. The city of New York. lar interest. Wild animals always attractthe yoving people and the Bronx ZoologicalGarden is now said to rank first in theworld. It has undoubtedly a most remark-able collection and some extraordinaryspecimens, and with some recent additionsit is now in a position to challenge compe-tition with any other similar organizationin the world. The number of visitors everyday is remarkable and on holidays theymake a host in themselves. Old New York At the request of the late Mr. J. we prepared a volume on thissubject which was handsomely bound,limited to less than thr
. The city of New York. lar interest. Wild animals always attractthe yoving people and the Bronx ZoologicalGarden is now said to rank first in theworld. It has undoubtedly a most remark-able collection and some extraordinaryspecimens, and with some recent additionsit is now in a position to challenge compe-tition with any other similar organizationin the world. The number of visitors everyday is remarkable and on holidays theymake a host in themselves. Old New York At the request of the late Mr. J. we prepared a volume on thissubject which was handsomely bound,limited to less than three hundred copiesand sold at per_ copy. As a speci-men of bookmaking it is without a rival. About a dozen copies are left at thiswriting and any of our readers who maywish one will please communicate. The publication of this book revealed amuch wider market for a work on this topicthan we supposed existed. We are, there-fore, at work on such a project, and ifpossible will make the price 5 or 10 dollars. 281. Looking Backward A glance at the rapid growth in the valueof New York real estate (and of securitiesbased upon it) as shown by these old pic-tures in this book, ought to do much tostimulate further purchases by investorsalong this line. _ While values have greatlyincreased wnthin the past twenty years,the end of improvement is not yet in York grows better year by year, andno sounder argument is needed than thiscomparison with the recent past. Vast changes for the better have alsomarked the retail business. In the old daysa good many tobacco stores were of doubtfulreputation, poorly managed and bright, cheerful business like estal)-lishments of the United Cigar Stores haschanged all that. The attractive smartlooking drug stores of the Riker-Hegemanand Liggett type with their hue stocks andmoderate prices are also a vast improve-ment over the dingy store and hold-upprices of the old time druggist. Specialtyshops for mens haberdashery, Hats, Shoe
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