The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-27
IFor the Herald.


North. west to drop you line, but
amid the hubbub and hustle of
that region, together with the
fact Of my trip being flying one,
1 found it impossible to do so. I
have concluded since my return
that . word or two might not be
ont of place, and might not be un-
interesting to some of the readers
of the Herald. In fact some por-
tions Of my trip were so exceed
ingly interesting and pleasing to
nc, especially as regards what [
saw and heard in Missouri, that I
feel constrained to tell it publicly.
I am as q man who has good news
to relate; he wants everybody to
hear it.
I suppose it might be we'll first
to say something about tho crops
in those portions Of the cotton
States through which [ passed.
In Georgia. from Augusta to Chat
tanooga; and from Chattanooga
through North Alabama, North
Mississippi, and portion Of West
Tennessee to Memphis, l found
the cotton crop not to be COM
pared with that of Newberry Dis
trict. The cotton seemed to be
"drowncd OUT, and needed Guano
and work besides. The farmers
appeared to be utterly lost il the
grass and weeds. 1t was really
pitiablc to see, as was common,
two or three poor disbeartened
looking darkics attempting to hoe
cotton with oceans Of big weeds
and grass spread out before them.
1t was lamcntablc; and even the
most ultra Democrat could not
witness such q sight without feel
ing that cuffec ought to have the
consultations Of suffrage. The &C.
real crops appear to be extensively
planted in North Georgia, and the
sections Of Alabama and Mississip-
pi spoken of: These crops seemed
to be very lourishing. I was sur
rri$cd in going up the Mississippi
river from Memphis to st. Louis,
to find so few Of the magnificent
steamboats, that were to seen be-
fore the war; and upon inquiring
the cause: l found it was the Rail
Roads that have in a measure de-
stroycd the commerce Of this great
river. There is still, however, a
vast carriage upon the "Father of
Waters" and must continue to
be.
l suppose the city Of St. Louis
is the largest town West Of the
Mississippi. 1t is situated twenty
miles below the mouth of the Mis-
souri, river. The length Of the
city by the course of the river is
about nine miles, extending four
miles back, but the thickly settled
portion is about seven miles in
length, and about three and q half
in breadth; is regularly laid out,
the streets generally being 60 feet
wide, and crossing each other at
right angles. The buildings, both
public and private, are generally
of the most substantial character,
being OF stone, brick and marble.
There is probably no city in the
Union of it's size that can boast Of
q better class Of public buildings.
The two leading hotels, in point
Of size, architectural beauty, mag
nificence of interior finish, or con-
vcniencc and completeness of de-
tail, are probably unsurpassed in
the United States. The Lindcll
Hotel, on Washington Avenue,
was opened in the fall of 1864, and
the Southern, on corner Of Fourth
and Walnut Streets, in tho fall Of
1865. That your readers may
form some idea of the ''Lindell," I
will give a few statistics as given
to me: Total cost Of hotel and lot
over one million and half of dol
lars: total forage, seven acres; ;
length Of gas pipe, three miles;
length Of carpeting, eighteen miles;
area Of plastcring twenty-seven
acres; length of bell wire, thirty
two miles; hcighth from sidewalk,
one hundred and twelve feet. The
Southern Hotel is not so large as
the Lindcll, but in some respects
more elegant, and cost nearly as
much. There are other elegant
hotels in the city, numbering, as I