Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-28
ABSOLUTELY PURE
as going to- the Exposition to go along
Ind look at the displays in the windows.

as going to- the Exposition to go along
a nd look at the displays in the windows.
Union Market, Of which "Old Times
has told you, comes in sight, where al
kinds of fish, flesh and fowl, and every
thing that grows on the tree, vine. or
in the ground, that can be used by man
| is to be seen or had in their season.
Your ..mouth will water" at the sight
before you, and your hand will, before
you are aware of it, be in your pocket
feeling for nickle or dime, every
thing is SO tempting to the taste and
pleasing to the eye.
On Fourth street, or one block east,
and for several blocks north, are to be
seen wholesale Commission houses,
where all manner of produce is sold by
wholesale. One finds it very difficult
to pass along on the side walk for the
barrels Of apples, potatoes, onions,
crates of cabbage, chicken coops, box
es of tomatoes, peaches and baskets OF
everything that grows, and piles OF
watermelons and canteloupes. Every
thing is put up in convenient and at
tractive packages, for appearance will
often sell an article quicker than quail
ity. It is here that most of the .'green
grocers'' get their supply of vegetables,
and most of them come at or o'clock
in the morning so as to get their vege-
tables at their stores for their morning
customers. The farmers who depend
on this market to sell their sstrucl1''
must be on hand early, too, and many
of them from distance in the country
come and stay there all night with their
loads.
One large house (may be more) deals
exclusively in tropical fruits, princi-
pally bananas, which are brought by
the carload and are hung up in large
room to ripen, for they are as green as
grass when they are brought. Oranges
and lemons are received here by the
carload, and are sold at wholesale, or
not in quantities of less than box. It
takes a great deal of everything to feed
all the people here, and although there
are other markets and peddler wagons,
this is the principal wholesale street
in this line.
Being in the vicinity of.the wonder
full Eads Bridge, and of which all of
you have probably read or have seen
the pi cture, we will go out upon it to-
see, not the bridge, for you can't see it
to advantage by being on it, but to get
a view of the river for miles up and
down. and of the levee with the boats
of all sizes coming and going like a
swarm of of bees. But instead of COM
ing laden and returning empty, they
come bringing all kinds of grain, baled
hay and other country produce and re-
turn laden with all manner of manu-
factured articles, groceries and other
products of the city.
There are several excursion boats, |
which generally make two trips daily, |
either up or down the river, giving |
every one an opportunity to get out to
get a breath of fresh air and sight of |
green. On certain days the
poor children with their mothers are
given free excursion, the expense be-
ng borne by ..the fresh air mission"
I saw the river from the bridge last
year, during the high water period.
There was but a very small portion of
East st. Louis but what was under wa
er, and saw the brake rods above
water marking the place where there
we're whole trains of freight cars en-
irely under water. And as far north,
asst and south as the eye could see,
vas nothing but water, and along the
evee it came to the second story Of
ONE of the houses. Many people
anne daily to see the river, among
Thom was stout woman wearing a
lack 1eghorn. hat, with a plume and
lowers. A stiff breeze was blowing
7hich lifted that hat. carried it on its
,ings and dumped it into the river, n
here it went spinning around and
round in whirlpool. OF course .
aere was no use to try to rescue the
in this case, although the {
oman looked after it sadly; and who
nows but what that hat may have
cen found miles and miles below by !
,me one who shed a tear of sympathy i
r the woman who didn't get drown
/? IL
During the hot simmer months the
cidge is free In the evening, and hum !
eds OF poor people come ont here .
ith their children to get the cool air, g
i'd sit or prominade by the hour.
g are reminded by this that the bus-
ess men and corporations Id their