The Republican journal., 1890-05-08
The Excursion to Cardiff, Tennessee.
GLIMPsEs OF THE NEW COAL AND IRON TOWNS IL
THE SOuTHW EST. THE GREAT LAND SALE Al
CARDIFF. BLUE GRASS hospitality AND BLU
GRASS bellies. MAINE AGAINST THE WORLD.


| CARDIFF. BLUE GRASS Hospitality AND Blue
GRASS bellies. MAINE AGAINST THE WORLD.
Written for the Journal
| saturday, April 18th, a party Of business men,
| representing every New England state, left the
Fitchburg depot, Boston, for tile Sunny South.
Nearly five hundred in number boarded tho i've
trains of Pullman that We're To constitute our
! homes for the next ten days, both night and DAY.
The first object of much interest was that master
piece of engineering skill and enterprise the IIoosac
| tunnel. 1t is straight tunnel bored through the
base of this ridge of high hills and is four miles
from entrance to outlet. 1t has been too often
described, however, to call for further mention
now. The western section Of Massachusetts Il
| rugged in the extreme, yet between the high hills
are beautiful villages and cities, the production Of
sturdy race OF enterprisng manufacturers WHO
use these mountain streams for motive power over
and over again until the disturbed waters Soc k
rest in the large rivers that empt5 INTO the ocean.
Night soon shut ont the landscape views as we
entered New York, amt day break found Our train
in western New York gliding along the beautiful
valley Of the Mohawk toward the great lakes. Al
day sunday we sped On through one NJ the bc~t ID
not NE best agricultural state N the lnon--Ohio.
Vast fields spread out On its Level prairie surface,
now green and beautiful from its early Vegetation.
Card playing and story telling were the general
order OF amuScmelt9 Vet this New England
company of men, true to their rurittuir origin
| ami New England education, ah,taucd from break
ing the sabbath. Night again overlook Us rs WE
entered Kentucky At daybreah our train Was
crossing the Cumberland mountains anu onc Nj
the party counted thirty one tunnels through
which our train passed in a fcW hours Nopn Nc
came out into the valley Of tue Tennessee river,
hurdered 10y the Cumberland muuutajn-
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