The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-03
A TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY
A Garrett Countian's Impression of
the Nations Greatest City.
FOURTH LETTER.

New York City is a great city in every
respect. A city of big things. Plans
have been made for a great market
terminal costing 81, 900, 900, the first of
a dozen or more planned for receiving
and delivering foodStuffs in New York
city and thereby reducing the cost of
living, will be erected by the New York
Central Railroad Company. The pro-
ject has been announced by John ].
Dillon, commissioner of the new State
Department of Foods and Markets.
Under Commission Dillon's plan this
and other similar market terminals will
be leased by cooperative companies
organized and conducted under rules
laid down by his department. The pro-
fits of these companies will be limited
to 6 per cent. year.
This first terminal will cover a whole
city block bounded by Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues and Thlrty-fourth and
Thirty-fifth streets. Tram loads of
perishable farm products will enter
there and discharge their loads directly
into distributing WAGONS.
Commissioner Dillon said that New
York city spends for food between
$500, 100000 and $7O0,00O,O0 a year,
but that only IS cents on each dollar
spent for food finds its way TO the
farmer. He attributed much of the
waste to inadequate systems of hand
ling and predicted that under the mar
ket terminal plan the cost of foodstuffs
would be cut more than 10 per cent.
When this market is completed Garrett
county farmers may find it a good place
to sell their products.
New York City has the largest,
safest, handsomest, costilest playhouse
in the world. The building covers
city block and cost 81, $50, 900. 1t has
comfortable seating Accommodations for
$500 persons. The stage is 200 feet
wide between walls and 10 feet deep.
This remarkable building of steel,
marble and brick is known as The
Hippodrome. 1t is the only one of the
kind in the world. People from all
parts of the world have travelled to
New York City to see the wonderful
plays produced on the stage of The
Hippodrome. Two performances are
given daily, at cost of Sc, 900. The
attendance at these performances is
estimated at $1,000 persons.
To give the reader an idea of the
vastness of this play house, | give the
following facts. During the season
1000 persons are employed behind the
curtain and in the front part of the
building. There are rs property men
to insure the lighting changes and
effects and Is electricians and % engi-
neers are constantly on duty. There
are 1875 members in the ballet, and a
chorus of 400 girls and 100 men. There
are 5000 80 candle power incandescent
and SO calcium lights.
Beneath the apron of the stage is a
tank of water fourteen feet deep. The |
entire front of the stage can be sub
to the bottom, making lake
of real water capable of taking the
heavy plunges of rushing horses, the
attacks of mimel, warfare and every
representation of great size.
For the past six months daily, except
an extraordinary play has been
conducted on the stage, entitled, War
IF the Worlds" attracting crowded
o0'ns, oftentimes every available seat
gan al before the performance be-
away l H. areds of people turned
iirs. eiioi' " experience at nv
Had we not engakr cot IL
the second effort. the Sc piaV.
would have been ours. W.ahead at
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