The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-28

Whete soon Will roll The human sea"
The pioneers had come and gone, and now
here before me rolled the "human sea"
The "Argonauts" OF 1919 and the Santa
Fe" traders were here the pioneers, while
the "human sea" that now rolls past is
made up OF every nation, kindred, tongue
and people. Twice every day sixteen large
passenger trains leave the Kansas City
railway depot for all points Of the compass,
and the same number arrive. Thousands
OF people travel by these trains, and at the
time OF their arrival and transfer from car
to car It creates babel Of orderly confu.
sion, the equal Of which Is to be found in
but few places in this country. We here
meet the Mexican, the Texan, the
plainsman, the miner from the
mountains who talks about SILVER"
''gold" and carbonates, the Yankee from
the far East listening attentively in hopes
OF becoming bonanza king, the ubiqui-
tous commercial traveller, the long
native Missourian with bis outfit, consist
ing OF dog, gun, bottle OF whisky and q
package OF quinine-while the Indian,
clad in the garments Of civilization, stands
by and looks wonderingly on IS he sees
his race pushed steadily back before this
resistless tide. Kansas Is destined to be
the future great city OF the West. It's
business far exceeds its propottionable
share, as based upon the ratio OF popula.
ton. The merchants OF Texas, New Mex.
leo, Indian Territory, Arizona, Colorado,
Montana, Utah, Kansas and Nebraska all
90 to Kansas City to buy their goods, thus
building up heavy wholesale dealers with
~ T. 10 IL fa ntk nt ftHh
tants now, and is increasing in popula-
ton at the rate OF from 5000 to 10000
people per year. It 10 truly "a city
set on hill that cannot be hid" While
in Kansas City I called on the 0glebay
brothers, formerly Of your city, now
prominent Wholesale grocery merchants
there. / was very kindly received by
them. They haye.a fine trade, and their
large and increasing business renders 1t
necessary for them to secure more COM
modious quarters, which they will do be-
fore the spriug trade opens. Their many
friends in the Ohio Valley will be glad to
hear Of their prosperity in their Western
home.
/ also met while there W. q. McDoel,
Eco, the general freight agent Of the
Hannibal & St. Joseph rrilroad, very
pleasant and courteous gentleman. Per.
sons coming or going to Kansas City can
fud no better line Of travel than the Han.
nibal & st. Joseph. Their new reclining
chair cars are luxury which to be fully
appreciated must be tried. They have
them on all trains Tor the use Of tirst-class
passengers.
The city from witch I write this,
I"Quincy, reminds one somewhat OF Cleye.
land, o. It's streets arc wide and clean.
with numerous shade trees. believe I
never visited city where there was as
many good residences in proportion to
the population as Quincy, Ill. This is a
staid, sober, quiet community, the society
here being unexcelled. | had the pleasure
yesterday evening OF meeting Mr.. W. s.
Warfield and wife, formerly oil Bridgeport,
O., at a social party given by one Of
Quincy's leading citizens. Mr.. Warfeld
Is he wholesale grocer OF this place. His
vile, who was Miss Howell, Is very &C.
complished lady.
] have received copies Of your paper up
TO Saturday, 18th inst, for which accept
thanks. I viii start Tor home on Monday
next. ".