The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-07
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1874.
Summer Travel.

Pleasure travel, which has become so
common with all classes of Americans
during the summer months, is antici-
pated by many as the most enjoyable
event of the entire year. 1t carries
them to new scenes, familiarizes them
with strange people, breaks the mo.
notony of their lives, relieves them for a
time from mental and bodily strain, and
reinvigorates them for life's cares and
duties. It,, therefore, becomes a mo.
mentous question how this recreation.
often limited by considerations of
economy both OF time and means, can
inost proftably and pleasantly be eu-
joyed. 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 i'm
proved and extended. The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has gained
high reputation for the facilities it an T.
nually presents this class of travellers, land
the popularity its lines enjoy is well
merited. Thoy extend into the most in-
teresting portions Of the Middle States,
aud excursionists can be carried over
them for loug distances at low rates,
without annoying changes or transfers.
Its roadway and rolling stock are pro-
badly the most perfect in America, aud
its management is complete, careful and
courteous. AS conseque nee the com
fort of travellers is assured and their
safety guaranteed. Every reader of cur
rent news is aware of the fact that a
"terrible accident''is rarely ohronicled on
any portion of this great railroad system.
So far as scenery goes, no lines Of
railroad on the continen cant surpass
those runing though Pennsylvania
Magnificent agricultural panoramas,
beautiful river views, splendid mountain
pictures, picturesque hill and valley,
lovely villages, and fiourishng towns and
cities are seen in quick succession, A
ride of twelve hours between Phil
adelphia and Pittsburg show more iu-
teresting variety than can be seen in the
same time and distance anywhere else in
the United States, and from this main
channel score Of branches run, leading
TO localities aud resorts of unsurpassed
attractiveness and worldwide popularity
The State of Pennsylvania is in itself
an Interesting study. Its bosom holds
all the anthracite and much of the
bituninous coal found Oh the continent
Its hidden fountains produce the larger
portion of the oil now so essential to the
comfort aud industry Of the world.
Many Of its mills are repositories OF iron
AMI other ores, which are utilized in i'm
meuce manufactures seen 10 every val
ley. Its forests supply the principal
part of the lumber used in the great
cities of the Atlantic seaboard. Its soil
varies from the richest to the poorest.
Its territory is washed by the tides OF
the Atlantic and the waters of Lake
Erie, and is drained into the Gulf of
Mexico by rivers navigable more than
two thousand miles Its boundaries
completely separate New England and
New York from the Mississippi valley;
and its entire area is dotted by sceues Of
more than ordinary historical interest,
All these combinations add to the charm
and interest of travel, and every Am
erican can find something iu it instru-
stive aud gratifying.
The accommodation provided for sum-
mcr tourists on the line Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad are unsurpassed. Good
hotels in ak the towns reached by 1t are
the rule, not the exception. and many of
them are elegant in all their appoint
men,s. 1t woull be difficult 20 select
any highway of travel anywhere that
can compare, in tho essentials Of COM
fort, safety, expedition, aud interest,
with the magnificent system railroads
managed by this company