The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-21

churchyard at the head of Wall
street. We also visited the church
proper, and from there we visited
Wall street. These streets are very
narrow, and as our guide announced
they are SO narrow that it is hard
for two capitalists to pass with
out forming some sort Of merger.
We also had the pleasure of watching
the curb market and watching the
crazy antics Of the traders. One
of the things that impressed us very
much was the youthful appearance
of these curb traders. All business
on the curb is transacted in the sign
language. We also visited the sub
treasury, and then visited another
old church and churchyard. st. Johns
Chapel, where many noted personages
are buried. This was an especially
interesting day, and marked the close
OF the official entertainment of the
association.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at Minneapolis, Minneso-
III, at some time to be set by the ex-
ecutive committee.
Some of the party went to Boston,
but we went to Washington, where
we spent the better part of a week
taking in the sights at the Nations
Capitol We had the pleasure of
meeting Congressman Harry l.. Candy
of this district, and also Senator
Sterling Of this state. Both of these
gentlemen did what they could to
make our visit to Washington a
pleasant one. We had the pleasure
of meeting President Wilson at the
White House, visited the famous
east room, the red and green, and the
blue rooms, also visited the bureau of
engraving and printing, saw them
making paper money and postage
stamps, called at the general land
offices, and at the Indian Department,
attended session of the House and
Senate, heard Joe Cannon make
speech, and several other of the noted
men in both branches Of the national
legislature. We visited the Smithson-
ian Institute, the National Geological
Gardens, the Botanical gardens,
Arlington Cemetery and many of the
public buildings. 1t would be impos-
sible for us to write detailed descrip-
tion of each point of interest visited
in Washington. We also visited the
famous Washington Market, the
largest public market we have ever
visited in any city. 1t was all very
interesting, to say the least. There
are several remarkable things to be
noted about Washington. 1t has
population of something like 100000
and 100000 Of this population are
negroes. 1T has more parks and
beauty spots, more statuary, than any
other city we have ever visited. This
is the only city where we have ever
seen certain sections lined with bas-
ket peddlers, of vegetables and trim
kets. The town has good wide streets
The women one meets on the streets
are rather commonplace.
We left Washington Saturday, July
l, over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
for Chicago. The train was terribly
crowded and we were unable to get
sleeper Accommodations, and this was
one of the dirtiest railroad rides we
have ever experienced, and we were
real glad when we got to Chicago.
where we could get chance to clean
up.
Speaking agriculturally, the east is
not in it at all with the central west.
The farming operations were more of
the garden patch variety. What crops
we saw growing looked fairly good,
but were no farther advanced than
those of South Dakota, Nebraska and
Iowa. The casts big card is manu-
featuring and mining, and they GER
taialy have it over the west and
central western states along these
lines. -
Personally we never did have any
desire to live in the east. and since
making this trip we are better salts
fed than ever to stay in this central
western section of the United States.
New York City for instance, has 3
total population Of 100000. It's tax
able property, land and improvements
is valued at $4,000, 6,647, 1861, and person.
al property is valued at 1926, ,4lS,4 ,44O,
with re- estate exempt from taxa.
tion valued at $l,696 O,453. 1916
acres are devoted to parks. Length
of streets is 4,720 miles. Length of
waterfront 444 miles. Total wharfage
space BOG miles. New York enter.
tains on an average 100000 strangers
every day of the year. New York
maintains something like 100 hotels
and half billion is spent annually