The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-16
LETTER FROM &" CLINCR."
COMING HOME-AT CHICAGO.

| To the Editor of The Morristown Gazette:
Cold wind and slow driZzling rain
confines me indoors 10 day, and gives
me time to write you one more letter
before taking wing for Dixie.
This new Western country is so fast,
and extensive, and booming, that one
cannot take il al in at glance as one
passes through, in fact everything here
is so different from things in my own
mountain home, that feel like was in
a strange dream half my time.
Chicago certainly is the grandest city
1 have ever visited; but then l have
never been in New York or Philadei-
phia.
l rode from Des Moines, Iowa, to
Chicago on the favOrite line, the Chi
cago, Rock-Island and Pacific," which
carries the popular DIM 2 cars and
sleepers, and is deserving of special
note on account of the cour' eous mar
ayers and agents, and the uniform ny
banity and politeness of conductors aud
brakemen, and the unusual crre with
which the baggagemen looks after ones
parcels. 1t is only right to add that the
Chicago. Burlington aud Quincy" is
also first-class railway in al its ap-
pointments.
My brother, G. L. Berry, is an extra
conductor on the G.. r. j. s. P. Ry., and
expects a regular run in a short time.
He took time to show me around t. the
principal points of interest in the city,
or portion of them at least. We wen
through the Post Office, New City Hail
and the County Court House, either Of
which are finer and more costly than
the State capital buildings of many
States.
We also took in the Palmer and
"Gran1 Pacific" Hotels, but | will at
tempt no description of these magnit5-
cent places of entertainment; but if one
will read the story of "Alladin's lamp
in arabian Nights" then smoke
few whilfs of opium, he may be abe 10
dream something to compare with
them for richness, elegance aud extern
siveness.
] also called and made the acquaint-
ance of Mr.. Armstrong and Mr. Curtis
of the Inter. Ocean editorial force, who
received me very courteously, and seem
ed to take an interest in what | lad to
say about Tennessee and the South. |
also that they know how to
run "A newspaper.
The Golden Eagle Clothing Store"
wholesale and retail, is one of the many |
gigantic mercantile institutions of this |
city that excited my admiration. Here |
you can see large four-stoIy building !
literally packed with everything in the
line OF gchts clothing, from fifty cent |
pair Of overalls no TO sixty dollar over
coat-everything as it is represented,
and one priced. This store is on the
corner Of Madison and Clark. and is
managed by MI. Henry L Hatch, a
gentleman who knows how to run a
store and make his customers feel good
While trading with him. If Mr. Hatch
should be out when you call, just en-
Iuire for Mr.. L B. StOwell, assistant,
nd guarantee that you will be treat
To give you an idea of Chicago's re-
all business, 1 will say that 1 visited
me retail notion store which employs
yer one hundred clerks on one floor,
nd they are all kept busy. This store
; called The Far, is located on the cor
or of State and Adams streets, and
ere you can find nearly anything you
an think of-dry goods, notions, varic- I
les, hardware, crOckery plain aud s
ancy, jewelry, tinware, and nearly cv- !
rything else; also tirst-class Restau- :
Int for the accommodation. of hungry t
atrons. 5
l had the pleasure of ar intr9duction
, Hon. w. FL. Mason, one Of the rising
Dung lawyer-statesmen of this great
etropolis. Mr.. Mason has represented
part Of Chicago in che Legislature, t
1d is favorably spoken of as candi- l.
lte for Congress at the next general Z
ection. He has the same attractive, o
agnetic style which makes our Bob I
lylor so popular, with plenty of nat y
al talent to back it, and | predict an =
and distinguished future Tor ,
m =
As this letter is long enough. | will :,
ipnne Ia another time, gIimpseof u
nicago's Parks, Drives and Lake o.
emery. Respectfully, CLINcH. b