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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
PARA Ell REFUCIO

Dona Ursula Vidal. viuda de Domin.
guez, de Mayaguez, envio por conducto
de don Francisco de Paula Acuna, cinco
dollars
FL DR.. don Esteban A. de Goenaga.
envio por conducto de don Vicente Bal
bas, un check de cuatro dollars.
Y la se1ora AIunoz de del VaTle. envi6
cuatro dollars y 30 centayos. importe dc
la recogida en- esta semana Ultima en- la
alcancla de la obra de la Estaci6n del
Ferrocarril a cargo del Ingeniero senor
Gimenez.
A todos agradece el Refugio de Niiios
Desamparados estos generosos donativos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
UN RECALO
LUIGI.

Ell senior Federico Schomburg, nos ha
obseqlliado con varios almanaques que
ha hecho imprimir la frma comercial
Friedr, Bayer y Ca, Gle Nueva York,
que aquel senior representa- en- la isla.
Els un almanaque it'll porque contie-
ne, ademas del caIlendario, espacio para
apuntes, diversos cuentos ilustrados.
poesias y chistes..
Agradecidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
Cine Tres Banderas

Hoy Sc repite en- el popularisimo Cine
de Portell y Garcia, la preciosa pelicula
en- cuatro parties titulada 81 FL poder del
Rey Anoche gusto extraordinaria
mente, y este augura que ell Cine estara
esta noche completamente lleno.
Para ma1ana Sc anuncia una pelicula
sensational "Amor pecaminoso en-
sels parties.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
LA SRA. DE RUBERT.-

Anoche, la distinguida DANA dona
Carmen Rubert de Rubert, que Sc en-
cuentra enferma. tuvo un lamentabi-
lisima grave progreso en- sus dolen-
cias.
A la una de la madrugada junto a
la cabecera de la noble enferma. Sc
eneontraban Ell consulta, los Dres. Mu-
fioz Diaz. Caldelas Saldana Y Quevedo
Baez. llamados urgentemente, para
atender la paciente, por la estimada
familia de Rubert. s
Hoy. felizfa aAte, Sc ha notado una
lenta mejoria dentro del grave estado
dc Ia sra Rubert.
La noticia ha causado honda pena
entre sus numerosas amistades, quie-
nes hacen fervientes votos por su COM
pleta mejoria.
"A esos votos sinceros. une los suyos
el BOLETIN. quien, para la familia
Rubefi, tiene sus mas hondas y arrai.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
MUNDO, MUNDILLO...
La aventura de monsieur Poupon

Monsieur Poupon es un comerciante
de Lille.
Monsieur Poupon es casado
Monsieur Poupon frisara en- los so.
Monsieur Poupon usa lentes.
Monsieur Poupon es rico.
Y Monsieur Poupon Sc va de juer-
ga.
La escena entire monsieur Poupon
madame Poupon era la misma cada vez
que monsieur Poupon, sintemdo la ne
cesidad de echar una cana al aire, Sc
ba a Paris:
i Los malditos negocios! No hay
mas remedio; tenla que ausentarse por
dos tres dias. Dios sabe ell trabaio
que lie costaba. Pero que Sc lie va a ha-
Ger, los clientes viven EN- Paris a Pa
ris hay que If a buscarlos No es cosa
de que los clientes Sc molesten cuando
es el qlien les propone los negocios.
Oh, los negocios Isl no ftlera por los
negociOs L..
Pero anteayer la Prensa, la maldita
Prensa que todo 10 huele averigua,
ha descubierto el pastel que pastel
Monsieur Poupon sediento de aven-
turas, habla venido a Paris pretextan-
do un negocio, como otras veces. V
como otras veces discurriendo por los
bulevares halo muy pronto ell "clien-
te' que necesitaba Popotte. una mu-
nequita de carne con los oios azues
los cabellos rlbios.
Popotte Y monsieur Poupon cenaron
juntos, fneron al teatro .juntos.. iuntos
fueron Maxim despues del teatro V
juntos Sc bebieron la algeria de unas
cuantas botellas de champan. jOne
noche -.
Por Ia manana cuando monsieur Pou-
pom 81 despert6. muy entrada la mana
ma por cierto, VIC con gran sorpresa que
Popotte la munequita de carne cor
oJos azules y cabelos rubos. habia de
saparecido llevandosele la cartera con
1000 frances y algunos documentos de
indentidad personal que contenia
Monsieur Pouron, dcspavorido. CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
Sentenciados

