Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
HI. SNYDER, Publisher
! VISIT TO ALTOONA.

eAf',.I'rs eAf of the Keystone State were
" HD...'-,..r.r delightful and interesting.
rleasant railroad journey from
~ ~ - ,-l,town at this time of the
S"'t through the fertile Cumberland
~. rnu looking its very best, with
w.. ~ s--.1did farms evidencing its
uN ,-..ultural richness and rural
-, and the luscious crops CIV
.r ~ mise of abundant harvests. 1t
;"7 y.rtaHle garden of the gods from
- pu..mac to the Susquehanna. and
- lr- they whose privilege it is 10
i,ys m -..s favored section.
S~..r Harrisburg to Altoona the
o,'.. main line of the Pennsylvania
bs,,rn.. Westward makes a steady as
c@~, nm toward the mountains fol-
iSgfrc rry broad Susquehanna as far
.. rrr.anron. and then entwining IT.
eS,t with the beautiful Juniata river
orl the fair valley through which the
Srgr,..rg stream winds its picturesque
w3v I, IS a lovely combination OF
Fa- and forest, mountain and lush
nIs,rs %. growing crops, while pros
r"rolj, towns give evidence of the thrift
and business activity of the people.
SOM of the best trains OF the
pcrr,, make the run from Harrisburg
70 Altoona. a distance of l3l miles,
without single stop, and the service
is all that could be asked.
Altoona is a thriving city of some
$1,000 rcoplc. in the Allegany noun
ains. with an elevation OF 800 feet
above sea- level Ii was established in
1850 b. the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which made ii the end of division
and l>ltlished railroad shops that
have grown and grown until they are
rerhlC- the largest establishment OF
ihg kirt IN tine world. The railroad
runs right through the center of the
CITY. and for miles alongside its tracks
lis shops extend in busy array. II
was told US that probably $1,000 peo-
pie are employed by the railroad COM
pany lu one way or anOtfter-a rather
large proportion of the population of
the city. it seemed to us. Altoona
seems to have heard the Biblical eX-
hortat0n, give me neither poverty nor
riches" for it has few wealthy peopl;
ana uu. many rcalv poor. Its resi-
dents are in comfortable circum-
Star,-- Tor the labOring peoDlc receive
good wages and have prompt pay
master. A very large proportion of
the rguH.. own their own homes, and
all s-cm 20 he prosperous. The city it
self has every evidence of enterprise
AM 0r0nr-SsivenesS Its streets are
we.. 0a-t, il has attractive stores,
good newspapers, a fine trolley system.
amusement parks and is UP TO date.
JuS' ~.A q Iev' hotel TO cost a million
dollar 10 more is being erected, almost
ever roa. n town who amounts 10 any,
tnlng beng a StOckhoder in the enter
prise
Ii must ,2 admitted that there is a
good -ya. OF smoke about Altoona, but
men mat Is an unavoidable accompani-
H'-"' 10 plustrial activity. 1t is said
u'.' t 'a.r.at company makes every
u''hf mat moves on wheels in its AL
tooh4 shops great passenger and
Hy2Ni ."somotives, electric engines
Nu.a rs L uses in its New York tun-
nCs un- suhways, steel passenger
CSoat.-r nd freight cars. down TO the
NIUE sargage trucks that are used
a.ooEi lis 1yFotS. When to all this ac-
NIl'E are added the great number of
PASSENGER and freight trains that have
Hle civ as a stopping place or terminal
It is Inevitable that there must he rnnre
or less smoke.
va, ing that impressed the writer
-o ' ."'Ec mileage of magnificent
AZ '.- highways that radiate from
g. De-" T" every section OF Blair coun-
/, ... 'y"NIe have invested generous
- .I ~ roads, and they have gotten
oes"'I> In the comfortable Peerless
- ."r most We explored the coun-
sao, I erection, and have never
5o, , ..~ialnG better in the way of
cor-, Cons me splendid stretches of
c, co"-, s'a, HrIck or tarvia that axe 40
6 a.. ,h'"yed by the people who live
- .,.m or enjoy spinning over
b. e confess that We have no
n-o- no. '' very keen heretofore for th-
w.. liW million bond issue in
er;,. .'t.nia for good roads, but after
tbo me Beauty and comfort Of
". r.. '-SrtuI roads in Blair count,
N. anout become converted 70
v.. t0.!ity Of having the best high
..'' can he constructed.
CO.. roads ramify the entire
an @H @r>nt'y and are built aroun;
IN, '-T the mountains and through
"a. -HN IN every direction. win
b. .-H nat make transportation
Sim. r'.i Of wheeled vehicle a verv
so.... ..a5ter The beauty of this
s.-.-.. .' pennsylvania is beyond de-
R.a IN a drive over Catfish
ra-.. 10 Roaring Spring, through a
ar... ."''aIn pass, and then a loop
t7r way of Martinsburg.
a- % and thrifty looking Dun:
f.. We passed through very
'-. ITo. porous section of