The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-01
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Scrantonian, TO whom naturally
the Lackaw ma railroad is a sat-
| isfaction, to hear the various COM
| ments concerning railroad travel to
| ana from the Pan-American eXposi-
| ton. There seem to be two rather
general opinions overheard in these
| conversations, namely. We are so
| glad we took the Lackawanna," and
| we are so sorry we came by some
| other route" You will often hear in
| quiries as to the possibility of eX-
| changing tickets with somebody in or
| der to return by the road which is so
| praised. On one point there is univer-
| sal aSreement-the freedom from dust
| young woman was heard expatiat-
| ing to a grimylooking friend on the
| felclty OF riding on the observation
car. He had apparently just landed,
| and with mixture of what looked
| ike lampblack and freshly-cooked as
| phalt over his countenance was be-
wailing his discomfort Couldn't
have blamed window up" he grum-
bled. "all the way. | went into the
smoker and almost sat on the engine
| so that / wouldn't get so much SCOT,
but we had to keep the windows shut
| there. A fellow told me not to wipe
my face so much, as the soft coal
| cinders made streaks like comets. and
| 10 blow them off instead. I'd like to
KNOW with fine scorn, "how you're
going to blow a big, fat cinder off
| your own eyebrow. So | suppose I've
| got the comets"
Yes, you have" assented the girl
| sadly, and she glanced apprehensively
| at young woman who accompanied
her and who had apparently been
| coached beforehand as to the good
looks of the man in question. He
| certainly did resemble a brigand. She
| then continued
There was woman in the Penn
sylvania building today who told me
| she could spot those who didn't come
from Pittsburg because they were
always washing their faces and ap-
rearing so unhappy when they were
dirty. Pittsburg people were not thus
disturbed over conditions so familiar
It's about the same way with people
who come in by the Lackawanna.
| When you see them with a lot of
bags and umbrellas. you know at
once whether they have Travelled by
that road"
They are telling a good story Just
now about +. p. Cox, the handsome
division passenger agent, of Buffalo,
one of the few of the old regime who
| held over with the present admnistra-
tion. He was at the Iroquois the
other day and was being reviled by a
party of friends, who declared that
the local officials of both the Lehigh
| Valley and the New York Central
railroads were claiming the engraving
on the Pan American postage stamps
as representing the Empire state and
! the Black Diamond engines. HIM"
| remarked Mr.. Fox placidly; do you
| suppose we'd claim a picture of an
| engine for minute that made as
much smoke as that? Let 'em claim
| her." And he waved his cigar con-
| temptuously toward the postage
stamp in question. with its pinky bor-
| der.
Few who travel much on our roads
| in the vicinity of Scranton realize the
| absolute unhappiness which can be
| induced by riding after a soft coal
| locomotive in this extremely hot
| weather, thus II is not surprising that
| New York people crowd the Lacka-
wanna cars ana tndt II is dlfncult
| to get a berth or chair between Ho-
| boken and Buffalo without engaging
one in advance. The exquisite scenery
| all the way from the quiet loveiness
| of the streams and wide meadows OF
| Jersey, to the majestic sublimity of
the towering mountains at the Water
| Gap, the wild beauty and the refresh
| ing air of the Pocono, must be a con,
| tinual delight to those familiar or un-
familiar with this infinite variety in
| the landscape Then from Scranton
on, the charming glmpses of nature
| all the way to Binghamton are a JOY
| forever, where the wide, splendid
river and the rich green of hill and
| valley intrance the eye, while beyond
| lie the wondrous lights and shadows
on the purple mountains about Dams
Vile; the alluring views afar to the
| northward and the changeful richness
of the illimitable distance in Western
| New York. To enjoy that daylight
| trip from the rear of an observa ton
car on a Lackawanna train all the
way from New York TO Buffalo, is to
see something of our country which
makes one glad to be alive.
| The government exhibit at the PAN
| American is said to be the hest ever
/ he