Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-25
LErrER PROM PENNSYLVANIA.
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800 EAsros, Penn, June a, 1877.
i promised you when ! left home 70
furnish an occasional letter for the
LEDGER. This duty. for such it seems
to me, has been sadly neglected until
now. / shall endeavor to make my let
tiers both short and interesting, for l
have no doubt your readers, sweltering
under the sun at Memphis, feel still less
for reading tedious epistles than l do for
writing them. left home for the East
by the Memphis and Louisville railroad
and have no hesitation in saying that
although have journeyed over many
railways in my time, ! know Of none on
which the traveller rides more comfort
ably than on the Memphis and Louis
vile. Its officials are particularly at
tentive and obliging, and find that they
are known by railroad men all over for
these indispensable characteristics. At
Louisville, where stayed but one day,
/ fell in with W. Il. King, General Pas
senger Agent of the Memphis and Louis
Vile line; Sam. Parker, Of the Cincin-
natl Short Line, and viii s. Hays, OF
the Jacksonville railroad. This trio
showed me about the city, and passed
the day very pleasantly. Any of your
readers who desire to travel over the
Memphis and Louisville, Cincinnati
Short Line or Jacksonville road, should
apply to my above named friends, who
will gladly give the desired information.
From Louisville to Cincinnati / went
by way of the Short Line, new road
which traverses fine region, and on
which one rides with as much ease as if
he was setting in parler. This road, /
am informed. is becoming more and
more popular with the travelling com
munity. At Cincinnati / waited long
enough to take a ride around the city
and through the environs. l noticed
that the city was being rapidly extended,
and many fire residences are in course
of construction in the division known
as the Hills" Here / met my friend,
Mr.. Robbins, Of Chatfeld & Woods the
leading paper house of the Queen City,
and through his kindness my chum,
Tom Dunn lwho, it was rumored, was
on his wedding tour, and myself were
taken around the city and shown all its
places Of note and attraction. And here
would just say that it will amply repay |
any one who visits Cincinnati 70 take
drive to the {" Garden Of Eden" Lincoln
Park and Spring Grove Cemetery. be-
sides other places l cannot now call to
mind.
Leaving Cincinnati / got aboard
the cars Of the Cincinnati and Marietta
and Baltimore and Ohio roads. The
former is new road. The Baltimore
and Ohio road is so we'll known to many
of our citizens that it is hardly worth |
while fer me to write much about it. |
Along its line many of our boys cam
paigned in those memorable years when |
Jackson was the terror of his enemies.
Many of the buildings still show signs OF
the struggle between the sections, while
occasionally mud forts and barricades
tell the story of the camp and the biy-
ouac. The Baltimore and Ohio road, in
order to allow every one sight of the
capital, will allow each passenger who
holds a ticket over their route free
ride from the Relay House TO Washing
ton and return.
Hound that Washington had improved
very much since my last visit to it. The
city government / notice, are having
large force of men employed in putting
down street pavements. and the infor-
nation was volunteered that eight differ
ent kinds of pavements we're being laid.
1t would, / think, be good idea for the
city fathers of Memphis, after these i'm
are completed, to pay
visit to Washington and examine them,
so as to be able to adopt the one which
time and service win prove to be the
most profitable.
am always falling in with railroad
officials and it really seems to me that
the best fellows in the country are rail.
road men. In Washington met Sydney
B. Jones, Esq, General Passenger Agent
Of the Ohio and Baltimore railroad.
Mr.. Jones, / venture the opinion, has
he interest Of his company entirely at
heart, and everything he does in his
,ficial capacity increases the business
md travel over that excellent railway.
Washington, at present, since the dis
banding Of the "menagerie," and Grants
and unaeconntable fight TO
Long Branch, is the dullest of places
Imaginable. Even the little town in
which / write is lively when compared
With that city Of magnificent distances"
1t this season Of the year.
From Washington proceeded to New
passing through Baltimore and
Philadelphia. New York, as usual, was
all hustle and business, and / shall not
attempt to describe this really great city,