Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-07-03
Editorial Correspondsnce.-
NEW YORK CITY AND ITS SUBURBS.

Editorial Correspondence.
NEW YORK CITY AND ITS SUBURBS.
A Five.Hi1o Canyon without .'Gruh
Raneh.''-Elcvated RaiIways-The
Proxress They are Making I'm
the Metropolis. - Amuse-
NETS, etc., etc., etc.
It is related Of Bridgcr. the celebrated
mountainecr that during his first visit to
st. Louis he was met on the sweets by a
friend. who questioned him rs 70 where he
was going, etc. MIR. Bridger replied as
follows:
"What a grand canyon! magnificent
canyon! But I've Travelled up it nearly
five miles without finding grub ranch. y
1t CHANGED to be our good fortune to ar
rive in New York city on Sunday, and,
after comfortably locating ourself at a
hotel. we strolled around town admiring
the :. grand and magnificent canyons
pierced in the solid sides OF which were
the haLitations OF the human race. Tee
pes on top OF teepes.' as tie Sioux Indians
said. are the grand buildings of New York
and other Eastern cities, where one often
meets with buildings two stories. under
ground, and the stories tower one above
another until they number eight or more
above the level of the street.
Truly. when placed in rows, looming up
on either side of long aight..roads Or on
the sides OF crooked pathways, like the
rocky canyons Of the West, where strong
majestic peaks have firmly set their feet
beside the ripping waters of some cool
mcandcring stream, do these great rows
of buildings constitute canyons, the grand
eur and majesty of which need but to be
seen in order to be admired.
New York is improving; that is, in the
character Of her buildings. and, trust,
mentally and morally as well. New build
ings. and those of the best class. either
finished.or in course of erection, are to be
seen on almost every hand, while were a
person to visit the.suburbs. and especially
Long Island, he would be led to eXclaim.
with the Western man, This is new
country, its people energetic and enter
prising, and make o..many improvements
in year or two that ii wanderer from
home.'for that length Of time, on his re-
turn, would. hardly know it. Take. for
instance, Coney Island, thirty-five minutes
ride from New York city. Five years
ago, as a watering place, it was almost I'M
known. In 1876 it boosted one railroad,
one first-class hotel, and a few restaurants.
and a second-class reputation: Now there
are several hotels second to none in the
country, one Of which will ''sleep' seven
hundred persons, and seat at one time in
the dining room over three thousand per-
sons; it DOW has three. railroads completed
and fourth projected, 4 dock under way to
accommodate steamers, a daily newspaper.
large number of lighthouses, and other
civiiiZing convcniences.
Thousands of persons weekly visit the
beach at this place, and OH Sundays and
weekday evenings the cars are continually
crowded with passen -crs from New York.
who cheerfully accept this glorious oppor-
tuIiry to exchange the oppressive air Of
the city for the soul inspiring breeze of the
seaside.
Among the prominent improvements in
the city itself are the elevated railroads.
Three years ago not one mile was built;
now. there are over twenty-five miles of
double track in the city and more in course
Of erection. At distance varying from
twelve to twenty feet above the street, car,
pass to and fro at all hours Of
tie day and night. During the daytime
cars pass up and down every Two and a
half minutes, making train arrivals in the
depots on an average one in each minute
and quarter. From ten at night to three
in the morning trains only run half as of.
too -IAeQatS- are nlaeed at 3. distance from
racks, or, where the street will admit. on
ne outside of the tracks. Each train has
hree cars attached, and each car has |
gate tender, who opens and closes the
yates on the platforms of en- h car and
prevents passengers getting on or of /
while the cars are in motion. Thus it will
e seen every precaution is taken to pre-
emf accident and injury. The fare on the
Dads is ten cents except between the hours
o:3O to 1880 a. m. and y. m. to l a. m.
zen 1t is five cents. With one exception
ne fare on all street car and bus lines in
nc city is as low as five cents. The only
raised against the roads are
olse, slight sprinkling of dust and dark
ing the fronts of business houses before
hich they pass, especially in narrow )
reefs. Aside, however, from all obiec- s
ons That can be raised, the roads are a
esslng to the city, and in ten years from J
Nv the city is likely to have one hundred d
lies Of road on its principal thorough a
res where it now has twenty-five. a
ne amusement season here is said to Il
over, and all ''star" actors are ssdoingn
dntry towns till fall. Having heard so IL
lcn, however, of the celebrated play, g
|. Ms. - T." (Pin-a-fore). ca
cccpfed the invitation Of T. friend. and j.
TOOK it in" l believe that's what ed
y call it. but to my way OF thinking we
re the ones who were ''taken in.'' Ex- Fl
ting four or five places, where the plav II,
tolerably fair, l must say l never ST,
hat' never? sWell, hardly ever L.
ri anything SO foolish, and that. he ".
e. Is tile verdict Of large majority of All
Sc who hear it. Still it is RUNNING
at three theatres, all Of which draw
u houses every night. Many persons -,
and hear the play three or four times in o.,
session. Why, 1 wouldn't 90 to hear =. ~.
gain if it cost me nothing tor tho We We
ice, Ae
more W n his sisters and his cous;n. and -,
his aunfs." Oh" "e'
MATT. -
ew York City, June 8, 1870. of
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