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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
John r. Morton, President.
American Shipbuilding Corporation
Detroit

Prohibition if rigidly enforced would have
steadying effect on workmen Plants To-
Gated in dry localities before amendment
adopted showed marked increase in eff
ficiency less absenteeism and turnover.
Strikes, absenteeism and labor turnover have
increased slightly during year. but this, in
my opinion, influenced by causes other than
prohibition amendment which does not APP
pear to be rgidly enforced in many locali-
ties.
Reports show home conditions Of work
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Big Little Facts About New York CITY

1--WE million miles of copper wire are
used in New York's telephone sys-
tenn. This length is sufficient to
circle the world. pass through space to the
moon. circle that body and return to earth
twenty-one times.
The Island of Manhattan is thirteen and
one-half miles long and has an average
breadth OF one and three-fifth miles. In
this small portion of the earth live 22S41O3
people.
Speaking nautically or geographically,
City Hall is not located between Broadway
and Park Row south of Chambers street. 1t
is at latitude 40 degrees AZ minutes, 40 Sec
onds north, longitude "A degrees minutes
3 seconds west.
New York, analysed, is not a big city but
conglomeration Of former villages, includ-
ing Harlem, Inwood, Washington Heights,
Mott Haven, Port Morris. Melrose, Fordham
Kingsbridge, spuyten Duyvil Rverdale.
fremont, Morrisania and West Farms
New York's altitude begins at sea level at
Coney Island or the Battery and reaches a
height Of ESQ feet in the northern section
of rocky Manhattan.
The first church of the city was built at
80 Pearl street in 1888. Nine years later
the first tavern was opened on the same
street. at number 73.
The Hudson River tunnels. one of the
most skilful pieces of engineering in the
world were opened in 1908, one year before
the Greensboro Bridge was ready.
~ hac Cfx-txv IL
thirty-seven of whom are Democrats, TWEEN
ty-six Republicans and four Socialists
The Fire Department includes 2O3 engine
companies, ninety-four hook and ladder
companies, four hose companies and one
rescue company
AT the present time the city is represented
In Congress by twenty-four Representatives
but gains shown by the recent census may
add to this number
During the last ten years New York city
gained S54,26S in population More people
live within her boundaries than in any State
except Pennsylvania, Illinois and, of course,
New York State
More than $4,000 children daily attend
public schools in New York city. Twenty
ears ago Tess than 4OO,OOO attended. New
York has more school children than North
Dakota has total population.
The 1920 budget Of New York city is s27s.-
eS9.4S513. of which $40, .4OS 6S112 goes for
education, s24.595 1861 to the Police De-
partment s13.1s6,75S19 to the Fire Depart
ment and s1S163.52S54 to the Street Clean
ing Department.
There are 400 miles of streets i'm New
York city. In other words stroll from here
to Petrograd would be no longer than a walk
through all the city streets
There are 5000 living animals of 1000
species located in the New York Geological
Garden and more are added yearly.
South Of Fifty-ninth street Manhattan's
population dwindled by 10000 in the last
ten years. but north Of that dividing limo n
gained 162563
During the year ended June 80. 1919. 200
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

