Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-24

nOStelrleS OF tue Ala5 AVA
a long time occupied a prominent po-
siti0n as q commercial house. It has
had the advantage Of being located
opposite the Grand Central Station
and has successfully withst00d the
competition of the several large and
magnificent hotels that have been
built within a stone throw recently.
Two things have added much to the
fame OF the Grand Union. The first
is that it's proprietor is Simeon Ford,
one of the best known Of the city's
hotel men and an after-dlner speaker
and humOrist of national reputation.
The second thing that has added to
the fame Of the hotel is the collection
of views Of old New York that adorn'
the walls OF the corridors and recep.
ton rooms. The collection is. said to
be the finest of its kind in existence.
Among the paintings and engravngs
showing the metropolis as it appeared
In the early days are many that are
without duplicate.
Another and far more historic land
mark that is about to be lost to New
York is tho old Sun Building, the five
story red brick structure which
stands in a setting of sky. scrapers at
Park Row and Frankfort Street. The
New York Sun has finally decided to
move up town and it's old home will
undoubtedly be torn down and re.
placed by a modern edifice. The old
building possesses an interesting his.
tory. More than 100 years ago it was
built as the headquarters of the Tam
many Society. Tho War of 1912 was
on at the time the building was finish
ed. AS n of the finest buildings in
old New York and the most iinpOr-
tant political headquarters in the city,
1t became the scene of the most i'm.
portant social functions of the day.
Up one flight of stairs was the great
hall where the Tatnmany men held
their meetings. 1t was in this hall
that New York society gathered to do
honor to the returning naval heroes
of the War of 1872. Decatur, Balm.
bridge and Rodgers were entertained
there. 1t was in this place. too, that
the great reception in honor of Lafay-
cite was held pin 1924. In 1867 the
building was purchased by Charles A.
Dana and his associates and convert
cd into a home for the newspaper
they were about to launch.
1t is something of an off day when
young William Ziegler doesn't get
into print. The latest occasion was
when lie appeared before a magis.
trate and applied for a permit to car.
~ q revolver, giving as his reason
that he was in the habit of carrying
large sums of money about with him
and was in fear Of robbers. Zieglcr
is the most ~forceful young multimil.
lionaire who has bobbed up in New
York in a long time. He is chock full
of life and energy and as the old say
ing goes he has never been quiet q
minute since he came into the $685..
100000 fortune left by his foster.
father, the baking powder king.
Young Ziegler came of age and in;
Eherited the, money about a year ago
He has 20, liking for the white lights
Of Broadway and has played angel
for some theatrical enterprises. But
neither the white lights nor the actor
folk have made any great Roadway
in separating the young millionaire
from his millions. If the gentry who
are looking for easy money were wise
enough to take a good look at young
Zfegler's square jaw and sharp eyes
they could see that ne wasn't cut out
for; an easy mark. se