The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-19

Progress of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
rDad-The Shenandoah Valley.

III blxly-5lx years they would De the
founders OF tile best constructed and
But such ID the fact
There has been wonderful progress
made In raiiroading and tho Baltimore
and ONO COMPANY has kept abreast of
IL ait until now their modern busi-
ness qualifications. together with the
safety and comfort OF the travelling put.
lie at mind. has brought the prerent
man iRsinant Into tho possess
oil The standard railroad OF America
The first road laid by tile company was
lntehied Tor horse cars oily. uut inllu-
encsu by the SUCCESS OF steam locoIno.
tiyes IN Eng anu their employment was
adopted OH The road few years lat.
or. since then the growth has been rapid
ana now All, or many of the large clLies
oil the east are reacued by ita lines. Not
Oily does the Baltimore and ONO sys.en
feach lhe principal clues OF thls part of
tne country. but those oil the wsst are
found situated on, or In easy access to 1t.
With such line of railroad rolling
STOCK must be prime factor aud this in
no way has boon overiooked by the com.
pany. Speed, safety anu comfort are
IN uomahd by the traveller apd business
nan today, and the company when of.
ers him this trlo ID Tho cu..pauy
which Will receive his patron age. This
company offers these oonvenencss and
their reward i5 SHOWN daily on all linss
OF The system.
lhs 'itoyai Blue Line" Of the division
extending from Now York to Washing
ton, and passing through this city, is un-
uouuIeuly The most elAboraLsly compos-
ed Train Ill tie world. lhe coaches are
models OF comfort and beauty thsunaei yea
--DuL what luxury lurks ina Pullman uar
that drawing room or dreams by night
anu phrlor OF panorama by day. Every
window ls u frame for kuleldoscoplc
landSeape-liere all orchard there "a corn
heid. livened by their dusky laborers;
then Eli npss OF some broad majestic
river or narrow creek and again stretcnos
OF uense forrest, fresh AMI fragrant in
spring, COOL and re5tful in summer, liam
ihR anu magnificent IN autumn. and re-
laVed OF urearine55 even In winter, by
the GLORIOUS Sreens OF the holly. pine and
cedar.
wnlle beauty of finish and construction
ID laslshly applied 10 Tho cars IL IL not
overlooked IN the motive department.
The powerful locomotives are types of
beauty anu Tor speed tneir records prove
th5m among the ilentest constructed
lhey are In charge OF competent mon
VINO have their employers iuteresLs at
heart as well as tile lives OF Tho many nu.
iuni beings wh'cn are practically IN their
hands lne locomotives ''Dirsetor Gen-
eral' anu "CoiumDlu' which are now en-
gagged on the Pniladeiphla division are
proUabiy the ileetest IN Tie county.
While comfott ami speed Is assured
saloty Is linewIse. anu IL la only necessary
To review the travel over the limos The pust
hNc geilb u NbTIly inns 5luLttubhI. Livery
train IL supplied with ar. urdk -, the road
bed solid, the swltcneJ inLerlockinR. u
perfect block System ih operation. and in
Tact every Improvement possible to add to
the safetyof the traveller
..... ITS PLEASURE RESORTS.
In the spring OF the year when the bust.
moss professional and rstilsl CLASSES are
outlining their respective sstsuus OF rest
or pIeIsure. whichever 1t may ba, tho
mind naturally longs for some resort OF
quloLude. yet OF entertaining and delight.
1ui SURROUNDINGS. such resort iB the
Shenundoah Nalley,and tue solitary rupre.
sen,atIon oil It's kind III tho United States
The hotels OF all these places are OF ali
grades and suituDie for all sorLs and con.
dltlur5 OIL men. There is no placo of the
kinu in the country where every ona. no
uIdtLsr wntt nis soGiai, physical or Iiiau.
cal condition may be, can lind au aUiIlug
place perfectly adapted 10 his ueeds 80
readily do in tho Shenandoah Nailey. Uarper's
Ferry North Mouptair, Hancock, BerHeley
Springs, summit Point, Mudntain Lake
PARK. ChHrlcstown and Deur PARK in West
Nirn ini,l, aud Win hester, Cedar Cresk,
Cupon Rori, Lexington, Stanton and
harrisburg in Virginia. are some OF the
Representative resorts.
