New York Elevates Reach for More Lines and Commerce
From Our Own Correspondent notes thrilling growth of elevated roads in New York City. Vanderbilts seeks a line from 42d Street depot to City Hall but faces council opposition to granting new franchise. East side Metropolitan and West side routes expand service, with Sunday trains beginning to run. Legislative inquiry into Erie Railroad reveals high salaries for its leaders. Coney Island crowds soar on the Fourth, despite rain. urban revival and rising business confidence cited with Bradstreet's data. Bowery Theatre to become German theatre. historic venues and German drama venues traced. Jeannette Arctic voyage sails from San Francisco under James Gordon Bennett's Herald. Dr Bennett not aboard.
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