The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-01

lGSN13l iPslSi 50. Railroad companies
EFSSS 1S suggested the law and
IEkEN / EASJFf secured its enactment.
gEzZL sS4x2l They prefer 10 handle
their passenger traffic in
the regular way. Fares cannot 50 easily be
collected from passengers who are secreted
around the trucks Besides, freight train
travellers have gained the reputation Of
hsing uncertain persons. They sometimes
steal small things that rich persons would
not think 81 stealing Yet, against them as
The law is, patrons Of the box-cars pour into
New York at all seasons OF the year.
An Ohio boy one morning last winter,
was in court for beating his way into the
metropolis He was only sixteen years old,
and rather small for his age. Els coat titted
him little too soon and aXle-grease was on
it. Hadn't had time TO slick up since be was
pulled from the trucks. Still, he was cheer
ful. Answered the Courts questions as il it
were pleasure Told all about the old folks
at home, and why he left home.
He and another boy craved the big life.
They wanted to be in the midst Of some
ching and be something. Only. the other
boy had little hitch to his ambitions. He
wanted to 20 to Chicago, where he had an
aunt who, in an emergency, might be in
luced to provide food.
The boy who stood before His Honor
waved his comrade away.
II told my chum he said, that /
would rather be in New York broke and
hungry, than be in Chicago with a meal
ticket at every restaurant. | left my chum
right there. 1 paid my fare as far as could
and beat it the rest Of the way
The Court, some years back, having
broken into town in substantially the same
way, did not hear the boys story without
feeling During the recital, the judicial
mind had gone back to that other day. now
long ago, when he, penniless lad, had said
goodbye to his native town. So he said to
the boy:
Ny son, let me commend your judg-
ment, Any boy who will ride the trucks to
New York in preference to going TO Chicag
and living with his chum's aunt, has TIE
right spirit think this town needs boys
like you, and | am going to let you stay.
Discharged
Nothing can illustrate better than this
Incident the lure Of New York, Perhaps no
other city ever has so large percentage OF
The worlds population bluhed. A bigger
word than "bluffed ? is needed here but it
ioes not come The point IS that the city
mas the power to cast great spell and casts
It. She makes no comparisons To make
comparisons would be to admit that there
are others in her class She says only; j
am the wonderful city-come. !
The call goes north to the edge OF the
frozen world; east to the point where the
east is west; south as far as 4 white man
lives, and west till the west is east. Not
everybody comes, but everybody hears.
Millions would like to come, but can't.
Everybody would like at least to see the
siren city. And untold thousands do come.
One railroad thinks nothing Of dumping
10000 strangers into New York in day.
The reason for 50 much coming is plain.
everybody likes to be mixed up with a
success. The bigger the success, the better.
New York is universally regarded as a big
success. 1t has the tallest buildings, the
richest men, the whtest White Way that
ever cut streak through the night, and
some Of the most prodigal disbursers OF the
circulating medium that ever dazzled any
community.
In a variety Of ways comes the message
to mix with this great success TO become
a part Of this wonderful bigness. Perhaps
the newspapers and the stage do the most
to spread the lure. New York date-lines
appear over the most important items Of
news. There seems to be only one place in
which anything worth while can happen
Has Mr.. Morgan bought an old master ol
formed new trust2 Where did he do iii
New York. Has Mr.. Rockefeller paid hi.
annual visit TO the Office Of Standard Oil
Yes-a New York despatch says 50. Hai
Mr.. Carnegie slipped in the icy park ant
sprained his ankle2 What park Why
Central Park, in New York, Of course
And, whenever an Italian opera singer, ;
Russian reyoIutionist, or an Irish patro
comes to this country, where does ne land
At New York. What city sends out tn
news9 New York.
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