4/46 Many are yet living from whom I hear occasionally and regard with affection. A change came at last when Mr.Scott had his own office which he and I occupied. The railroad line was not completed over the Allegheny Mountains at that time, and I had to pass over the inclined planes which made the journey a remarkable one to me. Altoona was then composed of a few houses built by the company. The shops were under construction and there was nothing of the large city which now occupies the site. |