The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-01-12
GLIMPSES OF TEXAS
"A Seen through Northern Spcctaelc'

"A Seen through Northern Spec
san Marcos TcNns. Dec. ~, 81.
Editor Pam DEALER Sir, agreea-
ably to promise made to many 81 NY
old friends and nelshhois to sive ny |
Impressions CT Texas, in your paper,
l will with your pcrmissiono com.
mence with my trip down from st.
Louis. Starting out from the Great
Union Depot on the Missouri Pacific
route We travel nearly due west TO
Seaalia Mo-, aud should say the
best part OF II for Il portion or the
way, (the first ID To loo niles Il rath.
or rough, hroken country, but 1t Il
mostly cultivated. After that dis.
tanec II il largely prairie and well
cultivated, fine orchards, farm build.
ings ami every appearance CT COM
fort and thrift. so far as seen from
tho ear windows. or course Your
readers will understand that n very
extended view cannot be obtained
from that point Of observation. when
travelling - to 10 miles IN hour At
Sedalla, darkness came on and closed
the view until We struck the Indian
Territory. The route passes through
the country Of the Osages. Greeks
and Choetaws. crossing the Arkansas.
North and South Canadian rivers,
and many smaller streams. This
Territory Il mostly Il beautiful conn-
try cultivated In Il limited way. Some
of IL l do not like hut mostly fine
country. We enter Texas at Dcnnison
which l. not large town but quite Il
busy one. From there the route il
To Miaeota, where We strike the III.
ieraational 4 Great Northern. this
portion cf Texas II mostly ,imherea.
on the roatc NJ least, with Oak, Cot
tonwoad and other varitics l canna,
name, rather level than otherwise,
although rolling enough for drain.
age Winter wheat looking well
| though saw no large fields, in fac,
only Il small part OF the land il under
cultivation and all III. way Cotton
| Is the principle crop and the people
all say the cotton and all other crops
| We're lish,thls season. Before reach.
Ing Mineoto. darkness came on
again and | saw no more osthe coun-
Try until about - miles OF Austin.
Here tho country l. partly timber
and largely live Oak. aud other
evergreen varieties which gives ii
quite summer appearance and ii Is
a charming region To travel through
until we reach this town. San Mar
Gus. here the scenery and surround
ings approach the grand and are al.
together charming with Il beautiful
stream OF water. green trees and
growing vegetation tof some kinds
apparently Il good social elcmSnt,
with quite a srrinkling Of Northern
iacalids, two or thrc in my boarding
House. l have been all the way
from 81. Louis looking for the pal.id,
sallow, siekly looking people I tx.
peetea To lind according IT. tradition
j and have failed 10 find them any.
where, in fact the men here look As
hale and hearty and the women us
fresh and lair as In Iowa rg MINI.
the only siekly people have seen
are those from tho North coming
here In search oi health
| Now with some remarks rs II the
route and Is management, | will
close this letter a. | am Qas,e busy
in looking around anl am not ready
n yet u uilce advice, Tickets can
b. bought in Burlington. Iowa, from
there ~ Austin. .ass class. 500 md
class Saa,ea, hut rs the route really
ieonsmenees III 81 Louis, shall con-
tine myself Ia that, just what ,ise
| lalv Il | did hot enquire. having my
Fiase from Ragliss; In the Union
depot II -. Louis you take Your
seat iii i first class coach heated hs
s,eam ls.es tor in the palace sleep
ing ant dining car ii YOU can AFFORD
IL aAs choose to. t&al furnished
with Ice water Tor drinking and IN.
cili,ies Tor washing, Il porter IL at.
tead - yoas wants and you ride for
| 10 or l. hundred miles Without
Y change IT car or trouble 10 look at
i ter baggage with the most corteous
and gea,lemaaly conductors and
/ train men You can find OH earth. |
think, | tried pretty severely and
found no exceptions. all or them
pheasant and civil. We changed con-
daesors anu train men several times
with the exception If porter. The
fact l. il i real pleasure tn travel
over this route 1.-THE Mis-. oari Pacific. !
Tho country il diversified wita al
most constantly changing scenery
and objects of interest for the North
era traveller. there Is no wearincss q,
, ennui. u would he caused hy pass.
liz through continuous scenery q,
. tho sane character everything i
changing often, AMI therefore inter.
e>Ias. anu II il n sahicci Of wonder
u me thai the management Of ,lis
, great through roate is not making
! mere effort II secure the travel from
Northern Iowa and Minnesota l.,
advertising in and having tickets 81
sale In suMc accessible points. in
stead of allowing the Ill. Central Il
! manopalize tie business oyer a long
! 81 aud l think, less atfraytls,
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