Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-25

when he was asked how he enjoyed
mis- visit to the theater. he replied
On ahucHS. IL wasn't 20 much. I'm
not crazy about It" He was not
asked the name or title OF the PLAY
lie careicssly replied. Somebody's
dream. Byron. think. was his name"
So. I feel that your contributor
spent Ave OF his hours in New York
on business and the other I've tina,
ho charges up 10 a taxi was CON
eumed in silent contemplation Of
Byrons Dream.
Ar to that little Genital Park, n.
possibly does not know that you
could put every man, woman and
child In Richmond In II. and then have
many more parks TO play in. When
he saw tho great" Carnegie Library.
/ he Saw only the main central or
distributing branch. He does no,
mention cleopatra's Needle in III.
park. guess he feels they should
put In the Sphinx and the pyramids
10 make II noteworthy. There are
several bridges over the Ea., River
besides the odd Brooklyn Bridge. and
each one OF them cost nearly rs
much ~ tn. Free, or Mayo's across
the "Jcems" I crossed both OF them
IN june.
He thinks our taxi drivers are
nice and honest Well. the law say.
what they shall charge paid g
from broad Street Station to laoG
Floyd Avenue. when l left Rich.
mond walked TO Broad street sta
J tion.
nave used the tunnels here in
( New Yo:E-also the Church Hill ,un-
ne! In Richmond. See nothing In one
/ to remind me OF the other save the
/ aame
! E.fth Avenue is not the Firth Av.-
/ nae he mas heard so much abou,. f.
! is now given over 20 business He
I should have gone over 10 Riverside
( Drive.
{ he did rot -" the Statue o. LIB
I "rty ,hc aquarium. Park Row. s.
I pa'r!cl's Cathedral. Harlem. Bronx.
Z "-sichesicr County. PeIham Manor
/ Bronx PARK Ioq. Museum Of Natural
] fIist"ry. Museum Of Art. Morningsid.
/ Heights. Grants Tomb, Cathedral az
/ ST. john ;ne Divine. University OF
! Sew York, Columbia College or a
! thousand other things worth seeing
. not on" OF which could be secn in
I fSe hours cannot writ. all fee
! Ike. Permit me TO say I am no
! ouis Il N.rg!n!an. but E!chmonder
Amd ali who know me viii tell you
! I am proud OF II. ] have been in
/ ihIrty-four states IN the Union.
/ haS" never seen a cay that I thought
/ was rs pr"lty or as clean as Rich
/ monJ ! think the West End Is tn.
mast beautiful residential section in
/ this country today. But e seems
/ iudicrous 10 make comparisons be
! tween Richmond and New York. and
/ before close wish 70 tell Rust
Gus what he lid see in New YORK
/ He could see on every street corner
: In New York CITY street signs tell
/ linz him JUS. where he was at How
! inany corners in Richmond can you
/ do that on In New York YOU mny
| fad comfort stations tucked away
| in littlc Curners-under elevated sta
! lions. in The parks and divers other
| p!aces can You do II In Richmond?
J y taxi is not the way To New
! York. 4 taxi driver la not interested
in YOU; he Is watching tho clock.
| ride IN a rubberncck bus there you
mcgaphone calling your attention TO
| passing. " you want to see New
! York. get some one that knows New
| York. put yourself in his hands and
| he will show YOU New York IL w.M
; take n stranger year to see New
/ York In conclusion. would say IL
| b. any chance "Rusticus" should aen
this and he contemp!ates another
! trip to this village" he can drop a
letter care The Times Dispatch. and
| 1t viii be forwarded to mo. and
! will try to give him few dave
time 10 SHOW him that New York Is
nearly as large as Richmond.
EGNARo.
New York. y. Y, July II. 1921.