The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-25
THE EDITORIAL UNIT
OUR TIVE GIVES A
BOILED DOWN' ACCOUNT OF
HIS DISTRIBUTIONS IN
TIE gOUTHWEST.
HE RETURNS WITH RENEWED
LOYE FOR HIS NATIVE CLINE
AND CHANTS A PRETTY ODE TO
IT'S MERITS.

a trip through the Southwest with the
excurting Tennessee editors, to furnish
a detailed account Of what ha saw alSng
the route travelled, but having been
frowningly warned by the chief editor
that space was precious and long ar
ticles an abomination, il will be necss-
sary to "boil down" Iwhat might have
occupied half dozen columns.
The excursion party, numbering eight
ladies and thirty-three gentlemen, left
Nashville on the evening Of June Both,
in a Pullman sleeper, over the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis road.
Early Sunday morning Columbus, KY,
was reached, where we caught our first
sight of De SOto's branch the mighty
Mississippi. A special train awaited
US at this point, and, having been trans
ferred over the rIver by q steam ferry,
we sped On toward st. Louis over the
/ Iron Mountain road. For miles we
passed through swamPy, bull-frog
and crocodile country, and our inquiry
as to how the people in that section SUBJ
sisted was never answered. Further
on the country improved and we OBJ
served here and there fine fields of
growing grain. Belmont, Bismarck
(near the Iron mountain) Frederick
town and DsSoto were the prominent
towns in this part of Missouri we pass
ed through. At 2 p. m. the party srriv-
ed in St. Louis and registered at the
wsll-known Lindell Hotel. The re-
mainder Of the day was spent principal
ly in rest. Monday we visited Shaw's
Garden-a magnificent park-a paradise
in conception-with an area of 2S0
acres, situate fsur miles west OF the
city. 1t is said that this garden con-
tains trees, shrubbeIy and flowers of
every variety known to the world. 1t
was presented to the city by a wealthy
old bachelor-frOm whom it derives its
name-after mere than six million
dollars had been expended in beautify-
ing it. The Geological Garden, the
Union Market, the great bridge across
the Mississippi and other places Of in
terest were visited. st. Louis in the
pride Of the West - Notwithstanding
Chicago claims to be the Queen City.
While THE GAZETTE man was stand
ing in the office of the Lindell Hotel,
soon after his arrival, meditating upon
the strange surroundings, he was ac-
costed by Mr.. Chas. E. Robert, city
editor of the GlO6e-DenOerat, formerly
Of Nashville and Memphis journalism,
who greeted him with warmth and in
quired very kindly after the welfare |
Of the senior editor of THE GAZETTE,
to whom he wished his kindest re-
CARDS presented.
We were agreeably surprised TO meet |
here our friend, w. B. Ross, ESQ.,, late
of Messy Creek. Will. has made de-
tour in the West and is new represent
ing n safe house in st. Louis onS good |
salary. However, he desires to return
home and resume the practice of law,
which he will do in the fall. We were
shown some personal favors by him
fer which we are grateful,
Remaining in st. Louis until $50
Monday night, we departed via the
Missouri Pacific railway for Texas.
At the peep of day Tuesday morning
the train made brief halt and soli-
tary member Of the party stepped off at
Jefferson City, cast his eye about and
saw enough to convince him that the
tewn was one of wealth and enterprise,
Of no mean proportions. Securing a
sandwich, he hied himself back to the
place of nod (the boys were all asleep |
and chuckled that he was the only
member who saw the capital of the
State. 1t was the unsophisticated youth
Of the GAZETTE.
A run of few hours brings us 10
Sedalia, Mo. On all sides we see rich,
fertile fields of waving corn and other
grain. Wheat has all been cut and
threshed and corn is made. We are
told that wheat was never finer and that
corn will yield immense. Western
Missouri aud Southeastern Kansas are in
q high state of cultivation. 1t is q
lovely and fertile country.
Out Of Missouri we are whlrled into
the Indian Territory and on through
the HAPPY hunting grounds" of poor
Lol--the grandest fraud Uncle Sam has
ever dealt with. Possessed of the choicest
land great nation ever owned, and the
favored wards of a powerful govern
ment, our Indian is the most worthless,
miserable psuper and reprobate ON the
habitable globe. Too lazy to w0rk, he
is forced to steal, rob and murder.
The Territory is Of wide domain and /
as far as the eye can reach a broad ex-
panse Of rolling prairie stretches cut
in every direction. The lay of the
land is truly grand and glorious to be-
hold. Occasionally stoppages were
made at small stations. We would step
Off and look about, but beyond few
stores and a few loafing Indians we
saw nothing OF interest. From what
We could learn the sell is of good quail
ty and would produce well If cultivated.
We enter the Lone Star State early
Wednesday morning. Passing through
Denison, we arrived az Fort Worth in
time for breakfast-whieh, .by-the-by,
was served up mt one of the meanest eat
Ing houses we ever struck. Il was call
ed the Mansion House. An invitation
was extended us to join in the celebra-
tion OF the glorious Fourth here. We
did so. A grand barbecue was given
and the procession was three miles
long. We were furnished comfortable
buses to ride in. The newspapers the
next day stated that the Tennessee edi-
tors were the nnest-looking men in the
procession-a fact intended as a compli- .
ment. Fert Worth has n population OF 1