The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-05-09
SUNNI err Travel.

Pleasure travel, which has become so
common with all classes of Americans
during the summer hs, Is anticipat-
ed by many as the most enjoyable event
of the entire year. 1t carries them to
new scenes, familiarizes them with
strange people, breaks the monotOny of
their lives, relieves them for time from
mental and bodily strain, and reinvig-
crates them for life's cares and duties.
1t, therefore, becomes u momentous
question how this recreation, often lin.
tied by considerations of economy both
ot TIME and means, can most prOiitably
and pleasantly be enjoyed Many Of
our transportation lines have arranged
routes and rates to meet the REQUIRE
ments OF the people, and from season to
season these facilities are improved and
extended. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has gained high reputation
for the facilities it annually presents
&. is class of travellers, and the populari-
ty its lines enjoy is well merited. They
extend into the most interesting por-
tions of the Middle States, and excur-
slonlsts can be carried over them for
long distances at low rates. without
annoying changes or transfers. Its
roadw and rolling stock are probably
the most perfect in America, and its
management is complete, careful, and
courteous. AS consequence the COM
fort of travellers is assured and their
safety guaranteed. Every reader of
current news is aware Of the fact that
"terrble accident is rarely chronicled
on any portion of this great railroad
system.
80 far as scenery goes, no lines Of
railroad on the continent can surpass
those running through Pennsylvania.
Magnificent agricultural pauoramas,
beautiful river Views, splendid mountain
pictures, picturesque hills and valleys,
lovely villages, and nOurishing towns
and cities are seen in quick succession.
A ride of twelve hours between Phila-
deIphia and Pittsburg shows more inter-
estng variety than can be seen in the
same time and distance anywhere else
in the United States, and from this
main channel a score Of branches run,
leading to localities and resorts of un-
surpassed atrractivenessandw worldwide
popularity.
Inc State of Pennsylvania is in itself
an interesting 'tudy, Its bosom holds
all the anthracite and iuuch OF the Bit
luminous coal found on the continent.
Its hidden fountains produce the larger
portion of the oil now so essen ial 10 the
comfort and Industry OF the world.
Many of its hllls are Repositories ofiron
and other ores, which are utilized in i'm
meli.e manufactures seen in every val
icr' Its forests supply tile principal part
II tile lumber used in the great cities of
the Atlantic seaboaId. Its soil varies
ilom the richest to the poOl est. Its Ter
ritIry Is washed by the tides Of the At
lantic and the waters of Lake Erie, and
Is drained into the Gulf of Mexico by
rivers naylgable more than two tn lu- I
sand miles. Its boundaries completely
seperdte New Elgldnl and New YORK
mthe MISSISSIPPI va ley; and its entire
arGa Is huttrd BY scene, OF more than
ordinary historical interest. All these
combinations add TO the charm and in
trrest OF travel, and every American can
iud something 1t 1t Instructive aud
gratifying.
The accommodations provided for sum.
mrr tourists on the line of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad are unsurpassed. Good
hotels IN all the towns reached by ID ara
the rule, not the expeotiOD, and many
Vt them are elegant in all yheir appoint