Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-23

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 16.-The
yellow fever fed before the frost and
all is life and hustle in this wonderful
city. 1t is nearly twenty years since
the writer was here with the Missouri
Press Association, when Hon. J. E.
Hutton was its honored president.
There are many points in and about
the city which we shall visit if Mitch
ell don't get too tired, and he says he
never gets tired of seeing. He says
"doing, not seeing, is what makes him
tired" So we will ido" the town.
Biloxi is situated not far from here,
and that little city is favorite resort
for Audrain and Rails county people.
Mr.. Gill, prominent citizen of Perry,
Mo-, died there not long since of
yellow fever.
Biloxi is just across an arm of the
Bay of Biloxi. The town is regularly
laid off in wide and shady streets and
avenues, lying under and shaded by
the indigenous oaks and the imported
umbrella China. It is the second in
order of the towns on the coast in
point of population. There are ten
miles of shell paved drives along the
sea and bay frontage, bordered by
beautiful villas and the principal
hotels.
THE GULF COAST OF MISSISSIPPI.
II the cyclone peaten, blizzard
ridden, cropless farmers of the bleak
and sterile regions of the extreme
North could, during season of suf-
fering from frigidity and destitution,
catch but passing glimpse Of tins
southern paradise, this land of milk
and honey, this section of long, pleas
ant summers and short, mild winters,
this garden of fruits and flowers,
blessed with healthfuI climate and
refreshing breezes, he would hesitate
but little before visiting this God
favored portion OF America, at least
during the winter.
Irefer to the counties constituting
what is generally known as the Cult
Coast of Mississippi, whose shores are
washed by the waters of the great
Gulf of Mexico, and along whose
southern fringe daily speed the long
trains of the Louisville g. Nashville
railroad bearing easterly and westerly
hundreds of passenger and thousands
of tons of freight.
The gulf shore Is dotted with pretty
villages and thriving towns, devoted
largely to the entertainment Of north
ern tourists during the winter months
who fee to the "coast" to escape the
seventies of low teperature and chilly
blasts; while few very literally sup
port manufacturing enterprises and
other industries, besides serving as
convenient shipping points for the
products of the land lying between the
railroad and the northern boundary
line of the counties. A great deal oi
this is devoted to the production o
garden truck which finds CROWNS
demand in the towns along the rail
road and ready markets In New
Orleans on the west and Mobile oil
the east.
| The soil Is splendidiy adapted to al
kinds Of vegetables; their cultivation
requires only reasonable fertilizini
and their crops are infalIible in thei
respective seasons. Fruits Of almos
all kinds figs, pears, peaches, plumi
Ipomegranates, ,persimmons, etc. gro'
in sufficient abundance for profitabl
shipment, while the orange industr
has, in the last few years assume
large proportions. The Scupperncne
Concord, Delaware and Ives Seedlin
grapes thrive splendidiy; large tract
. are, in fact, given up exclusively .
their culture, and the pecan nut put
many dollars into the pockets OF In
. idustrious toilers every year. sugs