American sailing ships and 1920 American
steam vessels entered New York harbor. In
the same period 1872 foreign sailing ships and
1850 foreign steamships came to port
There are in New York city five buildings
more than 500 feet high, the Woolworth
Building, 791 feet; the Metropolitan Life
700 feet; the Singer, 612 feet; the Municipal
$50 feet, and the Bankers Trust, $50 feet.
The daily consumption of water in New
York city amounts to $4,000. 900 gallons.
This is about 100 gallons for each man.
woman and child
Manhattan is the ,only borough in the city
that has lost in population during the last
decade. There are now 47439 fewer people
living on the busy island than in 1910.
About 100000 citizens of military age re-
side in the city. Not all, of course. would be
eligible, but the number is greater than the
total population of Maine
The port of New York has III miles of
waterfront, measured along the shore line
OF this SIS miles is within New York city
itself and the remainder is part Of New
Jersey.
The highest temperature ever recorded Of
ficially in the city is 1O2 degrees, while the
lowest is minus thirteen. This is a range of
1l5 degrees
Peter Mnuit bought Manhattan Island
from the Indians on May g. 1926 for $24
To-day the assessed valuation of real and
personal estate of New York is more than
$4,000, 100000, the bulk being in Manhattan.
There are in New York city $50 schools,
with teaching and supervisory force of
$4,000.
The improved waterfront of New York
city, measured around piers and shore
line, is 272 miles long. This is more than
twice the extreme length of Long Island.
The Manhattan, Williamsburg. Queens
boro and Hell Gate bridges are all the same
height above tho water, 1S5 feet The
Brooklyn Bridge is two feet lower.
Portugal Sweden, Bulgaria, Australia.
Greece Serbia, Switzerland Denmark. Perm
and Norway are fairly important nations.
but their population is less than that of New
York city alone.
In 1926, when New York was first named
New Amsterdam, It had population of 200.
Since then IL has multiplied 2S,lo5 times.
The Municipal Building is the largest mu-
nlcipal Office building in the world. II Is
forty-one stories high and cost. counting
both land and building, s9.e9O,OOO.
Parks of the city cover an area OF an
proxmately $500 acres This surface is
enough area on which to build a sizable
town.
During the year ended September 20 1910
the New York Clearing House did bus,.
ness in clearances amounting to S2s5.s5s-
21,95135
The Woolworth Building 792 feet bioh
exceeds all other buildings in height 1bo
Eiffel Tower, not actually a building tome
IL by eos feet.
New York city has a subway system
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
David May Department Stores-St. Louis

Strikes are no fewer; turnover more in
stead of less; efficiency not as great as
formerly; absentees have increased.
Cannot estimate workers savings.
Do not know to what particular cause or
causes TO attribute these conditions.
S. B. Butler, Secretary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
S. S. Wheeler, President
Atlas Portland Cement Co.-Northamp-
tom Pa

In my judgment prohibition has not af-
fected the matter of strikes in our district,
as they have always been very few and far
between.
The turnover Of labor has been greater
since prohibition. Efficiency has not been
as great among certain classes of labor as
when they were able to secure light wine
or beer Absenteeism has been reduced and
I think savings have been increased.
John r. Morton, President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

ployed for saloon purposes was rented with
out trouble In the growing districts"
The replies thus far received follow:
United Cigar Stores Co.-New York.
Although the operations of this company
were notably free from embarrassments
under the old order of things, prohibition has
exertcd a marked Improvement in the gen.
eral character of the men from whom we
are obliged to recruit our working force.
We have always insisted on strict sobri-
ETY. among our employees and rarely have
had occasion to dismiss men because adj
dicted to drink. On that account length of
service and efficiency do not appear to have
been affected by prohibition much as by
improved conditions in the labor field as
we are now observing them.
The rigid enforcement of our own regu-.
lations covering the habits of our men has
doubtless to some extent anticipated the
salutary effects of the amendment.
J. r. Taylor, Acting President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Knox Taylor, President.


We find it impossible to make definite
statement on subjects preached in your
wire. Within the last year our labor turn
over has been less and we have had no
strikes. After pay day absenteeism has d.
minished and we are advised that savings
bank accounts have increased, but we see
no reason for attributing this entirely to
prohibition. Good wages and constantly i'm
proving working conditions are factors
which must be considered
Armour & Co.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Impossible to give definite reply to your
inquiry. Since prohibition Became effective
many other unusual things have also hap
pened, and no one can say that any definite
result which may have been noticed within
the period of time in mind was directly due
to one thing more than to another.
However, I am inclined to feel. after dis
cussing the matter with the officers of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. that
the turnover in labor has been somewhat
reduced on account of prohibition. Absentee
ism has probably also been slightly reduced
On that account and there is reason to be-
lieve that the men generally are saving.
more money because of prohibition
It is true they are receiving MUCH higher
wages since prohibition became effective
than they did before that date, but not
withstanding this i think it is a fact that
relatively they are saving a greater amount
now than formerly. Regret that cannot
answer your questions in a more definite
manner.
Dar:el W;Il.rd pre.sdeut
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

