Show A A COMPARISON 1844 1901 Before Bore me lies a copy copy of an au old New NeWYork NewYork 1 York 01 K Central time table printed in 18 jt it it I am led to make nw t comparisons that give a striking Mi CC f t le lesson on of f the progress of the I United States Stat in oT 17 5 years ears earsIn In ITt I H it t took 51 tb s hours to ta travel by mail mall train Albany to Buffalo In 1901 b by the Empire State Express it takes taken 5 I hours and 33 minutes In 1844 the fare Albany to Buffalo was as 50 In 19 the fare far is W 1 15 rn In 1844 the route rout Albany to Niagara Falls Fall was b by rail to Syracuse thence Ma via la Oswego Canal and Lake Erie dis die distance distance tance tastes 33 miles fare 10 19 time tIie 32 hours In the tb distance by New York Central is miles fare farce tUne time 6 hours boars 14 minutes In 1844 the cars oars were lighted with candles there were ere no sleeping cars meals were mere obtained at J tar tavern ems ern and th the ph j al conditions of the ee made long and tiresome d days de de ays ys ft necessary essary aad and a journey an irk irksome irksome some undertaking In 1901 the cars are lighted by both gas and electricIty they const consist of ot luxurious sleeping cars care at night and aad magnificently ma equipped parlor cars and ADd coaches for day daj da trains traina with dining cars that furnish a meal mea equal to that of the best beet hotels luxuriously fur furnished smoking and od library can an and magnificent observation eat ear eaN where a person non may sit and aDd study UK ever changing scenery and the constant succession ion of cities itie and towns that make ma ki the t lt N New w York Central wherever printed books or papers are found I call this an object lesson lemon of what the United States has hall done because what the great transportation com corn companies panics have accomplished is only an aD example of Cf what hi itt h en sn done does in inman Inman man maD other 11 lines of business although we w must admit that transportation companies Cm nies have IA 1 led the way to the marn marvelous lou lous dye dve of tie the country Adirondack |