St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-01

| lie rises SO nlgn tnat vegetation ceases
to exist; when he sees the most delicate
and dainty flowers struggling for eX-
s stsHsf at w 81 edge s Of stand fFDs snd
looks away, not only over the
earth, but far down on it, as if from a
cloud, OF in dream, and things be-
meath him, look like a fairy land with
the tints of o rainbow; when he con-
SderS the mountains upon which he
stands are Gods safety deposit vaults,
filled with gold, silver and precious
stones, for which man has labOred and
endured all hardship to find, and when
found he holds as precious above all
things. and as the representative OF all
values and the brightest of ornaments,
he is impressed that If Moses had gone
bitten him, there would be no ten COM
mandments. A man could not be
inspired by swamp; for the
reason that the Creator has placed
nothing there to inspire him. 1t re-
QuireS great mountains to make deep
impression on any one. Satan knew
and recognized this, and selected high
mountain when he tried to tempt the
Saviour. He did not take Him out on
fiat prairie, but led Him to the top of
high mountain, where the temptation
Wouiu UC OO liluCll ltlC SJ SatSls
1t is not strange that ManitOu should
be popular and fashionable resort, and
that people should flock to it from every
part of the country to take in its charms
and bracing air. Its surroundings are
not only romantic but fascinating, espe-
cially So when heightened by the charms
OF lovely ladies and sweet music. The
reader will please pardon me for hang
ing around Pixies Peak few moments
to gush: it has a gushing effect OIL
fellow: this place would impress mule.
at least, L thought SO, when saw one
forced up the mountain with a woman
OH its back.
We started out to talk about the de-
velopment of a man and his labOrs, but
as the development of the country is
the success of the man, it is necessary
to speak of that also.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad system covers few rods less
than ten thousand miles, enough to cross
the continent three times from New
York to San Francisco. 1t takes in
eight states. five territories and Mexico;
and some of them it completely covers.
In the states and territories where the
lines of this road are thickest, the pros
perity and crops are best. Kansas leads
in the race. In Oklahoma, Indian Ter
ritory and Texas they not-Only have
fine wheat. but the finest crops of corn,
oats, grass, cotton, vegetables and cas-
tor beans. The corn in these territories
and this state, looks to be eight feet
high, with ears on foot long, and
peaches and plums melt in your mouth
like candy, and large herds of fat cattle
fed on luxurious grasses, with eyes like
gazel'es and coats like moles. Ii
Jacob and Laban could have seen big
herd of fat Texas steers. feeding on a
range in Indian Territory. in grass up
to their knees, they would have aban
doned their ''ringStraked, Speckled and
spotted'' breed and gone in with the
regular cowboys.
1t is impossible for an ordinary mind
to comprehend the management and
business connected with 10000 miles of
railroad. 1t starts from bustling. busy
Chicago, deep-water terminus,
gnd reaches out its arms and
aathers in large cities and
waists states and territories, like a boy
gathering UP an armful of stove wood.
1t takes in Joliet. Streator, Galesburg.
Peoria, jacksonville, and Litchfield, ali
Springfield. st. Joseph. and Kansas
City, in Missouri; Fort Madison. To-;
Leavenworth, Topeka, Atchison. Law
renee. Wichita, Augusta, Winfield, and
Arkansas City, in Kansas; GAINESVILLE,
Fort Worth, Cleborn, Dallas, Paris,
Temple. Angelo, Houston, and Calves
ton, in Texas. AT Galveston it has
deep water terminus, where it meets
the ships and commerce of the world on
the Gulf of Mexico. 1t passes through
Guthrie, Oklahoma City. and Purcell, in
Oklahoma: the tribes and lands of the
Indian territory.
Tho En1I GolJ c;1.
mines, great cities and magnificent
scenery of Colorado.
The mountains. plains. lakes, fertile
valleys and great cities of Utah. Over
golden California to Sacramento and
San Francisco. Here again it has
deep water terminus, where it meets the
commerce of the world, under the fiut-
tering flags of foreign nations. By TAX
Ing this route, we find ourselves stroll
ing in the streets of Barnardino, in
southern California. Then breathing
the mountain and ocean air of San
Diego. Here again we are at deep
water terminus Oh the Pacific
ocean, where the commerce of the
world lie gathered in. Then we take in
the beauties and sublimities of Coro-
nadO Beach; then we rest our wonder
Ing and admlrlng eyes upon Los An
gelos; then upon grain fields. orange
groves and ostrich ranches. Leaving
California we are taken to the silver
mines of Arizona; then to the mines,
fertile valleys, mountains and thriving
cities of New Mexico. From ALDER
querque we turn south and pass out of
the United States into old Mexico and
stop at GuaymOS, on the Gulf of Cali
fornla. Here again we are at a deep
water terminus where we meet the
ships of the world waiting to load
us up and receive our pas
sengers and freight in return. Return
ing from here we find ourselves in Ell
PasO, Tex; then at Santa Fe, Los Vegas
| and Ration, in New Mexico. Continuing
Oh, we pass through Crawford. Wash
ington and Benton counties. in Arkan-
sas. The last named county is said to
produce more fruit, which is canned
and shipped, than any county in the
Union. Continuing from here, we pass
through the lead, zinc and coal districts
of Missouri, and by the old log cabin q.
S. Grant lived in, west of st. Louis, when
he was poor man and hauled cord
wood to that city. Who can compre-
bend the management and care
of 10000 miles of railroad? 1t
is not only battle for a
day or for week, but one long con-
tinued struggle, year in and year out.
| for life time. Ii the president of this
| system should ride twelve hours day
| at the rate of thirty miles an hour. with
ont making a stop, it would take him
twentv-eight days to ride over his lines;
| if he should stop and inspect every
station it would take him sixty. Sup
pose it took the general of an army this
long to inspect and review his troops?
One end of his line could go into camp,
be sick abed and get we'll before being
called up for review.
If this was the only railroad in the
country, and everybody was interested
in helping it along, it would he another
thing; but such is not the case. There
are giants in front of it, giants to the
| right of it and giants to the
left of it, growing and howl
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