Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
THROUGH CANADA
TO The FAIR.
Highways Of Travel and
the Men Who Con-
troll Them.
A Route win historic Associations
Reflections OF a Correspondent

A Routc with Historic Associations
A few weeks ago the RECORD
published letter from me on the
Scenic Lehigh Valley Railroad.
This route to Niagara Falls and
the Worlds Fair is now SO
popular that it is scarcely nee
essary for me to repeat that de-
scription. | wish, however, to add
that on trip over this road early
in September, it was voted by a
whole train load of people to be
the ideal line out of New York.
Mr.. Charles S. Lee. the new
General Passenger Agent, is a
genial and capable railroad man
with a keen appreciation of the
cordiality which should exist be-
tween a great railway, like the Le-
high Valley, and its patrons. Mr..
Lee is the right man in the right
place, and he has mighty host Of
friends who will back me up i'll
this statement.
Those who wish to know more
Of this route should call on Mr..
VIM. B. Smith, Eastern Passenger
Agent of the Lehigh Valley r. r.
at 235 Broadway Mr.. Smith is
one Of those pleasant, good
natured men who it is a pleasure
to meet; but the pleasure OF meet
ing him is only a foretaste of the
pleasure you will get out Of a trip
over the Lehigh Valley railroad--
elegant cars over a solid, double
track roadbed, through the
grandest scenery on this continent
The speed was all that could be
desired and schedule time was
followed to the minute. What
seemed to interest the passengers
more than anything else was the
comfort and evenness with which
the cars run and the entire absence
of the smallest particle OF dust or
cinder. The most improved en-
gines used on this line, burning
hard coal, afford absolute freedom
from dirt or smoke.
Rolling into the station at
Suspension Bridge, the through
cars are quickly attached to a
train on the Grand Trunk Rail
road of Canada, of which Mr..
Frank P. Dwyer is the Eastern
Passenger Agent with offices at
aor Broadway N. y Mr. Dwyer
is another genial railroad man,
who is alive to the interests of the
travelling public and the Worlds
Fair visitors in particular ! have
met him several times and always
look back to those visits with
much pleasure.
The train passes slowly over
the famous bridge, affording a
charming view of Niagara Falls,
the great gorge and awful rapids
which surge directly beneath
the bridge. The Grand Trunk
railway possesses many advant-
ages and is at once a favorite line
to the Worlds Fair in connection
with the Lehigh Valley. The
charming scenery all along its line,
delightful streams and lakes show
how lavish nature has displayed
her charms in the Dominion
Twelve miles from Niagara
Falls is the thriving city Of St.
Catharines, pleasantly situated on
the Welland Canal. A mineral
spring of great capacity and
remedial value, has given the
place the reputation of being the
Saratoga of British North
America. At the extreme end
of Lake Ontario, on its high
terraced shores, stands the city Of
Hamilton. The view of the city
from the railway is exceedingly
picturesque.
Dundas valley, a few miles west
of Hamilton, is one of the most
beautiful spots in Canada, and a
comprehensive view of its charms
may be had from the trains of the
Southern Division, as they wind
around the side of the mountain.
The roadbed is cut in the side of the
mountain, which towers up far
above the track. As the train winds
its way around the mountain,
glirnpses of the valley are given
here and there, and at the
summit the whole scene is
spread out in panoramic beauty,
affording picture of sur
passing loveliness.
The train rolls on toward the
west and the first place of import
ance is London, the chief city of
western Ontario, and an aspiring
imitator Of its great namesake;
having a River Thames, Hyde
Park and St. Paul's Church.
Leaving London the road runs
through a prosperous agricultural
country till we arrive at Sarnia,
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