Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-16

Iomenen 10 not undertake TO explain. oniy
Slate TIE TACT a. il exists. The more one sees
on II, zoe, the more ones wonder grows; ard it
reaiiy much harder 10 realize il, being on the
ground and seeing for yourself. than 4 cit n
nome and read or hear tell about it.
ANOTHER DIFFERENCE
There Is another feature Of everyday life m
San Francisco that impresses the visitor from
Washington nearly as strongly as any thing
have mentioned. l refer D the generally ao-
commodsting manner in which the street rail
ways are run. Instead OF whipping up, as they
60 in Washington, and hurrying away from the
crossings where transfers are made, the car
here arc held until the connecting car comes VI.
ard the passengers thCretrom are comfortably
aboard They then make up in increased speed
between stoIs tie time lost 10y tbs DELAY. ia
stead OF following the plan OF the Avenue line
viz: hurrying up when a passenger wants
10 get OF OF on, and running SLOW
when they ought 20 run fast. And these
II marks apply ~ well 90 those companies hsyinr
branch lines over which a sing le fare A. good A. 10
those separate and independent corporations
pelWeen which transfer tickets ATE exchanged.
ANA while Oh this subject I may mention an
ether fact that completely Overthrows the pre-
teEce OF Superintendent RIker that wooden
IaYemeRtS viii not answer Tor horse car tracks
here IL ~ quite the rule 20 pave the space with
III the rails with wood. And this is true not
only where the balance of the street is paved
carriage way sstill paved with cobble-stOnes the
street car companies, Of their OWE motion and
az their own expense, have laid down within
. men Tracks wooden pavement precisely like
that IN use IN Washington. They do this be-
cause II AS true economy in the end. 1t affords
a. they say, far better footing than the cob
great saving in shoeing and in the wear and
tear OF hOrse-hesh. IL any one asks where
wooden paved car tracks through cobble-payed
Sarrlage WAYS may be seen, l reply on Cali
sfr FaS gsa =
many Others, but these two most prominent are
recalled 10 my mind at this moment.
ARCHITECTURE, sc.
The scarcity OF imposing brick or stone s.ruc-
lures and the great preponderance of frame
buildings, particularly in those portions of the
city devoted TO private residences, is apt TO i'm
press the visitor from the east unfavorablv.
There are Of course some creditable executions
to this rule. In several Of the hotels. the Ner-
camille Library building, and in many OF the
business blocks, both brick and iron are used
with fine architectural effect, and the new Mint
tulluns OF oregon stone, now nearly completed
promises to be in every way worthy of the gov
eminent and the use TO which il Is TO be applied
In the case of wooden buildings a good deal OF
elaborate ornamentation is used, which Is peas
ing IN one sense, but the effect fails to carry
with II the idea Of durability and substance
which one is apt to associate with the more i'm
posing and solid stone and brick houses of the
eastern cities. 1t is likely they would prove 10
be at least partially earthquake proof as in
tended, but in the event of such fire as over
took Chicago they will make very lively times
for their inmates.
APoLoGETrC.
Many other points of interest present themselves,
but L forbesr touching upon them here for the
reason that 1 see by copies OF The STAR which
have reached me that the letters heretofore sent
occupy more space than supposed they would.
They have proved, i fear, too long for the pa
uence OF the reader,-certainly too long for the
limited room the paper has TO spare for such
matter. 1 can only say in extenustion that I
had not time enough to make them shorter