. Pennsylvania railroad to the Columbian exposition . s far you have seen only the bright side of New visit to the Bowery, to Chinatown, and to the Italian quarter,where may be seen the dark side, cannot fail to interest you ifyou are a student of human nature ; and if, moreover, you careto note how a city grows it may be well to take trips on theelevated roads to their northern termiyiiy when you will be able 13 to form some conception of how New Yorks million and ahalf of souls are housed, and how more room is being madeeach year for a constantly increasing population. Having seen New
. Pennsylvania railroad to the Columbian exposition . s far you have seen only the bright side of New visit to the Bowery, to Chinatown, and to the Italian quarter,where may be seen the dark side, cannot fail to interest you ifyou are a student of human nature ; and if, moreover, you careto note how a city grows it may be well to take trips on theelevated roads to their northern termiyiiy when you will be able 13 to form some conception of how New Yorks million and ahalf of souls are housed, and how more room is being madeeach year for a constantly increasing population. Having seen New York, whether well or ill depends upon •the time you have devoted to it, you make ready for your ninehundred mile journey across the continent to Chicago and theColumbian Exposition. The Pennsylvania Railroads line youlearn is the safest, the speediest, the most comfortable, and the most picturesque, and you chooseit, as a matter of course. The com-pany has two passenger sta-tions in New York, one atthe foot of Desbrosses Streetfor the accommoda-. tion of passengers like yourself from up-town, and one at thefoot of Cortlandt Street for the convenience of business men andothers who are engaged in the lower part of the city. A cab willcarry you from your hotel to Desbrosses Street Ferry in from fif-teen to thirty minutes, and the cabman will expect a dollar fordoing so. If you have a half hour to spare the Sixth Avenueelevated road to Grand Street and from there a cross-town car tothe ferry will be a cheaper route ; or you may continue on theelevated train to Cortlandt Street, from which station the down-town ferry is but about three minutes walk distant. You will 14 find the ferr}-houses roomy and comfortable, while as for theferry-boats that carry you across the North or Hudson Riverto Jersey City, the eastern terminus of the Pennsylvania Rail-road, they are veritable floating palaces, large, light, and lux-uriously appointed, with an upper saloon and deck from whicha most e
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