El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-13
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It Is to Move and Is New
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ton Idea.
PECULIAR THINGS
FROM A BIG CITY

New York July ia new form of
transit not attempted hitherto in any
part of the world, is to be introduced
in New York as soon as the work Of
construction can be completed This
was made certain by the action Of the
public service commission this week
authorizing the building of an under
ground moving sidewalk to extend
across Manhattan underneath Thirty
fourth street,which has become so con-
gested at the important crossings as
to make the progress of pedestrians
difficult and at certain hours OF the
day almost impossible.
The new system, which is to have its
first practical use here, consists OF
series of Continuous platforms placed
side by side but moving at different
rates of speed, which are so graduated
that passengers can pass from one
platform to another without 1nconVen-
fence. Seats will be provided Tor those
who wish to use them, but 1t IS expec-
ed that the new transportation line VIII
be used very largely by persons who
are going only 4 block or two and
who will prefer to stand
1t is claimed that for short distances
this is the most rapid system of trans
pOrtatiOn possible to devise, as the We
hicle itself never stops while passen-
gers may get on or alight at any point
1t is said that the new road viii easily
be able to handle million passengers
a day.
New York already possesses a
greater variety of transpOrtatin meth
DDS than any other city in the world.
ranging from the old fashioned horse
car. to monOral railways and moving
stairWays and the addition of this
unique system viii add one more TO
the many metropolitan ways Of over
coming distance.
Big Money in Reeeiverships.
How profitable the business of act
ing as receiver for big corporations
has become was strikingly illustrated
this week when the courts finally
wound up the affairs of a building and
loan association that went into bank
ruDtcy 10 years ago The company
had a great number Of small stock
holders. Many OF these have died or
have been lost sight of in the long
period that has elapsed since the crash
of the company. Those who have sur
vived the successive delays, however,
will receive betWe cen 20 and % cents on
each dollar Of their investment, the
total amount left 10 them out Of 81
900 being about $500. 900. On the
other hand the receivers and attorneys
who have devoted their attention more
or less internationally to closing up the
business Of the defunct company are
drawing over $500, 600 for their ser
vices and expenses The 1900 invest
OrS in the company, most Of whom
were clerks, teachers and others OF
small means. put an average of about
$500 each into the company. OF this
more than half was dissipated by mis-
management while Of the remainder
the stockholders will receive between
$40 and $50 out of their original in
vestment while the receivers and their
attorneys viii take $50.
AduIterated Silks.
\ rather unusual warning is now
being sounded here in the form of a
protest against adulterated silks. Adul-
terated foods have, of course, been
known for many years, but few per
sons have realized the extent to which
the adulteratiOn of silk goods has been
carried. Local dealers assert that the
industry is seriously threatened by the
present lack of legislative measures to
compel adulterated silk to be labeled
and sold as such, and that the manu-
facturerer whose pure dye product has
to compete in price with adulterated
silks should receive the benefit of leg
islatiOn requiring both the manufac-
turer of the latter goods and the re-
taller to sell them as such. The adul-
by soaking the fabric in a solution
tin or lead. These metals
are absorbed by the cloth, thus great
" increasing its weight.
Big Restaurant Business.
That the visitor in New York seek I
ing the freely offered sure thing might
profitably inquire into the city's res
taurant business seems to be borne out
by recently published statistics which :
show that 1t present but 1000 reStaur-
ants share the enormous sum of $780,,
100000 spent for meals each year. an (
average for each place of about S92,- /
So, The investment represented by /
the 1000 restaurants is $3.50 600, 600. |
Some time between u and each I
working day lunch is served to 1900 1
poo persons Breakfasts to the num- I
Der of 100000 are eaten in restaurants /
every morning, about 100000 dinners /
are served and in the closing hours Of 1
the day some 100000 suppers are re
luired. According to these figures /
;, 100000 meals every "a hours are GER
ain of a market" which is so con-
slant as to make the demand math-
amatical certainty.
How He Travelled"
To the popular pastime Of putting
Up a 'front.' has been added a variation
which for brief period engaged the
earnest attention Of the SleuthS en-
)loyed by one of the large steamship
companies to oversee the sailing OF
heir boats. Shortly after the arrival !
IF q boat from Bermuda at the COM
)any's pier there appeared q flashly
lressed young man who aroused sus-
)iciOn by his insistence upon passing |
he customs line to greet an old friend. I
3eing finally allowed to go on board, !
he man Immediately sought the stew
.rd. with whom he entered into ear
lest conversation The Watchful de-
ective noted that something was hur-
iedly handed to the steward, who
hen disappeared. AS the Sleuths were
bout to take action the steward ap-
eared with two large Bermuda bag
age labels which he handed to the
stranger The latter, trailed
y the detectives returned at once to /
he pier. and, with every evidence of I
Omplete satisfaction, pasted the labels
pOn his grip. It was suggested by
he witness of the episode that he
ad to make good" as having been to
Bermuda when for reasons unknown
e had not actually made the trip and