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the TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JUNE 8, 1899.
tween the “ East” and “North” street in Chicago for business, and on religion. Now that they begin
Abroad.
rivers is one mass of buildings, as I the avenues and boulevards in to see things as he saw them, they
r / r X e d 0" « 1” ^ ’' n ” ‘ Neai’ The Chicago are far ahead of those in begin to respect him not alone for
BY P. W. GEER.
llorer or southwest, end of this New York for driving. Fifth hi. rel.gn.us vtews. but for h.s ser-
I mass of buildings, it seems that avenue in New York is a lovely vices to his country (the world),
My experience in Canada, though some of the structures have tried street, but for a pleasant drive it is Deliver me from ever entertaining
short, was very pleasant, and T en to see which could grow to 1« the not equal to Washington boulevard any views on any question winch
joyed the face of the earth if not tallest These are the sky-scrapers, in Chicago. The two cities are will prevent me from recognizing
the faces of the people. I shall land the new Park Row building about equal in electric and cable good in peop.e entertaining opinions
never forget the beautiful scene in I has won the race, for it is not only ; car service, but Chicago is ahead in different from mine.
the valley in which is situated the I the tallest building in the city of her system of elevated railroads.
I proceeded to Wall street, the
city of Hamilton. At Dundas we New York, but I understand it is There is one remarkable difference great money center of the United
came out upon the mountain side, the tallest in the world. At any in the two cities which one cannot , States. To my great surprise, I
and the thickly-settled valley, with
rate, it is tall enough. The main help noticing—New York is built didn’t find any money lying along
its green grass and blossoming part is twenty-five stories high, on money and Chicago is built on the sidewalks or piled up in the
trees, stretched for several miles to with the upper part at least five wind. A friend in Chicago in- middle of the street. Everything
witn me uppei
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the southeast. Six miles awav, we «♦nrUa higher and vou have to formed me I would find it so, and had the appearance of innocence,
.1 1 he • is right.
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could see the city of Hamilton, “look twice” to see the tops of - the
I was M
not 4 afraid
Chicago rv in
is n a nnr,,
new l/Aorfh
town and .1 T
which we reached in a few mo towers on either corner. At the and has sprung up in a few years. five dollars and a quarter I had in
ments by winding around among
lower end of the city is Castle Gar It will get money with age and my pocket. But it was Sunday,
the hills and finally descending to
den and Battery Park, where many then it will not need so much wind. and what could one expect on that
the valley below. Evening was immigrants get their introduction New York is old, and it takes cap- day of the week? I will visit it
coming on, and for several miles we
into real life in the United States ital to keep up an old city. Capi again on a week day and note the
traveled near the southern border
To the south I could recognize the tal is more substantial than wind. difference. I imagine I can see
of Lake Ontario, whose blue waters
dirty schemes, frustrated plots and
great Bartholdi statue on Bedloe’s New York has plenty of both.
sparkled in the setting sun. M hat
vanished hopes. The narrow, wind
Island, and the “old girl” stands
Landing
at
Twenty-third
street,
is more pleasing to the sight than
there just as I have seen her in I walked up to Madison Square ing street, with its tall buildings, is
a large body of water? The great
pictures. A little to the east of the and then down Broadway to Union not especially attractive to a
lakes add a fitting trimming to
statue I saw Governor’s Island, Square. Under the shade of the stranger, nor is it, in itself, a de
much of our northern scenery. T
with Long Island and Brooklyn in trees of these two small parks were lightful place to spend one’s time.
will endeavor to visit Niagara
the background, while to the west all classes of people, mingled to- I recognized the sub-treasury build-
Falls before returning home and
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i spring i iner. w’ith Washingtons
is the quarantine station on Ellis gether enjoying
an early
tt
tx statue in
see how they compare with Oregon
Island, with Staten Island in the Sunday. I went to the Academy front, from Homer Davenport’s
scenery, and Silver Creek falls in
background. Along the New Jer of music and saw that Col. Inger cartoons. On this spot, one hun
particular.
dred and ten years ago, Washing
My introduction into the great sey coast is also one vast city for soll was to lecture that evening on ton was inaugurated the first Presi
miles, and as the great ferry boat “Thomas Paine,” which lecture I
state of New York was after night
pulled out into the middle of the had hurried through from Chicago dent of the United States. That
had fallen, and when we left that
Hudson, the view was splendid to to hear. The next place of im was not very long ago, but what
state for Pennsylvania T was in
behold. I could hardly see the portance I visited was Grace -wonderful changes have taken
dreamland. I awoke next morning
river for the boats nor the “cities Church, of which I had read and place! Did Washington and his
at daylight, just as we arrived at
which I had seen pictured in “The associates ever dream that Wall
Wilkesbarre, on the Susquehanna for the houses.”
