Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-02-11

OF Local OptiOu w Wcii W. pohtlch was
prohibited, as there was as great discrep.
ancy Of opinion in one ne the other; but
all passing back from the smoking car
were required to repeat "Truly Rural
three times. IL IA not necessary to say that
all the brethren who desired, passed over
the train at pleasure.
We must not neglect 10 state that the en-
gincering skill displayed in the construc-
lion of the Il. & o. Road-to prevent nc.
cilent between the locomotive and the rear
cars around the sharp curves necessary 10
be made in winding through the mountain
gorges was the admiration and wonder Of
all.
We arrived at Cumberland at 4:30 p. NJ,
hungry aud fully prepared to do justice to
the fine sproad prepared at the Queen City
Hotel by the b. & o. officials. Over an
hour was given here, after which we were
started on the down grade at rapid pace
for the Monumental City, passing through
Harper's Ferry and other points Of histor.
ical interest after the shades OF night had
gathered around us.
AT Cumberland we were met by dele
CATION oil genial gentlemen from Baltimore,
among whom were several representatives
OF the press, Chief Clerk Shannon, of the
Carrollton Hotel, where the party were TO
stop, Col. O. X. Lord, General Passenger
Agent, b. & o. Road, and others of the
Committee Of reception, who were intro
duced to the fraternity on the route.
THE MONUMENTAL CITY.
AT II p. NJ. we pulled into the B. & O.
depot in the Monumental City, where
buses were in waiting to transfer the party
numbering ITO, including the ladies ac-
companying the fraternity, and in less than
one hour the whole paaty had registered
and were safely ensconced for the needed
rest for the remainder of the night in the
Carrollton Hotel-which we will here state
is the most complete in all its appointments
OF any that we have ever stopped at, east
or west.
All were on deck in good season next
morning and ready for sightseeing.
After breakfast we were at the mercy
OF the committee who were to take charge
OF us, and who make their own programme
for such occasions. At 10 A. NJ. 'busses
were in waiting at the hotel door to con-
vey the whole party and the committee
about the city. The representatives. of the
several Baltimore papers were with and
stuck to us closer than a brother, and we
cannot so well describe the points of int
crest visited as that which appeared in
the Baltimore Sun next morning, from
which we quote:
MARYLAND OYSTERS.
The first place visited yesterday morning
was the oyster and fruit-packing establish
ment OF Messrs. d. d. Mallory & Co, cor
ner of Wolfe and Lancaster streets, in COM
pliance with an invitation from the firm
The visitors, after n comfortable nights
rest, which they greatly enjoyed after their
long journey, found omnibuses in waiting
for them at the Carrolton about eleven
o'clock TO convey them to Messrs. Mallory's
The members OF the association were ac.
companied by the ladies of their party, and
as all of them were anxious to see "reaI
, live OYSTER" their acquaintance with the
| luscious bivalves being only in a canned
, state, their visit was very much enjoyed
!, On arriving they were received by Mr.. ID
ID. Mallory, who extended 10 them a hearty
welcome. They were then shown through
| the various departments by Mr.. Mallory
and Messrs. J. w. Rowe and j. H. Gamble
and the various processes through which
the oyster passes from the time il reaches
!. the packing house in its native shell unit
it reaches the nicely labelled can were full,
explained. The shucking process espec
tally was a novelty to the visitors, and the,
Il watched with much interest the shuckers
e many OF whom are women and girls, n
, they rapidly turned out the oysters from
!, their +" little beds" Altogether the firm
!. shuckers, half OF them girls Sometime
e rs high as $500 bushels are shucked in
n single day. a girl, who is a rapid shuckei
can make as much MS from $50 to S25
week. Before leaving, the party We're in
q viled into large apartment, where the
t. were treated to an elegant oyster lunch
!. Cavities were hewed out of huge blocks o
ice and filled. with large, luscious raw oys
ters, and bushels OF hot steamed oyster
l. were served by expert shuckers The vi,
|. itors were RECALLED with an abundance &
~ hot, smoking coffee. and seemed to enjo
= the olive" oysters with much relish. Ate
& the lunch the visitors were driven to tn
s. tobacco works Of Messrs. Gail x AK, q
Barre street, near Light.
AT A TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.
ID Arriving at the tobtcco works the vis
e ors, in charge of Mr.. Edward Raine, of til
- Baltimore press were met by the member
- of the firm, Messrs. G w. Gail and Chri
II ,ian AK, who extended them cordial we
1T come. The party then visited the diffe
id ent rooms Of the extensive building an
n. were shown the whole process Of the maj
70 ufaclure of smoking tobacco, fine cut chew
T. ing tobacco and Scuch snuff, from the tim
re the tobacco Is taken out of the hogshead
ht swealed, cut by machinery, dried, and, II
,e ter other processes, put up for use in paper
bags or boxes. The firm has now abot
III $50 operatives at work, most of them W.
"a men and girls. A very picturesque sigl
& was afforded in many OF the rooms whe
Il the female operatives were engaged, wea
ing piauant little caps and neat apron
W while the sleeves of their dresses, tuckt
nd up TO their elbows, showed bare rounde
g, arms as the deit fingers manipulated Il
in fragrant weed. In the room where Il
- Scotch snuff was handled there WAS ch
~ rus OF sGeezes from unacclimated nose
and jests were banded around until
es seemed that the famous Little Joker
n. brand mnst have originated in that part
the building. A lunch of terrapin ste
ia and oysters, with champagne accompan
lie ment, was afterwards served. The heall
ry Of Mr.. AK having been proposed, that ge
is Ileman responded, saying that just twel
~. years before TO Il day the firm had bee
NJ pleased TO see and entertain Gen. Grant
'le their works, and were now equally glad
x welcome the gentlemen OF the Ohio pre-
IRA and the ladies OF the party. He wish,
=, - them m enjoyable trip and safe retu
''- home.
'at Mr.. Gail was then called on, and gave
I'd. brief history of the firm. When a boy
- 10 years old, he came to Baltimore in 49,
10 buy and shi ip tobacco To his father, til,
a manufacturer of the article in German