The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . transacting busi-ness in New York are thirty-three in number, withassets of over $1,000,000,000, of which amountnearly three-quarters is represented in New Yorkcompanies. These companies, by reason of their vastaccumulations of funds, and their relation to the busi-ness of the City in their investment and manage-ment of these funds, are in the very front ranksot the great factors of commercial life that mustbe considered with the banks and the railroads. Great express companies,
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . transacting busi-ness in New York are thirty-three in number, withassets of over $1,000,000,000, of which amountnearly three-quarters is represented in New Yorkcompanies. These companies, by reason of their vastaccumulations of funds, and their relation to the busi-ness of the City in their investment and manage-ment of these funds, are in the very front ranksot the great factors of commercial life that mustbe considered with the banks and the railroads. Great express companies, too, have grown u{) inTrinitys shadow. It is not very long ago that therewas no express business, and when letters were car-ried by primitive means. Three ^^ears ago a gentleman riding down Broad-way on the front platform of a cable cai*, listened 181 THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS to the remarks of two draughty citizens of Chi-cago. They admitted tliat Xew York was a greatcity, but they loudly declared that it could notequal Chicago, cind triumphantly compared our im-portant buildings with the towering structures of. Ivins Syndicate Building, SSS feet Masonic Temple, SOCl feet to apex high, 29 Stories. of roof, 20 Stories. Tallest buildings in New Yoi k and Chicago compared. their own city. Recently a table has been com-piled, which makes a comparison between _ the tallbuildings of the two cities: NEW YORK BUILDINGS. Stories. Feet. Ivins Syndicate 29 386 Manhattan Life, including tow^er . . 348 St. Paul 26 313 182 NEW YORK CITY LIFE American Surety 21 312 Pulitzer, inehiding dome 16 309 American Tract Society 21 306 Commercial Cable 20 304 Gillenilor 19 300 Standard Oil (remodeled) 19 -iHO Bank of Commerce 19 2t;-l Home Life Insurance, including tower . 16 257 Washington, including tower .... 13 ::250 New York Life, including tower . . 12 244 S. L. Mitchell estate 15 230 Mutual Life 14 230 Manhattan Hotel 16 225 Produce Exchange, including tower . 9 225 Bowling Green 16 224 New Neth
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