about 230 miles in length This is almost
equal to the distance from New York to
Boston.
There were 13S,046 births and IS, 119 deaths
in New York city during 1913 Marriages
during the same period totalled 56.73S.
New York citys longest bridge is the He'll
Gate bridge, built by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford system at a cost of
S15,000,000.
London is still the largest city in the
world since her population was 6.276,753 in
1917. while that of New York was 1921 ISL
in January last. but should the metropolitan
district population, 100000 be considered
New York would lead.
The number of piers in the city of New
York is approximately 700, of which the
city stself owns more than $50 The State
owns eight.
The New York Custom House stands on
the spot upon which was erected in 1923
Fort Amsterdam stronghold of the Dutch.
The average velocity of wind in New York
city is twelve miles hour, as compared
with sixteen in Chicago, the Windy City"
wind of ninety-six miles an hour was the
highest ever observed here.
The New York city police force consists
of 1000 men and is about half that of
London The firemen number 1921 officers
and men, and there are more than 5000 In
the street cleaning force
RroOl<lVn bridge no frat of tha uraat
structures to be thrown across the East
River, has now been in service thirty-seven
years, and still unfailingly upholds trains
trolleys. motors, wagons and pedestrians.
During the year ended June 30. 1919.
S32. 042, 344 in gold and silver and 81 433 962-
zoo in merchandise entered the port of New
York.
The cost of New York city's thirteen
largest bridges, including those across the
East and Harlem rivers is s13573s 900. of
which s90,S64.000 was for construction work
and the remainder for land approaches.
Picturesque stone High Bridge, built in
1S49 to carry across the Harlem River the
old Croton AqueduSt measures AGO feet in
length and has fourteen Roman arches
New York city has an area of 800 square
miles, which indicates that her average dis
tribution of population is 1856 men, women
and children to the square mile.
The consuls of forty-two nations have
offices in this city. Almost all of these are
located in Manhattan below Wall street
At what is now Al Broadway the first
houses of the Dutch settlers were erected
in the year 1913 by Adrian Block. New
York's first builder.
During the last ten years Manhattan has
lost 2 per cent. Of its population. but the
other boroughs have gained as follows
Bronx 69.s per cent; Brooklyn. 1877 per
cent; Queens, 64.3 per cent, and Richmond
$40 per cent.
The assessed valuation Of the city's many
parks, which occupy some Of the most val
liable real estate in the five boroughs, is
s9.9ss.o2a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Croker Wheeler co.-Ampere, N. J.

Only slight gains from prohibition are no
ticeable in turnover efficiency and alb
senteeism. No strike data or increased saw
ings data available.
Am strongly in favor of prohibition, and,
while it may cause some Inconvenience or
even hardship in individual cases, believe it
will be of incalculable benefit to the coun-
try.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
National Cash Register co.-Dayton, O.

Wherever prohibition has gone into eff
feet our sales have increased to retail
stores and collections have been better and
the rank and file of people, we find, have
saved more money.
John H. Patterson, President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
M. z. FAR, President.
Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Co..
High Bridge, N. J.

Prohibition undoubted benefit to both
labor and employer. Degenerating effects
of alcohol are being proved by more steady
and efficient work and greater proportion
of contents of the pay envelope go to the
support Of the family and savings account.
Many concrete and inspiring examples
among our workmen
Knox Taylor, President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Opinion General That Turnover and Absen-
teeism Are Less, With Greater Efficiency
and Increased Savings as Result

men who were habitual drinkers before the
amendment was passed are greatly i'm
proved and generally their families are now
well cared for.
M n FAR presideut
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

