White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-14
On Q Rail.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, en6tling rs
to q ride over various other roads named
thereon, with privilege, If we did not de-
sire to unite in the editorial excursion, to
90 where and when we pleased, provided
we did so within the time specified on the
pass, we made it convenient to run up to
Chicago, to see the next President of the
United States nominated and thence
proceeded to our old stamping ground"
in Ohio. We shall speak few words
regarding the roads travelled over. DC. !;
and we will here remark that we had not
free pass over all the roads we travel
led, and were not dsad-headed at the no.
tels-consequently. our speaking well OF
any road or house cannot be regarded as
a mere business transaction, to pay for
value received.
We first took the cars at st. Joseph.
stopping over night at the Planters
House, in that city. We cannot say
it is the best house in the city. because
we have never stopped at any other but
we do say it is a very good house. with
polite and accommodating proprietor and
clerk, and attentive employees.
On Monday morning. we took the cars
on the Hannibal and st. Joseph Rail.
road. An immense amount of travel and
business is done on this road. The con-
ductor was q very agreeable gentleman,
but the cars were very much cramped.
The road is not yet finished up in order,
in consequence of which, fast time is not
made, rendering trip rather tedious,
which is made still more SO BY the same
ness of the scenery, which is principally
open. level prairie. very sparsely settled.
From Palmyra, a few miles west Of
Hannibal, there is short cut of to Quin-
cy. A grum old chap. whom we took
to be bachelor, oficiates as conductor
on this road. He inquired if we were
going to Chicago and upon being an
swered in the affirmative, seemed to think
that editors were practicing an imposi-
ton upon the railroads, in using q free
pass to go to the Chicago Convention,
when the pass was given to so to Wash
ington and Baltimore. We have not as
yet learned that this was any great peeu-
MARY loss to him. 1t may be. that be
was accustomed to making an extra dime
off of passengers who paid on the cars
and then. again, it may be that he did
not look with very favorable eye upon
the Chicago Convention.
The Quincy, Burlington and Chicago
Road is an excellent one, and makes fast
time. The route lies through beautiful.
well settled country, whose farmers seem
to be Independent and prosperous. The
conductor on the portion of the road
from Quincy to Galesburg, is the most
attentive and accommodating conductor
we have ever met. He appears to antic-
ipate the wishes of all his passengers.
and gives close attention to the comfort
and convenience of every one, be he
dressed in broadcloth or rags. AS an
instance his train was an express, which
did not stop at way stations but after
running about ten or fifteen miles, a very
poorly dressed young man discovered that
he had got on the wrong rain. and had
barely enough money to take him. home
on the right one. The conductor stop.
ped his train at the next station, hunted
up the keeper of the station house, and
made arrangements with him to signal
an approaching train, which would carry
the young man in the right direction, and
charged him nothing for his ride. Many
a conductor would have told such a pas
senger that it was his own business to
know where be was going. cursed him for
an imposter, compelled him to wait until
the train was ready to stop, and charged
him full price for it.
We reached Chicago on Tuesday morn
ing. having made the trip in just one day
and night from st. Joseph. The Briggs
House, at which we stopped. is a very
fine house. where everything is done up
in tip-top style; but they can afford it,
as they charge enough. Chicago is q
city which has but few equals in this
country, and evidently contains consider
able wealth.
The Michigan Central Road is another
splendid road. with fine, roomy cars.
We travelled this road, from Chicago to
Michigan City. in the night, and oonss-
quently could not see the country.
At Michigan City, we took the New
Albany and Louisville Road, which is
an average one. It having been still
night, we did not see any Of Northern
Indiana. At Lafayette, was the 6rst
place We saw daylight on the following
morning-in feet, Lafayette is the first