Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-15

are receiving small weekly payments from
the Bennett estate.
Building operations" the stock phrase
Of the real estate editor reduced to the
actualit!es OF every day life are thump-
ing hard upon our ear drums these days
on Manhattan Island; skyscrnpe-s going
up both across from where We live and
from where we work The first step In
the disappearance of vacant lot is the
running Of a man high wooden fence
around a piece Of land. Immediately fol-
lowed by the erection Of tiny house in
which sit stalwart young men In shirt
sleeves looking over plans. Next Is the
hosting Of a great sign upon which ap-
pears the name Of the contracting arm.
After that nothing but noise-Arst the
blasting ont Of the foundations and then
the rata -tattat OF the riveting together
Of the iron girders.
Since the arsr OF the year plnns have
been filed with the bureau of buildings
for the construction In Manhattan alone
OF 3I4 new buildings TO cost $50, 1924 T76
and alterations in 1.537 old buildings to
cost $l1 1929 or nearly 100000 al
together, which is about $lS.QO0O00 ahead
OF the building work undertaken for the
sameperiod OF last year. OF the new
buildings, eighty are apartment
houses with flats for 1900 families,
twenty-five are office buildings, three
are hotels and one is a bachelor apart
ment that alone will cost 81, 900, 900 The
roar Of the blasting for foundations into
the solid rock Of Manhattan is sometimes
louder than the artillery racket on the
west front in the late war.
The folly OF head jumping" is shown
in the plight Of the New York hotel men,
who took their kick against the wet res
taurants OF the metropolis direct 10
President Harding over the heads of the
Presidents appointees. Here are the
heads" that were jumped by the local
hotel men:
Chris Fortman, Federal enforcement
agent for New York City.
John S. Parsons, chief Federal enforce
meht agent for the State of New York.
Ralph A, Day. Federal prohibition d.
rector for the State of New York
Roy C. Haynes, Federal prohibition
commissioner Of the United States.
In the army through military chan
nels' is the phrase that designates the
proper way In which any matter can be
brought to the attention and action of
the War Department. There is not
well run business in the country that
does not recognize the principle of Chan
nels," although in some organizations
the democratic habits Of the supreme be-
ing is some times mistaken for an invi-
tation to disregard intermediate execu-
tives.
1 suppose the New Mork hotel men
looking after the creature comforts of
the big-wigs of business and Govern
ment thought anybody less than Presi-
dent Harding was beneath their dignity
when they had a matter for the attention
Of the United States Government. Ac-
cordingly, they INDUCED in head jump
ing" and sent their resolutions regarding
"hoOch" conditions in the metropolis
straight to the White House. ignoring
the entire prohibition enforcement force.
Head jumping always is a boone
rang, for Intermediates exist only by
right of their need. They are created in
all cases to lift the weight of detail from
the shoulders OF the great chief, relieve
him Of the affairs of the present so his
Judgment and vision can be left free to
plan for the future.
Strange as ii may seem to men who are
so vain and self satisfied, they insist upon
being always ushered only into the
presence Of the man at the top, such an
attitude is deeply resented by the real
in between executives handling the de-
tail of a business or a Government. They,
too, have feelings. 1t would be remark
able if they did not rouse up, and hit
back.