The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-18

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VIgEREgY2&IB They prefer to handle
their passenger traffic in
the regular way. Fares cannot so easily be
collected from passengers who are secreted
around the trucks. Besides, freight train
travellers have gained the reputation of
being uncertain persons. They sometimes
steal small things that rich persons'would
not think Of 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. His coat fitted
him little too soon and axle-grease was on
it. Hadn't had time to slick up since he was
pulled from the trucks. Still, he was cheer
full. Answered the Courts questions as if 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
thing and be something. Only, the other
boy had a little hitch to his ambitions. He
wanted to go to Chicago, where he had an
aunt who, in an emergency, might be in
duced to provide food.
The boy who stood before His Honor
waved his comrade away.
"I told my chum," he said, "that I
would rather be in New York, broke and
hungry, than be in Chicago with meal
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right there. 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
FThe boy: 'as
My son, let me commend your judg-
ment. Any boy who will ride the trucks to
New York, in preference to going to Chicago
and living with his chum's aunt, has the
right spirit. / think this town needs boys
like you, and 1 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
a the worlds population bluffed. A bigger
word than "bluffed" is needed here, but it
does not come. The point is that the city
has 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: III
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 a 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
100000 strangers into New York In a day.
The reason for so 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 big
success. 1t has the tallest buildings, the
richest men, the whitest "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 variety of ways comes the message
to mix with this greet success-to become
part Of this wonderful bigness. Perhap:
the newspapers and the stage do the most
to spread the lure. New York date-line:
appear over the most important items o
news. There seems to be only one place il
which anything worth while can happen
Has Mr.. Morgan bought an old master O
formed new trust? Where did he do it
New York. Has Mr.. Rockefeller paid hi
annual visit to the Office of Standard Oil
Yes-a New York despatch says so. Ha
Mr.. Carnegie slipped in the icy park ant
sprained his ankle? What park9 Why
Central Park, in New York, of course
And, whenever an Italian opera singer,
Russian revolutionist, or an Irish patrio
comes to this country, where does he land
At New York. What city sends out tn
news? New York.
The Stages Part
AS an advertiser of the glories and spler
Z dor OF this great town, the stage is secon
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