Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1887 — Pierre Lorillard’s Great Slide. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pierre Lorillard’s Great Slide.

Through the instrumentality of Pierre Lorillard, America has the longest toboggan elide in the world, being over 4,000 feet in length from end to end, while the Orange chute is only 1,004 feet long, the Saratoga

1.200 feet, and the much vaunted Montreal slide is but 1,600 feet. The Lorillards are known to fame .through their immense tobacco enterprise, and also as being t'nthusiastic turtmeii. The Lorillard stables are world-famed, and Tuxedo Ark, Which Pierre Lorillard has instituted in Jersey, Is a swell thing conductedon English plans, ideas and principles. Mr. Lorillard’s retirement from the Ameri-, ban racing track in the year 1884 was one of short duration, and the recent talk that his farm, llancocas, would be sold .with the sale of tbe horses had no foundation, as Mr. Lorillard has said ihat Rancocas would not be sold, and that he would keep all the foals of this year of the horses sold— some fifty in number—and that Pierre, Jr., would keep all the geldings, so that in all probability father aiid son will enter and run distinct stables. Mr. Lorillard, Sr., spends lavishly not only upon himself and friends but also upon the employes of his factory. A recent addition to the priv.leges enjoyed by his workmen is a large library erec ed ■for tbe free use of any employe on the presentation of the factory card. A school is iittached which seats thiee hundred children. and the entire expense of the establishment is borne by .Piene Lorillard & Co. j who.feel*a justipride in the success of this work. ■

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