New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
PENNSYLVANIA TRIPS,
ROUTES AND RATES HANDSOMELY SET
FORTH-TO PACIFIC COAST.


The scope of a continent is embraced within
the limits of the attractions offered to summer
tourists by the Pennsylvania Railroad. He or
she must indeed he hard to please who cannot
find amid the multitude of summer excursion
routes offered for 1901 by this company. amid
the mountains. by the sea, on lake and river,
across the broad prairie or in the primeVal
forest something appealing individually ana
irresistibly TO the desire for rest and change in
herent with the outing season. With its lines
and connections spanning the continent, the
Pennsylvania appeals with especial force to all
who desire to take extended tours and. TO see
some of the wonders of their own land before
they Journey to see sights beyond the sea in
older lands and under Old World conditions.
For this season the Pennsylvania offers per-
sonally conducted tour TO the Pacific Coast and
the Canadian Northwest 1t covers the month
from July to August 6, and takes in many
points of interest. A special Pullman train VIII
carry tourists over the entire route, which in
cludes Denver, Colorado Springs, Glenwood
Springs Salt Lake City, San Francisco during
the Epworth League Convention; Monterey,
Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Jose and Port
land and daylight Journeys through the mag
nifcent Canadian Rocky Mountains. visiting
Glacier, Banff Hot Springs and St Paul.
This trip will afford to all who take it the
most delightful opportunities to see the scenic
grandeur and glories of the transcontinental
trip and the beauties and wonders of the Pacific
Coast which is a revelation to all who go
thither from the East and is growing in i'm
portance in view of the carrying of interests
still further westward, beyond the continent TO
the isles of the Western Sea
The Pennsylvania also offers innumerable
variety of trips at special summer rates to all
the places frequented by summer visitors on the
Atlantic Coast. The number and variety of
these are set forth in a summer excursion
route book which within it's nearly 300 pages
contains a vast variety of facts and details
regarding resorts, adequately illustrated with
pictures Of especial features and supplemented
by maps which carefully set forth in detail
their locations. The opening illustration, rep
resenting the Allegrippus Valley in the Allie
ghenies gives an idea OF the views which are
to be enjoyed in trip over the Pennsylvania
mountains on the Pennsylvania road.
The first route described leads to the many de-
sirable resorts in the Adirondacks, the charms
of which are detailed attractively including
1.-The forest prinleval," great crags like rocky
ribs protruding from the mountains side; a
hundred lakes, like emerald patches scattered
amid the scanned earth; wonderful brooks,
laughing and babbing among the lichen COW
cred powders; skies the bluest in the world
outside of Naples's sunny shores; atmosphere
that forces one to be happy-such are the Adj
rondacks.
Never pictured by the writer's pen, and un-
explored except by hunters and trappers thlrty
years ago. this region still retains It's air OF
the wilderness. and, while camps ana hotels
have been placed at suitable localities there
vet remain many places where in all probability
the foot OF a white man has never tfod 1aine VI
rnanv varieties, both large and small is to be
found hare In abundance but probably the chief
attraction for the sportsman is the brook trout,
which are caught in large quantities ana are
of remarkable size. Journeys through TINS ue-
ugftful region are made in canoes ana hsht
boats of a special type peculiar TO these paItS'
Camps are fixed at convenient Intervals "here
one may enjoy the most prlmiuNe enlerl
Inent.
Magnificent hotels have been built on the
shores of the lakes; delightful drives Iald out
over the mountains and through the depths OF
tho woods. golf links are located at points con-
venient to the hotels; every necessity Is a'
hand for the enjoyment of hunting ana Ishiis
in short il would seem that there is ho'hi'ie
,ooLin, that the tourist could wish for or eX-
meet To reach this region the PenhsylVahla
arranges excursions with soeclal ra'eo " an
the ,rincipal points, giving a choice Oh routes
from points beyond where its own Ihes emu
.,. eeaside or salt water resorts, like
h,ian+tc f-itv old Point Comfort, Newport
long Pranch Narragansett PER- bar fidi "'i' >
Marfha,s Vineyard, Ocean Grove anu many
others like arrangements are MADE 10 az
Iantic City it has lis own line OIL uouoie
roadway from Philadelphia. which is Oh lle oeS'
modern construction for fast service ihe rams
yye,,binp one hundred pounds TO the yaro ohe
baayiest used). are firmly fixed to oak ties Dur
led I'm stone ballast. A magnificent roaupeu 10
,bpe secured which not only furnishes suohs
and smooth pathway for the heavy last trains,
but also eliminates the dust that is the iia'u. q
nro6uct of the light soil of New-Jersey' ne
sides of .be cuts are covered with a green 'u'l
so that no dust can be raised from TINS qu"i ''
Hard coal is burned the engines anu e'ei'
condition combines TO supply an apsoiuteiy uu''
less roadway. The line is protected py e~ieeuo ~
rheumatic block signals-the latest anu iioN'
b,y,Iy snnroved device in modern railway opera
,ton where speed and prompt movement so
hand In hand with safety
THE train service between Atlantic CITY anu
Ph,ladelphia is known to the traVehils Pu'i'o
ss conprising the safest and fastest trains ! uii
between any two cities in the world anu aiioi
ing the finest service that modern invehuoh or
ingenuity can produce. The trains or the fehi-
evlvania Railroad all models or theif hiii'
end run to and from this city by the sea at ire