El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-09

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N 1,rs-a a-vnanse of territory ly-
i y inc adiooant +o New York ana on
the route to Coney Island. Al one -
it was a city but now it is a p yinIz Us
having been very anxious RroOI1Ivn
identity in that of New OF r. Tbe bOr-
has regretted it ever since. 70 he the
ough of Brooklyn is supp0Seu z[oO2endent
property of the free ana M ~ York
Guzenry of the municipality 81, u {s 1arfon-
but that is a popular error ina e1TcIusiye
able In reality Brooklyn is the e1C S.,+
property Of the Brooklyn haPL1 D n "
company, sometimes called the D - rrorid
but more often called things Ila' -
be poor taste to repeat mere. .4, ebouId
Exploiting undeveloped territory 80
be commendable deed. Men W. ,aIIad
opened up virgin lands have peeL FjDT
pioneers. The B. r. T. dldn 80 INT If
Brooklyn undevelCped terIlIOIy, ,ary
has been exploiting BrooklyH - 70 n
years nevertheless. OstenSlDly ln0 y, -
is a corporation organized to run street 81 -
and elevated trains at regular me- ~ ~, rs
through the streets Of Brooklyn a. a. 80
the street cars and trains-also' II 80
the borough Of BrOOklyn-bul II uO 80,
run the cars at anything reseHlDi4Hs 80
lar intervals. ,,,
The Brooklyn bridge has made Brooklyn
famous. Lots of people know about the
Brooklyn bridge. The Brooklyn prluse 10
tracks for elevated trains ana street go -.
and every once in while slIeeL -, % ~
an elevated train may be seen CEOSSI1l5 A.
The bridge has wide promenade. ms -, =
for the benefit of BrOOklynltes coIhPelleI 80.
to alight from an elevated tram or SUI -
car during a blockade. Brooklyn Drluse AaS
a signal system known to railroad men q
a "blOck system" It is Every time one
Of the lamps light there is DOCK, me
lamps are lighted most OF the Time Di OCA
lynites are enthusiastic walkers, especlally
on snowy days when the B. K l. slVeS
vent to an unearthly supernatural groah
and just sort OF lays down and dies.
New Workers visit Brooklyn great uea4,
especially in the summer, when they are
compelled to pass through 1t to reach Coney
Island and Brighton Beach ms OF SOutSS'
can't be helped, as the B. L. L. has a
monopoly Of COney Island traits. mere Is
another line running to COney Island, OUT
NOBODY ever rides on it, because II a1IHGds
none of the uncertainty and excitement at
tschcd TO a trip on the B. X. / Inc
gambling instinct seems to be natural 10
Manhattanites. Despite all this, It reason
ably certain that if you get on-it you get
on-a B. r. T. COney Island express yGu
eventually will arrive at Coney Island L
say II you get on because that Is the AaI ~
est part Of the whole thing, and at the
same time, the most exciting.
All great football scrimmages, Mexican
war sIirmishes and New York subway
pared to a crowd boarding COney Island
express on warm afternoon in August
Only a futurist or cubist could ever paint a
picture truly representing it.
Besides the B. r. 7. the visitor to Brook
Ign should be shown the churches, cemeter-
les and breweries for which the city is
lines in Brooklyn end at a cemetery. On
the way they pass breweries and churches,
and in one or two instances the end OF
the route boasts a brewery with beer gar
den attachment as well as a cemetery. This
makes It convenient for those who visit the
cemetery.
Brooklyn is not much in the manufactur-
ing line. Its principal products are babies
and rubber plants This is because Brook
Ign is essentially a residential city Newly
married couples who are not sufficiently
well Off to enjoy a honeymoon abroad, to
hide their bushes from grinnlng friends
and relatives. often move to Brooklyn. thus
effectively concealing themselves from their
old associates although their nearer and
dearer relatives may brave an occasional
visit Usually, when the instalment furni-
ture is paid for and hubby is raised five
dollars at the office, they move back to
Manhattan.
Besides being a goat for the B. R. T.,
Brooklyn has been goat for Manhattan
for a long time. Brooklyn has a pOpula-
ton Of 1000, 600 persons. Manhattan and
the Bronx have a population Of 5000, 900.
When the subway was built Brooklyn got
three-q quarters OF a mile OF underground
and Manhattan and the Bronx between got
about 30 miles of it Brooklyn is going