Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-09
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The Great American Picnic
Commissioners LOring-TOO
Much Butter-1'he Cumber-
land Valley.
| Correspondents OF the REGISTER --
AT TIE CAvERSs OF LrRAY,(
PAGE County, Va.
1t is customary for correspondents to
gush in the description of the scenery,
engineering skill, &c OF the Baltimore
and Ohio roilroad when they leave your
city over its we'll equipped line, but
nobody rushes into print when the ride
east is over the line Of the great Penn.
sylvania Company, either in praise Of
the country or of the road. And why
should they? Going up the Ohio river
and through the sulphurous air OF the
Smoky City, take this all out OF the av-
erage correspondent probably, and if it
did not, the history Of the struggles OF
the great Baltimore road to reach out
toward the west, and the desperate
efforts OF our Keystone neighbor at the
behests of some OF their citizens who
were interested in q monopoly OF their
own, is quickly recalled to mind.
So strongly did these interests work
against the Baltimore road that 1t was
driven out OF the State and compelled
to build the line around the southern
border and through an almost unbroken
wilderness for much Of the way.
These things ran through my mind as
the train stopped at Greensburg, which
point, l have been informed, was the
terminus OF the old Pennsylvania Cen.
trail railroad thirty-nine years ago, leav'
ing a hiatus OF over thirty miles which |
was closed up within a year from thai |
date-Pittsburg having commenced to |
build east. The B. & 0. did not reach |
Wheeling, believe, for three or four
years later. How we'll all Wheeling |
business men remember that event, |
and what a glorious time all had in |
connection with prominent men OF
Baltimore, in grand ball and supper at
the Mcclure, and how then prominent |
business man-recently deceased-walk.
ed the supper table from end to end
smashing disues, costly viands, wines,
&c.
The name OF Greensburgis suggestive. |
From that point II was proposed to run
the Hempfeld, and make short line
East to West, and in view OF this,
Hempfeld bonds were once above par,
and why they ever fell below and this
short line, never was completed, come
OF us do not know and the rest will not
tell. The Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio had both something 10 do with
this as part OF the war between
themselves by which the outside world
sometimes reaps the benefits, snd some.
times not. But this weather Is too hot
Just now TO discuss railroad wars,
which are hotter, or have deeper
latent heat, as it were. than ever before. |
II tell you that business called me
here, your reader will not believe me,
especially il tell them that ! took In
the great Granger picnic, at Williams
Grove, on my way here: But Why
should pass through Pittsburgh. and
leave Philadelphia with a Cape May
ticket in my pocket in this hot dry time.
ii did not mean business?
A part OF day was spent at Harris
burg, the capital OF the Camerons, and
where a number OF Pennsylvanians |
meet, eat, drink and are merry-in |
drawing their pay once year. A beau |
tiful town, amounting 70 but little, eI-
cept when Cameron's men, above re-
ferred to, come together. A gentleman |
on the train wondered why Cameron
did not have the capita removed TO
Philadelphia and we should think this |
would suit the Pennsylvania company |
better-Csmeron and this company
seeming to be Joint owners-the latter |
being the silent partner.
As struck the Cumberland Valley
road, travel seemed to be immense, in
fact obstructed. / took advantage OF
some OF the cheap excursion rates, and
started along this wonderful valley, |
which expect to traverse from Harris.
burg TO Staunton, and from the Susque.
hanna to the James.
The excursion rates were on account |
OF the picnic above referred to, which |
is said TO he the largest affair OF the |
kind in the country. They told me this |
was the seventh annual meeting, and
that they grow larger every year. 1t
began on Monday morning and lasted
all week. The crowd was estimated oil |
the way from 1900 TO $1,000. II 10
nothing but q great American picnic,
where The people eat, drink and enjoy |
each others society, and manufacturers
have an opportunity Of exhibiting their |
machinery.
Addresses were made by prominent
men. Hon. Geo. B Loring came "awsy |
down" from Massachusetts, TO talk TO |
the people. He made rather Q favora.
bic impression, but some points OF bis
speech were scarcely in good taste. He
brought in the protective tarih, and
dwelt at particular length on the great
manufactures OF Massachusetts,. In oil
his walk and coDve1sation, It MAS plain. |
ly to be seen, that he did not forget |
that he was George B. Doring OF Massa
chusetts, as well n commissioner oil
agriculture.
Governor Hoyt came down from the
Capital aforesaid, and talked - the peo.
pie.
c.. z. Whitney, q prominent Grange
lecturer from Michigan, and many 9TH |
ers, addressed the crowd at different
times; and last, bat not least, came Col
Stable Of the Gettysburg Compiler, In
an address, scolding the women for |
making too much butter. In this
great valley, savs he, "You make too
much butter. Your lands are impoyer.
ished by too much pasturing. This |
should be mixed with some other kind
Of husbsndry-but do not mix your
husbands" be dVly remarked. "You
do not proportion your farming" and
this put him 10 mind Of little thing
that occurred in bis town during 70
vival: "A very rough and noted char.
acter was converted. He run along
very well for while, when some Of the
ministers in consultation thought they
would risk him in prayer and one even.
ine he was asked 70 pray. He opened
out very nicely and was asking the Lord
to bring peace and plenty, and to
give 70 every poor family . h.re, et
aour. . barrel Of potatoes. Q barrel OF
meal, barrel OF pepper. Oh, bell: be
exclaimed, "that' stoo much pepPerpaad
% the speaker thousht the women Of