The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-04
TO NEW YORK.

After nights rolling sleep l swOke
near St. LOUIS, dressed and whetted my
appetite on an orange tor breakfast. The
Union depot at st. Louis was crowded
with people; ,me going east; many
were on their way TO the west. The west
will be occupied some day. Every train
from the east Is crowded with home.
seekers.
A good appetite was satisfied with a
substantial breakfast, and l found my
way to the Buck ingham. a splendid
palace car on the Vandalia- In
"a little while we were
spinning across the great state of Illi-
noIs. The unknown mound builders
have added something to the appear
ance of the face of the country. and the
groves Of water oaks somewhat relieve
the flat monOtonY.
A Kansas man will be struck with the
the little towns OF Illinois and Indiana.
There is a lack of life and want of en-
terprise which IS almost astounding.
There are no new houses or fresh paint
to be seen, and the men who
J are standing about the hotels and
saloons look like shit sleeved. one
galloWsed fellows. But many D
the larger towns, though apparently
full grown, are full Of business and quite
noisy with various manufactures.
We wheeled over the great state o
: Ohio in the night. Had a glimpse o
: Columbus by gsslight. The mornins
found US in Pittsburg. AS usual, it wa
full of smoke, and the sun was coming
down, tryiRg in vain to make the cit,
white. An untsrnished snOWt flax
would be a curiosity in that city. Tn
: author of beautiful S1OW" was not
Pittsburgh.
Our train rested an hour al PIusburg
and then pulled out for the mountains
The beautiful scenery in the mountain
was made dOubly beautiful by the aut
umn foliage. The peaks clothed II
gold and royal purple, with now ant
theE a head of evergreen looked YER
much like monster boauets- By motion
of the writer. q peak near "HOrseshoe'
l curve was christened Mont Soquet-'
IL deem It unnecessary q
write up the noted points of interes
along the line of the Pennsylvania raIl
road because so much has been writer
4 heretofore.
During the day We passed numbe
. of important towns, among them A
s toona. Pa. 1t is almost as suutty q
Pittsburg. The great railroad shop
e and car factories give employment
d thousands of men. Il is said that eN er
L man in the place is suPposa TO kno
= something about car building.
i Harrisburg is a fine city, not i'
g. numerous railroads, n,ver b,fnre S
is such acombin 4iinn of tracks anyWheI
not even in jersey City.
IN From Harrisburg to Lancaster iu ia
Or to Philadelphia. We passed over one
:, the most beautiful aud highly cul,ivatr
r counties Ia our IAnd The farms a
Il not large but finely cultivated. The Lar
~ here is made To do its bcst. The rel
dences are commodiUus and substantii
as and surrounded with the bRautif
o. ground trees and shubbery. II
In barns are the largest IN the United Sta.
N it not In the world Pennsylvania (.
~ mere believe in housing all their era
farming implements and live stock.
New jersey Vas passed over in q
m eariV night. We reached Jersey City
,ui little after 10 O'Clock o. m, crossed oy
n. into New York, pot up At tue Asi
= house and tried to sleep. This uId hon
is mt hrst-cless any more. but tFiee
m keep up appearances by fancy prices.
G. b. r.