It was early Sunday morning, Old Homestead,” etc. It looked street, as it is today, would infest
river. I could see huge, black piles
the place where at that time stood
of coal near the track on either but New York city is not at all quite natural, and as it was the Federal Hall?
side, and on the hillsides, as we dead on Sunday and is very much hour for worship, a crowd of
Passing along the side of the
wound along the valleys, I could alive on other days; but for a people, pale and pious, thronged
see clouds of steam and smoke, grand rush and jam, with noise the doorway. There was no tempt treasury building, I walked up
¡vhich marked the location of nu- and dirt, it can’t quite come up to ation for me to enter. I wanted to Nassau street to the Tribune build
merous coal mines. Crossing a Chicago. So much to New York’s see Wall street, so I strolled on. I ing, where I gazed on the statue of
range of low mountains, we de credit. There is a difference in the stopped at the City Hall and saw Horace Greeley and, just across the
scended into the Lehigh valley, two cities that one can’t help notic the place where the Declaration of way, the statue of the great Benja
where we followed the winding ing. “Greater New York” is Independence was read to the army rain Franklin, whose noble life
course of the river for several greater than Chicago for size and so many years ago. My mind car ought to inspire every youth in our
miles. On either side the moun population. It is a cleaner city ried me hack to that time, and I land. In the Tribune building the
tains rise abruptly, and there is and the business part is spread out imagined I could see New York as New York Journal is printed, and
rarely room for the two railroads over more territory. In Chicago it was then. I could see the brave I have two cousins, Homer Daven
vhich lay side by side. Mauch the principal business district is boys of the Federal army; I could port and Frank Bowers, who earn
?hunk is a picturesque station, massed together, the manufactur see General Washington and such their livelihood by making pictures
vhere wre halted for a few mo ing districts in different parts and noble patriots as Paine, Franklin for said paper. I went to the office
ments. The mountains are so high the rest is “outskirts.” Of course and Jefferson; I could see how’ and asked for Frank. I was in
I could not see out, and the city is there is a great deal of business they were honored then; how one formed that he lived on Twenty-
nestled among them along the transacted along street car lines for of them has been despised, hated fourth street, and, knowing that
miles in various parts of the city, and abused since, not because of Homer lives in East Orange, New
banks of the Lehigh river.
We crossed the Delaware river but the principal business district unfaithfulness nor lack of patriot- Jersey, I decided to visit the near-
at Easton, Pennsylvania, and were is located between the river and ism, for Paine was as faithful a est one. I went to the office again
in the state of New Jersey at 7 the lake and extends high in the patriot as ever espoused the cause and was informed that he had
o’clock. In two hours we crossed air and deep under the ground. of independence in the “New moved to Jersey City. I took the
that state and arrived at Jersey In New York it is different. Bus World.” It is on account of his ferry baok to the place from
City. I hade farewell to the train iness houses, factories, theatres, honesty, on account of his fidelity where I had my first view of the
once more, and, with my valise in hotels and residences are all scat to freedom that has caused abuse city, and after a few inquiries i
my hand, I boarded the Twenty- tered in a conglomerate mass for to be heaped upon him by moral found the place I was hunting for,
third street ferry for New York miles and miles. New York is like cowards, intellectual pigmies and j but Frank had gone to see Homer,
city. I took the upper deck, and the universe—you can’t find the fanatical bigots who have no sense I was now in hot chase, so I boaru-
across the Hudson river I got my center nor the outside. It seems to of honor or justice. But the world ed a street car for Newark, then
first glimpse of the great city. I be New York as far as you go. Of is changing. People are beginning changed cars for East Orange. P
was neither struck with awe, sur course the lower end of the city is to find out the true worth of the was 6 o’clock when I reached Dav-
prised nor disappointed. It was dif “strictlv business,” and there is man, and even many of the enport’s home, aud Frank bad just
ferent in some details from what where the buildings are as high in churches share his religious opin- gone. He was too hard to catch,
ions. It seems that a church can- j so I decided to let him go. I had
my mind had pictured it, but one the air as the land is in price.
None of the streets in New York not respect a mau for anything he chased him all over three cities
could expect that. The narrow
strip of land extending down be- lean come up with South Water does if it does not share his views ' aud two states and finally landed