The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-07
SEEING THE WEST.
Impressions Editor Boyer Receives Dur
ing His Trip.

AhBANbhAOuS III bbgtT GNNttlNtb DuI
ing His Trip.
Editor H. O. Boyer, of the HERALD, is
still in the West and, according to bis
letters, is having a very enjoyable time.
He has made the most of the time at his
disposal and has covered considerable
territory. Under date Of June LIST he
writes that Chicago pretends to be "some
pumpkins" and she is. Her buildings are
monsters and six and eight story structures
are mere dwarfs beside them. The Palmer,
Girard, Pacific and Auditorium are three
of the largest hotels in the city and they
do an immense business. Through some
misunderstanding, Mr.. Boyer says, he and
Leo Bamberger, also of this town, failed
to make connection, and Leo worried all
night, fearing the editor had fallen into the
hands of the Anarchists. They met the
next morning and everything went
smoothly. Sunday is like every other day
in the week, says the writer. A visit to the
Columbian fair grounds WIS made by Mr..
Boyer, Mr.. Bsmberger and Mr.. Ancona,
of Hamburg, Berks county, Pa. Mr..
~Bamberger wss the guide, because of his
knowledge of the city. The building, are
grounds can be secured upon payment of
% cents. 1t is estimated that from 10000
to l5,OC0 people paid for admission on the
day Mr.. Boyer visited the grounds.
Libby Prison was also visited and an hour
or two was spent examining relics of the
| MAJ an1 tha. CbsoaaD. Gza Du..ha.-. -
says Mr.. Boyer, examined the opening of
the tunnel under Libby prison where the
Union prisoners attempted to escape. He
wanted to know if the tunnel had been
brought from Richmond, Va"
From Chicago Mr. Boyer went to Tip
ton, Indiana, and took part in the exer-
cises in that city on Memorial Day. Speak
ing of the city Mr.. Boyer made special
reference to the street paving. He says the
Main street is paved with brick. The paw
ing is now two years old and it is still as
good as new. 1t cost about S1.75 a square
foot. First there is a layer of sand, then a
layer of brick-laid fat, then a few inches
Of sand, and on top is a layer of bricks
placed on ends. The road is then heavily
rolled. The street is scraped once or twice
a month, according to the season.
Frankfort, Ind, was the next place Mr..
Boyer visited. When he was there Is
years ago the place was but a small village.
1t is now one of the p%rettiest cities in the
state and has a population of 5000. Speak
ing of the advancement of the place, Mr..
Boyer says immense shops of the Glover
Leaf railroad are nearing completion.
The citizens of the place gave the COM
pany several acres of choice land and sufi-
cient money to pay for the ~buildings-S60,-
600 in all, and the property owners will
make money by the transaction. The peo-
pie are farsighted and liberal, and leave
nothing undone to further the growth and
prosperity of the place. Each vies with
the other in building pretty homes, all of
which have ample ground room on all
sides and there is not an implanted house
in the place. Natural gas is used in place
of coal and wood. People who do not own
homes and who live from hand TO mouth
are scarce and there isn't s Pole, Hungar-
ian or Italian in the place. In fact, with
very few exceptions, the people are native
born.