The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-06-04
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
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CHICAGO, Nav 22d. 1865

become but triflins matter-two GAYS
and night, md you are here. AND
the journey is as pleasant as it IS rapid
"A: word with TIE JOURNAL reader.
as to routes. From St. Cloud to St
Paul, ''of course, by the st. Paul and
Pacific line, and on the morning train
Three hours for dinner and business
and you cross to West st. Paul for the
$50 train On the Milwaukee, St. Pau
aud Minneapolis railroad. a good SUP.
per at :Owatohna, with plenty Of time
in which to4eat it-quite a considera.
tion with, those who masticatc slowly
a nights rest in a sleeping car; and
break fast next morning at Prairie
du Cb3iisen, Cb3iisen in Iowa. by noon. you reach
Madison, the beautiful capital city Of
Wisconsin; Here is dinner in waiting
there are also some girls il. waiting.
These young ladies do not seem to have
caught up with the spirit Of the age,
and at their present rate, never will
They will need no defense from the
imputation Of being "fast." The din
ner itself is very good-when you get
IT.; out l found that the only warm thing
at tho table was the temper of the pas
sengers: At Milton Junction, soon
reached you have the choice of, contiu-
uing on the liue on which you have
come thus tar, and going to Milwaukee,
where you take the Milwaukee and
Chicago line for this city; or of chang
ing cars for the Northwestern. The
latter is !. saving Of a few hours, and l
found that many availcd themselves Of
the route. It is to be remembered
that this change can only be made by
passengers leaving St. Paul on the af:
ternoon train. Those who start in the
morning g 60 to Milwaukee, from whence
they can either continue their journey
by, rail or boat. Unless one is in hur
ry, the tip to Milwaukee amply repa:ys
the extra time required. But being
anxious to get through, l chose the
Northwestern, and reached this city at
hall past seven.
1t is Only because 1 believe the men
ton to be due that l refer to a noticea-
bic feature of the route named-thc
uniformly courteous conduct of its man
ayers and employees. From The time
l left home with the good humored Dan
Barstow, until l reached Chicago, I
found no conductor who was not pleas.
ant, obliging and gcntlemanly, ever
ready to answer to the innumerable
questions as to time, train and routes
which passengers are always asking
This is matter of no slight cousidera-
tion with travellers. And would per-
sonally express my Acknowledgements
to Capt. Mark Hendricks, the veteran
railroader, at St. Paul, for favors cx-
tended.
Strange as it may seem t, you, veg
citation is not as far advanced here as it
is in Minnesota. This is the universal
remark and wondcrment of the many
Minncsotians now in The city. One
reason probably is the rainy, cold, back
ward season which has prevailed
throughout this section. At all events,
Minnesota is ahead! W. NJ.
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