Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-20

The Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia
railroad named above is Buffalo enterprise
and the stock is owned in Buffalo, but Tom
Scott, after his wont, has len. '.hel ping hand
in its execution, and though it would seem in
certain sense to make rival to his Philadelphia
and Erie road he has entered into an alliance with
the EuffalOnians whereby he gives them all they
ask in regard 20 equipment, and agrees to pro
rata with them 70 any point on the most liberia!
terms. This looks like generosity, but IL is also
''business, - and the Pennsylvania company has
throughout its career shown that LIBERAL treat
ment Of new roads, has resulted in making
valuable friends, and adding largely t. its bust
ness The Buffalo, New York, and Philadsl-
phia road was started by Buffalo IN ainly to pro-
cure cheap anthracite coal from the Pennsyl
yania mines; but it affords, also, a shorter line
of communication from the sea-board (south OF
New York; to Buffalo and Niagara Falls than
heretofore. washingtonians, for instance,
leaving Washington at 5.35 a. m. by the b alti-
more and Potomac road can reach Buffalo at
i iS ?: m. and Niagara Falls by midaish OF
..nHes loI .rvm buffalo to Emporium, where /.
connects with the philadelphia ami Erie road.
It was opened for passenger traffic in June last,
and for new road is in excellent running con
} dition. This road and its connecting Pennsyl-
yania roads places Buffalo 2l miles nearer u
Philadelphia than it is to New York, and il can
readily be seen why Vanderbilt and other New
York railroad magnates feel anything but anna
bic towards the new route which threatens 70
divert no little of their Buffalo trade from
them.
THE TRIP.
The Washington and Baltimore portion OF
the excursion party went up TO Harrisburg in
the charge Of Mr.. Sam I. DeFOrd, for so man
years the excellent southeastern agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. At Harris
burg we Joined the Philadelphia party, and re-
ceived other accessons as we went on until
past Williamsport, when a registration showed
the following occupant. of our comfortable and
amply provided special cars Richard S.
Muckle, Public Ledger, Philadelphia; f. j.
Hlecken, Robert Everett, Sunday Dispatch,
Philadelphia; Tk0s. Fitzgerald, City Item,
PhilsdeIphia; John Blaksly, Evening Star,
delphis; F. w. Thomas, Free Presse, Phladel
phia; f. L. Featherson, Joseph Fareira, jr.,
Swain, Sunday Republic, Philadelphia; j. G.
L. Brown, The Press, Philadelphia; Henry l..
Taggart, Sunday Times, Philadelphia; j. S.
Chambers, The Day, Philadelphia; Charles b.
McMichael, North American, Philadelphia
Ellington Fulton, Baltimore American, Balti
more; Crosby s. Noyes, Evening Star, Wash
Washington; H. Young, True Demscrat, York.
Pa; j. j. Galbraith, Register, WIllamsport,
Pa; Col. Lew 5. TAFT, The Sun, WillIamspOrt,
Pa; d. n: Boyd, jr., General Passenger Agent,
Pennsylvania Railroad Co; VIM A. BALDWIN,
General Superintendent P. s. Z. Railroad;
Capt F. d: May, Travelling Agent p. & E.
RAILROAD: IlOS. tucker, superintendent East
ern Division P. & f. Railroad; Sam I. De-
Ford, Southeastern Agent Pennsylvania Rail-
We reached Emporium at jX .. m, and were
met by Mr. j. II. Yeomans general superinten-
dent, and S. Nj. WEIGH, jr., travelling agent OF
the new road to Buffalo; and at the next station
by s. 5. Jewett, vice president of the company;
Hon. William Williams, managing director;
Jonathan Scoville, of the board of directors;
Dennis Bowen, attorney for the company; II
l.. Lyman, treasurer and passenger agent; L. 5.
he he
representatives of the Buffalo press. These
Buffalo railroad men are like the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad officials mostly young men, and are
characterized by the same desirable bat rather
rare combination of the qualities of energy and
courtesy. The run to Buffalo over the new road
was made at a rate of speed "a portion of the
way at the rate of go miles to the hour 70 test
its capacity. Its grades in crossing the Allie
ghanies are, on the eastern side at the sharpest,
ITO feet to the mile, and on the western 80 feet
At II p m. we were quartered handsomely at
the Tiff House.
BUFFALO.
Thursday yesterday was allotted to the work
OF 'doing' Buffalo, and the active committee
of arrangements blocked out q very compre-
heDsive and complete programme, which was
carried out to the letter, somew hat exceptional
i instance, 1t may be added. First, we were
taken to the printing estsblishm ents of Buffalo
The government had to 60 to Buffalo for its
Public printer (Clapp) and Buffalo prides itself
in other ways on being able to show the country
| thing or two in ''the art preservative OF al.
arts" She claims to do the handsomest and
most extensive railroad printing and show
printing in the country, the former at the Com
msrcial ofce and the latter at the Courier Office
The Courier has . curious cart Gallery in
which the illustrations are colossal wood cuts in
the show line-circus, menagerie, Ethiopean
minstrelsy, opera, and 50 on. An inspection OF
the different rooms Of this extensive job ONCE
seemed to establish the ruthfulness Of the CLAIM
that nine-tenths Of the show printing of the
country Is done here. Barnum, by the nav
has his work done here. and his portrait an
pears in so many sizes and shapes on the walls
that he might be styled the patron saint of the
establishment.
YKHALR coMPosIToRs.
At the Courier once We saw a female com
poeitor at the case at work on some fine Law
printing. We were told that she was one of the
fastest and neatest compositors in the office;
and though the price Of type-setting is but a.
cents per thousand in Buffalo, cit Is - in w ash
iDgteD, y she makes what would be considered
anywhere, remarkable wages for woman. She
says that she finds type-setting very pleasan,