The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-04-26
For The Huntington Argus
wheeling c-Pan-tianstic- fsrst-Class
Hotels The Capital. &c.
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they were moving mp or down the Ohio
river, 80 similar in speed was il to the worn
out traveller crossing tie mountains. yonrs
truly arrived in thi. the city Of capital ex
pec'aiiuns Like the Lnsanite who de-
'eriS his pushboat in its mooring. in that
hilly State. alter "trip from Guvandotte
We were glad to step ashore with the sol
emn determination thut II We ever took
stock ia a steamboat, W would inouire in
to her speed, who was her cook. aud what
we would have to suh,i>t npon With a svs
tenn that needed nouri .hmrai. aud frame
that needed rest, we b-rna iookont for a
first class hotel that would he best adapted
To our ants The McClrfe. olias Soup
House, was recommended ns having iust
been ope"e'i out in three dollar st,le. and
the best in the place Whether the rep
resenlauon was wilnl through ignorance.
or based upon the iisrepuie OF other ho-
tells, we know not, except that we soon
found ourselves con ronled by ministerial
looking clerk, who didn't seem to care
WHEELER we stopped at his gospel mill or
not, and who seemed in doubt whether he
would trust us with one OF his elegantly
/ furnished rooms We never fully under.
stood the significance in the letter l. on a
hotel register before it don't mean nicbte
rest but simply place to lodge against
I'll nature furnishes you with guide to 20
/ further.
This city, for honesty, must lie r,mark
able, or we think that we would have found
locks on the doors of our sleeping room
but, no doubt, Il at Is style Necessity.
hover, is the mother OF several things. so
we put our bed 30 AS TO cover both doors.
and wen. to take oil the rollers so as To
give it permanency, but found it already
had it. 1t is difficult to tell whether pil
low slips, IN this hotel, are made OF Ken
tucky jeans or bleached cotton-but Mat
clerk told us that the Water Works were
out OF order, and as soon ms they could get
a fresh supply oil water he would have the
color OF them changed But somebody
else informed us that the Mcclure House
had been out VI use Tor about year, and
we therefore came TO the more solid con
clusion That they hadn overhaulcd since.
With what rest could be had, it gave mr
courage to make an attack on frsf-ciass
breakfast a piece OF paper, which We
supposed to he an inventory of the kifch-
EN-, was laid before u.s. We named the de
sired articles OF food, aud after briei ah-
sence oi some th!riy minutes, in which
time we read the Register through, the
walters returned Tor The purpose OF notify
ing us that we would have to ask f,r some
could not be had. After another p,ss or
two at the Bll Of Fare and getting our
fingers bedaubed with molasses served to
Us in tumhler with pewter spoon, We
managed to get through with our first
meal in this place.
The Mcclure House is well adapted TO
demoralize young men, for they would find
1t impossible to spend the evenings in their
rooms II it was chilly, as Hdf clerk has no
Influence over the fireman, which gentle
man WAS from dark til II o'clock build
Ing ~ a fire, hence young men are COM
PEELED TO visit other places for the purpose
raising heat This, no doubt, Answers for
the increased demand in lager beer while
the Federal Court was in session. AS they
all stopped at the Mcclure llpuse
The last thrust at the Capital question is
now the main topic here among poliu-
Cirrus, hotel keepers, AID saloon lords -
L.tslc caldwell is denounced on all sid,s
10y those partie-. while the sound business
men Oi the place lhink he lid right Peo
pie Of this end Of the state are not a.
much IN favor Of the removal as their
Representatives would have you believe
The business men ray that the three class
e. TO which refer are the only persons
who want The Capital brought here. Sen-
ator Caldwell no doubt, reelected the true
wishes ~ well a. the true interests Of li-
constituents Had he t. dcprnd on Ohio
county ior hi- political -4..sc--. the wirp-
worker would -opn -hy him. yet while
below rar iH Soc isI -llmdle, Nv will 1--we
g.. Doe rew'f'''l. "ri on.y b., tbe people but
ts ths ad.iI.u- OF ,he state
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