The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-04-19
LETTER FROM THE WEST

OMAHA, Neb. April 4th, 1915.
DEAR WHIG:-As the season has arrived
for general travel from east to west, and
judging from the immense numbers already
arriving daily, this will be the heaviest
year of emigration we have witnessed yet,
we may possibly offer few suggestions
that might benefit some one. Persons
should be careful about forming hasty
acquaintance with strangers, either on the
trains or at depots, as there are scores of
gamblers in every form of disguise as well
as pickpockets, and thieves of every grade
who infest every avenue Of travel, and,
although the railroad companies use every
effort to protect strangers against their
deceptive practices and games, there are
almost daily persons who are credulous
enough to be deceived and led off and robb-
ed of their money, and many we have seen
left penniless by betting on those very de-
ceptive games.
Any one wanting information in regard
to the country, or towns, Or modes of travel,
ent trains of the different railroads, can
procure such information from railroad
men at the different ticket offices, and
from police officers employed on the plat
forms by the railroad companies to protect
passengers against those pests who watch
every opportunity to lead strangers off to
their dens where they are sure to be robbed.
Persons travelling cannot be to careful
about carrying their, money in secure
place and not exposinSit to view. Besides
they should never be led off to saloons
under any pretext whatever by strangers,
or be induced to bet on games on the trains,
as there are scores of wolves in sleeps
clothing who are sure to take their money
from them in some way. We have known
highly respectable men to bet on those
games in the cars and lose every dollar
they had and their watches and jewelry of
every DESCRIPTION, and be almost driven to
desperation. The newspapers are con-
stantly warning strangers against being
deceived by these pests; and our jails are
never clear of them, but still every day
there arrives fresh victims who fall into
their meshes.
AS persons will soon begin to travel for
pleasure and recreation, we cannot suggest
a more desirable point to stop and spend a
few hours than at Davenport, Iowa, where
they can view the L. 8. Arsenal and the
extensive work shops, and other public
buildings and officers quarters, with all the
various improvements of water power,
iron bridges for railroad and travel, built
by the Baltimore Iron Bridge company,
with many objects of interest as we'll as
curiosity Ola Rock Island, where lies the
body of General Rodman with large
place, neatly enclosed with an iron fence,
where preparations are making to have it
ornamented with shrubs and flowers
While hundreds of others lay near by,
nicely enclosed by substantial iron enelo-
sure with less expensive marks of there
whereabouts. 1t is a satisfaction, as we'll
as duty of many, to see what use is made
of the large appropriations made by Con-
gress for this special part of the Govern
ment domain, most of which is covered
with forest and fruit trees, with an abun-
dance of fine land for garden and vegeta-
bles as well as pastorags, and hay for the
use Of the occupants. When the shops
and water power are complete it will require
thousands of men to operate the various
manufactures of war material.
Yours, OCCASIONAL.