The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-12-07
NEWARK MAN WRITES
OF WORLDS GREAT CITY
Sees Underground Railways
and Buildings so tall Moon
Has to Dodge Them

Editor Journal.-Always be-
ing anxious to learn something
of the country | pass through,
SO when | got on the Baltimore
& Ohio train at St. Louis, the
conductor and porters seemed
to be very communicative and
got much information of his
torical points of interest along
the route from st. Louis to New
York City, especially that of
revolutionary fameIwhere many
heroes of that day spilled their
blood for the liberty we now
enjoy Had l gotten off the train
at some points, | should have
felt like taking the shoes off of
my feet, for | would have felt
as if | stood on sacred ground.
The important cities passed
through were Cincinnati, Balti-
more, Washington, D. c., and
Philadelphia. AS the train near
ed New rork City baggagemen
of the city got aboard. | knew
them by their uniform. They
asked me about my baggage
and if | was alone. | told them
| was. They said | was pretty
old to tackle the city alone. |
told them | knew I was old and
somewhat infirm but thought
| could get along alright, as |
had lived in st. Louis and in
Pacific Coast cities. They said
yes but that was not New York
with six million people. They
asked me at what hotel in
tended to stop. | told them the
Unaware, where my son was.
He told me not to tell anyone,
for they would tell me that it
was burned down a few hours
ago and they would direct me
to a place where | would be
robbed of what | had. But
when | got off and started
down the runaway | was re-
lieved Of further trouble for |
met my son who guessed |
might be on that train for
which | was very thankful.
The places of interest have
seen are Wall street, with its
money and skyserapers, and
Broadway the great shopping
street, where the bon tons and
upper tens buy their goods,
and Fifth Avenue where the
millionaires have their resi-
dences.
| saw where Andrew Car
negie lives and where Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the Goulds, Astors,
and Senator w. A. Clark and
many other notables live. Some
eye uplifters are the Singer
building, AZ stories high, the
Woolworth, 55 stories high and
Madison Square Garden, which
seats $4,000 or 10000 people.
The city is interspersed with
many beautiful parks. Central
and Geological Parks are
among the best. Another inter
esting feature is the subway
electrical, one above the other,
or one below the other, don't
know which. The elevated
tracks are also double decked,
one above the other. They hitch
Is or 20 cars together. 1t is
said that they carry over bill
lion passengers annually.
The New York Grand Cen
trail terminal is a combination
of beauty, elegance and con-
venience. | am reliably inform
ed they keep 800 trains rum
ming and handle from $4,000
to $4,000 passengers daily.
The rooms for the public COW
er six acres, and 10000 people
can be Accommodated at one
time without crowding. There
are AZ tracks on the upper or
express level, and 25 tracks on
the lower level, and has a ca
pacity of 1868 cars. The cost
of the terminal was over nine
ty million dollars. A notable
feature is the elimination of
stairways, accomplished by the
use of inclined ways, providing
for the movement of vast
crowds from point to point
without confusion.
A 2 ALEX ANDER