The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-19
Westward Ho!
st. Paul, MIMI. Oct. II. 100

st. Paul, Mimi. Oct. II. 100oY
Mr.. misunderstanding t., prdn-
ise | write yon 4 short note of my trip
West. I started on Monday. AY. 81,
on the 4.30 p. m. train on the .I3!HffSy-
lvania Railroad z the Panhandle
Route: erived IN Chicago Tuesday af-
Jerno0n; spent q few hours there. then
took the Chicago and Great Western
railroad to Dennison. Minnesota; ar
irving Wednesday morning ut 11.30.
My wife's father. Ar. j. Z. Wells, was
at the depot waiting for me. In fact,
he had been waiting three hours. for ]
was expected to arrive on the train
preceding, but because of one or two
delays, and the immense travel we
were not able to make that train.
After a half hours ride behind a
spirited team @ a charming prairie
road we had covered five miles and I
vas once again at the home from which
thirteen years ago / took my wife. |
found Mrs. Nichols and children and
her father and mother we'll. We were
all filled with gratitude and delight in
the privilege Of greeting each other.
No event Of unusual Importance hap
pened IN our trip out save the crowded
condition Of the cars. We never saw
more people travelling, not even the
"World Fair Year" / asked myself
why. and concluded that it was due
either to McKinley's administration
and the desire that it should continue
or in anticipation of Bryan's election
people had such an abundance Of mon.
ey and desired to spend the surplus in
travel; or perhaps 1t was because of the
merits Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
system which is almost universally con-
coded and is deservedly popular. This
system is the largest In the world.
Then its service is Of the very highest
order. The attention given to minor
details all aim at the comforts and
convenience of its patrons. The sense
Of security and the consequence free
dom from anxiety that possesses n
who travel by its lines are of inestima-
BILE worth. Its double track, ballasted
road bed, superb cars. the courtesy of
its officials and most excellent atten-
ton Of its trainmeu.
Minnesota has not bad one Of its
best seasons. During May, June and
July no rain fell. The grass was burn
ed by the sun. A great deal Of grain
did not terminate until after the rain.
Hundreds Of acres Of fax WAS caught
by the frost about two weeks before
maturity. From this the farmer will
not even get the seed back. Notwith-
standing all this the farmer is COM
fortably fixed and is hopeful Of better
things.
/ was pleased to note the favorable
contrast in the condition of the people.
In the increased conveniences, COM
forts and arts of life. In fact, there is
an air of mature age which bears evil
dence Of a prosperous and accumulative
youth. 1t has been a settled country.
After remaining in Warsaw until
Monday I started on a trip further
north and west. I went to st. Paul,
this is the capitol Of Minnesota. It
has 100. 600 population and is a city of
great enterprise. 1t is the great COM
mercial center Of the northwest, natur-
ally SO. because of its location. It is
on the Mississippi river almost at the
head of navigation. Its business h0us-
es have adopted all the advance meth
DDS worth adopting. Bargain coun.
ters and all where are found crowds
who have read the morning advertise
ments Of one dollar goods reduced to
ninety-nine cents or from fifty cents to
forty.nine. Most of these people have
paid car fare amounting to ten times
the reduction and fnd it was some
thing that they did not need but these
advertisements make such splendid
shopping excuses.
Not wishing to take more of your
valuable space in your paper. I will
close for this time.
SANFORD M. NICHOLS.