Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-10
A TRIP EAST. :
ANOTHER LETTER FROM A SAC.
RAMENTAN GEN RGUTE.v
California Banquet in Ohio-sight,
Seeing in New York, PhiladeI-
phia, Indianapolis, Etc.

VI tHS clOS$Dg Oi Tie columbus exhibit: II
was the banquet given to the Mayor and
Common Council of the City Of Columbus
They rendered the free use of the CITY
Hall TO the California State Board Of
Trade and we thought fruit and wine
banquet (the products of California; would
be as fitting tribute for their generosity
as could be rendered them. With the in
yited guests, which included members of
the press, the guests numbered seventy in
all, and very pleasant evening was spent.
Several toasts were offered and responded
to very eloquently and facetiously The
following were some of the toasts: "The
Citizens of Sacramento" ''City of Column
bus" "The Press" California State
Board of Trade" "The Ladies'" " Ohio,u
etc. All who participated in the banquet
went home seemingly well satisfied and
pleased that they had attended. 1t was
the first fruit and wine banqnet any of the
Columbus people had ever attended, ana
all testified to their appreciation of it, and
of the State Board of Trade and the citi-
Zens ofsSacramento for their generosity
There were sufficient supplies left for each
to take home a bottle of wine and a
basket of fruit. We were assisted at the
banquet by c. III. Hubbard and Albert
Leonard of our city.
From Columbus we visited New York.
Thirty-three years since the writer was
last there have indeed made a change in
the growth Of that city. The old land
marks have most all disappeared and
buildings of architectural beauty have
been erected in their places. 1t took a
Pacific coast man to show them how 10
build towards heaven. When D. 0. Mills
started to build ten-story building many
old New York business men $50 | was in
formed by one of the old citizens) pre-
dicted it would be a financial failure; but
time has proven they were mistaken, as
the building is most all occupied, at good
rents. They hade fine restaurant in one
of the upper stories, which is used prin-
cipally by the occupants of the building.
A grand view of the bay and city can be
had from the roof
The Tribune, Field, New York Life and
Equitable are buildings equal to those in
any other city in the world in archi-
tectural grandeur. The Statue of Liberty
in New York harbor, with her long hand
pointing heavenward, in which she holds
the beacon light that guides the mariner
to this harbor of safety-a gift from Bar
tholdi to the United States-is one of the
many things all Americans should feel
proud of.
Central Park is beautiful place with
its broad lawns and noble old trees, but we
miss the profusion of flowers seen in Golden
Gate Park Central Park contains S62
acres, has 81 miles of drive and % miles of
walk. 1t is sight to see-the fine turn
outs, with their livery, and the richly
dressed occupants, as they drive past you,
In long professions; the horses even par
take of the dignity of the occasion The
occupants look as though they were gotten
and seem to take little interest in what
surrounds them.
Philadelphia, the next place visited,
covers a greater area than New York. 1t
was originally laid out two miles square.
Adjoining additions were added and in
corporated into cities until Philadelphia
was gradually built up to them; then the
various governments (the cities being so
close) began to clash with each
other, until finally they were all
she reincorporated, taking in the whole
county. They now have ten miles square,
and number between 100000 and 1000, 900
inhabitants. The Streets with few excep-
tions, are very narrow, being only 80 feet
between curbings of sidewalks-not of
sufficient width to admit of two street.
car tracks being built upon any street, ex-
cepting Market and one other street. 1t is
very difficult for a stranger to keep run OF
them, as they do not return on the same,
and great many instances not upon the
next street, but three or four blocks of.
The cable lines are not as well built and
do not run near as smoothly as the San
Francisco lines. They have generally two
cars, and they jerk and bounce around SO
that it IS difficult to stand in them without
getting thrown down. The cars cannot
cross each others cables with the grip at
tached, but at such places they have horses
to pull them across also, when one line
runs onto another las from Haight into
Market street,, they have horses to pull
the cars to the nam line.
Philadelphia excels all other cities in
the United States in several things Her
city hall is the largest, or will be, of any
in the world, when completed. 1t has cost
to the present time S14,000,000, and will
take S4,000,000 to $5,0O0,000 more to COM
plete it. 1t is built of brick and white
marble, covers over four acres of ground
and has five hundred rooms in it, and has
three elevators, one carrying people to the
top of the dome. The dome is now 279
feet high. 1t is proposed TO carry it 27e
feet higher, with the tower, making it the
highest dome and tower in the world the
next one in hight, believe, is in Cologne
The United States will then have
the highest monument Washington
and the highest dome and tower in the
world. In ascending to the top of the
present tower, upon the elevator it makes
one weak in the knees" but once up there
you feel apply rewarded, as finer view is
seldom seen. You can trace the old Della
ware river for many miles as it winds on
its course to the sea. Ocean steamers and
ships can be seen for twenty miles, ascend
ing and descending its smooth sheet OF
water.
On the other side of the river you can
see almost across the foreign country OF
New Jersey. In another direction you see
the Alleghanies lifting their heads heaven
wards, and trains after trains of cars COM
Ing and going in all directions. 1t is a
view the eye does not get tired looking at,
and one regrets to leave it. Speaking o.
ears, to give an idea of the immense pas
seager traffic to and from Philadelphia,
will mention that over $50 passenger train:
arrive and depart from Broad-street station
alone each day, Sundays excepted. Thai
station is owned and the cars that rur
into it, are under the control of the Penn
sylvania Central Railroad, which employs
l0,s00 persons. Besides this, there is tn,
Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsylvania anc
Reading, the Lehigh Valley and othe
roads, which all have their separate depots
So do not hesitate to say that over 60t
passenger trains arrive and depart from
Philadelphia each day, Sundays excepted
which | think is greater number thai
leave and arrive from any other city in th
world.
Philadelphia has also the largest munic
ipal park of any other city in the United
States, known as Fairmount. 1t contain
$500 acres and is much handsomer thar
Central Park, in New York, in man
respects. The Geological Gardens hav
a larger collection of animals than the on
at Central Park. To sit upon the porch Q
the Cottage" in Fairmount Park, whicl