Show SPENDING OF GOTHAM PEOPLE in ill Drinks Millions Millions Mil Mu- lions in Diamonds Waste Diamonds Waste in Other Lines New Nes' York Feb C. C With With a weakness weak weak- ness nes which amounts to a n. mania for staggering statistics showing Its Us growth New York is already patting itself on the back with a satisfaction gained from a perusal of the manner in which It expanded during 1906 It ItIs ItIs Itis is literally a swollen city presenting many more problems to the average man than does the question of swollen fortunes During the past year ear Its population kept right on growing no less than babies being born during that period or enough to give Ivo every eyer family in the state stale of Montana a set et of twins Marriages Marriages Marriages Mar Mar- numbered and deaths the latter laiter alone being about aboul equal to the population of Wilmington ton tomi Del The saloons In the tho city sold old over of ot drinks or enough to give three quarters of or a 3 million dollars ollars to every educational institution in the United States Measured in dollars ollars New Yorks York's thirst for liquids s was one half as ns expensive as Its Us thirst for wealth 66 having been spent for bonds in the city Sales of stocks totalled shares shores or enough to give eV every r widow idov in the country shares with 1 left for Mr 11 Harriman It is pointed out however that this does oes not indicate a greater popularity of ot paper as ns compared compare to liquid Investments since the tho latter ar are ard much cheaper In spite spile of this fact about is shoved shove over NewYork New Now York bars hars ever every day in the year The city also managed to separate itself lr from the In insignificant sum of f for diamonds s which h says nys the statistician Is enough to lo give 2000 worth to lo er e every actress In the country with left over to lo provide an run engagement ring ring- for each of New Yorks York's couples Surface and elevated roads in Manhattan carried carrle during during- the year persons a number just about equal to lo the population of the Iho whole worl world Of these several hundred millions never got a seat sent for fOI or their nickel There were wele fires fIros during luring 1906 costing The custom house collected collected collected col col- an and ships cleared the port during during- the last year or about 51 every ovelY day And last las but not least two Now Yorkers Yorkers Carnegie Carnegie an and Rockefeller Rockefeller gave gave away 18 1 8 during the Iho year ear both ing Ing- S S |