Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-12
AS OTHERS SEE Us.
H!lAT a DISIluUSiONEO sRITIsHER
SAW IN THIS COUNTRY.
Sweeping Pronunciation Of Our Railway
Manasement-Peopia Who Leave the
Car Door Open-Disappointed In
Broadway-Fif:h Avenue.


4 a.Htic, where he had been attending the
meetings Of the British association at Mon.
treal. "A great country, no doubt, big
enough for all creation; but, except in size
an f=rry-Loat-, not up TO much That, in
brief, ) tie impression / have brought homs
concerning the United States Of America.
Let me sag that have only seen a corner of
the country, and ID not visa to STEAK of the
whole ait. merely inspecting part Of it So
far a. the state, Of the Atlantic seaboard ar,
concerned, from Maine TO Baltimore. must
cav that wa, bitterly disappointed
To oe IN WITH, take the railways In this
coIatry Ge have two OF three different
C'aSS. IIOw many have they in America /.
F.ise n! And why! Il Is Il free country,
Al a! every CotHpaIy that runs its own little
la, through lis own little territory l. free TO
break It, gauge IL order to keep the distric.
I" Itself. Tbs variety Of gauges in the
States, = inca Hcress.tat- constant changes Of
car.iass' and all the Inconvenience Of which
We have sons sight experience Oh the Great
Western, are incurred solely and entirely
for carrying Oll IA dJS-in-tle- ,nanger policy.
Take the rOa! way There is not q line in
America that Ia IA 3 weighing more than
sixty pound, u tt5 yard On OIL. Great
Western the rails y,e. I, ninety eight pounds.
Inc track l. badly m,cl,e,l, or not nietalei
~ ~, With iEe result that railway travelling
Is za-iinsiy disagreaabi.. The line
..-.-5 Uneven, You bump and jump as i: you
ser: S9!l; along a corduroy road Tho
rat GA none Of the railways exceeds thirty
mites an Loar, and II aluo t every respect
The railway service Is N er.or to our own.
That, doubt, viii ssartle many who
have hearI a great deal about the luxury Of
the Am sricln rs. Il may be luxury TO
some people 10 be pissel IN with hetero-
Eaneous ina - Of haoleS, navvies, expectora-
tors, At, through tie midst OF which there
dGwjle, = perpetual stream of loiterers who
wlIie away the time by wandering Il bout the
ira n, always leaving the door open as they
PAS, and iniulgins n Whatever amusement
-'LoLJ.n :, singing, swearing. and barking
tat seems good IN their own eyes. But tha
mole Of travelling la no charm, for me.
Ca one occasion ray vie and | hal corner
sat near tne dCos, AMI - keep out the draft
ahl tbs SCOT AMI smc..e | was lerpetually
jumping up % Gloss the door a. il was LEFT
opeI ~ ea,h fre-h conner How many
I inr, 10 y u think ! had t. close the door ia
9 TIIrtsr 81 an hour. i'ourty-ioHr times! In
ne NJ. .s hUur !etwe,n : ami . | timed my
: q, ali iJun! .nat ia TO clio g the door
~ Use. o coIrse 10 ono who could al-
!Orl Ii thinks OF trLve.iII,; otii-rwlse than liz
ne American first c!:: = ar a. they call il
oIt Of Difference u demDcratic principles.
Pullman cars. Bus that j. not always avail.
aide, AMI even tlsI J., Gtvanta yes have
been much eN lgg rate :.
w hei yoa see ii a ialace-car yon are
liable 70 b. j-rk = u, "a cal 10y the su idea
sowing up Of the train. the vacuum irei X
LEM constantly in ue All the ears are
freq Ie-itly brought ub almost as rapidly "A, Il
Il re tai lcen 4 collision. After a steeples.
L. at, IN which yea have Leen alternately
bumped and J-rked on both ends ard both
side, yoI get up in the morning to discover
ia, yoa have afforded pasturASe ground for
a variety OF ia,.ctS which are not often
li1squitos Ii you Complain t. the conductor
You are informed TINT your grievance. what
ever Il may be = ,:fe u. us business, anI il
you persi,; IN your representation, you are
warned that If you don't mind what YOU are
lsput your trale viii - deposited AT the
next station, and you can wait until the next
rain. IL i, ami %. liberty they say, tut
uc i'uss. We i.e. / t4e cars or elsewhere |
81, 4 great ., 3! : n; r hanl than anvtAil- |
~ know "a r.. a. tae railway station
on they have aioFie. tIe aLonaable con- |
-'uantai habit OF penang traSe.er> up IN |
''.t!jiB, room until TIE train Is almost really
~ START, Wien tie doors are thrown open |
M! a general stainp-Ic.;akes Place for the !
