Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-03-02
The Griggs Courier.
p. r. TRUBsHAW. EDITOR.
OUR TRIP.


the sunny south which at the
time Of tour visit might be dub
bed the frozen south, the editor
Of this rag Of freedom returns to
Gyiggs county more firmly we'd
ded to North Dakota than he has
ever been before. When we left
Cooperstown for the trip we felt
as though we might find spot
we would like to change for
Griggs county but we failed in
our search. The south is too
slow for the northerner and the
people of that section lack the
push and the energy so charater-
istic Of the north. OF course we
struck the southern states just
at q time when it was experience
ing weather such as it never saw
before in fact the whole country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
was experiencing weather never
before known during the life Of
the oldest inhabitant. The south,
to q person who has money to
spend, offers many attractions.
Florida, with it's Palm Beach.
Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg,
st. Augustine, and other beauti-
full winter summer resorts offers
all kinds of amusements to those
who have the money to spend the
winter months at those places
outside of these beautiful spots,
all the country we saw was a
continual forest of pines, swamps
and water, with an occa-
sional clearing in between to
break the monotony and a hut
about ten feet square every few
hundred yards in amongst the
trees, from which, as the train
few by, about a dozen darkies
would stick their heads throug h
as many different cracks and
s'holler" with reckless glee. To
the North Dakota farmer we say
that you are the salt Of the earth
and in every way ahead of any
like class we have seen in our
over 5000 miles of travel. We
want to hear no more calamity
bowling from our farmers. The
southern states raise no hay and
the half starved cattle lean up
against the stately pines with a
melancholy look that resembled
the look of a disappointed candi-
date on the republican county
ticket.
Leaving st. Paul on the Bur
lington Route on Feb. 5, a train
which is justly entitled to the
caption 1.-The Finest train on
earth, we sped along through the
night hugging the banks of the
Mississippiriver untilafter sever
al hundred miles we turn to the
right and away we go on a bee
line for st. Louis reaching
that place in the evening of
the 9th. Supper is taken in the
grandest depot in the world,
covering eleven acres cf ground.
Our cars are then attached to the
Louisville & Nashville train and
away we go into the wilds of
Missouri and awake next morn
ing with the wild and rugged
scenery Of Tennessee staring us
in the face. We breakfast at
Nashville, dined at Montgomery,
Ala, and took supper at Birming-
ham. The night and next day is
spent passing through Georgia.
Previous to this. however, a car
containing 60 military Canadian
49, 2 b =,
Cadets was attached to our train.
They were on their way to Tam pa
toattend military conventionand
the editors and cadets enjoyed a
concert together and q very
pleasant time was enjoyed. We
drst saw the sun while passing
through Georgia and it was a
rare treat asit had been nothing
but.snow and cold all through
Tennessee and Alabama. At
1870 q. ID. on the 9th we crossed