Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-22
TO APPRECIATE mexico
SEE new York CITY
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ticcd q more acute interest IN he war
ana IN New York especially IN the
city. eseryoue seems to h Tired up
Sharply either pro or con Il = 70 h
hoped tAe trrrsAie coazscs viii soon
he over. Many Who should be the
best jsares think the end Is approach
Ing and win come suddenly. while
others feel the war IS lust begin
ming find that most everyone with
sense stands firm behind President
Wilson in his sndeavOr 70 keep this
country out Of the trouble. ana at the
sAme time stand with dignity and
armness for cur rights.
The New York folks who usually go
abroad are seeing Yourselves and
most Of them ar going West The
Western people FhOuld new visit the
East and see Little old New York"
the most wonderful city in the world.
All sorts and conditions Of human
kind-the gas. the grave, the rich. the
poor, Of every nation and every ton
gue-seek New York and deem them
selves thrice blessed II Fate DEGREES
they remain there, even though their
abiding place be but a little better
than the paving stones. OF all the
cities Of all the world. nowhere is ev-
cry feature of natural advantage and
every monument of art and science so
skillfully wrought together to pro-
duce the unqualified fascination that
exists in New York City. The name
is one to conjure with, and every rail-
road, every highway, every foot-path
leads to its open door. Excepting
Paris, it is more cosmopolitan than
any other city in the world. Every
phase of civilization is a familiar
sight in its streets and ever from
the uttermost parts of the earth repre-
sentatives of all nations have set up
their household goods in the Amer
lean metropolis. There are noble gal
leries Of fine art and magnificent IL
braries containing the rarest treas
ures Of the centuries and the finest
gems of the book-making art; impos-
ing buildings Of extraordinary artis-
tic merit; churches that inspire ven
GRAFTON even in the most casual, and
palatial residences which challenge
the world for beauty and perfection
Of design and construction. Broad
avenues and long sweeps Of marble
lined streets; splendid shops; recrea-
ton parks that have no equal any
where, and parkways which have a
wide fame for the magnifcence of
the driving and beauty Of environ
ment. The city has many famous old
landmarks, and down toward the Bat
terry n may walk with history and
legend on either hand-0ld Trinity
Church and st. Paul's Mission, with
their sequestered ~graveyards care-
fully protected from the city traffic
that thunders by on every side; the
old storehouse, also one Of the land
marks of lower New York, and around
Wall and Broad Streets, apart from
the Stock Exchange, are many places
Of national interest.
The facilities for going about in the
are numerous and comfortable,
prominent among them being the
sightseeing automobile coaches which
traverse all sections Of the city, in
GLIDING the Bowery and Chinatown,
while the Seeing New York Yacht
provides exceptional opportunity for
inspection of the town and its envir-
onment from its many waterways.
All the attractive seaside watering
places are easily reached by steamer,
after an enjoyable sail down the har-
Dor on the sound. Coney Island
Of course, and Asbury Park, Ocean
Grove and Atlantic City are among
the places. of greatest interest that
the accessible in this way, while a
boat trip to Boston or up the Hudson
may be considered with the other New
York attractions.
You have not seer Mexico till YOU
seen New York. Mexico is get
ling more like New York every day."
but you should see the city that you
are trying to grow to. Anyway, New
may be bigger but there is no
town of the size than good old
Mo.
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