Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-06-23 | Page 12 | The Commercial Capital of America

THE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL OF AMERICA. What a monster Greater New Tork City Is becoming. The Sun gives its population at 4,000,000, and notes the increases in-creases since the consolidation of the city with the suburbs was made, as follows: Brooklyn, from 838.000 to 1,358,000, a gain of 630,000. Manhattan, from 1,441,216 to 2,112,000, a gain of 670,-000. 670,-000. The Bronx, from 88,900 to 271,000, a gain of 182,000. Queens, from 87,000 to 198,000, a gain of 111,000. Richmond Borough, from 51,500 to 72,000, a gain of 21.000. The greatest rate of gain has been in the Bronx; the greatest increase In values in Manhattan. The rich keep turning to that great Babel. When a man makes a great deal of money he is prone to move to where the Nation's clearing-house makes Its 'daily statements state-ments and .where the financial giants abound. But for a great soul New Tork is but on arena where gladiators and wild beasts are giving performances dally, where mere individuals indi-viduals are lost a ad God Is forgotten..