Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-08
CORRESPONDENCE CE.
On the Way West-FellOw Passengers
 Pleasing Scenery-RapId Develop. ment of K Kansas-Trinfdad. TRJNnAD Col Aug 30

On the Way west-Fellow Passengers
 -PIeasing Seenery-RapId Develop
 ment of K Kansas-Trinfdad.
 TRINIDAD, Col, Aug. 30.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 So frequent are the letters descriptive of western life and manners, and numerous the stories of travel, that anything from me would be superhuous. Yet when time hangs heavily old friends come to mind and the impulse to write cannot be restrained. We came via the West Shore, Grand Trunk and Wabash to Kansas City without a break, ar irving in Kansas City on time, all for nine teen dollars Under some circumstances such rates for fare would be hard on the stockholders. but as the roads mentioned are bankrupt, it is to the bondholders that we extend our sympathy. That the West Shore with it's western connections is a formidable competitor of the New York Central must be admitted by all who patronize it.
 We found the usual assortment of fellow passengers, and the study of human nature can nowhere be pursued to better advantage than in long distance Pullman. We find the cigar manufacturer from Maryland seek ing market for his wares in western Kan sas His enterprise tempted him to present me with ''Concha" with the assurance that he used all long stock of one dollar ten Ha- vana A secret examination proved the filler to be of the sawdust variety. banker from northern Missouri gives us a graphic description of his bank at the outbreak of the war in 1861, when one director was major of the rebel army, another captain in the Union, with the remainder of the board equally divided in sentiment to the war; resulting in a general skip when a fight occurred in their town, leaving our informant E.. @1. xUhn after l0ak1nO the safe also ran away. One of our companions was judge hastening home to try the sup pcsed murderer of Preller. An uninterest- ing discussion sprang up between the judge and snowman as to the merits Of St. Louis and Chicago. Admiral Dot and his nephew, Major Atom, two miniature specimens of the human race, were hastening to Kansas City for exhibition in 8 dime museum. These little fellows were greatly admired, especially by the ladies' A lawyer from New Mexico gave us big talk on the possibilities of the cattle industry. A merchant from Denver discoursed on the future of his city, modest ly claiming present population of 135, 900! A gentleman at my left said there was no nor. use to dispute his claim than when wis iting tn eastern city to deny that each lead ing place had the finest fire department in the world or the handsomsst ladies. There was an editor from Arizona who humorously related a story of the Texas dog. Not least among us was young laoy Irom the E'ttst ell route to western Missouri, who, in answer to my request for the loan of a pictorial paper she had been reading, replied, Certainly, brt you will find it quite inane." Said I to I yself you are from Boston and she was. A .sisarant conversation proved her acquaint-
 with many warm friends of mine at the country over which we passed was . pleasing to the eye than ever before, recent rains having helped to keep the foli- age bright and the varied grasses green as in June, the State of Missouri alone appearing unkempt and shiftless. An ancient celored man gave me as reason for the rundown at-the-heel appearance of nearly all farms we passed as ''too much gumbo, boss" (meaning too wet.)
 When passing through it two years ago the eastern section was in fourishing condi-