The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-15
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
AsHTABULA, o., June 5th, 1872

dent to the assembling Of the Convention.
The halls and passages of the great
Quaker City Hotel were human hive,
every other man with cigar in his mouth,
so that the place was literally filled with
politics and tobacco smoke. Getting away
from this horrible jam and sickening stencil
of tobacco, took sleeping car at West
Philadelphia depot at 11.40 P. NJ, and had
the agonzing pleasure of being shaken
and jolted all night for two dollars. Day.
light the next morning found us entering
ON what might be termed the suburb of
the mountains. This mountain country is
romantic and all that, but rather poor
country to reside in permanently. Every
thing has a very economical look about it,
as if struggle to make both ends meet
was going on. Altoona was reached about
s o'clock and twenty-five minutes halt
made for breakfast. Altoona is town of
about 10000 inhabitants and place of
considerable Importance. Here are located
the extensive machine shops and locomotive
works of the company. Tho town has not
by any means prepossessing appearance
from the cars while approaching it, SEEM
ingly being collection of small wooden
houses scattered over the sloping plain, as
if sown broadcast from the hand of some
Titan. From Altoona to Cresson the road
winds through mountain scenery pronounc-
ed the finest on the continent, though not
so wild as some on the Baltimore and
Ohio road. Cresson is the next place of
note and is at the summit of the Allegheny,
5000 feet above the sea. The place has
population of about 100, but is fitted up
with extensive hotels and accommodations
for 1000 persons. 1t has reputation for
the purity of its mountain air, and of late
years has become one of the summer resorts |
for invalids. 1t is surrounded with taste |
fully ornamented grounds, and to those
who are in delicate health, or who enjoy !
an idle, listless life, sauntering round with |
hook and line, or loafing in the cool shade
and discussing toothsome dinners at
handsome price, it would doubtless be a
pleasant place to spend the hot months.
slope of the mountains along the valley of
the Conemaugh river, small mountain
stream, and fine view of mountain scenery
may be enjoyed from the platform of the
rear car all the way till the mountains are
left behind, and the iron horse once more
dashes over the plain in its course for
Pittsburg.
The dry weather has extended west, and
the grass and wheat look very short and
unpromising, as far as have travelled
The country in Ohio is not very interest
ing till Alliance is passed. From this place
to Lake Erie is a splendid grazing and
dairy country. Very little grain appears
to be raised, but miles of grass fields extend
in all directions, with nothing to mar the
beauty of the green landscape but the
horrid "worm fences" The wood is not
near SO numerically hewn down in this
country as with us and the fields are inter-
spersed with delightful groves. Cheese
making is the principal business of the
farmers in this part of Ohio; their land
being adapted to grass, much blowing is
not feature of agriculture here.
The "country towns" containing from
one thousand to four or five thousand in
habitants, are thickly scattered along all
the railroads, the houses principally built
of wood and two stories. They are not SO
economical Of space in the far reaching
west as we of the east, and consequently
the town is generally place of magniti-
cent distances, green pasture lots, fruit and
shade trees Thrift though, is everywhere
apparent, and the smoke stack and steam
whistle are seen and heard wherever q col
lection of houses are found. Home indus
try is what is building the country up
The people manufacture what they want
and consume large portion of what the
farmer raises, and thus save the heavy cost
of transportation and the middle men.
Cleveland is one of the prettiest, if not
tile prettiest city in the west. 1t lis situated
on bluff or plain 80 feet above Lake Erie
and commands splendid view of the Lake.
1t has population Of about 9, 900. which is
rapidly increasing. The streets are wide
and remarkably clean, and many of them
laid with wood pavements. From Cleve-
land to Ashtabula, q town of a,000 inhabi-
tants, 46 miles distant on the Lake Shore
road, is like the country from Alliance to
to the former city, beautiful pasture
country. 1t is characteristic Ohio town,
covering large extent of territory, with
large yards, largo gardens, large grass lots,
"lots' of trees, and small wooden cot
tages. The people in the west are afraid of
hurricanes or averse to climbing stairs
The denizens of this rural town have evil
IDENTIFY penehant for fruit, and every yard
and lot has its quota Of cherry, pear,
and Apple trees, grape vines, etc. The
great business all through this region is
daiying, and large quantities of cheese are
manufactured in the summer season. The
land is level and one:vast green sward, with
patches of corn, wheat &C., merely enough
to break the monotony Of the deep green.
L. Z. L.
From FATHER TO SoN.-One day .
young man entered a merchants office, in
Boston, and with pale and oareworn face,