The Russellville Democrat., 1880-06-24

est along the route added very much to the enjoyment of the excursion ists. Both of these gentlemen were indefatigabls in their attentions and exertions to add to the comfort of the party, and for these kind attentions, and for .abundent refreshments fur nished by them, for their kindness in giving us extensions of time at many points of interest, they will ev- CT be borne in grateful remembrance by our whole party. Especially were the ladies of our party profuse in their admiration of the efforts of these gentlemen. and to them the frequent opportunities to get out Of the cars and take strolls at different points was worth great deal as the monotony and irksomeness of rail road travel was very measurably broken and done away with by these opportunities to get out and look about. If all the other officials of those roads were such men as Rog- CTS and Snyder the roads cannot but prosper and be popular. The com pany of Mrs. Rogers, from Chatta- noogs, on the remainder of our trip was . pleasant acquisition to our party. Our run from Little Rock to Memphis was smooth and unbroken by any unpleasant occurrence. The road is in excellent condition and the managers seem to have that concep- ton of regard for the comfort of travellers which makes . run over their road pleasant and agreeable.
 At Blackfish pleasant episode oc- cured. One of the noble army of quill drivers, Mr. R. G. Bradfield, of the Forest City Courier, without the fear of broom sticks or dry goods bills in his eyes, had premeditatedly. slyly and with love aforethought, concluded that there is truth and wisdom in the scriptursl maxim it is not good for man to be alone. So having secured the consent of a most charming little piece of human ity to share his joys and sorrows, (without the consent of the parents of the aforesaid fair one) he had mounted the hurricane deck of { buggy and with his loved one hied away to Blackfish, where the sacred rites of matrimony made them man and wife, and they joined the ex. cursion and bravely stemed the tide of editorial greetings and resolutions which were in store for him. At Mem phis we took sleeper. checking oul baggage to Chattanooga, and passed . comfortable night, arriving at De. catur, Ala, for breakfast. At Tus cumbia and Huntsville are two of the finest springs we have ever seen We were given time at Huntsville tc visit the spring and see portion ol the town. It is a pretty little city with most excellent streets, and sub s:antial blocks of houses. We no ticed some handsome residences with flowers and shrubbsry- -ornamentsd yards.
 Passing on over the excellent Memphis and Charleston road through some superbly grand noun tain scenery, we arrived safely al Chattanooga at $40 p. m., on Satur. day evening. This is the eastern terminus of the Memphis and , Charleston road, which connseta } here with the East Tennessee, Vlr- ginia aud Georgia road, continuing Tn northeastern course along the whole eastern border of Tennessee Length of the line BIO miles. Oul ] party put up at the Reed Hotel, and speaking from my own experience there, I must say it is remarkable for nothing but the dinginess of its rooms and the dullness and lazynesl of it's servants.
 The manufacturing interests ol Chattanooga have grown to some i'm portance-especially the manufac' ture of iron. The landscape view from the cars on the Memphis and Charleston road as we near the vicin' ity of Chattanooga is grandly wild and picturesque. The view along the whole line, is, in fact, grand and southern tourists cannot take 2 route which will afford them finer landscape views. The Cumberland and Unakas mountains arc ranged along on either side towering heaven ward. The Blue Ridge mountains are visible in the distance. As we approach Chattanooga the historical Lookout mountain lies to the right. Poin. Lookout from its summit, some six miles from Chattanooga, affords a superb survey of the whole coun- try lying round about. From this point we have view of six different States.
 l The elevation of Chattanooga is 675 feet above the sea level.
 Friday morning we took the cars on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road which has a length of PAP miles terminating at Bristol Goodson on the dividing line be- tween Tennessee and Virginia. That part of the town which lies in Va. is called Bristol, while Tennessee's part of the town is known ias Good son.
 Before proceeding to give a brief sketch oi the run over the K. T., V. & G. road, must mention another happy addition to our party which