New York of to-day. . ust be examined as to their eligibility as citizens and be fully recorded. The Government never ceases to protectthe immigrant until he is prepared to face the new conditions. Over 11,000,000 immigrants have entered the port of New York since 1880, and the annual averageis about 600,000. THE NORTH RIVER. The name applied to the Hudson where it flows between the city and the Jersey shore. The available North River water front of NewYork is estimated to be about 13 miles. Below 43d Street on the New York side the shore is lined with great steamboat docks and warehouses, and
New York of to-day. . ust be examined as to their eligibility as citizens and be fully recorded. The Government never ceases to protectthe immigrant until he is prepared to face the new conditions. Over 11,000,000 immigrants have entered the port of New York since 1880, and the annual averageis about 600,000. THE NORTH RIVER. The name applied to the Hudson where it flows between the city and the Jersey shore. The available North River water front of NewYork is estimated to be about 13 miles. Below 43d Street on the New York side the shore is lined with great steamboat docks and warehouses, and ferry Jersey City and Hoboken side is equally crowded. Many of the famous translantic lines have docks on the Jersey shore. The amount of daily traffic on thesewaters is enormous. Big liners, tugs, ferries, and canal boats are continually passing. The great freight and passenger ferries of the Pennsylvania Railroad, whichhas a terminal in Jersey City, are a noticeable feature of every day life on the THE NEW YORK HIPPODROME, 6th Avenue, 43d to 44th Streets. The largest and most completely equipped playhouse in the world, having a seating capacityfor 5,200 people. The enormous stage is capable of accommodating an army of performers. Beneath the apron of the stage is a concrete and steel tank, hencethe entire front may be converted into a lake of real water for aquatic representations of every kind. The productions exhibited here are unparalleled for mag-nificence and grandeur, and the cost of the preparatory work of any undertaking runs into thousands. Nearly two millions of people have entered this great theatresince its opening.
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