Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-09-29

b. f. Bond, OF the B. 80. Railroad,
pulled out Of Camden Station, Balti-
more, bound for St. Louis and the
Worlds Fair. It was the good for
tune Of the writer to be one Of the
party and as ii was my first trip TO
the West naturally noted the diff
ferent points passed with more than
ordinary interest. We we're pass
ing over the same route travelled by
the pioneers who reclaimed the West,
for the B. & o. runs through the
same country that was traversed by
the old National Wagon Road. AL
most ia sight OF the railroad line
from Harper's Ferry 10 Cumberland
is the old trail over which Braddock
and his army passed on the ill-fated
march to Fort Du Quesen-a story
known by heart by every school
boy. To lowlander the mountain
Gus scenery along the route from
Point Of Rocks to Piedmont, through
Altamont to Parkersburg is scene
OF amending interest and delight.
Between Piedmont the foot Of the
AIleghanies TO Altamont their
highest point-the grade is steep
and as the train whirls along the
mountain side, one looks with awe
into the gorge beneath. Beyond the
Alleghanies the liue passes through
the fertile lands Of Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois and Marylander thrills
with pride ia recalling the part the
old State played Ia The opening o.
these great commemorative to set
element, for IL was our representa-
tiyes who stood out forsecuring this
vast domain as o common heritage
Of all the people 10 be IN time formed
into separate and independent States
and thus established aproper prcce
dent for oil times for the acquisition
OF territory by the republic. Blu.
that s another story and this IS not
an historical disquisition AZ 1880,
! A. NJ, Saturday, we passed through
Vincennes noted 10 history and &c
tion-a thriving progrc ssiye
town on the banks OF the Wabash,
famous IN song and story, but not
much OF river 20 eyes familiar with
the Patuxent and the broad Potomac,
AS we sped on orr way ] saw
whole fields covered with bright
yellow flowers and after wondering
for a long time what they we're ven.
turcd TO ask more experienced
traveller, only 10 find, that like my
self, he was ignorant Of the name
But | was bent on finding out and
was told that IL was the common
field daisy. but that ia the West u
was always yellow and not white as
IN Maryland. AT length We reached
the Mississippi and crossed over on
I the famous k.ads bridge. ! must
| confess that was not much impress
cd by the great river, but suppose
when the foods come down Is looks
entirely different from what IL did
when we passed over II. On the
minute we were due, We steamed in
10 the Union Depot 10 81. Louis
the largest railroad station Ia the
| United States. 10 a very short Tins
after our arrival we we're on the Fair
Grounds and located az the Inside
Inn, one OF tho great side shows Of
the greatest show this old earth has
yet seen. The Inn covers several
acres the dining room seats 2200
persons and il accommodates almost
every day over 5000 guests. It's
lobby az night when the guests are
IN resembles d crowded city street
with the people continually moving
10 aud fro. The room 10 which was
assigned was 5243.
On my FIRST day at the Fair. as In
duty bound, | visited the Maryland
Building, and found IL one Of The
most homelke OF all the State build
ings and a structure that Is credit
TO the State. But the best thing
about ii all, Is the people In charge,
who make every visitor feel al home
From the Maryland Building | went
TO the Maryland exhibit and there
found that our State was splendidly
represented. The Geological Sur
yey has our marbles, granite, fire
and brick clays, pottery, soils and
other things ID It's line so we'll dis.
played that even Maryiander Is as.
tonished at the showing made by his
State. IN the Agricultural Build
ing | soon found the Maryland Sec
ton where tall Indian. fashioned
apparently from tobacco. held alofta
cornucopia from which flowed the
manufactured products Of the weed
Here were old friends on exhibition
i found there tobacco grown by G.
v. Hayden, Thad. Yates, Stephen II.
Russell, Joseph M. Mattingly, ]. "A.
Hayden, all labeled and comparing
most favorable with the exhibits 81
the other tobacco growing States.
La another section OF the same build
ing, Mr.. Amos has q complete Ok
hibit Of Southern Maryland tobacco
barn, with unstripped tobacco, and
against the barn is leaning pair oi
oyster tongs that have evidently
seen service. The corn on exhibit
from Maryland compares we'll with |
that 0f tho frraat fsf.st ;, ~ soxottir ~ Ctf8f.