. The street railway review . procured a strip of land 600 ft. long on the lake l)cach, and will erect a large hotel and summer garden witii a thea-ter in connection. It is expected that this will make one ofthe finest resorts in Canada. The Union Traction Company of Philadelphia has signeda contract with Walter Damrosch, the famous musicaldirector, to furnish music at the new Willow Grove Parkfor the summer. It is proposed to erect an elephant icofeet high within the park. As a great drawing card at Lake Erie Park, near Toledo,the Casino Company will erect a scenic railway at a cost of$20,000
. The street railway review . procured a strip of land 600 ft. long on the lake l)cach, and will erect a large hotel and summer garden witii a thea-ter in connection. It is expected that this will make one ofthe finest resorts in Canada. The Union Traction Company of Philadelphia has signeda contract with Walter Damrosch, the famous musicaldirector, to furnish music at the new Willow Grove Parkfor the summer. It is proposed to erect an elephant icofeet high within the park. As a great drawing card at Lake Erie Park, near Toledo,the Casino Company will erect a scenic railway at a cost of$20,000. The structure will be 800 ft. long and will afforda ride of 3,500 ft. The railway resembles the switch back,but is built on a far more elaborate plan. After one or twobreath-taking ascents and descents the car shoots into a tini-nel, dark as midnight, and then suddenly passes into a roombrilliant with electric lights. The Holyoke Street Railway Company recently pur-chased a large orchestrino which will be placed in the new. INEXPENSIVE IAVILION. pavilion on Mt. Tom during the summer. The instrumentis the finest ever imported into this country and has all theinstrumentations of a complete orchestra. Ilyde Park is a very attractive simimer resort near Austin,Texas. The Rapid Transit Railroad has aililed manythings to enhance its beauty, and the people of Austin showtheir appreciation by visiting it in large numbers. Thepark and lake are liglited by arc lamps, cro(|uet and lawntennis grounds are laid (lul and a zoo has been starteil at oneend of the park. Birmingham, Ala., is favored with several pleasureresorts, and the Uirmingham Railway & Electric Companyhas given every facility to the citizens to enjoy these rates and other inducements are offered to church,Sunday school, society and club picnics to HawkinsSprings, .\vondale, Ensley Hridge and East Lake. Vita-scope exhibitions, band and orchestra concerts are given freeof charge. General Manager McClary dis
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