New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25
THE RED RIVER COUNTRY.

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N,NoV BEAr~-ISDUSrEIN CONDITION AND
OUTLOOK % TIIE CovNIHY-INsEcrmTY on
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EurAw Ala. March 2i.-Nothng in my travels
IN the South thus far has been more pleasant OF
more interesting, than the voyage down the ked
River from Shreveport TO the Mississippi. IL was
pleasant. To begin with things purely personal To
have a bed q litlo longer than the railway ear
-cats in which / have done most Of my sleeping
for some months past and tlIc food aud table ap-
pointmcnts aud service were the best have found
In the South. Thc-c Red River boats do moi under
take 10 do a regular passenger business nor do
they run on any time schedule. The captain
warned me Of this before wc lch Shreveport "Wo
are due everywhere" said he. "only when We mr.
rivc" The freight il mostly cotton. coitona"cd and
bacon. with some corn. hny wood. mavc". poles
nic The boais sometime whit ~ landings FOR HcV-
oral hour. while fpiRhi IL brought IN aud londrh'
and had time for short cNrursionH into tlie country
at vnriou~ points. The land along the river ~
mostly very rich. and there are many ynluab'
plantations 10 b. found. The ncrrocs Of this region
generally appear to be going 10 work this spring
though there nre many idlcrs everywhere Siho
arrival OF boat q train Of cars il everywhere
event OF much interest to the negroes and "
seems indispensable that they should see all that IA
done at such times.
The country seems new. though much Of it has
been occupied for n long time. The people OF b"'h
races have The ways" manners aud general char
actcristics Of y new or frontier region. They tax
loudly on the streets aud in the fields extremely
hoSpitablc and accommodating. aud very improNi-
dent. | found "a good many hard working Whi''
people on small plantations at various points HUNS
the rScr. somc of them Northern pr"pl'' pu. many
natives of different southern states. MOST =" 'n''
people might make money propA"E' pu' ''i'' guy
too many things ana I've To" rXp''i'N''E. many W
them dcvoting all That should '" s"f'' '"' W.
future to entertaining thrT ir'rhdS ana h''-"'"'
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