to be seen elephants, rhinoc-
eros, hippopotamus, lions, tigers, buff
faloes, monkeys, birds, and in fact ev-
cry living creature to be found on the
face Of the earth, and which is able to
live in captivity. The visitor may
spend days here without getting
around. The Metropolitan Museum in
Central Park contains an almost end
less collection of antiquarian specimens
Of nearly every description. includ-
ing cuneiform and other inscriptions
in clay from ancient Egypt, Assyria,
japan and other countries. There are
specimens Of ancient, medieval and
modern sculpture and paintings, spec
linens Of every kind of weapon and Of
armor dating back to the days Of Da-
vid and Goliath, and coming through
the middle ages down past the time
when gunpowder made coats of mail
and other such bodily projections USE
less. But a mere catalogue of the
things to be seen In the Metropolitan
Museum would fill pages Of this paper.
The same can be said Of the Museum
of Natural History, also located in
Central Park, and covering floor space
that would include many acres. These
museums must be seen to be appre-
ciated, and to see them properly Is a
| matter OF weeks IL not months. 1t is
the same with any general sight-see-
ing tour in the city. Not one Of them
can be adequately described within
limits that would not become tiring.
Two of the trips that particularly
interested the publishers in the party
were those to the American Type
founders company in Jersey City and
the Mergenthaler Linotype company In
Brooklyn. Mr.. Charles Conner, mana
ger of the Baltimore branch Of the
American Typefounders company,
piloted the editors through the big
Jersey City plant, the largest type
founding establishment in the world,
and Messrs Cozzens, Savory and 9TH
ers of the central office went with
the party through the wonderful
Mergenthaler establishment Only
few hours were given to each OF
these plants. 1t was not enough and
those interested knew It; but at the
same time, it was also clear that IL
the things to be seen here were to be
considered in detail, there would be
no time for any other sightseeing In
New York The American Typefoun-
ders company is the growth Of more
than a hundred years, and combines
about all that is known in connection
with typefounding. But the process
as it stands, without going into history
at all, is sufficiently varied and extensive
in detail to interest professionals much
less mere sight-seers. The Mergen-
thaler Linotype company, which had
its origin only little more than twen-
ty years ago, now employs eighteen
hundred people in its various depart
ments, and the problem Of keeping up
with it's constantly increasing business
is something that seems to the man
agement as almost hopeless.
Rubber Neck Cars"
Visitors who go to New York to
see things now invariably take advan-
tage Of the sightseeing automobiles.
correct designation. From time 10
These are comparatively modern in
stitutions. They carry anywhere from
twelve to twenty-five people each'
and along with the motorman goes a
guide who is thoroughly conVersant
with the route to be traversed, and
who has a carefully rehearsed de-
terest by the way. Locally these au-
tomobiles are known as rubber neck
cars" and this by the way Is very
correct designation. From time to
time the passengers can hear them
selves guyed by newsboys, and also by
grown-ups as rubber necks, but
they soon learn to pay no attention TO
anything like that. People do as they
please and say what they please In
New York. Everybody soon under-
stands that they are merely individu-
ais about whom the millions have not
the slightest concern, and who need
have no concern about the millions
around them. Each individual looks
out for himself and his own and that
is all there is to it. The rubber neck
cars make rounds Of from six to ten
miles, and charge each passenger
$3.50. The trip lasts from two to
three hours and affords the stranger
an opportunity to see and learn In
those two to three hours more than
could formerly be seen and learned In
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