The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-12-20

sxcsHent cOnGluoA' new and elegant pas
seDgsr coaches having been plaesd upon
the read since my former journey in Au-
gust. The road is nov q frst. class one.
making good time and everything running
as smooth as you please. OF course |
feel under obligations to Mr.. Noble. whom |
Pike informs me is one Of the best men
on top of terra firms, and hereby return
him thanks for his libeuality. 1 was in
duced, through the advice of J. G. Hot.
ton. of Lawrence. to try the new road from
Kansas City to Cameron. aud can Inform
the public ! am not sorry I did SO. The
Cameron Branch, as it is called, is thu
best new road ever travelled on, having
comfortable coaches and making good
time. Il has been run ming only about
TWO weeks. Under its vitalizing iofiu-
euces Kansas City is taking a new start.
The place is improving wonderfully, ac-
cOrdiDg to the testimony of her citizens.
Work is progressing rapidly on the bridge
over the Missouri. With the Cameron
road, just completed, the Missouri river
road. the U. P. R. R. E. D. the Ms
souri, Pacific road and Kansas City & Fort
Scott road, ali csntering at Kansas City
it seems to ma she will have position as
& railroad center which will not be sur.
passed bJ any place in tbs upper Nilsson
ri country. The latter named road is
graded to Olathe, and will most assured
~ be built Immediately. The bridge will
undoubtedly be completed, as 5000 as en-
ergy can accomplish the undertaking.
mad the pleasure of meeting Mr.. Foster
Of the Kansas City Journal. He is 3
quiet unassuming gentleman. genial and
sociable, and the Journal is one of the
largest and best dailies in the Missouri
Valley.
The trip from Cameron to St. L1uis is
devoid Of particular interest. One sees
good many one horse towns, 3 good
deal of fine country, and considerable that
is not so fine. Friday morning found us
in a terrible snow storm, which lasted
most of the day. When | arrived in the
city it was coming down so hard that one
could scarcely see one hundred yards.
The street cars we're bl9ckaded, and Wheel
ing of all kinds, as vel as pedestrianism
was very difficult. Weston could hardly
have made Fifty miles day in ST. Louis
yesterday. The North Missouri road is
in excellent condition, and can recon-
mend it to travellers. The traveller reach
es ST Louis about as early aad for the
same price over the Cameron Branch and
North Missouri az over the Missouri Pa
ci6c.
st. Louis is said to be dull, althou Oh
business has been good until the first of
December. called on A. G. Proctor
and Charley Hills, both formerly Empo-
riAiies. They are both doing good bus
mess and make many inquiries about EN-
poria, and their old acquainla noes. Mr..
PrOcIer's is the leading f sh house in the
city. The firm name Of Perley, Hills &
Pearce has become as familiar as house.
hold words to every man in Southern
Kansas who sells groceries. Their bus
mess in Kansas is larger than that of any
other house in this city. I am stop
ping at the Everett House, and like it toll
erably we'll. 1t seems to be the head
quarters Of stock men from all Miss ouri
and Southern Illinois, and is consequent
ly crowded to its utmost capacity. OF all
the detestabls things, that spirit of toady-
ism to good clothes which you meet at
what are called first class hotels, is the
meanest. When you enter the dining
rooms for instaLcs, if your coat is little
shabby, you are Instantly ssiz ID by
Frenchy individual, With moustache and
about brains enough for the requirement
of a "shanghi" rooster, and ushered off
INFO some obscure corner of the dining
room, as much as to say. awe are thank
full for your 81 per day. but We do not
want our reputation as 8 first class hotel
furnished by such dilapidstsd looking
hObb!stehoy as you, therefore we keep you
out of the way as much as possible.
And then the astounding dignity of the
clerks and walters around these first class
hotels is freezing. and poor humble trav-
sler feels thankful to get through with a
few day's sojourn at one of them by
botEering these learned and wiss-looking
chaps as little as possible. These are to
me the most disgusting features of such
pilgrimage as 1 am now engaged in.
But want to say fnd none of these at
the Everett, as have at other places in
this city. In fact might write pretty
good puff for this house if l had my bill
ssttlsd and knew whether my hat is TO be
''chalked'' or not. UlIil that point is
disposed of I content myself with merely
advising the traveller to try the Everett
once. As told you before, This seems
to be headquarters for stock men, and
hear much of hogs just now. I could
almost write an essay on pork and its
prices. As near as can gather there is