The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-18

about three weeks behind Kansas A
good deal of timothy and elcver Is rails
I'd ia this region. and the farms generally |
loak thrifty.
Tux BALrIA0RR = OHIO.
AT 5:l5 p. nl- We h4,artie.i the i;alsi- |
more & Ohio train for GrAftnH, West
Virgins. We cs.,ssesi,northern Indiana
in the night. The country We
saw- before dark did nOs look particular
iy prosperous. The corn was not more
than half as large as, Kansas corn, aud
our farmers Woald have the hines OVer
the prospect presented in Hoosierdom.
We aWoke the next morning at the
beautiful town of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
1t has population of 1900. Next We
passed through Newark, place Of TO-
600 people It has. important railroad
shops, and It's location is desirable.
Then came GAINESVILLE, with a popSla-
ton of about 10000. The voice OF the
newsboy here attracted our attention, and
stepping upon the platform We pur-I
chased copy Of the GAINESVILLE Times.
It may be . matter of surprise but it Is
true that this large and prosperous Town
cannot boast q daily paper larger than
our EARoRIA DAILY NEWS. A glance
Ct its pages tells the story. II is not
more than half as well paironized As
THE NEWS. We presume this is large.
" the fault Of the publishers Of the pa
per. GAINESVILLE IL an important COM
mercial point, and ought 10 have q bet,
ter representative Of fits growing inter
ests than is presented BY that sleepy
looking newspaper,
On We go through valleys and towns
I'LL we reach the Ohio river, which We
cross at Bellaire on a magnificent
bridge, and take breakfast at BenHood.
West Virginia, ct 0 g m. The crops in
the Muskingum and Ohio valleys look
well, bat nowhere Is there such show
ing for corn as We have in our own
State. The constant and rapid change
OF scenery on that route is 8 source OF
pleasure To the traveller, and when We
come into the timbered regions the sight
Of the noble trees calls TO mind our boy
hood days, in, Ohio, which state has no
superior on this green earth In AL that
goes to make life happy and pleasant.
The B. & o. Is one Of the best managed
roads In America. It's vast business
cOaeerns run like clock-Work,
and there is one important respect
in which 1t exeels all roads ON which We
have travelled, and that is the universal
kindness and poliEeness Of It's officers
and train men. Il seemed to be pleas
ure to all of them mot only 10 answer
all questions in 3 Straightforward and
pleasant manner. but even to go out of
their way 70 do acts Of kindness for
passengers, or to furnish desired infor-
nation about their road and conHec-
lions. We really wish the employees Of
other roads, especially in the west;
could travel . few trips over the Balti-
more & Ohio and take lessons in these
matters of the men on this road. Their
manners as well as their usefulness
would undoubtedly be much improved.
We wish to express ourselves under OBJ
legations to Mr.. Beams, ticket agent st
Chicago, to sleeping car conductor Sol
Wright, and to Conductor Thos. Allen,
of our train, for special favors. These
gentlemen, as we'll as the other officers.
Of the road with whom we came in con-
tact, appreciated their relations TO the
public and fulfill their duties in a man
ner that cannot help but secure the ap-
probation of the customers of this great
national thoroughfare. 8.