Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-07-22

tranashipment to Utah. The solici-
tude of women and men for the
safety of their sacks, boxes, chests,
ETC., afforded much entertainment and
some amusement,
By-and-by the hours passed and at
dark the train was on its way. Next
morning at l:30 We got off at Forest
City, Missouri. Al breakfast we in
quired fer aate.Jellatna friends, known
in the Old Dominion thirty years ago.
The oolored waiter knew little. He
returned to the kitchen and came
back with the intelligence that Mr..
George Chadduck was in town. Re
memberina him well he was sought
and tho information gained that Mr..
Peter Price lived in Oregon, the
county seat of Holt county, nearly
three miles away. Securing buggy
team we bowIed rapidly over the
smooth road to Mr.. P's residence and
found in the solid sons and daughters
of the family the playmates Of child
hood days. A few hours of raminis-
cent talk, succeeded by good dinner,
and we separated regretfully from
our friends to meet an engagement
to epend Sunday in Kansas City.
The tide down tho river was warm
and dusty. The city reached about
5 p. M, Saturday, July 9Th, the tran
sition from the cool, pleasant temper
ature of Omaha was notable. Kan
sas City was hot as Nebuchednezzar s
furnace. There was nothing to DO
but endure it though it bore heavily
against a desire to look upon a city de-
yalopment regarded as phenomenal.
The focus Of no less than thirteen
railway linee, this point appears to be
a natural centre Of trade. In build
iugs and population its growth, rapid
as it has been, goes on with accelerat-
ing ratio. A lively bustling popula-
tion, enterprising, industrious and in
telligent, good use has been made Of
natural advantages, even 10 the ex-
tent OF destroying by prodigious labor
and expense many otherwise insupera-
BILE obstacles. 1t ight be said with
come truth that mountains have been
removed" etc., through the co-opera-
tive energies Of faith, money and mus
Gle. In agricultural implements the
trade exceeds that of any other city,
while all other branches of trade tax
es skilled workmen TO meet the de-
Iaands. Rents and real estate are
consequently high and daily appre eel
ating.
Monday morning comes and we
take our first step homeward. We
enter the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific train and obtain a seat in one
of the Horton reclining-chair cars
just the thing for a man debilitated
by heat and Kaw river water. Out
on the rolling prairie we pass rapid
ly over rich farms in northern Mis-
souri, ard southern Iowa to Daven-
port again; thence to Chicago and
Piedmont, 1850 miles in 49, hours.
CROPS.
Comparatively little attention is
paid to wheat growing in the sections
through which we passed. Corn for
stock feeding is the prime product
sought. Wheat generally looked
well corn not so we'll north of the
40th parallel. Along the river, how.
ever, the yield Of corn will be i'm
mense should no untoward conditions
arise. The farmers complain some-
what Of a backward season and too
much rain, but the West viii un-
doubtediy deliver heavy crop of the
cereals into market, which is already
beginning to respond by declining
prices to the general expectation.
RAILROADS.
Western trains are oficered by men
of more consideration than we have
in the east. To the travelling public
a kind, genial, patient conductor is a
luxury. On the Chicago and Rock
Island road particularly courtesy is
exhibited by conductors which ought
to be copied everywhere. Of the five
with whom we travelled each was uni
formly a clever fellow. The ticket
agent at Kansas city with whom we
dealt is an exceptionally psinstaking
gentleman. Per contra, the Union
Pacific man at Omaha is tall, splen-
did, iron-grey being. All he knows
of English is Eyes," or ''no," these
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