Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-07-27
BEN BEAR WRITES
FROM new YORK
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extreme heat, and while there motor
ed over to Long Beach. This is a
very popular seaside resort, and on
Sundays has as many as one humid
red thousand visitors, fully half of
which take advantage of the wonder
full bathing beach for dip in the
ocean. took advantage of re-
freshing salt bath myself. Please
picture to yourself Of $4,000 people
bathing in the ocean at one time,
with costumes of every color of the
rainbow, and every style imaginable.
On our way back we passed through
Leinbrook, Rockville Center, Jamaica
and Flushing, all connected by sup
erb concrete roads, which makes
motoring real comfort and free
from dust and shakeups. At Lem
brook we stopped for gas, on a
square called FIVE corners, and a
policeman, to whom | spoke for few
moments, told me that on the after
noon of the Fourth of July over
10000 autos passed here in three
hours, at the rate of over car in a
second. This same policeman told
me he noticed auto licenses from al
most every state in the union. The
population is increasing so fast, that
its problem to house the people.
Near Flushing we passed the en-
trance to the Motor Parkway, which
is concrete road so miles long,
with no grade crossings, as all cross
ings are bridged. This Parkway was
built by number of very rich men
for auto racing, but has not been
used for that purpose for the past
ten years. There is a charge of
S1.00 per day for each car that uses
the road, and there is no speed
limit, and you can go as fast as you
like. This speedway is not used so
extensively now, because other roads
in this part are so perfect, all paved,
that the traveller doesn't care to pay
an extra dollar to travel on this road.
The business section of the city has
so changed during the past few years
that one who has not been fire.
quent visitor is amazed. What used
to be the fine retail neighborhood
around 9th Avenue and 23d to 34th
streets is now given over the greater
part to wholesale, with a great many
clothing, cloak and suit factories
mixed in, and at present they are
trying to get all factories to move
TO q less thickly populated part of
the city, because at noon time, when
the factories close down for the
noon hour, 5th Avenue becomes al
most impossible, and this hurts the
retail merchants in this district, as
the shoppers cannot get to the stores
conveniently. There is a great deal
of business building being done,
especially in the section near the
Grand Central Station, which is now
called Pershing Square, and ! have
noticed many new buildings in the
financial district. The Stock Ex-
change is building very big ad-
dition; and other big buildings in
the downtown districts are being
erected and as far as / can see
business is by no means at a stand
still.
have been attending to my work
from early morning till closing hour,
and have particularly noticed that
qualities, in our line at least, have
been greatly improved, and it isn't
necessary for a merchant to buy in
ferior grades. Personally / never
made that practice, and i am glad
to say that l managed to buy fine
lot of goods, and will be able to sell
them at a price, which ] am con-
WINGED, will be satisfactory to our
customers, and ! feel that business
will be on the improve, because prices
are much cheaper
Its been extremely hot. We have
had no rain to speak of since ! came,
and green fields and big corn stalks
in Winneshiek county will look good
to me on my return. So with my
best regards to you and my many
good friends and customers, looking
forward of seeing you soon, be-
lieve me,
| Very sincerely,
j REM REAR