teresting. s. S. Wheeler, president of the
great Croker Wheeler electrical concern at
Ampere, expresses regret that the showing
of prohibition is not better, and adds:
Am strongly in favor of prohibition and
believe it will be Of incalculable benefit to
the country
Knox Taylor president of the Taylor
Wharton Iron & Steel Company of High
Bridge, n. j., is most enthusiastic about
results under his observation. His concern
employs skilled as well as unskilled labor
in quantity. and because of the close rela-
tions Of employers and employees there, he
is especially qualified as an observer of con-
diticns.
Present high wage scales are taken into
consideration by two large and important
employers in answering the part of the in
quiry as to workers savings accounts.
Armour & Co., the great Chicago packers,
report enthusiastically on their present labor
conditions and add that they have reports
that savings accounts have increased.
but we see no reason for attributing this
entirely to prohibition" they go on to say.
Good wages and constantly improving work.
ing conditions are factors which must be
considered"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Daniel Willard, President.

Stromberg Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co.,
Rochester, N. Y.
Prohibition has increased efficiency and
lesaened absenteeism in Rochester, and
our savings banks show great increase In
deposits.
George w. Todd, President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
Daniel Willard Stresses 1t, Too.

The other writer who stresses this high
wages angle of the problem is Daniel Will
lard, head of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and probably in as close touch with the
varied classes Of labor employed in tran
sportation as any one man in the country
to-day.
There is reason to believe that the men
generally are saving more money because
of prohibition. 1t is true they are receiving
much higher wages since prohibition be-
came effective than they did before that date,
but. Notwithstanding this. ] think ii is a
fact that they are saving greater amount
now than formerly"
In our own New York State there comes
a cheerful report from Rochester in the re-
ply Of George w. Todd head of the Strom-
berg Carlson Telephone Manufacturing
Company, a concern that employs highly
skilled workers. His observations a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

The assessed valuation Of the city's many
parks, which occupy some Of the most val
liable real estate in the five boroughs, is
y4s9,9s9.o2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

During the last ten years Manhattan has
lost 2 per cent Of its population but the
other boroughs have gained as follows:
Bronx. sos per cent; Brooklyn, 1917 per
cent; Queens, 64.3 per cent. and Richmond
$40 per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

At what is now Al Broadway the first
houses of the Dutch settlers were erected
in the year 1913 by Adrian Block. New
York's first builder.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

The consuls of forty-two nations have
offices in this city. Almost all of these are
located in Manhattan below Wall street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

New York city has a subway svs,ou
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27
S~raalngtDu BanaRs'
VERMONT.
TUESDAY, p R ~. 1920.
PRAISE AND BLAME.

Personal praise or personal abuse
seems to he Tie stock in trade OF near
" all disputants these days. And
whether praise " blame. ii amounts to
nearly lie same thing. People are
abused most f~uriously because they
don't stand in with some peoples
whims, while on the other hand. there
are more heroes than there is room
for. 1t is never a good thing 10 90 OFF
the handle In praislng or hating u per-
son these days; and yet 1t Is done all
the time, Many are the people who are
little gods and many are little devils
In the estimation Of the majority Of
the people. These days are particular
" given TO the %exaggeratlon of honor
for some passing event. When a hero
Is praised too much there is a certain
reaction on the p%opulace, which leaves
their appreciation of good things weak
err than II was before, says Ohio State
Journal. VIZ are so apt to belittle our
selves in our adulations of others, who
may not have any more merit than our
next door neighbors, except for some
little fortunate circumstance into
which they have stumbled. Too much
praise is apt to react upon the pralser
and the praised. Sober praise is good.
but the excess Is unfortunate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

The cheapest sort of attack upon re-
lig.on is that Of the newspaper head
line writer who plays up the clergy
mans son or Sunday school teacher or
church member haled into court on a
criminal charge. The rare instances
Of laIses simply reveal the weakness
common to human nature. and bring
out by contrast the overwhelming ma.
jority of cases In which religion shows
Itself to have a real power over human
rondhct. Tile. unthinking and the scot
fer feed upon such Sensational head
lines, while tile scorer at all religions
Is furnished n hew text for his Trades.
says Ieslie's Weekly. Great newspa-
pcrs should be above playing into the
hands of those who seek to discredit
the work OF The churches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

