The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29

by the city. The reservoir has ST.
100000 gallons capacity. There are
50 miles of mains laid in the streets.
The water is filtered through an
island of gravel in the river.
The streets are lighted with both
gas and electric spark.
There are eight parks.
Glendale Park is called the Coney
Island of the South, the garden spot
of Tennessee. It is southwest of the
city, in a beautiful grove, and with
improvements is valued at $4,000.
There is magnificent summer thea
ire and hotel there. The whole place
is lighted by electricity. There are
seats all over the grounds, plenty of
shelter. Besides being battle-ground,
it is said to be the coolest place in the
city. 1t is about six miles from the
Maxwell House, but the trip may be
made for 10 cents on electric cars,
which pass every 20 minutes.
There are seven banks. The Fourth
National Bank takes the lead. It is
one of the largest and most substan-
tail in the South.
From the done of the Capitol the
entire city may be seen spread out
like beautiful panorama below
The Cumberland Mountains may be
seen in the distance. The Capitol is
reconstructed wholly of Tennessee
limestone and marble of ancient
Grecian style. President James X.
Folks tomb is here.
The Nashville Customhouse is one
of the most beautiful buildings in the
United States. It is constructed of
irregularly cut blocks of limestone,
and trimmed with granite and mar
BILE. There are very great number of
stone houses in Nashville, substan-
TALLY built. The streets are paved
with rock, also, and the rays of the
sun being reflected from these rocks
must make the city warmer than it
would be otherwise.
There are over 100 churches
Among the most magni6centis Christ
(EpiscopaD Church, just completed.
1t is constructed of yellow sandstone,
and has costly stained glass windows.
The interior is beautiful beyond de-
scription.
The old Sulphur Spring is at 923
North Cherry street Try glass of
genuine sulphur water.
At the corner of Vine and Union
streets stands the residence once own
ed by James X. Polk and occupied by
his widow until her death in 1891.
TIE cotton and wooden mills and
iron foundries should be visited by
all who have not seen such.
One who has never seen National
cemetery would do we'll to visit Nash
vile Federal cemetery, seven mile
north of city, where are buried 1886
Union soldiers, killed in aud about
city during the war.
A drive through the Belle Meade
stock farm, a few miles FROM city
takes yon through place of nationa
notoriety. If you come on Cotton
Belt-and that is the quickestroute-
you pass right through it.
Twelve miles from the city is one
of the most interesting places in Ten
nessee, or in all the Southland-Gen
t Andrew Jackson's former home, the
Hermitage. 1t was bis home for II
years; from 1904 until his death il
t 1916.
: You may reach the Hermitage and
return on Lebanon Branch Railway
for 81. The admission to grounds
and buildings is ten cents A curator
f is at the Hermitage and will serve
: lunch if desired. The buildings anc
grounds are now in charge of the
l Ladies' Hermitage Association.
! Well, have said nothing about th,
Centennial. It would make my lettel
. too long to speak of it now, so if the
kind editor publishes this letter,
r will send another about the Centen
3 NAL. Yes, and I have left out the
great Worlds Wonder, the Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky.
Respectfully,
+ A. S. DALE