The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-01-19
NOW IN WASHINGTON
Mitchell Gentleman Describes His Trip Of
Sights and Scenes Between Mitch
ell and Wash ngton.
The Implement Dealers Form a State
Organization for Their Benefit at
Sioux Falls.
MeSdameS Smith and Lsehan Entertain
a Company Of Friends at Cards
Saturday Evening.
MITCHELL TO WASHINGTON.
A Mitchell Gentleman Describes His
Journey to the United States
Capital City.

EDITOR REPUBLICANS: In travelling
from Mitchell to Washington one sees
many things to relieve the monotony of
two days journey, and varied sensa-
tions are experienced that tend to de-
velope the idea that this is q sordid
and very material world. Tha, the
almig hty dollar is the object of mans
alteration, and its possession the acme
OF his am bition, finds constant proof on
trip such as the writer has just con-
cluded.
To note the conversations between
different individuals evidences that
business is invariably the theme. Dis
cussions may start up touching political
action, but even that--supposedly-i
teresting subject at once turns to it's
business aspect, and questions of deep
significance, in which the destiny of
nation is involved, are quickly brought
down to the practical business, or mon.
ey making view, from which stand
point the matter is discussed, and iud o.
ment rendered. Even the porters on
the sleepers have their eyes glued on
the almighty dollar: and their every
act indicates the possession of an itch
ing palm. If you ride in the palatial
buffet Of the Pennsylvania limited,
where bath, shave, Cigar or bev.
erages may be obtained, the urbane
''colored gemin'" in charge will 80
adroltly pass out your change, on q
silver server, that the glorious privil-
ege Of leaving dime for his itching
palm does not involve the necessity of
your making change, and should you
nadvertantly scoop in all the change,
you have instantly lost cast with his
highmightiness. Same thing in the
diner, where one pays his dollar for
meal; the coon that serves you expects
at least quarter for atip. Same thing
at the hotel: until one feels that high
way robbery has ceased to be a crime,
| and is now recognized as one of the
| fine arts.
The trip over the Pennsylvania Ry.
from Chicago to the capital on its 'lim-
tied" occupies twenty three hours, and
ls luxurlousness personiied. Magnifi-
cent cars, OF almost oaiental spIendor,
road bed approaching perfection, aad
engines OF gigantic proportions and
power, one is whisked over the noun
tains at almost lightning speed, and
yet so smoothly that the coffee in your
cup rarely slops over, and when sleep is
sought, mothers lullaby, could hard
ly exert greater influence over the
god of sleep. The train consists of
seven sleepers, an observation car,
diner, and buffet. No mail or baggage
carried. Trains stop only to change
engines.
The scenery through Pennsylvania
and Maryland is most enchanting, be-
ing quite different from that of our
great treeless plain. And yet west
erner wonders how they extract . liv-
| ing from such broken country as the
Alleg hany mountains and its tributary
territory. To see fields fenced varying
In size from half to six acres, does not
convey to him the idea of farming,
while the universally large farms seem
greatly out of proportion.
In Pennsylvania, from Plttsburg to
New York, l saw but one runt of q COW,
and she was pointed westward. and |
imagined she was longing for the
ranges of South Dakota. But the
wealth of Pennsylvania is nearly all
below the surface, and the myriads of
smoke stack end streams of ire emitted
from furnaces and smelters testities to
busy state and to fortunes wrested
from its stony interior.