Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-16


and reached Denver in six, occasioning
nearly an hours delay for each section.
But the G.. a. X. veterans-many nc
companied by their wives. daughters
and sons, enjoyed it Immensely, and as
JOY is frequently sympathetic other pas
sengers bore with pleasure conditions
that would have been otherwise uucom-
Portable.
\ number of trunk lines centre i'll
Denver, SO that when all the sections of
all the trains on all the roads had turned
in the last belated tourist the citys
10 900 people gave rest to not less than
10000 guests.
This was manifest both ON Labor Day
Tuesday, and Veterans Day-W ed
nesday, when the stands, windows, and
sidewalks We're alive with fair women
waving flags and handsome men cheer
ing the venerable marchcrs.
Not less than 20, 600 veterans We're in
line, passing IA given point i'll exactly 1870
minutes, and from start to finish each
marched ~, miles The number of de
partments represented was 10; posts over
| 800; States 49-kansas, the largest,
with 5000, and Florida, the smallest, ).
"BctwiXt and between We're 81 drum
corps and there and there" Is bands
the best of the latter i'll ghttcring red
from top to toe, hailing from Clay Cen
tire, Kansas; the most unique and 10y far
the prettieSt, i'll deep blue, a band of Is
girls from Guthrie, Oklahoma. The
State of Pennsylvania made the best
showing III uniform and march dis
cipllne. and the Maryland line, though
short was not far behind in soldierly
appearance and quality.
The musicians numbering nearly
300, got together next day and,
playing Dixie" made an overpowering
impression.
Though deep in the West, Denver we'll
repaid the preference which made it
Grand Army city this year. The eX.
penditure i'll flags, bunting, electric
lights, etc, was enormous. The State
House was wreathed i'll incandeScents
and metal flag at top of dome waved
at electric impulse. Sixteenth and sev-
cral other streets at night, viewed from
neither points, presented gorgeous spec
tacles of deep tunnelngs through Colored
fire.
All these accomplishments We're, there
fore, gratifying revelation to the people
themselves, thousands of whom We're as
profoundly impressed as the strangers
10y the city's command of decorative
genius aud capital.
Leaving the Missouri river westward,
the altitude grows steadily for at least
600 miles from IA few hundred feet to the
tableland a mile high, on which the
city Is founded. That is, though not ii
city ON the summit of "A great ridge
Denver is over 5000 feet higher than
Frostburg, its people breathing layer
of atmosphere Subhmated by loftier cleo
trlc contacts. Hence it comes to pass
that natives of the city, strong of lung,
make 1t a splendid home for pulmonary
invalids from lower attitudes
The city government, therefore, makes
Il specially of clean streets, and sanitary
provisions which are officially neglected
IN FroStburg, are there loyalty respected.
y building ordinance prohibits the
erection of frame structures within city
limits. At first sight this appears UNI
fair to the poor, but a substantial result
is seen in hundreds of brick, stone and
granite residences going up-all inn
mune from fire. Evidently, Denver is
building for a long future.
KANSAS Cry
Much written of Denver can be stated
of Kansas City, though i'll the number
and variety of improvements the lat
ter and larger city is far in anvance.
The same substantial character of build
ing development obtains while the
"boulevard' type of thoroughfare has
become popular and progressive pref
erenCe. A drive of several hours
around and through the city opened to
view an extended system that, from the
character of much of the ground, must
have been also expensive.
Here, as in Denver, highway cleanIi-
ness is looked after industriously.
Every morning three men and a cart
swept up and carried away the dirt and
dust from Benton boulevard and 18th
street, and the JOURNAL learned that
the same type of angels of municipal
enchantment were at similar work all
Orrr the city.
Street and boulevard are smooth and
solid. What is good walking and
driving for one thoroughfare is good for
the others, and the owner of property has
little say i'll or out of court against
movements which enhance his values.
INCIDENTS.
After all, Maryland led the great
parade, Gen. John X. King riding alone
at the head of the great procession.
An elderly man walked into the
smoking room of a coach.
"Where's your badge" asked a
loumger.
Not entitled to one," said the badge
less.
"Why not :"
"Well, sir, if you must know, | be-
longcd to the Bloody Tenth of the
Rapid-FIre Brigade of Stonewall Jack
sons Foot Cavalry, and am now on a
forced march to take Denver in the
rear ria the right flank of the G.. A r. ."
Say yelled half dozen. rising,
mo, you don't, but give us your hand -
wedding party came on the train at
Parkcrsburg, w. Va, returning. The
groom WINGED under the fire of rice, but
the bride never tlinched.
At DuCkworth, same State, the land
lord of the dinng-car appeared to hold
controversy with man i'll deeper
trouble. 1t was feared that the latter
was III default of funeral expenses Oc-
caSioned by the death of Bill Drake
several years ago.
Worse than that :" remarked a man
named Ct +. W." of Cumberland.
He is wanted at Clarksburg for steal
ing money ~
That's wrong said another; "the
dining-car man alleges ii still worse
crime against him and wants to put
him off the train
well, what did he do?' asked
several.
Smoked cigarettes between hash and