The chronicle=news., 1913-07-30

SuuTcu - uuc Ot tue TbrHt DutCn tke-
formed houses erected In this city
Al the time II was built the site
probably could have been bought 70,
$4,000. Il 10 Understood that those
who have purchased II now had tG
pay close to $1,000 900.
On . recent day In Wall street the
amount OF trading descended to the
lowest level recorded there In seven,
teen yesr~. Many Of the members
shook their heads and predicted that
II was all up with their profession.
But things have looked brighter with
them since. ss has always been the
case In the past. II WAS 10 In iS9;
and In 1896. and In other years Of
financial stress. Speculation appear.
ed to he nearly dead. aud the public
showed absolute Indifference toward
attractive Investment prices Of Sc
caritics. But the Stock Exchange
never fails to come back" Speeula-
tion always revives. sad the public
returns to the market. In 1896 the
greatest expansion Of business the
country had ever aeen followed close
on the heels of the period Of great
c~i depression In the stock market.
To help the hack TO the country
movement. which has tb~en rampant
for several years and which II grow
Ing steadily every day = permanent
country life exposition II to be inau-
Euratcd shortly In the new Grand
Central station In this city. All the
space over the great waiting room.
I'Gsr for the n~xt ten yearn. The zen.
said io In. one OF the LARGEST In III"
country. has been leased for the pur.
ter Of the hall Will liz accupird with
general exhibition snd ioung,ng
room and a{ound the sidcs will he
grouped sixty booths which will b.
given over to exhibitors. The walls
Will bc covered with paIntinxa and
prints Illustrating suburban and
country life In Its maat attractive
phases. Every type of country house
will be illustrated with pictures and
architectural drawings. In the
booths will bc found everything
needed for the country home. The
value and use Of various building
materials will he disclosed. 20 that
any hosiy contemplating building can
secure expert knowledge on points
that might usvc moaey aud much
annoyance later.
The record business that the roof
gardens Ia New York have been do.
Ing this summer recalls TO mind the
fact iha, this form Of entertainment
was unknown to the metropolis n
quarter Of n century ago. The firs'
roof garden vas laid out = top of
the old Casino ihcatcr and war -
product Of the fruitful mind Of Gu-
dolph Aronson. Other thsatcr man.
axcry 10 whom, Mr.. Aronson disrlos-
I'd his pisna laughed at the Idea o'
acthcatre on tho roof. Hut they
reasoned wrongly. for tn" success
that attended the show given by the
tarss under the stars n0on caused
other theatrical men to look To the
roofs ofihcir theatres. aud Il was
not long after that the Casino roof
garden had rivals. Half n dozen big
roof gardens are doing rushinx bus-
inena every summer niRhi In the me.
tropolts. In addition To the regular
shown the majority OF them provide
dancing and cabaret entertainment.
Some Of them are highly attractive
places and the performers are Of the
best. The greatest magnet for the
out Of town visitors In the Madison
Square roof garden. doubtless due
, in large measure to the visitors de-
sire to see the place where the Thaw
tragedy was enacted.