The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-23
A WESTERN TRIP.
To THE COLUMBIAN.

privilege of the writer to start for Wis.
consin on a brief pleasure trip. TAX
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
beautiful ride along the banks of the
Susquehanna soon brought us to Har-
risburg. AT 1870 p. m. the Columbian
Express drew into the depot, and l
boarded it, en- route for Chicago. This
is an elegant train composed of vesti-
buled cars. There are several sleep.
ers, dining car, two day coaches, a
smoker, and baggage cars. The smok-
ing car is much more luxurious than
the ordinary second class or emigrant
cars that one usually finds on most
trains. 1t is fitted up with settees and
movable arm chairs, and the windows
are large and clear, so that one can
take in 'the view of the country in
passing along. Notices posted up re-
quest that non smokers and those
that have finished will return to their
regular seats in the train, so that
others may be accommodated as the
car is not large enough to hold all the
men on the tain at once. The smok-
ing room is locked at 10 o'clock p.
NJ. During the evening | met Clar-
ence Butt of Benton who was on his
way to Valparaiso, to attend the Nor
NAL School Of Northern Indiana. A
little later | made the acquaintance
of Rev. John G. Ewens, a young priest
of the Episcopal church, who was on
his way TO Milwaukee to enter upon
the labor Of his calling, under Bishop
Nicholson. We travelled in company
until we reached that city, and his en-
tertaining conversation helped greatly
TO overcome the tedium of travel.
reached Chicago on the ,oth, at I, p
m, without any special incident. Hav-
ing nearly three hours to wait, | i'm
proved it by calling on ]. Clarence
Fitzpatrick, formerly the assistant of
w. r. rubbs at the Exchange Hotel
He is in the accounting department
OF the Electric Light works, and as it
was the last of the month, he was very
busy. He was looking well and wished
to be remembered to his Bloomsbury
friends.
From there I walked around cou-
pie of blocks to see {. F. Woodhouse,
formerly of the firm of Alexander &
Woodhouse. He is nicely located and
is apparently doing good business.
The years that have passed over him
since he left Bloomsbury seem to have
rested on him lightly, for he has
changed but little. At o'clock we
boarded the cars on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road. This is one
of the most extensive and enterprising
companies OF the northwest. Its road
bed is excellent, its management judic-
ious, its equipment perfect, its officials
thorough railroad men, and its en-
ployes attentive and polite. Its trains
are lighted by electricity and heated
by steam. In the dining car we par
took of an excellent course dinner
which costseventy-fve cents, which was
fully as good as one can get on the
eastern roads for SI.oo. Mr.. John r.
Pott of Williamsport is the eastern
agent on this road.
Milwaukee was reached at Q p. m.
and here it was necessary to remain
over night, leaving at 1870 next morn
ing, and arriving at my destination,
Plymouth, at 10 o'clock, on the Mil
waukee & Northern road. This city
can also be reached by the Chicago &
Northwestern, another of the great
systems Of the west. Any traveller who
desires any information concerning this
road should write to T. P. Vaille,
Southeastern Passenger agent, II2
South Fourth street, Philadelphia.
AT Plymouth most delightful week
was spent with my wife and son who
had gone out month before, and with
relatives and friends, some of the lat
ter having been met nearly thirty
years ago on the occasion of my first
visit to the place. AT that time Ply
mouth was scarcely more than ham,
let ofthree or four hundred inhabitants
Now it has at least two thousand, is
organized under city government, has
hne stores, chair and furniture factor
les, planning mills, Touring mills, cheese
factories, and many other industries.
A new $22,ooo dollar school house
has just been begun. The Bank of
Dow & Son furnishes banking faclll-
ties. The population is largely Ger
ma.i. There is not single African
In the city. A fine new hotel is.nearly
completed, and it is expected that 1t
will be kept in such way as to over
come its very Objectionable location.
There are many very handsome re-
sldences, and the people are warm
hearted, hospitable and generous.
Just above the city there is large
pool of water, made by damming the
Mullet River.
Eighteen years ago on one OF my
visits, the CrOakinp Of the frogs dis