The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-06
THROUGH THE SOUTH.
OBSERVATIONS FROM TRAVEL IN
DIxIE's LAND.

Exposition Grover Back Number in
the SOuth.-Southern Industry.
In our trip to Atlanta, Georgia, we
passed from Cincinnati over the Ohio
river, the Mason and Dixon's line OF civ
ilization, prosperity and enterprise into
Kentucky, once known as the state Of
slavery, oppression and inhumanity OF
the south.
We took the Louisville & Nashville
road to Louisville. There we found a
city that must have large future in
growth and seemingly is doing large
business and is handsome place and
has End, Sd and 4th streets that are
built of brick buildings of modern archi-
lecture, rich and stylish, that will equal
Euclid avenue, Cleveland.
In passing through the state Of Ken
lucky we found the northern part broken
and rough, but more level and slightly in
the south; better land and more prOduc-
tive. The productions Of Kentucky are
mainly corn. tobacco and hemp. The
dwellings are wooden, one story, I'M
painted and many log cabins inter-
spersed. The people seemingly are not a
class of enterprise and fashion, as their
clothes are cheap and Of the most COM
mon character and their fashions have
not come from London or Paris from
their appearance.
Carriages in this state are not COM
mon luxury. as you see the men as well
as the women riding slowly on horse
back to do their shopping. You see the
horses hitched to post, which is quite a
different thing than seen in Wellington.
As a whole this is not the state for a
northern man to live in, in my
opinion.
We passed into Tennessee, one Of the
notable states Of the rebellion. Nash
vile, the state capital, is a nice city and
quite hustling place of business. The
country around this city is Of an entic-
ing character and much hOme-like as in
Ohio. was informed by the knowing
ones that the soil was worn out and the
land not of much value and not what
northern famer would want to buy as a
farm and home. This state produces
corn principally and some cotton. On
the north of Nashville l saw the large
burying ground where lay at rest the
heroes Of the north, who are sleeping un-
der the green sod, with innumerable lit
tie white slabs at their heads to denote
who they were.
In passing south of Nashville we came
to Stone River and Murfreesboro.
This is quite large town and quite a
business place. The north and south Sc
verely tested the strength Of their armies
in battle here. / saw the ground forts
or breastwOrks thrown up for defence in
battle, although some of the breastwOrks
have been plOwn down in distaste Of the
past war.
On the south of Murfreesboro we
saw the second large burying ground of
the union soldiers, thence we passed on
to Chattanooga. There we took the
street car to the foot Of Lookout Noun
tain, thence we were drawn up on
an inclined track to the top of the noun
tain, 700 feet above the river level. On
top of this mountain they have loco
motive and train of cars that gives you a
ride around the top of the mountain.
Here is where Fighting Joe Hooker did
some of the best work Of the war in his
army climbing up so steep and high a
mountain and driving the rebels from
their strong and formidable positions.
From Lookout Mountain I went to
Mission Ridge, which encircles the city
of Chattanooga, "the key to the war of
the south" where the rebel army laid in
defense to Gen. Sherman's march to At
lanta and to the sea, and where many a
brave fellow fell in defense of patriotism
and good government.
We passed through Gainesville, Ga,
the notable town Sam Jones lives in, Of
population of some 1000 or $500 in
habitants. A model town to live in it is
said. No saloons there and things have
to go as Sam Jones says. He is said to
own a meeting house himself there and
from my observations there are more Sam
Jones needed, as good school houses and
churches are not as numerous as they
should be to make the people right and
good.
Georgia is state where every northern
man ought to go to live when he cant
live in Ohio. Stay in Ohio If you can,
She is foremost of all. Georgia produces
king cotton, which is a yearly product
and grows on bush with branches one
to three feet high, with the open pod
The white cotton over a field looks beau
tiful and enticing to the eye. 1t is 9
novel sight to look at the old negro men
women and children all picking cottOI
into long sack with a strap thrown
over their shoulders, which, when full
are emptied into baskets scattered along
for this purpose, then they cart it to tn,
gin to be weighed and baled. The pric,
paid for picking is 40 cts per 100 lbs.
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