La Corte Municipal de Aguadilla ha
sentenciado seis meses de carcel RAJ
mon Aviles y Juan Bonilla, acusados de
atacar la policia Y tres meses de
carcel Juan Hernandez por portar ar
mas prohibidas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11

so y Sc puso en- communication con su
banqlero de Lille.
-Es monsieur Poup6n. Girenme en-
seguida, con toda urgencia 1000 fran
COS que he perdido los que llevaba en-
Gina no tengo otro dinero.
-Pero, icomo p lie contest6 el ban
0uerO - mo ha recihido 71stod 1oe
5000 que acaba de pedirme, V que le
he girado por TELEGRAPH a las ocho en-
punto9
i Que yo lie he pedido usted 5000
frances
ST, usted: ino es usted monsieur
Poupon?
--Claro que 81. =.
II Entonces?
-Entonces he sido victima de una
e,,5ao ,,oIs..,1- '0'',, :, W. 00o"'
00'
Pero va era tarde. Ia estafa oetaha
consumada. "JTn caballero de barha
negra sombrero honpo n,,,v oorroo
''N'O ~ 'o,'oi o'poi ) '''-
los qae 10 acredltaban como tai. habia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
OBITO.

Una DANA de valer EN- Aguadilla, la
senoraRosario Garcia viuda de Veray.
fallecio aver en- aquella ciudad.
Para todos sus deudos nuestra senti-
da condolencia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-12-11
DE PONCE

Hemos visto hoy en- la ciudad a los
Sres. Pedro Juan Armstrong, ell inge-
Micro don Benigno Trueba Y ell DR.. Carl
Vogel. de Ponce.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

difficult thing to buck against the human
tide swinging strongly in its one particu-
lar channel, ~, ,.''--,>1 ,>-.s
While the terminal will soon be in full
operation and its larger beauties dis
closed, there are important features Of
the general Improvement which must wait
for their realization. For example, the
bridge over 42d street. which will carry
Park avenue over that thoroughfare, con-
Meeting with the sweeping driveway
around the terminal and northward be-
hind II over the deeply buried railroad
yards. 1t is UP TO the city to build this
bridge. II Is also the city's Job TO remove
the ugly blemish of the Third avenue ele-
waited extension in 42d street. This is a
tumble of rusty iron, used by few passen-
gers, and il should not stay under the
noble facade of the terminal Then there
are such company improvements as the
block on the corner Of Lexington avenue
and 42d street, awaiting the selection of
the route for the new Lexington avenue
subway: the construction now under way
of the giant Hotel Biltmore. on the Madi-
son avenue side, and Of several smaller
buildings in that vicinity; the erection Of
another handsome office structure on the
site OF the old Grand Central Palace, and
a sort Of general housecleaning over
mynheer's entire farm from 42d to 5Oth
street. All this will be done in the near
future, counted by months. The ultimate
development is a matter of years, If not
decades
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

Meaning. perhaps, that the terminal
speaks for itself. and that the most skill
ful epithets and descriptions are vain.
But not To convey slight upon the writ
er's ability or TO give wrong impress
sion he amends by saying that every
feature. down To the last oak leaf, has
been especially designed and created for
the structure.
We cross the street TO the entrance.
passing under the imaginary. but soon-to-
bc-realized, Park avenue bridge. We inn
agine also the brilliant little shops that
arc 10 flank the entrance beneath the
sweeping roadway OF Park avenue around
the terminal. Once inside. we find a
waiting room OF dimensions that were not
long ago considered sufficient for an en-
tire railroad station. Yet this is only the
anteroom TO the concourse. II is, fur
thermore, only the waiting place for cX-
press passengers. 1t is on the street
level Suburban travellers have their
own quarters story underground, on
the same level as the subway, with sep
arate entrances and exits.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

