The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-11-04


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Correspondence FLoRIDIANl
New York and Chicago Letter.
Editors HorMian.' The upltrd torch Of Lib
eriy Enlghtenng the World Was the last object
That met our eyes on leaving the beautiful bay OF
New York for the chilly shores of Lake Michi-
gan. The face of the Goddess was partly veled
and turned from us towards the open sea, while
we viewed her from the central span of the
Brooklyn Suspension Bridge. A perspective oil
three miles brought out the graceful proportions
of her colossal form and impaired soitness aud
dignity to every outline. AS thus seen the God
dess dwared the tallest spires of the adj icrnt cit
les, and the intervening towers of the Tribune
building and the Board of Trade. The figure
held her arm proudly extended more than 800
consciously waiting for the imposing ceremonies
in her honor, in which a million people We're Ia
participate.
Leaving the busy rush and roar of New York
life behind u.s. We started on journey through
ten OF the States where the Goddess is supposed
to reign. The most prosperous of these is Penn
sylvania Riding the whole length of this State
on roadbed that scarcely has an equal, whose
stations are gems of architectural beauty, and
possessing natural scenery unrivaled by any
other route, we were at loss what most 10 adj
mire, the perfection OF agriculture shown in the
eastern and central parts OF the State or the vast
noun ainOus regions where the wealth in iron
and coal is practically inexhaustIble.
The State Fair al Germantown brought to-
gether the best array OF Thoroughbred horses,
cattle and sheep We have ever seen and the ex-
hibilion showed what rapid strides this section
was taking in the improvement of stock. L an
caster county seems To- take the premium on per-
lection Of farming methods and variety of pro-
ducts, and It's crops OF corn, tobacco, wheat
clover and garden vegetables were simply luXu-
RANT.
In Western Pennsylvania the introduction of
natural gas rs Iuel in The blast furnaces of Piiis-
burg and Allegheny City, has revolulionized The
method of iron and steel manufacture. Tue
economy and perfection of the process is such
that Ptsburg will soon be able 10 dictate the
price of iron and steel TO all competitors. What
ever the wages and facilities at the rmingham
and Lake Superior mines may be, the Odds are
vastly in favor of furnaces where the earth has
only 10 be tapped to supply fuel far cheaper
and superior To coal The surplus from these
SUBJ erranean reservoirs of natural gas issues
from tall iron tubes where it is isniied and
flames upward tor twenty feet or more, making
II torch that would do honor 10 Liberty Enlight-
ening the World
The limited express train between New ork
and Chicago is an interesting feature in itself.
1t reduces the fatigue of travel TO the minimum.
The Train is composed of three Pullman SlrcperS
superbly fitted up, Drawing and Dining Room
Car, and n baggage and U. 5. mail car Each
pei son has the privilege of the whole TAIN, and
may have all the comforts and conveniences of a
modern hotel without leaving The train. The
limited" makes six stops in a thousand miles,
to change engines. 1t runs this distance in "a
hours, and by leaving one city on the evening of
Friday, we were in the other city by the evening
of Saturday.
We were in Philadelphia at the time of the
earthquake" and t'the moment while reading
the local reports we supposed The disturbance
belonged to the Quaker City. But the mex, day
even the newspaper men were constrained to
yield the palm of the biggest shCck to Charles
ton Had the shock been severe in Philidc-
pha as it was further SOUTH II would probably
have reduced the Public Building to shapeess
pile of granite. The cost OF this edificc exceeds
$l4000,OOO, and lis tower is already high
AS for Chicago, ii always excites our admira-
ton TO the highest degree.
We visited the city years ago, before the great
fire. in our journey around the world, and we
confess that we have seen nothing in the world
To excel it. London alone is to be compared
with il, in the massivencss OF its buildings, the
rush and activity of its business lite, and also in
the chilness of its climate, and the smokncss OF!
its sky
Chicago is a perpetual puzzle and wonder to
the new conner. The city of few years ago
was but child in contrast to the city of TO-
day. The buildings around the new Board OF
Trade would be ranked rs palaces in the old
world, and the mammoth store which Marshall
& Field are erecting of Lake Superior
granite and dozen stores high, covers an en-
tire block, and is the largest store in the world
Ii leaves A. T. Stewards store in New York and
John Wanamaker's Grand Depot in Phadel-
phia quite in the shade. We are informed that
the business transactions of this house in dry
goods during the past year aggregated twenty
two million dollars. Chicago is the great dis
tributing point for the Northwest and at the
same time supplies Europe with grain and meat.
Much of the interest Of the past two weeks in
Chicago centered in the meetings OF the two
lIgous bodies in session there, viz: the Congre-
gnt0nal Council and the General Convention of
the Episcopal Church. The sessions OF the lat
ter were held in Central Music Hall, and were
attended by the Bishop and clergy from every
State in the Union.
The deliberations of the House of Bishops
were held in secret, while those of the House of
Deputies were open to the public.
On entering the hall a stranger might have
supposed that political caucus was in session,
as the names OF the States were elevated On poles
in every part of the lower house. and covered
every part of the Union, from Maine to Calior-
MIA, and from Wisconsin 10 Florida.
The deliberations of the Conventions were on
the whole digni6ed, scholarly, and even enter
tanning Much of the traditional conservatism of
the church crumbled away under the skillful
blows of such men as DR.. Huntington, OF New
York, Phillip. Brookes, of Massachusetts, and
Drs. Goodwin and McVcar, of Pennsylvania.
The work of the Prayer B ,ok revision pro
gressed steadily, and many of lis rubrics were
improved, and ita services abridged.
Inch by inch, and .ine by line, the proposed
changes were contested and voted upon; but DR..
| Huntington, the Chairman of the Committee on
| Prayer Book Revision, carried his points, and
| saw his labors fully rewarded.
| Many of the subjects considered by The Con
| ventiOn were left in an unfinished condition, bu
sufficient progress was made to show the curren,
| drift of the Church, and to give the friends d
progress grounds of hope for better things in the
| future E. w. G.
CHICAGO, October %, 1885.
MALARIA