Probably the most interesting towns
are Lexington. iiHper's Ferry Charles.
town North Mouututn. Winchester aud
Cedar C!eoh. prominent Tor tner being
tho towns where many conflicts wore
WuEbu ny lHb ONlOU anu confederate
armies during he luto rotelliun. but Itka.
wise prominent are Mountun Lake Park
ami Berkeey Springs waicn are situated
on the man line OF. tha company
Surrounding these resorts aud in and
about the valley there Is no other surn n
com blnatlon OF the Wild and the boa tiful
lii nature OF perfect harmony in ynuety,
Another region may be found cons ,,!cd.
GUS for Imposing wlldness, auothet NAV
be beautiful and ihvgoratiuR, pleasant
4 i,,t.
Ing in their surroundings, where guests
may tind agreeable provision for their
comfort ard enjoyment, but tbere is not
aGuther region Win whien the Shenandoah
Valley iDust divide the honor of naylnu
all thess ut once-certaiuly none pos.
sess ny them ali in the same hign degree.
Though Tile sublime WORK of nature may
DO found there, IL Is subsoryient to extra.
ordluary beauty In the general siTsct mn.
on the Visitor. Tho beauty of the val.
lay admits no rival; II duplicates OF It's
Other claims may b9 found scattered olse.
wncre, the peauty OF the scenery 10 unIuue
and unrivalled. II seems rs though wall.
eu in from ontride contamination and. sat
apart fIon ths spelling hard OF manuf4o.
ture aud traiflc, here has been tho ullolo.
est .ouches ul the Creutor'S handiwork.
III most mountainous resorts tAsrs Is a
tlrssome s!uii arlty among the mountains
tLe hills. the forrests. tie valleys, the
streama and tho landscape, but tnis is not
50 there. Tnera not only has no other
region been patterned from. but the
mountains nd the hills, on every hand
arc iashtoued Ill the most varied styles
tho valleys ire no two alike and tna
sceLery every where passes before the eve
OF the trueVi or In the richest and most
lavish of uiss miiar characteristics
Amid all tn s. not an inharmOniJu5 ef.
feet Ia perc5ptible but moro than this
there 10 II marvellous blending OF MASTER
pieces OF natural sconarY OF Tho Wild and
the picturesque. though there 10 civill-
Ian ,,ti.4 4t,,.
OF place anl though thu surface of the
earth ID rough and rugged. often forest
covereu and until!able. yet it impresses
one MS the ilLtest dwelling place OF the
highest civilization, aooye and removed
from tho toll and trouble. the money.
getting struggle OF business and profes.
sional life.
Inc ti,eet of the environment upon the
visitor from cities, upon tho business mdn
who would seek refuge IRON the cares oil
lie uGG tirnsome noise and Dustls, is of
most soothing character. Not only are
The nerves rested from All Irritating ten
sion, but there Is somsthirg about the
scenery that i'm parts a quetude a repo5e
freedom from distraction, healing
with the balm Of Dame Nature. Tho nm.
equalled harmony ot he surrounding OK.
hales an influence that enraptures the he.
holder and cres tes within him an inward
form OF the external.
Tho hills and the mountains Of West
Virginia are now gentle and sloplng in
their iines now wild and broken. shelter.
Ing we'll watered. thoroughly cultivated
valleys, where towns and farms. celebrated
for their beauty. hide among the trees, "a
region OF brooks, lovers lanes, mountain
torrents. glens, rocks aud echoes; region
too. where one may spend the summer
and not die of ennui from lack OF good
and congental soGuty.
People WHO go to mountain resorts OK.
pect to suffer more or loss discomfort
to stop out OF civilization and enter prim-
it,va Communities 10 whom the world is
strange II not unknown. Tne She nan.
doah Nailoy of all OF them, is alone the
plnce where this eSpsc alton Is dlsappolnl- I,
ed One may leave civilization 10 20
there but he enters another; he may
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