Evening journal., 1892-09-23
A VIEW OF NEW YORK
4 TOWN WITH ONE STREET AND
A FEW ALLEYS.
That Is n Western Travellers Idea-waI-
ter wcllman Describes the Character
istics OF tho Metropolis and Hits on
the FoibIes Of Its Inhabitants.

Especial CorrcsDOndcncol
NEw York, Sept. 22.-It was a west
ern man who came to this city and said
New York was a town with ono street
and a few alleys running into it, He
was pretty nearly right. To the average
visitor and to thousands of residents
New York has only one thoroughfare-
that is Broadway.
II you are a stranger you will accent
the first syllable. but if observing and
initiative you will, after weeks so
jonrn, say Broadway, with considerable
emphasis on the "way" This is q very
small matter of course, but you may
want TO know how to avoid being taken
for a stranger. Any man who says
broadway is at once spotted as a pro-
vincial, and provincials are at dis
count in this town.
You have all heard how the average
New Yorker feels aud shows his SUI
periority to every one who is so unfOr-
tunate IA TO hail from tho west-and to
the New Yorker everything beyond
Philadelphia or Albany is the west
had heard this, too, and didn't believe
it. thought it one OF those accusations
Of narrowness OF spirit which have their
origin in the narrowness Of the critic.
But am compelled to admit that it is a
true charge.
From tho New York view point there
are two horizons. The sun rises in
Paris and London, and sets in Jersey
City. OF the west the New Yorker has
heard, but to him it is terra incognita.
Ho knows nothing about it, and is proud
of his Ignorance. Chicago is tho only
western city he admits having any
knowledge Of or curiosity about, and
need not tell you the average New
Yorker hates and despises and reviles
Chicago.
Ho is amazed when he thinks how
Chicago has come up as rival Of New
York in trade, in finance, in everything
for, with his ideas of western life and
western people it is incredible that ever
an imitation of New York, much less a
real rival, should be produced in thai
region.
There are thousands upon thousands
OF western and southern men in this
city, many Of them leaders IN law, trade
and journalism. But 80 strong are local
influences that nearly all Of these trans
planted westerners take on the Nov
York mir sooner or later-the dominant
New York air being an intense localism
do not mean TO say that New York
ers never travel OF migrate. They d.
They find it necessary. The develop
ment of the west. the opportunities
afforded by rising and unfolding region
have drawn many New Workers. away
from their native mornings, though the
number Of Gothamites to be found in
the west Is much smaller than the num-
Der of Bostoneso. While the blood of
New England flows in streams-good.
rcd, vigorous, conquering blood -
throughout tho west, New York IS rep
resented only here and there.
And the New Yorker in the west is
discontinued, restless. Tho country Is
not good enough for him; when he gets
back TO New York he heaves n sigh of
relief, gives a grunt of satisfaction ard
resolves never 20 90 west my more.
A little comedy illustrative Of tho To-
calism of New Yorll-tho localisin which
affects New Workers and immigrants
from the west alike-camo under ms
notice a few days ago in tho smoking
room Of a Pullman car. Two young
men had struck up a travelling acquaint
ance and, rs / gathered from their CON
versation, had come all the way from
Chicago together.
Though live in Duluth now" said
one Of them. Il am a New Yorker born
and bred. Lived in New York all my
life till two or three years ago. Let m,
tell you, there is only one New York
only one New York, sir.
Like 10 in the west? Only 80 so. Nv,
done well out there-good place to MAKE
money, no place 10 live. Having beer
reared in New York, never could talk
kindly TO the people out in the west
They're SO different from rs New York
ers. Once in a while l meet New
York man out there, and it does M
good Do you know can tell a New
/ Yorker as soon as ] see him? Yes. sir
| never fail. There's only one New
York. and the New York man ha
something about him-his clothes, hi
talk, his style--I don't know just wha
il is that marks him."
THAT'S so, said the other young man
"you can tell 'em wherever you see 'em
and there's only one New York. It doe
me good TO get back home"
"Do you know" resumed the frs
young man. IL knew you were Ne,
Yorker the minute ] saw YOU? Queei
isn't It? But l sized You up the frs
glance. That's the reason took to You
/ guess. We New Workers appear {
have some sort Of Freemasonry, don
WEI"
yves" replied the other, with IN
shadow of a cloud on his face, "b-but
wasn't born in New York"
"Oh, well, you've been there so Ion
thar you're real New Yorker, don
/ You know. BY the way, how man
! years have You been in New York;
The second traveller hesitated. Ev
: IDENTIFY he was ashamed to confess q
truth, but he wasn't mean enough TO Ii
"A-about three-thrce months" !
gasped
The first young man was little TAX,
aback, but stood by his guns.
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