Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-10

be az beautiful stream OIL water
fringed with forest trees and 10.
Gated In the midst Of the prairie.
Before we had done expressing our
admiration we were informed
that ii was i nirage---an illusion,
THE HoPPERs.
Our visit was specially to hunt
the festive hopper. The II "a indi-
cation we saw of the troublesome
cuss was at Breckenridge, Missou-
ri. AT Atchison, and for about 90
miles outtoWard Topeka the coun-
try has been swept or every green
thing. Their ravages In Kansas
has been confined to some six
counties on the Missouri river,and
some ten or fifteen counties on the
Missouri side. Where they have
been the devastation is thorough
and complete. But in Kansas,
Providence seems to have held q
compromising balance In relieving
entirely this season the devastated
region of last year. At Larned
however, we saw the air filled like
snowflaxes with the insects, and
were informed that they had been
flying over for fifteen days They
were going in a Northwest direc-
tion, and none of them al our visit
had alighted.
THE A. II. q s. f.. r.. X.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad is a wonderful enter
prise. 1T is really the very soul
life of Kansas. The country would
be comparatively worthless with
out the road, and the road would
be valueless without the support
and good will Of the people. This
relation Is fully understood, and a
Of benefits established
The road bed and its equipments
are first class, and will favorably
with any Of the old roads
in the country. The road Is well
officered and ably managed. In
fact, its wonderful success Is main
~ due to the energy, capacity and
business tact of its genial and gen.
officers. SO long as
Its management is kept In such
able hands, its success in the future
is as certain as 1t has been in the
past. The following named gem
tlemen comprise the
OFFICERS OF THE ROAD.
G F. Morse. General Superin-
tendent.
A. A. Egbert, Assistant Superin-
tendent.
M. L. Sargent, General Ticket
Agent
A. S. johnson, Acting Land |
II. Wilder, Assistant Treasurer. |
Jerry Toles, Gen'I Trav. Agent.
X. M. Spivey, Travelling Agent.
J. w. Stacey. Supt. Telegraph.
w. CT. Dickinson, Gen'l. Agent |
Valley Town Company.
j. G. Cooper, Sec'y. and Sales
man Land Department.
All Of these gentlemen, except
Mr. Morse, the General Superin-
tendent, (wh0 was unavoidably
absent,) accompanied the excur-
and each gave their per-
sonal attention and efforts to make
the trip an enjoyable and pleasant
one. Nothing which could conduce
to the comfort Of their guests was
and their affable manners
and gentlemanly bearing, drew
words of COMMUNICATION and praise
from every lip.
OTHER ROADS.
The other roads which aided in
the success eff this grand excursion,
were the T., w Il W.; IT.. p. & W.;
G. II. /. Il p; c., B. & c.: Keokuk
md Des Moines; M. p. d W.; l.,
B. & W.; III. & st. Joe; Missouri
On all these reads the greatest
and attention was shown
TO those of the excursionists who
passed over them.
PERSONAL.
We had the pleasure Of meeting
On this excursion q number of our
,ld editorial friends from Ohio,
Indiana, and other western States,
among the number j. u. Board
man, Esq, of the Hillsborough
|Ohio) NelUs; j. G. Doren, Esq, of
the Dayton Herald, and w. ID.
Bickam, Esq, of the Dayton Jour.
nal. The meeting was a pleasant
one to us, and we enquired, with
the eagerness of long lost wan
derer, after old friends, &C., in
their respective cities. But the
answers which came to eur eager
brought both gladness
and sorrow. While many of our
Of days "lang syne'' were
prosperous and happy, many
others had leng since passed over
the silent river and were resting |
from the weary strife Of years on
The neither shore.