Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-11-18
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM new YORK CITY


coast to coast, we at last find ourvessel
in the hub of the universe, New York
City, which everyone comedies to. be
the most gifted city in the world from
a geographical standpoint. Possibly
everyone is not familiar with the fact
that New York is situated on an island,
which gives it one of the finest climates
and harbors in the world. Good harbor
facilities are very necessary adjunct
to city of this size on account of the
immense amount of passenger travel,
impoT rs and exports that arrive and
depart fl ON this port annually.
The city contains approximately six
million people and about one-sixth
of that number are school children.
The population is composed of every
nationality on the globe, viii ch
demands fine churches of all de-
nominations, scattered all over the
city. Several special situations exist
here that do not existin any other ty
in the world; take for instance. Wall
street, containing very small area
pays about one sixth Of all the taxes in
the United States.
AS far as transportation facilities are
concerned, it might be no eXaggeration
that this city is supplied with as good
as any city to be found anywhere.
About fifteen years ago, the first New
York subway was finished, which han
dies more than billion people yearly,
and it is possible on this thor0ughfare,
to ride approximately thirty five,
miles both underground and overground
for the price Of five cents and enjoy g.
thoroughly ventilated, electric lighted,
steam heated car besides, From the
southern terminus of the city which is
called Battery to enc hundred and TWEEN
ty-fifth street, distance Of eight miles
s easily made by the subway passen-
ger trains in twenty minutes. That seems
pretty fast travelling, in view of the
fact, that you can still see in a few of
streets of New York City, the old horse
Here are located the largest build
ings in the world, notably the
Woolworth building, the Metropolitan
Life Insurance building, Singer build
ing, etc, whose gilded spires reach
above the pavement nearly fifty stor-
les
TIE Pennsylvania depot at Thirty
Third and Thirty Fourth streets and
Seventh avenue, covering several
blocks, was recently completed at the
cost of thirty-six million dollars. 1t is
reached by several tunnels from the
state of New Jersey AMI through
which only electrically propelled trains
are allowed. The new post Office is d.
rectly across Eighth avenue from this
modern-up-to date building and covers
several blocks and is considered by ex.
perts to be. the most up-tO-date post
office in the world. New York Central
depot is located at Forty Second street
and Lexington avenue, and is just be-
ing completed at about the same cost az
the Pennsylvania depot.
The water system of greater New
York will in the course of few years
be without any question of a doubt one
of the finest that supplies water to any
city on earth. bringing its water from
the Catskill mountains, nearly 200
miles from the city. This new water sys-
tenn has been under construction for
nearly four years and will take about
that time to complete. 1t may not be
generally known to even residents of
this city, that this new water system
is located nearl y six hundred feet I'M
foreground and is compelled to go under
the Hudson river at two different points
in its route from the Catskill mount
aims to New York but greater por-
ton of the way has been built through
solid rock which accounts for the
length of time consumed in completing
this immense undertaking. When the
Panama Canal was being constructed
1t was advertised in every civilized
country on the globe, but there are
very few familiar with the details of
the construction of New York's new
water system, which will cost when
completed more than 400 million dol
ars or approximately just about the
amount that the Panama Canal cost to
construct.
Nearly two years ago, the council
passed an ordinance for the construc
ton Of second subway down Lexing-
ton avenue and down Seventh avenue,
the entire length of the city, connect
ing with steel constructed elevated
railways all over Long Island, which
trip can be completed for a fve-cent
fare. This will also cost in the neigh
borhood of four hundred million dollars
to complete.
we went down town last night and walk
al from 21th atraot To 47th on RrnaH.