American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-03-23
NEW YORK, March Is, ~

| suppose there Is no metropolis
in the world which so thoroughly
represents the heterogeous charac-
products OF its genius and industry,
as does this self same city of New
York. 1t is impossible for any OBJ,
servant man to walk down Broad
way and not be interested first in
the number of 'nOtoIieties who
will be pointed out as lions of the
town and secondly, in the curious
with which nature appears
to preserve the peculiarities OF peo-
pie from different PORTIONS of the
world. 1t is equally impossible for
IL stranger not to feel that while in
New York he is a mere nOneEtity /;
that whatever may be the pOmp
and circumstance of his surround
ings at home, he is here only Il mite
in mighty cheese; yet Mithal so
independent that he can explore
where he may please, and no man,
woman or child will be the wiser
He pays his money and he takes
his choice
If religiously inclined, he may en-
joy a Methodist brother OF the good
old school or, on the other hand
may see the Almighty wOrshipptd
dramatically with I'll the adjuncts
except the fOOt-lights, and preached
at by fashionable parsons who part
their hair III the middle, wear the
latest sacerdOtal uniform, aud look
as well satisfied as if they had a fat
contract with their aristOcra!ic pa
riShoners to drive them to UIea, en-
at the last convenient moment in a
coach and four. fla lawyer, lie can
step into court and observe john
Graham perform legal gymnastics
before the bar. and now and then
bushwhack the judge on the bench.
III an artist, he may visit the Studio.
Oh Tenth street, where fifty of his
fellows are working for dear life on
every sort of picture. from a small
sized bumble-bee to GIgnOux's last
sketch ofthe Rocky Mountains. If
he would like to gamble Il little, why
he has only to step around the cor
mer in Wall street, and be accom-
mOdated by any number of spruce
young gentlemen, fresh from the
Fulton street prayer meeting, and
first class members of the Christian
Association, who in fifteen minutes
will take him in and bring HIM out
of q stock speculation that will leave
him as eleanly picked as Il canvass
back duck ready for the spit. As
an idlcr. he can lounge on Broad
way, where fashion AMI frailtv are
the Siamese twins of the Si,lewa ak
and, if his tastes are not too refined
Il policeman will show him wretch.
edness enough in five minutes walk
from his hotel to make Il series OF
unadulterated nightmares that will
last for a lifet
The practical man will be attract
ed by other things. He will see IN
New York the genius Of his cOuntry
in a nutshell and how, in every
department., machinery is taking the
place OF muscle. He will go TO bed
in a machine which five minutes be
fore look like Il magnificent book
case he will he gently turned out
in the morning-by machinery he
goes down s,airs-by machinery
. his head will be brushed in the bar
Der shop-by machinery; his clothes
are made by machinery. that gives
/ employment to Il hundred thousand
working women aud he may cook
Il bachelor breakfast OH Il stove thai
is its own servant, and times the
condition OF The hot rolls by clock
work. He may even make books
by machinery, for the Journeymeu
Printers of New York have fOrme,
II Co operative Association at No
80 Beekman street, i'm which every
member is a cog wheel in system
that has reduced the price of ever,
kind of printing, at the same time
that it turns out with rapidly the
most superb styles of work. &c
where you please, in fact. and you
will find every species OF device con
celvable that can serve useful pur
pose as an auxiliary to human com
fort, from Il pocket Irvine cutter &c
cotton gin or steam engine
They are even building railroads
by machinery, and under its ma gic
villages are springing up with n
speed that recalls the fairy work OF
Aladdin.s lamp. 1t is only the Other
day that n. Il. Stewart purchased
eight thousand acres of land on
Long Island, ami already twenty
five or thirty miles of streets are
graded; shade trees are planted
blocks are fenced in, and large no
tel. six hundred feet long and six
stories high, is in process of con.
structIon, besides many fine brick
edi!ices.
Five months ago there was no
communication between the north
and south side of Long Island save
by he old fashioned dirt road. Yet
before the hJwers bud in May, TWEEN
ty-twO miles of rail will be laid and
no Hess than twelve beautiful vii
lagos will be brought within an
hours ride of New York city. BY
machinery, the work OF three years
will be compressed into about seven
months. y portion OF the way lies
through a rocky spine or ridge,
which at first seemed il barrier al
most insurmountabie. But at this
jmuctuie ii well-knOwn railroad con
tractor, Mr.. James y. Smith. OF
Brooklyn, stepped forward and said.
Gentlemen, that hill is only II mile
and Il half across; I'll guarantee tn
go through it in ninety days 1t
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