The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-14
THE NEW NIAGARA.
What It Is to be After the 15th-Strangs
Stories About the Falls.

Chicago Letter in New York sun.
''Yes, the JIG is up after the 18th" said a
solemn looking man as he collected 90 cents all
around and prepared to shoot the party down
into the interior of the falls. After that al!
this property goes to the State, and good many
people will be thrown out of employment but
they'll want new police force. so the old hands
Will get job. When all these places are thrown
OPEN" he continued, it'll take two or three
hundred specials busy to keep people from tumb
ling overheard, and accidents will just double
up. AS it is everything is protected by a
80 cent tariff the cranks and folks that are
dead broke can't jump over.
What's the use of the States a-buying up
the park, anyway!' asked the man. People
won't think half so much of the Falls when
they can see it free Fact and no mistake
The people have been educated up to paying
and they expect it was going to say, they will
have it. Just take case in hand. Here's the
stairs at Prospect Park that leads down to the
fall. 1t takes you to as big show as there IS
but it's free-don't cost a cent Along comes a
party the other day, stops there, and hands out
s. note for four-htty cents all around-and
walks in.
This is free, said the man there
Good enough said the tourist. IF it's free,
it amt worth seeing. We won't go in
You couldn't hire him to go but if he'd been
allowed to pay his way as he wanted to- he'd a
gone in and enjoyed it, AS it was, he missed
one of the best shows in the village.
THE other day continued the sympathizer
with the people. Il standing at the gate
when party passed in and paid fifty cents all
around, and when they came out they planked
down the same amount, taking 1t just as natural,
without a kick but the gateman wasn't hog,
and said So Oh said the old gentleman, i un-
derstood you had to pay as much to get out as
you aid 10 get in; that's what they did on the
Canada side
This IS America. said the gateman, and we
don't allow such goin'son here
Then the old gent and pays him a dollar
for setting him right. Honestys the best policy.
People amt going to save much, after all.
Suppose every blessed thing was free on both
sides Of the river. 1t would only be q matter OF
eli ht or ten dollars and what dye suppose these
bridegrooms and English tourists care for mon
ey! They're off just 10 get rid of their surplus
capital and if they don't leave that ten dollars
here someone else will get it. Then, again. the
hackmen Will rise IN their rates us things
ouen up. I've heard it said that they stand i'll
with the different places. and when ii comes tc
the end Of the week they get a certain percent
of the money taken In from the people they
bring Now if that snug little income Is going
t. he cut off why, they've got to make it VI
some other way, which will be TO double up OIL
tue prices It's easy enough, if you only know
how"
Eyes. we see some queer sights here" said ar
oil skinned guide into whose hands now
passed for the trip around the foot of the fall
Il amt superstitious, and | don't believe IL
ghosts or any such critters, but I'm blessed if
can reason out what I've seen on any other
footing You know, / s'pose, how many folks
has gone over the fails aud been ground anu
mashed TO pieces right at our feet. I've been here
good many years, and there's been good
many bodies have slid down that green slide just
over my head within reach and of course never
knew it But dye know I've heard the queeres'
sounds here you ever heard, and as was sayln,
if believed in such things should reckon was
haunted. Means. walls and screams of all sorts
ana kinds I've heard. Sometimes it will com