The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-05-06

SUMMER TRAvEL.--Pleasure travel, which
has become so common with all classes of
Americans during the summer months, is
anticipated 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 reinvigorates them for liie's
cares and duties. 1t, therefore, becomes a
momcntous question how this recreation,
often limited by considerations of economy
both Of time and means, can most profitably
and pleasantly be enjoyed. Many of our
transportation lines have arranged routes and
rates to meet the requirements of the people,
and from season to season these facilities are
improved and extended. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has gained high reputa-
ton for the facilities it annually presents this
class of travellers, and the popularity its lines
enjoy is well merited. They extend into the
most interesting portions of the Middle
States, and excursionists can be carried over
them for long distances at low rates, without
annoying changes or transfers. Its roadway
and rolling stock are probably the most per-
feet in America, and its management is COM
plete careful, and courteous. As consc-
quence the comfort of travellers Is assured and
their safety guaranteed. Every reader of
current news is aware of the fact that n
terrible accident" is rarely chroniceN on
any portion of this great railroad system.
SO far as scenery goes, no lines of railroad
through Pennsylvania. Magnificent agri-
cultural panoramas, beautiful river views,
splendid mountain pictures, picturesque hills
and valleys, lovely villages, and fourishing
towns and cities are seen in quick succession.
ride of twelve hours between Philadelphia
and Pittsburg shows more interesting variety
than can be seen in the same time and dis
.ancc anywhere else in the United States, and
from this main channel score of branches
run, leading to localities and resorts of UNI
surpassed attractiveness and worldwide
popularity.
interesting study. Its bosom holds all the
anthracite and much Of the bitumnous coal
found on the continent. It's hidden fountains
produce the larger portion of the oil now so
essential to the comfort and Industry of the
world Many of its hills are repositories of
iron and other ores, which are utilized in i'm
menso manufactures seen in every valley
It's forests supply the principal part of the
lumber used in the great cities Of the Atlantic
seaboard It's soil varies from the richest to
the poorest It's territory is washed by the
tides of the Atlantic and tho waters of Lake
Erie. and is drained into the Gulf Of Mexico
by rivers navigable more than two thousand
miles. It's boundaries completely separate
New England and New York from the Mis-
sissippi valley and its entire area is dotted
by scenes of more than ordinary historical
interest. All these combinations add to the
charm and interest of travel, and every
american can find something in it instructive
and gratifying.
The. accommodations provided for summer
tourists on the line of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road are unsurpassed. Good hotels in all the
towns reached by it are the rule, not the ex-
ception, and many of them are elegant in all
their appointments. 1t would be difficult to
select any highway of travel anywhere that
can compare, in the essentials of cDmfort,
safety, expedition and interest with the
system Of railroads managed by
this company.