Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-30
Letter from Homecoming.

LoNACONINo, Nd,
Dec. ~, 1871.
EprroRs JoURNAL:-Since writing my
letter from Charleston, w. Va, have con-
cluded to spend the holidays in Maryland.
With this purpose matters were accordingly
arranged, and here am in Allcgany.
Part Of my trip to this place was made
on the Chesapeake & Ohio r. r., where a
new regime has apparently been inaugura-
ted in the way Of conducting passenger
trains. The company seem to think that
passengers have some rights and their en-
ployees respect them. The conductor
moved about his business entirely free from
any disposition to bully" passengers; gave
any information in his power decsntly,-not
in the manner Of great many other con-
ductors. as though he wished it expressly
understood that he was the great Aogul,
monarch Of all he surveyed" and was
comforting . great favor by deigning to
speak to person. Courtesy apparently ID
| cultivated by al employed on the trains.
The news.boys pass through with The mer.
chandiae pertaining to his line Of business,
but asks no one 10 buy. II . passenger
asks him for any Of his wares he Al once
attends to him and oisss back so'rtst change.
No eoazins. worrying. or dead wood
tricks are attempted by him.
At Huntington the baggage Of passen.
ger for the boat is transferred by the com.
iany. thereby relieving the traveller from
that annoyance. In that town the urbane
host of the Merchants Hotel set 10 good
dinner, for which he charged the moderate
price Of fifty cents allowed u the use OF
. room and fire until boat time for which
he charged-nothing. That il more than
can say for soms Of the hotel keepers
with whom / stopped during the semain-
der Of the trip, who seemed to have an
eternal disposition to Skin" travellers.
Huntington is fast being built up
Streets are being graded, hollows filed up,
and I think that, without any exception, it
is the best laid out, and has the best pros
pcct of being a city Of any town in w. Va.
From Huntington came to Piedmont,
ria Portsmouth and Parkersburg, and AT
last got on the C. & P. road. soon found
out that WILL ALDRIDGR still run the pas
senger engine which entirely satisfied me
that would get to "Cony" soon, for WILL
: notorious for disposition to make his
engine ing the train through in good
time and coL>..iion.
Homecoming, hnd has continued to
grow during the last year. Several new
groceries have commenced business, among
whom find DAVID DICK, WV. LEES and
ALRx. CUNNINGHAM as proprietors.-
Squire RYAN and DAVID SLOAN have en-
larged their respective storc-houses, while
the other business houses are still in full
blast and apparently all selling goods rap
idly. JOHNNIE STEWART has moved bis
store from the railroad farther up in the
Town, but find the "museum'' Of jog NY
ERs still in its old place. I also discover
that Capt. FULLY hts taken the old stand
Of JOHN KELLY and apparently follows
Mr.. KS example and gives satisfaction to
his customers.
The prospects for large shipments Of coal
next season from ,his place are decidedly
fatsering. The Georges Greek Company,
under the superb: :endcnce Of john DoUs-
LAS, ST.. are building q new switch and
plane. preparatory 10 opening new mine.
The Lincoln Company have their agent,
Mr. RosRIss, surveying and laying out a
train roaJ Of ,w" miles length, over which
they intend shipping coal from the "Koontx"
farm. Ths other Companies are getting all
things ready. aud matters. generally, look
Ike businesS.
viii write my next letter from Charles
I.n, for which rlscs I expect 70 start mex,
week ~ hSu, q. l. b.