The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-18
Our Letter from Saratoga.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y.,l
june Sth, 1881.

lCItSt W NOuI itdtciS. ~ NOIQ abOut
Wheeling. Being detained here few
days unavoidably, took this occa-
sion to "do up" some of Whecling's
leading interests, manufactures,
schools, etc. Wheeling IS city of
which any State might lie proud
the livest city Of its size in the
United States, as verify believe.
Every business interest of Wheeling
Seems to be prospecting. The schools
of the city are well organized, and
work tremendously. The West Vir-
ginia Pharmaceutical Association
held it's first session during our stay
here. This Association was repre-
sen,ed by fine looking body of men,
and from what we could learn and
observe, the meeting was very sue
cessful.
Failing to procure excursion tick
cts over the b. d o. r. r., which we
had not expected, our next best route
lay by Cleveland and Buffalo; and
after we had started we were not at
all sorry that we were disappointed
of the other.
On Friday, at Bridgeport, Ohio,
we took the 12:45 p. NJ. train of the
&. Il. V. d w. r. r., for Cleveland
This road extends through the rich
Tuscarawas Valley, and opens up to
the Great Lakes, the best wheat grow
ing region and the most extensive
coal fields of Ohio. This road also,
together with the Lake Shore and
New York Central, offers competing
rates with the b. & o. r. r. to New
York City and the Atlantic Sea
Board. Although the afternoon was
delightful, yet by the time we reach
ed Cleveland $500 it was raining
and unpleasantly cold.
Having taken q sleeper for the
night, we did not awake until the
car stopped in the Buffalo depot.
There is a new depot in process of
erection here,t old one having been
broken down by the great weight Of
snow last winter. We had just time
to take glance at the Lake, and re-
turn, when the train for Rochester
was announced. And in q few min
utes we were flying over the most
beautiful and cultivated part of the
Empire State. We stop but mo-
mcnt at Rochester; at Syracuse we
change cars and take breakfast. Syr-
acuse is the greatest salt depot in the
United States. The next important
city at which we stopped was Utica,
the early home of Roscoe Conkling
And by the way l have not heard a
single republican in the State speak
favorable of returning Conkling and
Platt, on the contrary the feeling
seems almost unanimous that they
should be left at home We stop
no more until we reach Troy, the head
of navigation on the Hudson, where
we change cars for Saratoga, to reach
which is short but delightful hours
ride. That portion Of New York
over which we passed is certainly a
beautiful country to look at, gently.
rolling and under a high state of
cultivation, though not densely pop
ulated. Yet compared acre with acre
West Virginia is far richer in nat
ural resources than New York. New
York has not one square foot of coal,
West Virginia has many square
miles. Many time as we were hur-
ried over the most splendid portions
of Ohio and New York, we thought
of what West Virginia is to be when
her vast resources of coal, lumber
and iron ore are opened up to the
world like those States. ] have now
made journey from Kansas City,
Mo-, mot continuous, however, to
Troy, New York, passing over the
finest portions of Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and New York. If any
one wishes to get fair conception
Of the real greatness and grandeur
of the United States,-the only full
blown republic the world has ever
seen,--lct him make similar Journ-
ey. IT'S mighty country nor, but
what an immense country it will be
by the end of the next century. Ay,
I'm age on age telling,
To be living then will be sublime"
AS soon as we have had time to
look around, we will venture q word
for Saratoga. NJ.