The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-15
NEW YORK.
It's Great Thoroughfare and
it's Unparalleled Park.

It's Great Thoroughfare and
it's Unparalleled Park.
Broadway for business, but Gen.
trail Park for pleasure in New York
Cityl AS We find all classes Of bust,
ness mea in Broadway, from the
highest grade to the lowest, so we
sec oil classes in search Of pleasure
In the Park. The lawyer. the banker
the hotel keeper, the fancy goods
man, all ferret out q living In Broad
way, and fish for amusement and
recreation in Central Park. Bread
way lie about FIVE miles in length,
and is lined on either side by some
Of the finest stores and Offices found
anywhere In the United States.
The Grand Central Hotel, the Metro
politan, and the st. Nicholas are all
located on this busting thorough
fare. The Postoface. st. Paul's
Church, Trinity Church,-ths
latter owned by one OF the
Oldest church organizations in New
York, has a beautifully shaded
churchyard,-the dead among the
living to complete the picture. Then
we see the banks, the life insur
ance Offices, and the stores, among
which is the grand structure erected
by A. T. Stewart, which looms up
like a leYiathan of commerce In the
great ocean of business life. A fell
low trying to cross the street finds
himself In perfect maelstrom of
vehicles, some going in one direc-
ton, others In another. While he
is gazing intently on his right ut a
snortlng hack-horSe with high hip
bones and fiery eye, he is hailed
on his left by wagon driver, with
q pair of prancing ponies in full fet.
tie for jumping on top of any IN
wary pedestrian of obese proper
tons, and he darts forward to meet
somebody just coming over on the
"jog trct," to escape the yells and
curses of an omnibus driver whose
track he has for q moment obstruet-
ed. In short without policeman
to escort him, the passenger is In
continual dread after he leaves the
curbstone. But shielded by one of
these bluescOated officers, he may be
at peace, for every driver is at once
on his good behavior, and obeys
implicitly the authoritative nod
Of the policemen, when in close
proximity. Leaving all this hustle at
the upper end of Broadway, let US
enter the Park gates and take a
stroll, or what is better a drive
through one of the loveliest as well
as the largest places of lublic resort
in the world. Of course in speaking
Of parks. we must consider age and
other circumstances when making
our comparisons. Central Park lie
only about twenty-five years old,
aud is so large, being about two
miles and half long by half mile
in width, THAT it must have cost
large sums Of money, and great
labor and skill to bring it to its
present perfection, It covers be-
tween 500 and 900 acres, and is pro-
vided with seating capacity in its
arbors, ETC., for over 10000 persons.
The ball ground would make the
eyes of our base ball clubs glisten
with delight. 1t measures about ten
acres in area, and Is all covered with
lawn grRss- No vehicles but those
used as pleasure conveyances are
allowed within the park gates. Here
We escape the wagons and busses
and drays and carts which
perpIex the pedestrian On Broad
way. You can take an open car
riage or buggy, or phaeton, and
drive through and around the bcaU-
tiful shrubbery and plants; and
then you can alight and meander by
the side of the lakes, and gaze at
the fountain, and 60 into the men
agerie ana see the monkeys and
study their wonderful anatomy, and
when that becomes monotonousy you
can look at the birds and hear them
sing and whistle and croak and
'quawk, and then sit down in the
shade and feel happy for an hour.
and physic than its cost, every five
years. Give the people fresh air
md recreation, and let the children
play, aud the dark bird Of disease
axes fight upon its heavy wings OF |
ARE and leaves US to enjoy the sun
Ihine of life and healthfulness We
we're not designed to be sick, but
healthy.
BROTHER JONATHAN.