Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-26
Sight Seeing.

breaskfast / would be told what was
the order of the day. The particular
morning about which I write was
Thursday = Children's Day = at the
fair. so there was to be no school but
holiday. Ida was to take me to the
reservoir.
As we left home and just as we were
to turn the corner, we met the letter
carrier and he handed each of US let
:er. Mine was from home, and as we
did not want to read them on the
street, we put them in our pockets un-
til we had more convenient season
In order to show me more of the
city we took different roads each trip.
Our road this morning took US past
large tracts of laId that were being
improved. That is Ieveled down fit to
make into city lots, for some parts of
this land are very broken. We saw a
steam plough at work and tell you it
turned big burrows, and there were a
great many teams hitched to large
wheel scrapers that would take great
loads of dirt to some other part of the
ground that needed filing up. and we
saw where they had laid off their fields
into lots and streets and set long rows
of shade trees, and in little while all
of this new territory will have fine
houses built all over it, and will be
beautiful part of the city.
When we reached the reservoir we
climbed up forty-nine steps to reach
the promenade where We found large
body of water. l should think, as
counted the posts of the fence on top
of the bank, there were about ten
acres OF water in each part of the
reservoir. 1t is divided by a great
wall, and the water is forty feet deep,
and all this amount is calculated to last
the city about three days in case of
the regular supply by any cause cut
off. All around this body of water
the land is laid of in drives and walks,
with various kinds of shrubbery and
trees. Piats of flowers and such sights
of roses all in full bloom. After look
ing around until We were tired we
seated ourselves and read our letters
and took in the beauties of the scenery.
l do not know how it is with other
large cities, but do not think there
can be a city that has taken the trou-
BILE and the expenses to make it city
of beauty, and that all may enjoy,
of dollars have been spent to make it
a city of pleasure, comfort and beauty.
/ sat and thought OF the lakes before
me and that all of that water would
be used up in three days. It did not
seem possible. After feasting our
eyes on the beautiful things, we re-
luctantly left for other scenes. If one
wishes to see all Of the sights, he can
not tarry long in one place, there are
so many things to be seen.
When we reached the downtown
part of the city, we called in at some
of those great business houses. Such
as Nugent's and Barr's. At each Of
those places you become almost be-
wildered with the sight of everything
that a person could think OF TO adorn
and for ones comfort. o such sights
of beautiful garments spread oft be-
fore you. 1t makes one feel as though
he would like to be rich for once. One
thing l noticed. in the years gone by,
the stores had lots of cash boys; you
would hear from every direction some
one call s'cash," ''cash," and you
would see boy or boys running with
bundles and bills in every directions:
but saw none of this. As each pur-
chase was made the goods with the
bill were placed in a small car and
sent up over head TO a wire carrier
way across the building to place like
gallery; there the goods were done
up and sent back to the one who sent
them. You see all over the store those
cars running in every direction. tall
looked SO different from the old way OF
doing things. And such crowds of
folks going and coming. After seeing
all we wished to see We left for other
places.
On the street we saw great crowds
of people, it made me ask; Where
do all of these people come from?" 1t
| being the week of the fair and Exposi-
ton, the Yelled Prophets, the South
St. Louis Merchants parade and flag
raising of both candidates for the pres
ideucy, it brought great crowds from
all parts of the country. It was al
most impossible to make ones way
through such a mass o: people. And
then the street cars were constantly
going and coming. One had to watch
at every crossing for fear of being run
over. / wondered that people did not
get killed every day. The cars have
almost done away with horses and