The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-14

readers OF the "Post" themaguitude
of this stupendous plant, it is neces-
sary only to say that the coal used
every day runs from soto 35 car
loads. There is also an ice-making
plant and host of other things that
cannot even be touched upon in this
letter. ...
DoLD's FIRE.
On Saturday morning Mt one
o'clock, the Jacob Dold's packing
plant was discovered to be on fire.
There is always SO much grease,
lard, oil and other highly combus-
tibles every fire engine in the two
cities was called out and by4 o'clock
the fire was under control, but it had
already destroyed 100000 worth
of property covered by SSOO,OOO
insurance. 1t is not olarge as Ar
mour's as they employ about 800
hands.
OTHER POINTS.
We visited Argentine, Kansas, the
site of large smelling works; the
large convention hall built by the
benevolent citizens of Kansas City,
at cost of from S150,000 to $780,
600. The New Coates Hotel, a
place fitted up with all the splendor
and magnificence that money could
buy; also the Baltimore Hotel, fitted
out with such a copious supply of
onyx and everything that is nice, so
the very sight of itsgrandeur makes
a fellows ewes water and his mind
with the irresistible pow
pr, in worldly sense, of that much
coveted capital. A visit to the Star
and Journal printing offices also
afforded a profitable hour. Kansas
City is also great railway centre
md ! regret that | am unable to as
certain the number of roads and
rains that enter and leave this city.
During my visit to this place, many
were shown to me by
l.. Wagenseller OF GAS
Everett Ave-, who acted my guide
o the various places ofinterest and
me at his home.
THE STATE OF MISSOURI,
It has been said that the state Of
Missouri could be fenced in with a
high wall and its inhabitants would
want for nothing. The state hat
neavy deposits ofcoal and iron, fruits
If all kinds, melons, cantaloupes and
Ill varieties Of vegetation shound.
Lumber is plentiful. In coming
rom Lincoln to this place, a distance
If 21O miles, l travelled about 1907
niles through the state of Missouri.
passed through the great city of
It. Joseph, teening with the indus
rial activity so charactistic Of large
:ities in the West. During the
month of August Missouri and Kan-
s,s had so much rain that people
we're getting tired of it. At that
ime Pennsylvanians were praying
or it. Here in the West they get
IF all kinds of jokes on the Mis-
'ourians. l can not refrain from
elling story l heard which is pre-
,umed to be a slur on their ignor-
.nce. l must say, however, that
Missouri probably has no more ig-
,orant persons than any other state.
The story runs likethis: Two gentle
nen in neighboring state became
,ntangled in an argument in a ques-
ion on syntax. Seated in their pres
,nce was resident ofMissuri. care
you a grammarianw asked one Of
lebaters. "NO sir" replied the
stranger, 81 am a Missourian."
KANSAS.
The state of Kansas which has |
also been known as the grasshopper
state and had the reputation of being /
,ne of the first "Pop" states, is now
,waiting an opportunity to throw off
he shackles of Populism and get on
he Mckinley prosperity wagon.
There is no denying the fact that
in Kansas and Nebraska isl
On the decline. The fellows who
were fooled into voting for Bryan
are now having their eyes opened to
see prosperity loading down their
pockets under agold standard. Some
thing radical must turn up between
now aud 1900 if Kansas and Ne