Atmosphere Preserves Ancient RelIcs,
The peculiar dryness OF the atmos-
phere OF Arizona has had a wonder
full effect in protecting the relics OF
ancient civilization in that section. In
mounds which are scattered through
the country. and ruined houses, mny
be found many filled with parched
corr and beans In as good a state Of
preservation as they We're the daS
they were hidden from the elements
by the fearful sand storms that must
have prevailed when they were buried.
The loaves in the a%sh-covered ovens
of Pompeii were preserved on the
same principle, The erection of con.
crete buildings throughout the coun'
try shows these lost people to have
been well versed in the construction
OF edlices adapted to the region and
Its climatic changes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

When General pershing was asked
to what he attributed the superlatlve
lighting qualities Of the American sol.
der. he replied: Il presume II Is the
way the American boy Is reared. He
IL brought up on independence and in.
~ltiatlvt, feeling from the start that he
Is master OF his own destiny" Some.
times We are apt to think the American
boy does not care much about his des-
tiny. But In the war he showed the
stuff that was In him, says Cincinnati
Times.Star. As a "doughboy" he was
faithful, eyefiastlngly tenacious and
reckless of danger, General Pershing's
tribute TO him is n tribute from one
who knows his theme, The commander
In chief Of the A. L. +. asked a great
deal from his men, but he got what lie
asked for, and more.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

greatly lessened and the officer is
more comfortable.
The high speed OF Its motion pre-
vents rain, sleet and snow from stick
Ing fast. Besides, the glass window
Is mounted In a hood that protects the
upper part OF the officers body.
Hardy ancient mariners will probably
scorn this new helpful device, which
was invented by NJ. de Normanyille,
a F%renchman. Nevertheless. It has
been Installed on the Adrlatic and on
many other of the big ocean liners.
The English people are now putting
these revolving glasses on the wind
shields OF automobiles thereby many
a rainy night accident VIII probably
be avoided.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27
THROWS OFF FALLING RAIN
Revolving Glass GiveI officer on ships
Bridge a Clear View Into
the Night.

When the bridge officer in the pic
tnre turns that switch the circular
glass window just above his hand win
start to revolve at a very high rate
Of speed.
What has that to do with navlga-
lion? asks the Popular Science Month
~. When II is q dark and stormy
night on the ocean. and the rain falls
thick and fast the bridge officer is
often so blinded by the rain that he Is
apt to put his ship in danger.
Now. by looking through one Of
these revolving glasses. the danger is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

One OF The professors advises our
teachers to use modern methods. We
can shy that the Uld-iime methods were
attended bS stress. storm and strap,
but they certainly ibbsened up u fel-
lows hide aud clarified his mind.
Pants had TO be pahts In them days"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

Although the mhgnavox may enable
a speaker to make his voice heard by
an a~ssemblage Of $4,000 persons, It
doesn't enable the speaker to hear the
edifylng remarks Of the becklers, who
usually are on the outskirts of the
crowd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27

1t is said that Paris gowns are now
so tilmy that the carers are described
as almost nude" We suppose that
one more step and the objective will
have been reached. Then the Partisan
mcdistes will have Filled the goose That
has been laying the golden eggs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-27
II TAKES 1AE JOY
Out Of Li,s--ln the Spring When
Impure Blood, Lost Appetite,

'NTf
dfelessness, lassitude aad that
fired feeling pull down health TO
he low level that invites illness.
The knees become weak and life
jeems hardly worth living.
In this condition Hoods Sarsa-
oarilla has the real "human
OUCH Ii meets the necessity
promptly and completely. II puri-
ies the blood, creates an appetite,
"makes food taste good and aids
digestion, thus naturally increasing
strength and in n common-sense
way buildAg up the whole system.
Then the bright days of spring find
in you happy response, and the
whole world smiles again.
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla for
your Spring Medicine,--used as
such for nearly fifty years by
thousands. It 'makes food taste
good" -
Keep on hand Hoods Pills as a
gentle laxative or lin larger doses)
as an active cathartic.