The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-27
Former Well Known ClaFks.
burg Man Sends All III
teresting Letter.
(By u. b. Morris

/ NEW YORK, Mar. 27It Is quite
q drop from the cloud-piercing peak
of colrado to the marshy meadows
iof the Jersey coast, but / landed al
right, without getting feet wet.
do not miss the snowcapped three,
miles-high peaks. for here in New
York we have 'sky-scrapers'' so tai
that they have punched the clouds
SO full Of holes they viii not hold
water, stepped In the tower ele-
Satof Of the Singer building the
other day and was yanked' III
fortyrtwo stories IN forty-two sec.
onds without par. Indeed, the
elevator worked SO noiseless and
smooth that 1 could scarcely realize
that ] was moving. The view from
the tower is magnificent, and no Wis
ftor here should miss It, for in addi-
tion to the pleasant thrills exper-
ienenced. It will afford a better idea
lot the geography Of the city and its
environments than can be obtained
in any other manner. The Metro
politan tower is higher than the
Singer tower, but it does not AFFORD
as good d view Of the bay and har-
Dor. The Woodworth building, now
being eretted, on Broa dway. oppo-
site the postoce, will be higher than
the Metropolitan. It is to be fifty
five stories, while the new Equitable
building will beiislxty stories.
Some Of your readers would, pos
sfblys like to know, something of the
magnitude of modern metropolitan
department. store. / had occasion to
call on one ofsthe owners of&one a
few days ago, which covers almost
an entire block and is eight stories
above the pavement. There is one
story below the pavement fronting
on the subway, with as pretty show
windows down there as there are on
the street. There are 5000 clerks
and other employees in the store
where you. can buy most anything
from needle to a motor boat or
automobile. The management
maintains an emergency hospital
with corps Of physicians and
nurses for the benefit Of the EN-.
ployees, also a large and well equip
ped restaurant where wholesome
food is served at cost. / noticed a
few of the prices on the elaborate
bill of fare: Coffffee one cent a
cup, pie two cents cut, milk three
cents glass, soup and sandwiches
of all kinds five cents. observed
many patrons of the store lunching
there. In the grocery department,
which was spotlessly clean and the
goods SO temptingly displayed that it
would make one hungry who had
just dined heartily, I believe you can
find great quantities of every edible
thing in the world. AT one section
presided over by woman clad in
white, observed scores OF trays Of
freshly cooked puddings. pastry Of
all kinds, jellies and jams and all
sorts of deserts ready for the table;
at another section you could obtain
roast turkey, roast chicken, roast
duck, roast beef, mutton and pork,
nicely cooked macaroni, salads of
all kinds, as well as boiled beef; at
the cured. fish department you could
make your selection from scores Of
varieties. It looked as If they had
everything from tad-poles to whales,
including planked shad ready to
serve. The goods displayed in the
grocery department alone would al
most fill Mr.. Lowndes's entire store
building. In the millinery depart
ment one would think they had
collected all Of the hats, flowers,
ETC., in the world and displayed
them here. Imagine labarynth Of
cases covering a space as large as
the square bounded by Main, Pike.
Third and Fourth streets, all filed,
and you will have some conception
of what it is like. In the suit and
cloak department, were a large num-
Der of live models drawing good
salaries on account of their perfect
forms, paradfng around large
room wearing the latest Paris crea-
lions in women's wear for the ben
eft OF the prospective purchasers,
who could sit comfortably in chairs
and inspect the styles,
There is a drug department, cloth
ing department., tailoring depart
ment, silk. and dry goods depart
ment, hardware department, jew
elry department, book department.
glassware department, queensware.
tlnware, carpet, furniture, shoe and
goodness only knows how many
other departments, and all as extern