but equally unrecognizabie lkenesses OF
himself fis name is w H. Newman,
former president and now director Of the
New York Central lines. The great work
began under his presidency When he
Yielded that Office 10 President w. {.
Brown Mr.. Newman became the virtual
managing director Of the terminal i'm
provement, and he has ever joyed in his
task OF rroddlng and inspiring the spirits
Of the steam shovel, the air hammer and
the check book.
Although he Is not a fan" and attend
ed his first professional Ball game only
last season. Mr.. Newman has proved
himself great umpire in a game inyolv-
ing thousands Of men. millions Of money
and scores Of conflicting interests. lie
has always rooted for the terminal. and
now that il is fairly completed he If Will
ing that the credit for it should go-to
the terminal 1t is not the product Of any
one genius. he says, but OF good team
work on the part OF many efficient play
ers. He will not exaggerate even about
the monumental development, which is as
the apple of his eye, and 10 the sugGes-
ton that il will serve all needs for the
next hundred years replies that we do
not know-progress has a habit of SUD
denly hitting up her pace. Several predc-
cessors Of the present Grand Central Ter
minal were outgrown in a dozen years or
so. This one, of course will last much
longer
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
A HALF WAY HOUSE.

Below the concourse proper is the con-
course for the suburban passengers. 1t
IL almost as large as the hall above, but
with less height OF ceiling. Here like
wise are the progressively arranged ticket
offices and similar features to correspond.
including direct access to suburban train
platforms. on the same level and ad-
Joining the suburban concourse 10 the gen.
eral restaurant for the entire terminal,
room arched in the Gustavino style,
which gives II a quaint and grotto-like
effect 1t is brilliantly lighted and we'll
ventilated On one side there Is
luncheon counter which promises to re-
deem the ancient tradition regarding eat
ing places in railroad stations.
The terminal generally contains all up
to-date conveniences and some that crowd
the future. Besides the small shops
where you can buy almost anything, and
the places were you can eat. get shaved
and shined, wire, cable and telephone,
there are the novel features Of baths and
dressing rooms. For women there is a
hairdressng parlor; for men, clothes
cleaning and pressing service. A passen-
ger arriving at the terminal I'm business
or travelling dress may perform ablu-
tions, have the service OF valet, maid
and manicure, change to evening clothes
and 20 10 dinner, theatre. opera or other
social function faultlessly groomed for
the occasion. Perhaps some male sub
urbanites will find It handy to leave their
evening habiliments permanently at the
terminal, putting them on as they come
to town OF an evening and shifting back
TO business dress on the homeward way.
There are possibilities In such an arrange
ment OF which fiction writer's may take
note. For any one taken suddenly i'll
there is a rest room, equipped with nurses
and physicians. II necessary. patient
may be placed In an ambulance from this
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
IMPRESSIVE SPACES.

Going straight ahead through the WALT
Ing room, with its benches for regiments
Of travellers, it's light marble wainscotn6
and bum stone walls, we pass through
one of a group OF small doorways into
the concourse.
Here is space like the nave Of an Old
World cathedral. II compels to silence.
A solitary visitor would feel himself be-
Titled; few persons could not make
themselves at home in this tremendous
amplitude. which is almost an architect
ural satire on man. a multitude will
doubtless be able TO use II without having
sentimental qualms. We can well believe
that the length of this hall between the
great domed windows east and west is
27j feet. that it's width is 10 feet, and
that the vaulted ceiling rises l2j feet
above the polished marble floor. The
wainscotlng is Botticlno marble, and the
walls above are bun tinted stone.
At the eastern and western ends arc
marble rallied galleries. From both gal
leries there is fine view OF the floor.
the train exits and the general magnif-
cence While this hall impresses one like
ed. The lighting, IN fact, was one OF the
problems not easily solved. At first IL was
planned to have a roof of glass; then II
was decided that this would be too much
OF good thing. especially on a hot and
sunny summer day. so the great side
windows were adopted. Another problem,
not worked out until late moment. was
the decoration of the tremendous ceiling.
In order to figure out such matters as
perfect half section model OF the con-
course on scale OF half an inch to the
foot. A child would be delighted to have
this model for a dolls house. which il
bis enough for two or three youngsters
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
@rTY,e NEW AND GREAT PORTAL-GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
Beauty and Utility Have
Been Wonderfully Linked
in This Structure, the Re- :
suit Of Ten ears oil.

