THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBUPO. PA,
ill SKYSCRAPERS
Cities Under a Single Roof
which are Marvels.
i;vi:rvthing IS PROVIDED
Vial Nci1 Leave Only to SleepAll
O'ller Xerpltle lif Life lo llfl
h.'nl in tin' OflWv lluiMIng -one
nf llirin Willi a l'(iulatliin of !.",.
000 Persons.
TIMnKIl AS A KAUM CHOP.
Tenants of the newer office b:illd
Sr.'; In New York City have mmfoitt
a hi fonvonlonci-s tinder ttn-lr roifs
that In a smaller plnre It would
liei;i"-Kar)' to go over the entire to ah
to pet. Everything; virtually but
;,lieMng quarters !n irvld"d, cwn
to fc) tnnasluniH anil mm, ml enter
tainment. Tho latter may he en
jnyed from the ton of hoido lofty
structure wlillo the patron lg eating
an excellent meal and riK over
t!io pletiirinquo harbor of tho great
est city In tho world.
A bvslneRH man n ln't ! unnoy-
ttl If late In tho afternoon lie hears
(rum friends vIhHInk the city nnd
rinds It necessary to entertain them
on nhort notice. Of rnuis,. lie U
not I reused for the oee;t; ion, but
that Is a matter easily o 1 1 mt -.l to.
l'ir.t of all, he steps Into the eleva
tor to tho ticket o!llre In lit,, till 1.1
im; and eerures tlckit. for theafe.
Then he steps Into tlie ta'iiot . h p.
If he 1 a;n't ta' en the pr.i mtton
to lea'.e his evening tin !:e ; i:i o:.e
i,,' the lockers tie re 1." :i.ile t i
!.: his bnstnesn s-.tlit pies. ",i while
l,e waits, or In a pliu h it" i..: y n
line j'fter dark w.v.rtn.; i.ppar
If hit linen Is a trill :-'ol',e '.. t t .ken
l.nt a minute to ; ; Into ! 1 ' ital.vr
d.. flier's on the i-a;:te liour and re
place It.
After u .session with t'ie barber
:i u. 1 the man! ".ire ;i r i . :iu,.i;r ha a
l ;'.!h ready lor li.i.i at. tii' pr i-r
ti ntperatiire. V'lrle h" I.- having
I, is hiiir trimmed a ht: clruii'O
!e hone call come.t In from ('Men-
Ko. !
Me has Infurme 1 li s o!'i i. t-
ants of his whereabouts and the '
i rator r.witolifs the connection to 1 1
barber shop. A portable telephone
is broiiRht to the business mail, and
without leaving 1.1s (hair or e-.ea
ir.terferltiK with the barter he ca'
r es on a eonvomit'.nn over the wire.
That reminds him that it Is not
k bad Idea to save t.tne by having
his friends meet him lit dinner in the
b.illdint;. After calling up the ca
terer upon the roof or wherever
tie rcstauiant happens to be, for
may bo It's one of the rathskeller
kind to reserve a t hie lie wiggles
the receiver hook, gets central agu n
and notifies his friends uptown of
the arrangement.
He's able to dictate a letter or
vwo over the telephone to his stcuo
Krapher while having his shoes pol
ished, and nfter ordertiiK ..onie (low
ers and candy for the women of the
I arty at the florist's outside the bar
ber shop to bo delivered at the res
taurant later he goen back, to his of
fice after an absence of less than an
hour, during which he has lo.it little
If any time from business.
The friends arrive Just as tho bus
iness man Is signing his letters.
TUey have come by the elevated rail
.or.d wlilch has a special entrance
Into the building, and they will leave
later through a tunnel from the bot
tom of tho elevator shaft Into a
nearby subway station.
Hut before they start for th thea
tre xoverul hours may be comforta
bly spent at dinner In the building,
made more enjoyable by a good or
chestra. One of the large Itroadwar build
ings besides sheltering a theatre also
boasts of the following luxuries that
tenants there may have under one
roof; a physical culture school, a
fencing acudemy, tailor, dytr and
rleanser, massage establishment, bil
liard and pool rooms, bow ling alleys,
restaurant, saloon, shoe shining
Hand, tobacco store, Jewelry shop,
where the balky time piece may be
looked after; te'egruph and cablo
office, booths, barber shop, dentist
d jctor, and for the comfort of the
women a hairdrier's and a tnllMii
fry establishment.
Several buildings which am used
largely by lawyers and ens neer
"ontaln splendidly equipped libra
ries, while In others in the f.ran'ial
district, there are branches of ba:i':s,
or the main establishment, so that
customers who have large deposits
to make regularly are assured of
Increased safety by moving Into
these quarter.
One of the new buildings not far
from tho automobile belt up In the
Fortius has added a well adapted
garage. This la a Nature that la
bound to coma to many other build
ings. And bo one comfort innova
tion follows another. It is not be
yond possibility that the time Is not
fir hence when man may alaep,
"arry on hla vocation and live In the
"ante bullldlng.
