The Penn's Grove record., 1884-11-22
WESTWA ARB HOi
Denver. O.. Noyember /, lss4.

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Of the present month, enjoying a pleas
ant trip 10y the Grand Trunk Niagara
Falls route to Chicago, and thence via
The famous Crock island to Kansas
CITY. Tie Grand Trunk line through
Canada has lately been newly hailasted
and laid witt. ste. rails. and in con-
n,ction with the new Chicago and
Grand Trunk upjlHough Michigan and
Indiana is rta,ly one of the best rs well
as the most interesting routes to Chi
cago. The crossing of the Niagara
River at the Suspension Bridge and the
st, Clair at Point Edward, are among
the entertaining features of the jour
ney. From the great metropolis of the
West to the Missouri River there can
be no more pleasant and interesting
/ route than the Rock Island. During
the afternoon, leaving Chicago at mid
day. NhirIing along in the elegant cars
Of this splcndidly equipped line, II
| ENJOYS Il first view Of the broad prairie
and fine farming lands OF the Garden
| STATE. Illinois, crossing the broad Mis-
! sissippi at Davenport early in the
evening. In the early morning we set
a glimrse of Western Missouri, equal
in all respects to amy country in our
yhole land. For several miles we
| follow the bank of the big Muddy"
which is finally crossed just as Kansas
CITY is reached. OF all the cities l
| stw-and | have seen nearly all the
important ones ia this country-Kan-
sas CITY takes the -cIke." 1t is a
muddy, dirty, homogeneous, up-and-
down, sorry-looking place, having prob
ably about 10000 inhabitants, and a
commerce barely second 20 st. LOUIS
and Cincinnati. Such dirty, dilapida-
ted, scarc-cr0w looking street cars as
are drawn through the muddy road
WAYS Of Kansas City 10y ungainly
mules, were never seen anywhere else
in the United States. But the town
has some good buildings, a tasty Opera
House. and contain. many fine people.
Its growth both in population and
commercial Importance is really pbe-
nomenal.
Coming from Kansas City direct to
Denver, one is forcibly impressed with
the marked contrast between the two
cities. Here everything looks as clean
and neat as a new pin. There is an
appearance of brightness, newness, ele-
gance and taste throughout the whole
city. It's streets are broad and clean,
and as smooth as u house floor, though
unIaycd. Many rev building and~bds-
mess blocks have been erected during
the past four years, and the city is
greatly improved in many ways.
Among the leading structures cree ed
within the period named are: the City
Hall. County Court Hou.e, the Wind
sor. St. James, Markham and Albany
hotels several fine school buildings.
nearly equal to The Sheppard School in
Washington, the Tabor Grand Opera
House, Tabor Block, Cheeseman Block,
Barclay Block and several others. The
newest Of the public buildings is the
Court House, and it is the finest one
know of in the whole country. | at
first supposed it to be d rev State
! Capitol building, until informed TO the
| contrary. The Tabor Grand Opera
| House is also IL structure of unusual
| elegance. 1t exceeds in costliness and
convenience any similar structure L
can now call to mind, the interior
being furnished in beautifully hand
carved rosewood, and upholstered in
the most expensive style. In this
comparatively rainless region water is
Il great dissideiatus, and. dust tie one
Objectionable feature. But III Denver
the streets are Systematically sprinkled,
ayelting any real discomfort, and the
Holly SYSTEM of water works carries a
full supply to the upper stories of the
highest buildings. III addition alte-
sian wells Of the purest sparkling water
have been sunk III various parts Of the
city. This water is obtained at al
average depth OF $50 to CO feet, and at.
a cost Of $1,000 10 81, o00 per well, but
so pure and delicious is it that yer
twenty-five Of tie wells have already
been EHt down. j. d future letter !
VIII give more detailed information
|coAce.Hirs the material growth aid
/ cJIBue.c.a. prospect Of the city aud
state.
Nature h-arza5r4cs Is now in the
"sere saI yellow eat. arsl.J.y more
advanced in ibis respect than in the
East. because Of tile dryaes Of the
/ climate. but tue weather is ia Iigltful-
What tile ladies would call perfectly
lovely. 1t is Lie tile oJd-tiaa Indian
Summer which I remember so well
when I was a Inv hark in New York