,2rS.
After railways. naturally turn for evil !
irnce OF material civilization and m chan /
cal ingenuity 10 the arrangements for I'M !
or:iny YES els AMI TIE working OF ports, and I
lie general mana ,e uent Of tratilc i'll por.s /
,ni harboIs. Would you believe it, that
ieiiaer "a Boston, New York. Phila ielphia,
lpr Baltimore did clap eyes upon Il single |
hydraulic "a ;hirei Everything i done by
| am, nOtii.aE b. hydraulics. / could no: /
,ei,eve It, ard wont everywhere hunting To ,
mi some Sl',c.iH n Of hydraulic machinery. 1
h'y cont seem t. nave head of such Il |
EjIS- Ia England va Use water pre- sure /
A..'r1 Sr'a! fore, >Iyaei. AMI >t,alinsss OF 1
a 'ri "a are require . course you have
,art the as;iai ta!S ABOUT Ito c'stly drain I
a." OF fAs Nj i'rI,7>-. ci31l 90 II driv-
NJ all the mid. l.: Ia, uGi1. ierlap
1 - but al. J lsuo.. i, that whes, oar party |
Isle Ma ara was Gl II I'd *, anyone I
=. e "isI t.ie az "a INA 4. oy tia Americans
% utt!i-.' TIE 'n'.i! O. sva--r-p power that hiss
,yn2 running IL 50 d. there since the days
,: ! lam. I,..-y i.ate rlisiilurf.sl the fan, hy
a'rcai1, nsann-r e ugly faCtorie-, rapsr-
t'.' AM no like on the vs-s @ iya - the
.1t - aTact. Tnere, If aaywh re, We
SO. surey erTect TN u I.,a,s water
, ..e- t. lie Thoroughly uLii:s4l Bat what |
'n sr-. 20 M utter araazrm-;t. Every one
y iao,a fnctrriH~ had n tail rhimuey-Stack
.'aslssnoi with >iE X. when issuing prs.
Il - iii. from "A Lancashire mill
{ < Con, 50 iittlt fur her. found trucks
.i,-.!;Ts IL, as - Zee the boiler fires. and
in. .unl that az Iai!y On the very brink
y Nt1s':rlI or :-rIi.c cot IN were driving
h II machinery ~ team.
Il taiuz wa u r. disappointed in
Iroatvny. New Yorl. tnaa N an ythiny else
IN Am 20 -. .
~ Workers nave ciaci.-i Gp Broadway.
'aers never was 81 N street and there
ever will be-. even n New Jerusalem.
having heard - much about it, ! naturally I
.f''c;ei to iHi = spacious and handsome
hp'>.ugn,Gra which I.ouli ttrow Regent
,urct iar into the siale. IL i. therefore,
ut surprising that when ! Iearted Bread
yay IL! not rcc7En'z, l.; Eee Ted. hai
OBJ k reiel;ety n~-irci that thi,
saiiy BI7 al. vay be- r.. collI realize what
!r4ud rs teen pr2l,i'ri W. II the con.
ding British pub i. Why, Hroaiway is
ut a, wide as TIA Strlud and not half rs
and soni~. AMI 10 i iammel almost from !
nj % enl OF IL btsirr portions 10y an I'M
n ling line # tr-;n-cirs following each other
lmo>u = closely as carriages on n railway |
ram
Crossing the streets ri right angles are
Tier tram lIEeS. along which the cars stTug-
i. as test taey can, with the Jesuit that
4 r'iss are % AaiiStsilL b'NuFltittt. ana IN I
act maximum OF in-onvenienca FOR the
enerai public aui minimum al advant
Sr'. either III appearance or lO-1mOti1n. Is
ester secured ia broadway than in any
ther thoroUShfa-e that know. Then there
t,tih avenue. n stree: that we have been
lu-ht - believe was bristlins With palaces
rectei a: lavish expense by the m =, nagnif
NJ n'ilcn-i-cs ~ this or any other age
ne; yol are set down at Fifth avenue YOU
40 yoIr eyes and ask yourself whore are
lose palaces! You neet 10 90 seeking for
IN with a candle as Diogeles used 70 sod
" AN honest man
Hos. Tase> T.f-n 4 renny.