The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-08-31

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70 something close TO ~. The statistics
about New York City tell an eloquent
story in themselves and wen dwarf by
comparison those Of entire countries
we often read about in keeping up with
he changing European scene.
Seventy-two n~ationalities 60 to make
ap New York City. T~hirty-two languages
IRE spoken on the lower east side here,
Alone. Every day, 1873 gallons Of water
are required for each resident Of this
netropolis-and still some Of them look
thirsty and dirty. Last year, over 4,000,-
700 passengers were carried on rapid
transit, street railways and bus lines.
There are $4,000 miles of telephone
wires here-enough to 60 around the
world $50 times. Every second, IT'S per-
sons make a telephone call, using over
i.000, 900 city calls q day.
streets Of New York is equal to one
across the continent and back. There are
5000 miles Of water mains, 1900 miles
If sewers and over 500 miles of subways.
A baby il born every four minutes, and
IA couples get married here every hour.
Every three years, enough people visit
this city to equal three times the popu-
lation Of the United States. The port
Of New York is the longest in the world,
having 995 miles of water front. II would
take eight days for a fast vessel to visit
all the ms and outs Of the port. In one
000, 000, 900 or a sum equal to that of 81
average cities.
There are S,438 eating places here
representing 81 different nations and
yet people who live here are always
looking for a good place to eat. The
budget for the city Of New York aver
ages about 500, OO0, 900 a year, and the
average family pays $34 a month for
rent. 1850 apartments are filled with
city-dwellers who complain about lacl
of room, but stay right on year after
year. In the city are 500 hotels with
126, 632 rooms and 4s,245 dining rooms.
Their total receipts for last year were
$3.50, 900, 900 or one buck for every per
son in the U. S. when averaged up. Sal
aries and wages paid out were 0,0O0,-
900 besides tips which many feel is a
vicious and unnecessary practice.
For a nickel one can ride for 266
miles in this city, which is az miles
further thar from here to Washington,
d.. C. This is done by transferring from
n subway line to the other. There is
one store here for every sc persons and
one food store for every $50 persons. At
present the health p Of this city is
an improvement over former years. The
average man lives 81 years and the av-
erage woman IS years-yet somebody
said that women are the weaker sex.
You can't live 65 years in New York and
be weak. Statistics further show that
the average New Yorker eats twenty
six dozen eggs a year.
New York City produces 80 per cent
of the country's stone cutting, 81 per
cent of the feathers and plumes, 50 per
cent of the furs and fur goods, n per
cent of the women's clothing, Ga per
cent of printed and published matter, SO
per cent of perfumes, cosmetics and
toilet preparations, 3S per cent Of the
mems clothing. 35 per cent of the must
cal instruments to mention just a few
of the industries that abound in this
city of skyscrapers. 1t is often surpris-
ing to find that a building which looks
like an office or apartment structure is
really a teeming factory. Yet across from
the top of it a few feet may be the
penthouse of a millionaire.
a assessments are revealing too.
Most expensive building in New York
City is the Equitable Building at 1870
Broadway assessed at $29, 000, 900. Next
is the RCA Building in Radio City at
S2s, 500 900 and third the Empire State
Building at 1927. 25O. 1000. All the buildings
in Rockefeller Center, however, are
valued hotel is the Waldrof-Astoria at
1922 900 900 and the top-priced apart
nent house is London Terrace assessed
at $40, 900 900. Many single buildings like
Woodstock Tower in Tudor City run in
20 the millions in value but rents have
remained the same during the war by
direction Of the government.
With all the wealth represented in
his richest city in the world, it is in
teresting to note that the best things
for visitors to see and enjoy here are
Tree. New York is a cold town to those
who don't try to understand it. Yet to
those who have need to know, it is the
oiggest-hearted city in the world. 1t il
the only city where beggars are die.
couraged because the city provides 1oI
them. Yes, it is a rich city, and proud
But il takes more than one look to find