The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-01-05
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and saIine Accept the

county commissioners OF saline ana
Dickinson counties, whose special
mission was TO inspect officially the
new track from Salina 10 HeringtOn
with q view to its acceptance, pre-
paTatOry TO the issuance OF the
bonds heretofore voted 90 this road,
by the counties named. The gentle
men composing the "allied powers"
Of Saline and Dickinson were as fol-
lows: Commissioners Arson Mil
leF, J. w. Burke, A. l.. Dodge, Tay-
lor Miller, Saline county Commits
sioners Kandt and Stein, Dickinson
county; County Clerk Sargent,
Sheriff Gentry, Probate Judge
Bishop, Saline county; County
Treasurer Cooper, County Clerk
Warning, and Clerk Of District
Count Brilliant, Of Dickinson cOun-
ty. Messrs. Evans, w. 5. Stam-
baugh and T. 4. Bond, attorneys for
the road, looked after the legal IN
terests Of the expedition. The re-
portorial part was represented as
follows: Benjamin, TObey ana Ir-
win represented the Abilene Gazette;
Henry Lifts, Reflector; Amos, Gyp-
sum City Echo; Davis, Salina Her
aid; Sampson, the JOURNAL. The
gentlemen who looked after the Sin
terests Of all concerned" were w. c.
Tuthill, w. &. Addison, A. w.
Wiekham, G. +. Supple. r. X. JEFF
frieB. Mr.. StOner, John Anderson,
A. p. Collins, and some others whose
names we did not learn. Mayor
Banks, Of Salina, and Mayor Rice,
Of Abilene, represented the munich
ipal part Of the program. At about
, o'clock the train pulled eastward
at q good rate Of speed. The day
was fine and the excursiOnists were
in the best Of spirits. The Saline
county commissioners occupied the
rear platform, from which they
viewed carefully that part Of the
track lying within the limits Of Sa-
line county. They saw from that
position as fine a stretch Of road as
was ever made, wonderfully straight |
and wonderfully WeIl-constructed.
And in their decision shat it was
much smoother than some Of the |
roads we now have, which have |
been 10 operation for years, there ]
was enough concurrent testimony"
from their travelling companions to |
make il decisive. Commissioner |
Anson Miller, always emphatic and |
enthusiastic, even pronounced il the |
best and most accommodating road |
in the state Of Kansas, and in this |
conclusion there was also a wonder |
ful degree of unanimity. The /
three tracks running side by side |
from Salina to Abilene produced
general expression from the travellers
that they were seemingly travelling
over the great three aud four track
ed roads Of Pennsylvania or New |
York. The short cut of all the roads
through the sand Hills near ALi-
lene was pronounced n great improve
ment over the old order of things.
The Rock Island depots are architec-
turally an improvement over those
OF the other roads. They also have a
finer interior finish, are provided
with closets and other convenience
which their rivals do not furnish.
From Enterprise 10 Herington the
run was made through a country not
traversed before by most of the pas
sengers. II was rough and stony for
the most part, not at all like the uni
versally fertile country Of Saline;
yet the Lyon Greek valley was pro-
nOunced very nice. The train ar
rived at HeringtOn at about
o'clock P. NJ, when the genial Mr..
Evans announced a stay of one hour
The passengers left the car and seat
tered out i'm all directions, to take in
the sightsOf the thriving little city
named In honor Of one Of the most
enterprising gentlemen Of Kansas.
The father Of HeringtOn was at
Topeka, and the excursiOnists were
i'm not meeting him.
Several Of the leading men were
however found, and did their best TO
make the visit a pleasant one. We
found our old acquaintance Went
worth, formerly Of Russell, running
a good hardware store. We called
also on a former acquintance-Mr.
a former resident Of )
who has a large general !
store. HeringtOn has a fine stone
Rock Island depot building, which G
was generally admired. Their new
opera house building, now in course ;
Of completion, is certainly credit ,
10 the city. We were informed that
Lhe place has increased wonder
fully in the last six months. Several {
new buildings are goingu up, numbers q
1f people living in tents, and there &
Is the general appearance Of live b
place. Seated in the midst Of hills, q
{ has little the appearance Of the 1
,ity at the Kaw's mouth. The re-
arm trip commenced about $3.50. F
Darkness came down and the pass
myers were compelled to entertain
themselves by the contrivances Of
car interior. At WOOdbine Chas. n
:. Culp who had been 'twining" p
bout that point all day in the loan i
business, and had partaken Of the Il
Mysterious intricacies Of a BOhemi- Of
N dinner, boarded the train. We q
ave not the space to speak In de-
all Of the prominent Dickinson -
ounty man who, with 'navvy"
trapped about his waist (which was
Internationally uneOvered,) was
antered about his fear OF the Saline v
ounty men, and in consequence his ~
reparations for war. Nor shall we ia
peak Of that empty bottle which was "
ulled by 8 companion from the
epths Of the pocket Of the prohibit a,
ON mayor Of Abilene. At Enter a.
rise Mr.. Irwin, OF Mcpherson, be- 60
ame q member Of the jinketing