they wanted led into the curves within.
certain distance. He got some toy tracks
and Joined them together in toy loops ol
every conceivable sort. He spent two
years and a half wrestling with the
higher calculus and spherical trigonou.
etry, and filed book two inches thick.
with his calculations. The final result OF
the engineers labors was the discovery
that a certain spiral loop was the curve
that would meet all requirements TIN.
curve was officially approved and adop1sS.
II the supporting columns OF the supss.
structure have strange shapes and posi-.
tions elsewhere. those placed around the
loops are positively peculiar. as they
have TO be to make a clear right OF way
for the curving trains. The precise de.
gree of their individual awryness as well
as their shape, was all figured out In ad.
vance.
After seeing the loops and columns the;
visitor scrambling in the depths notes
concreted cross tunnel away down beneath
. the lowest. or suburban, level. He learn,
that this is the baggage transfer subway
connected by elevators with both sidee
and levels OF the terminal, so that baggass
may be shifted to any OF the incoming Or
outgoing train platforms. Electric bag.
gage trucks operate in the subway All
this means saving OF time and space. and
obviates the heartbreaking delay to which
travellers with baggage would otherwise
be subjected in rush seasons. ~
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
EH/rSnce from ~ 7a9 Ct
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ON
GRAND CENTRAL TERINALM

Total area Of old terminal. %
acres.
Total area Of new terminal, 79
acres.
Total excavation, 100000 cubic
yards. 100000 Of which are rock.
Forty two tracks on upper, or
express, Ievel rs tracks on lower,
or local level.
Miles OF track in terminal, 80.
Terminal now used by 100000
passengers daily.
The new station at street level is
672 feet long. 31o feet wide and $50
feet high; below street level, 745
feet long, 455 feet wide and IS feet
deep.
Room enough in all parts OF the
station for 10000 persons at one
time.
The old terminal had a capacity
Of 366 cars.
The now terminal has a capacity
OF 1868 cars. -,r,... . .-...
100000 barrels cement used for
concrete construction.
Over the suburban level. for sup
porting express level tracks, cover
ina an area OF 38 acres, 51,97o tons
Of steel used.
For viaducts and cross streets,
e.4oO feet, about 14,7oo tons Of steel
used.
In the main building about 1880
tons OF steel.
In all there will be used by tho
roof Of the suburban level. street
visducts and buildings, as far as
now contemplated. approximately
118,6oo tons Of steel.
Largest interlockins switch and
signal tower in tho world; machine
for lower level has 400 levers; up
per level, 800 levers.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
E7Eorna alton Bure7U Sf. loot
ar the A2 III. enk~eHce

TO sit in II has real glass and marble
and bronze in 1t. Many important expert
ments have been made with the model.
| The concourss has the usual features
OF railroad waiting room-ticket offices,
| baggage checking booth, parcel room, in
! formal tion bureaus and the like-but un-
usually arranged. The traveller keeps
moving In the right direction to attend
/ TO all his affairs and does not have TO
take the back track for anything. First
Is the ticket window. then the Pullman
window, next the baggage checking Of
flee. and thusly onward. II II not neces-
sary. by the way, to 20 10 the baggage
room at all: a pneumatic tube conveys
checks and tickets both ways. The ac-
cess from the concourse to trains is as
direct as that from street TO waiting room
! and from waiting room 10 concourse-
straight ahead.
| The first glimpse OF the ramps. which
everywhere in the terminal take the place
OF stairways. is had in going to the
trains The ramps lead down at a gentle
slope to the train platforms, which are
on a level with the car platforms, MAX
| ing another saving Of steps and leg
power. There IS whole story in the
ramps how the terminal engineers. not
satisfied with theoretical calculations.
built experimental ramps at various slopes
/ and studied thereon the gait and gasping
limit of lean men with heavy suitcases.
| fat men without other burden than their
flesh, women with babies. school children
with books. and all other types of trav-
ellers. Upon the data thus obtained they
were enabled to construct ramps truly
scientific and seductively sloped. Their
work, 1t is said has given rise to pop
ular expression on Broadway, We'll I'll
| be ramping."
Before descending to the lower levels
we may bear in mind the fact that the
total area Of all the rooms for the pubic
is six acres, or about t..e size OF Madison
Square, and that 10000 persons can make
themselves comfortable In the terminal
at one time. You could drop into 1t the
city OF Pasadena, Cal, or Stamford.
Conn, or Perth Amboy. y. j., and have
room for a few villages besides.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

