The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-27
A LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

New YOrl. 2S.-NeVcT
summer visitors in New York there promi
ncnt editor put the whole truth into small when b.
said that York gradually becoming the creates
in the country This Is the season OF I'M
year when hotels supposed to be running light but he
are as full as ever People who live inland and who have
desire TO be near the salt watcruost people do who
away from tby making trip to New York can combine
the beauties and pleasures OF the seashore with the beauties
and advantages Of the city
AS far as seeing the city and its surroundings is con
ccrned this is the best time of the to here 1t
true most the theaers closed and the and con
but the places that open to the genera
public of New York in greater numbers than at any othe
time in the In outdoor pleasures there more to b
New York for nothing during June July and August
or that any other month in the than can b
bought anywhere else for money.
There little here for the sensitive shrinking
backward species of seefacemeut which leads man e
stand door until everybody else has entered If he doe
that the chances that the door will close and lock before
he reaches it. This principle is manifest everywhere 4o'
be in the push If you get along Not only fig
uravely speaking but practically we'll At the elevated
stations the crowded theacrs the ferries, it
fact everywhere At times even at church although crowd
the churches special service days not al
great as elsewhere.
There is one thing about life in New York When 20,
first here YOU feel that you personally inhnesi
NAL lost in of humanity and small that
have neither personality rights But after time yol
look about and discover sometimes with that yot
OF great many other You begin gradually K
feel that you have much right sit in wall
on the ride in automobile, Gould OF
Rockefeller and the longer you live here the you fee
that way. good illustration of this feeling may be made
by quoting the remark Of young Western who lac
been living in New York for few months As she was
walking Broadway day mentally sizing up the passes
by she turned to her companion with the most self satisfied
air in the world and said well used feel mighty small
and when first came here but I've th
erners for style aud get-up."
The royal of at hand and wealth anc
fashion hieug themselves to the various watering places
and resorts of sweldom Country life with its fads and fan
cies for gong tennis country riding and mobile
is becoming very fashionable Some however like the
tains and others the seashoe While visitors
tourists crowdng into the city New Workers finding
recreation elsewhere Thus is with restless humanity
seeking change Of scene and cline. We have di
version.
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You may stay Wall street all day visit both sides o
the street and all Of the Offices and YOU will hear any
thing talked OF except money The leaders however OF th
financial menageric have left town and gambling
other green's They are for all So worr
they from the long and heavy of the money
season just past that the stupendou business schemes
combination of trusts could get then hack Schemes
not be presented before October at the earliest Il
every soul in New York could be saved for $25o head
they wouldn't touch the proposition during hot weather.
The streets Of this city we're never in such tornur
condition at owing the of the $s
100000 tunnel OF wenysi miles. Aside from the insight
illness OF the thoroughares accidents daily from
msmanagement OF drivers and carelessss generally Tht
noise from blasting is annoying they are getting
on RAPIDLY however and submitting to the ncon
venenoes with good grace looking forward to means Of
rapid transit that will relieve the present enormously con
gested channels Of travel UP and down the city
There will be two wonderful subway stations out or
Washington Heights Each will be 100 rect under ground
cut out OF the solid rock like mans habation Each
station will be feet long Elevators with capacitv al
whole rainoad of passengers each will carry the peope
to the ground above One tranoad will be taken above a
another rolls in below There will OF course be stairs for
those fond OF the diversion of climbing An elaborate
system OF electric lighting is to be supplied
e.
The floating hotel is the latest Mr. John ArbuckI. =,
coffee fame has conceived the idea Of SAILING hotels
tcay all our bis liners hotels but in this case the id
mas smack OF philanthropy attached it. There arc
people living here who leave the city long enough ~
90 on vacation Mr., Arbucles plan is that hotel oco
moaaons may be secured the boat hotel during the dav
while lying at its slip At certain hour in the EVENING ~
boat pulls out cruising the river around the bav land
ing IN the morning early i'll time for business hours Tbo
who wish to remain on board longer may =, 50 Tbore In
DC no bar on board liquors sold and the striote ~
OF a hrstcas hostely will be adhered to- The boats IT,
oil winch are Just starting into commission have ali N. -
Polnnens necessary to make them attractive INCLUDING h
very pest cuisines The floating hotels will probable ne t,
patronized during the hot weather when sufferipg
VIII be glad to get out for Whit the refreshing h