The modern sksorarper Is coming
lo be a complete community In It
self, and a mighty big one when
"icasured by the standard of towns
"lie vhere, especially In the case of
"; new ntructure that Is to house
Mine fifteen thousand workers in Its
'!e thousand or i offices
PronuU.lo l'e for Soli Not Suitable
for Fanning.
In every state of the t'nlon there
are many tracts of so-cnllr-d agricul
tural land, which, owing to their
hilly character, poor soil, or numer
ous bowlders, are not snltsble for
farming. The owners of such frnct.t
are often at a loss lo know what to
do with them.
Without question, the best use to
which land of this kind enn be put
Is to plant It with trees. One of the
fundamental principles of forest eco
nomics Is, that soil which Is not good
enough to make the growing of cer
eal crops profitable should be devot
ed to the production nf wood crops.
This does not tnesn that tiee: prow
better on poor soil than on fertile
soil Hut, In proportion to the
money Invested, better ntirrn are
secured 'rnm trees planted on the
less valuable land.
Most of the cone benrlng trees and
many hardwoods as well will thrive
In soil of medium fertility. All trees,
however, do not thrive on poor,
sandy ridges or on hillsides where
the soil Is thin. Itlack walnut,
hardy catalpa and white oak, for
their best development, require a
de -p. fertile soil, wi II watered and
well drained, nnd It Is not advisable
to plant them where these require
ments are not met.
An Ohio farmer is solving the
pr blent of what to do with the wnrn
oi:t farm. i. owns nn old home
K'ead of sixty acres, which he Is de
sirous of keeping In the family, lie
does ni l live on the I lace, however,
and fanning has been a loyie - .
sltlon. Me has, there fore I ! i lo
plant the entire tract with trees Ho
has already planted :i."i,tinn Norway
tpiuie, set three and Olle h'llf feet
i. part each way on an an a of about
eleven acres. These trees will be
cut r, thej become larce enoui.'.h for
Christ mas trees.
Cl.e.-tllUt See'Ill!,.;, also be
planted in the spa'-rs b ft by the re
moval of the spruce, alid it is expect
ed they will botftn to come In benrlng
when the last spruce Is out In ad
dition to tie spruce, lardy : i a pa, i
black lueiist. In. bo- id b r and yi a- I
move l.ave l i en pla-ed. It Is plan- I
nd 'o put the eniire sixty acres In i
for. st within the ir xf live or ,-ix J
ye".r. The owner is wi in plant- '
liu several kinds of trees Instead of
co lining himself to one species. Mis
forc.-t will he producing six or seven
kinds of lumber, chestnut ami Christ
mas trees at the same time.
S1.I.I.1M; MIOliS IN I'.IUTAI.V.
American Salesmen Tells of the lul
tiple Stores Sstcni.
The method celling shoes In Great
Hrltnln has been improved to such,
an extent within recent yearj that
they are Just a little hit ahead of us
now.'- said the foreign representa
tive of onu of the largest shoe manu
facturers in this country. "The sho
business there Is a good deal like the
cU:ar business her, and tho benefit
ti the public are many.
"The big Kngllsh shoo stores are
called multiple shops, and are man
aged from a central depot, which la
always located in a great shoe manu
facturing town, such as Leicester,,
because the head of tho multiple
store wants to be In close touch with
the manufacturer. An order from
the multiple Is naturally large, and
the head of It, who always has cash
to settle his order In full, Is often
able to squeeze the manufacturer be
low the cost prU'e.
"Sometimes the manufacturer falls
for that reason, but thu only one to
suffer is the leather man. The mul
tiple store man has made a good bar
gain, the people buy their shoes
cheaper nnd they are not Inclined to
waste any sympathy on the manu
facturer or the tanner.
"The stores are well munnped, but
from an American point of view the
mana&erj are poo-ly paid. These
stores have worked wonders with
the llr'.tlsh style of dtvs.,ing shoe
store windJws.
"Not long ago It was common to
see tho old brass rods with men's
and women's shoes place 1 sideb) sido
fcoldier fa.-hion, each bearing n plain
ticket. To-day the shoe i h p win
dows rank 1th the millinery stores
In the matter of displays.
It Is It. ten. '.itig to note also that
In spitu f British conservatism
American styl.a are now being wldo
ly Imitated. At u recent gathering
of shoo men In Uond :i a man who 1
at tho hone of one of the biggest sin e
dif tributii.g concerns openly raid
that America now led the inshion In
ehoes us Franco does In millinery. At
present the modified form of the
bulldog toe Is worn by all yc-un
bloods, and the newest season's sam
ples all appear to have been made ou
tastg copied from Amerlcai mode's.
"I am not surprised at the success
of the multiple shoo stores In Iirit
aln. Ilefore they went Into business
the average shoe store was a dark,
dismal, evil smelling hole, and tha
storekeeper was In keeping with his
business. Tho quantity of stock was
insufficient for tho cus omer's de
mands and the smait fittings of to
day for the various sizes of shoc.4 was
unknown.