To get a birdseye view of the entire
improvement one must know that il in
wolves an area Of seventy-nine acres, and
extends from 42d' street to 50th street be-
tween Madison and Lexington avenues,
barring a few plots of land. All this
space has been or will be cleared Of old
structures, excavated to varying depths
and occupied with buildings of harmoni-
Gus design. devoted to a multitude of
civic or semi-publlc purposes. Hotels,
theatres. shops, opera house, exhibition
halls. Office buildings. clubs. apartment
and studio buildings, perhaps schools and
department stores. will rise over the
sunken railroad yards on both sides OF
the reclaimed Park avenue and between
the reclaimed cross streets. Thus there
will be an immense railroad terminal, IN
two levels. below and small city above.
The plan Of using the aerial as well as
the terrestrial space-utiliZing "air rights
as we'll as ground rights-suggested
itself on account Of the costly land values
in this section of the city. 1t was made
possible by the electrifcation of the sub
terranean railroad terminal, doing away
with smoke, noise and foul air. The New
York Central does not purpose to sell its
aerial space outright. but will erect build
ings TO suit private interests and lease
them for long terms. On this principle
the Hotel Bltmore is going up as well
as a home for the Yale Club, a building
for the use Of the United Cigar Stores
Company, a building for an express COM
pany and other STRUCTURES.
The citys gain in the improvement, be-
sides the removal Of an unsightly rail-
road yard. general adornment and en-
hanced taxable values in the vicinity, Is
the reclamation of a spacious avenue and
half a dozen cross streets, which will do
much TO relieve traffic congestion in one of
the most crowded parts of the metropolis.
The new Park avenue especially will take
some of the traffic burden from Fifth
avenue
Behind the fays and the genii who have
carried on such a remarkable work on
mynheer's farm for the last nine years
there is, as one might suspect, man who
is especially responsible for their activity.
He is chunky. ruddy faced man, OF an
incurable distaste for the limelIght and
real sense of humor. He will talk ter
mnel by the hour. but not minute about
himself. He does not want his picture in
the papers, because he might want TO go
TO Canada some day. and ehuckles over
the fact that all the papers have different
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
Father Knickerbocker and His
Children Have Reason 10
Be Proud Of This Mon
umental Acquisition.

a I~FER nine years Of day and night
"A toll the fays and the senii, aided
4 " by the Time Spirit and other po-
tent wizards. have scooped an immense
cavernous oval in the rocky heart of Man
haitian. They have followed out TO a
dizzy depth the acreage cf an extensive
farm where mynheer used TO pasture his
COWS and mayhap entertain Governor
Peter Stuyvesant of the wooden leg. They
tave bored, tunnelled and mined right
through q maze OF railroad tracks and IN
the midst. Of a great stream OF human
traffic, which :hey have never interrupted
for an instant. as is quite proper for
band Of we'll conducted spirits. They
have worked without haste and without
rest on one OF the largest following out
Jobs ever undertaken by ancient or mod
ern outfit of genii
What is this hole for?" querulously
asked the peruked ghost Of mynheer one
gusty night while the electrics sizzled and
the steam shovel baTked far in the depths
"You are spelling my farm"
mo COWS can Craze there agreed a
neighbor
at is spite work" said the indignant
spook Of the Dutch Cwne".
Perhaps" suggested Governor Stuyves-
ant. who came stumping along at this
moment, "the spirits are tired Of life
abovc and are making a home for them
selves below"
The spirits said nothing, but kept on
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
LOOPING THE LOOP.

A young engineer OF the Terminal staff
was assigned to study all the curves
known in ancient and modern times and
TO pick out the best one for the purpose.
Just to be conscientious about It, the
young man wrote to his college instruc-
tor who was some authority on curves,
and obtained from him samples of all
curves invented from the time OF Euclid
and Archimedes. He learned from the
track experts the limit of curvage they
could stand. for trains going at pro-
posed speed, and the number of tracks
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
RUBBING iT IN.

A septuagenarian said enc eVeA'''
dinner to his fair young wife n,
MY darling, / have just Insure
life In your favor for f@@ Il,
"oh, you duckw the peau'll~. N,
cried. and. rising and passing Ios. n
table, she kissed her HUSBAND hs"'
his bald head. sin
Darling" he said, taking "e "a.
white hand, lis there anythiHs
can do for you?" q .. ,at
Nothing on earth" she answer .h,
then, with a little silverN ss.,,hinl
added: Nothing in this wor'a'
under heaven. London opinion.