The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
COP. OFFERED TRAVEL CHOICE
 TO CLEVELAND
Delegates to Convention May Use Rail, Boat,
 Air or Bus Lines
BY EDWARD ,. LALLY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Cleveland, Jan. 4-(uP) -The Dutch who got Manhattan Island from the Indians for S24 and bar esl of whiskey stuck no better bar gain than the land company which paid el.74 for the four and half acres that evolved into Cleveland's famous public square.
 The square, hub of all conven- Sion activities in the Ohio rnetrop- oils, again will attract visitors to Sts velvety lawns and imposing monuments when republicans as- eemble here in June for their na- eional convention.
 Delegates will sit in big audi eorium only two blocks away to nominate their party's candidate For President but If they follow Glne custom set by thousands of convention visitors here in recent years, they'll go with the crowds Co the place where all roads lead.
 The picturesque square is in the heart of the business district. It has been called the "city within q city," for there is the great Ter sminal Tower group of buildings. The tower itself, home of the union passenger terminal, rises 709 eeet. Clustered around 1t are it's eCmpanion buildings of white stone.
 Hotel Facilities Extensive
 Hotel facilities are most un- limited. Most of the hotels are new and six of the largest ones have 4,600 rooms, each with pri- Vate bath. One-hundred thousand visitors were accommodated when the National Eucharistic Congress was held last September.
 Scores of national conventions were held through l03S. Not once was the city overcrowdcd or trans- portation schedules affected.
 The city B an industrial empire an itself. Twenty-Five industrial plants are located in the com inulNty, the backbone of It's de- velopment being the convenient location to the rich lake iron orc region and the coal and limestone fiedis of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Nearly i60,000 wage earners arc employed in its factories, at least i two.thirds of the nations indus ktries are represented and more Ithan Si,000, 100000 worth Of prod kcts are manufactured annually. ! It is Q cultural center with three Dnajor universities, Western Re- serve, Case, and John Carroll; Museum of Art; Museum of Nat- airai History; the famous SeVer- nnce Hall; and 6 $6,000,00 public library. There are many parks and summer resorts, all kind Of recrea- ton centers and variety of sports topped by major league baseball.
 Garden Spot Downtown
 Republicans may find their in- eerest wandering from their can didates to the beautiful public buildings and residences or to the NlGVEMIIU I1hnb JIlt lt~hCTG uOWIl~ town garden spot that cost $40,- poo, 900 to develop.
 And in the Mall is the Public Auditorium where the convention will be held. Built IS years ago at a cost of $l6000,000, 1t seats 12,6O0 persons comfortably and has been called the nations first convention plant.
 Construction of the auditorium Degan in pre.wnr days but was halted when the United States de- clared war on Germany. Work wns resumed at close of the war and the building was completed and opened in 1922.
 Late in 1924, the wings were added.
 The total cost for land, building and all equipment was more than 90,000.00O, for which bond issue was floated by the city.