Life — January 28, 1904 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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“LUPE WHICH IS THE MEANEST RAILROAD IN THE UNITED STATES? J IFE offers One Hundred Dollars for the best answer to ~ the question at the top of this page. The contest is now going on. The first contribution will be found below. The American people are the greatest travelers in the world. On the subject of railroads they are almost univers- ally qualified to speak. Have you been alternately frozen toa solid lump of ice or Drought to a boil, in the cars of any railroad you have traveled on? Have you been in danger of your life, been delayed in your journey, been contemptuonsly treated by the officials? If you ve, name the railroad and send your opinion in to Lire. That is what Lire wants to know abont. Bear in mind that this is not a contest of kickers, Do not be too serious. Lire wants the truth, of course, but the truth presented in the cleverest way you know how to present it. This competition is open to every citizen of the United States and every foreigner now within our 8s who can write the English language. Yon do not have to fill out a coupon. You do not even have to be a subscriber to Lire. Anybody can compete who complies with the following Coxpitioss: No contribution must exceed three hundred words tn length. In making the award of the prize brevity will be taken ideration The ditors of LIFE sh be the Judges of the merits of the contribu. de tinal and address of the sender, Under 1. lose March 15, 1904, and no contribations received after that date will be entitled to compete for the prize Address alt contributions to the Editor of Lirg, 17 West 3ist Street, New York, Nester «to the extreme end of Long Island by the Long 1 not go L once tral Island Railroad : by ocean steamer, as Tam subject to seasickness. The 1 nd Railroad roams over the greater part of that wilderness, taking its own tiny ds from Montank Point to Greenwood Cemetery, always a welcome relief to the tired traveler. instance in the world of where two parallel lines moving in the constantly meet by other roads, cornstalks are used by the Long Island Railroad, and when there is a good crop of corn, the roadbed is sometimes It consists of two rails laid side by side, and is the only same direeti¢ In place of the ordinary ties used arly fall, when travel lets up «lof Directors was ever held, and that was during the last century. The object was to reduce the expenses of the road, but when it was found that the road never had cost anythin adjourned. A boy I know, who ouce traveled from East’ Hampton to Brooklyn on a Long Island Railroad express train, found, when arrived home, that he had learned to ride a wheel, do the giant swing on the trapeze, and was an all-around contortionist of no mean ability ‘To take a tripon the Long Island Railroad, all your friends and relatives, make the best settlement you can with your insurance company, and with a ferry ticket in one hand and your life in the other, you make the perilous journey to Long Island City over the Thirty-fourth Street ferryboat. Here you will find, on appropriate wooden monuments, the name of every town on Long Island and the date of its decease, and directions how to get to view its remains. Select any town you like, and pushing your way through the cars of the company that lie outside, being careful not to topple any of them over, strike out into the open country with a chronometer and a.compass, About two days after you reach your destination you will hear the shrill noise of the train you didn’t take, as the engine whistlessfor the pilot to come out and navigate it into port. W. RP. the meetin, FOR ART’S SAKE. A SMALL TOKEN POR HEINRICH CONRIED. comicbooks.com