The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-05
SIXTH DAY.


New York said. be sure to go up to
the top OF the Woolworth Building" /"
But didn't do it . didn't do a lot, of
things people told me to do. Icouldn't
do them all short of nine nonths-and
had only nine days in New York
nine days and nights
I did, however, go up on the tops
of the Bankers Trust Building and
he Equitable Building. These are
TWO OF the finest and most substan-
ial bciidings in New York
The big New York buildings are
wonders of modern times The Wool
worth Building is artistic as well as
high II is the highest building in
New fork-the spire on the top reach
ing $50 feet above the sidewalk and
the foundation IS lis feet below. II
cost $1f.0e0. 600.
Prchably the Creates; building in
the cit, is the Equitable Building.
{ isn't quite so, high as the Wool
worth. but IL is solid building all
thru This building cost SIS. 600. 600.
IL has thirty-eight stories. In il are
ineA1Ed the offices of many great cor
posettons. II requires forty-eight ele-
satorD 10 handle the people. Fully
occ0uied. the building would have 4
populstisn of $1,000 people. fuu see
be Equitable Building cost about I'VE
times the assessed valuation of Canon
City and has about three times the
population.
The morning was sunny and clear
and the views we got from the top
were great. There below and all
about lay New York and her surround
ings. with over S.0e0. 600 people. You
look oue over the rivers. the sea,
ana the islands. all spread out like a
map on the floor at your feet.
Shut your eyes and you could feel
that you were in the presence of great
things-the hum OF industry and ac-
tivity. of transportation and the NOV
ing crowds come up from all sides
ana can be felt as a living thing.
r'or an hour I walked around thru
ths financial district. down Wall.
| Broad. Nassau. New and Williams
streets. Here is Trinity Church on
broadway. at the head of Wall street
"a church with 100000 of prop
erty, perhaps more. II has an in
come from property of $500. 600 a year.
This old church looks rather lonesome
IN among these great high buildings.
Some of these big buildings and
great financial establishments have
no names or signs OF any kind. Quite
contrast to the over-labeled business
houses of little towns. The great es-
tablishment OF J. z. Morgan & Co.
has no sign of any sort. Only the
figures "23' over the door-"23 Wall
Street" stands for much in the finan-
cial world. The Morgan establish
ment is only a two-story building. but
il is immense and is built of huge
blocks of stone. II carries the air of
strength and stability. like the rock
of Gibralter.
l asked so many questions down
here about the buildings and their
occupants that the guards began to
look on me with suspicion. so / con-
eluded that had better wander OF to
another part of the city.
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went over on the East Side.
l have heard much of the East Side
The old Sixth Ward. Here is where
people live in crowded quarters.
went down the Bowery first. 1t is
new and modern as compared with the
old days we read about. strofied
alone thru this quarter for hours. Got
lunch in a dive where the barkeeper
looked like ''Dick. The Blood" But
saw nobody robbed.
! went on and on. back and forth
thru Allen. Orchard. Ludlow. Canal
and Hester Streets Here is where
the Jews live. II was Saturday. the
Sabbath. Many business houses were
closed. The people were in their Sun
day clothes. Tho streets were full OF
children Many OF them were neat
and clean and attractive.
A street vender was taking pictures.
when he could and q customer. tin
types. developed and printed while
you wait. I gathered twenty little
folks about me ON the curb and we
had group made. They were bright.
noisy youngaters like those at home.
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