"That Is all changed now, an l al
though many a small retailer has
been squeezed out of basinets It ii.u
Improved tho trade, nnd now th-o
Is Intense compeil Hon hetwrou t:ie
big concerns them-solves."
A web two and a quarter miles
!"nir hn. ,trawn from tha body
LACKAWANNA
RAILROAD.
it'
THE ROAD
OF
ANTHRACITE. ;
If you contemplate spending the Sum
mer mouths in Florida or California, call
upon our local ticket ajrent for particulars.
. . . PRINTING . . .
MUCH of the work that is done in this office is of kinds
that can be done by hand only. Nine-tenths
of all job printing done in any country ollice must be
done by hand. It can't be done with a machine.
This office is fully equipped to do all kinds of print
ing at the lowest prices consistent with good work.
A Large Stock is Carried in
ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEaDS,
BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, SHIPPING TAGS,
BUSINESS GAUDS, VISITING CARDS, INVITA
TIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, CARD BOARD,
BOOK PAPERS, COVER PAPERS, &c.
And Everything in the Printing Line
If you have been a customer of ours, you know the
character of our work. If not, we shall be glad to fill a
trial order. Among other things in our line are
Dodgers, Posters, Sale Bills, Pamphlets, Books, Re
ceipts, Orders, Check Books, Ruled Work, Half
tones, Line Cuts, Engraved Work, Stock Certifi
cates, Bonds, &c, &c.
No trouble to show goods and give estimates.
The Columbian Printing House,
GEO. E. EIAVEIX, Proprietor.
Entrance First Floor, through Roys' Jewelry Store.
Next to Bloomsburg National Bank. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
II. A. Mr K 11. LIP
ATTORNEY A T LAW.
Columbian JJmlding 2n Flocr
liloornsburf, l'a.
A. N. YOST,
ATTOKNFY AT LAW.
Wirt IhiiMing, Court House vSquar
Moomsburg, Pa.
RALPH. R.JOHN,
ATTORNFY AT-l.AW.
Ent K jildiiiR, next to Court Hoo
Moomsburg, Pa.
I RKI) IKKLER,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
Office Over First National Bank.
Uloonisburg, Pa,
W. II . R II AWN,
ATTORNE Y-AT-LAW,
Office Corner of 3rd ami Main Sti
CATAW1SSA, PA.
CLINTON HERRING.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring,
P!f r nrp, pa.
In Cranpevillc Wednesday each wee
A. L. FRITZ.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office n.Hunsl.un; Nai'l Tank Bldg
Uloomsburp, Pa.
J. H. MAIZE
ATTORXKY-AT- LAW, INSURANCE,
AND RKAL KSTATK A OK NT
Hfllc: in 'IWiiscii.I's lluil.ling
Eloonifiburp, Pa,
N U. FUNK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Kilt's I!ni!.linK,' Court House Square
Ptoonisburg, Pa.
M. P. LUTZ & SON,
Ixst RANcrc and Rkal Estatb
AOKNTS AND lifcOKliKS.
N. W. Come Main and Centre St
Ri.oo.MsnukG, I'a.
Represent Seventeen as good Companief
as there are in the World, and all
losses promptly adjusted and
paid at their office.
DR. W. H. HOUSE
SURr.FOW nrvTi
Office Barton's Building, Main below
Market, Bloomshtirjr Pa
All styles of work done in a superior
,u, rK warranter! as
represented.
TEETH EXTRAPTrn vi-n u.,.
by the use of Gas. and free of charg
Ti T""imn are msertea.
upen all hours during the day
DR. M. J. HESS
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
Crown and briilije work a specialty
JComer Main nnd Centre streeti
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Columbia & Montour Telephone.
J. J. BROWN, M. D.
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Eyes tested andjfitted with glase.
No Sunday work.
3 II Market St., Bloomsbure, P
Hours 10 to 8 Telephont
J. S. JOHN M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGION.
Office and residence, 410 Main St
7-30-lY BLOOMSBURG. PA
EDWARD J FLYNN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CENTRALIA, PA.
Office, Liddicot Building, Locust Ava.
H. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office) Ent building, 11-16-99
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON,
ATTORN I Y-AT-LAW.
Office in Wells' Building, over W. McK.
ivener s Hardware store,
Bloomsburg.
Will be in Millvilleon Tuesdays.
Montour Telephone. Bell Telephone.
H. BIFRMAN, M. D.
Homoiopathic Physician and Suhoko
Office and Residence, Fourth St.
Office Hours : ' ; l i?' m'
BLOOMSBURG. PA,
C. WATSON McKELVY,
Fire Insurance Agent.
Repretient twelve of tlie strongeet com
panie in the worm, among
which are
Franklin, of Phtla, Penna. Phtla.
Queen of N. Y. Westchester, N. Y.
xsorui a 111 riea, rniia.
Office: Clark BnildJpe. and Floor
'i' i single rylder.