Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
WERE PLEASED WITH TRIP
Australia Let Here Friday Morn
ing For Paw Paw
THEY LIKE AMERICAN FOOD
Sad That Supper With III Miller Family Vas
N.t,bIe inci5e f--lmoresssd
With What They Saw.
With What They Saw.

Mr.. 9. ". Harper. Mr. ], Y. Fer
grson and Mr. W. o. Sewell. fhe
three young men from Australia who
are mating a tour OF the United States
and Canada for the purpose of inspect
ing the fruit and agricultural con-
ditions. left over the Baltimore 8
Ohio this morning fer Pawpaw. where
they FRIDAY visited the great orchards
of the Miller Bros.
They expressed themselves Thursday
moon their return from their visit 70
e'Apple Pie ridge as delighted with
what they saw chere under the direct
tion of Mr.. Clohan and the members OF
the Miller family. Owing TO the rain
ia the afternoon thew were unable 70
make as extensive an inspectlon as
they wished, but they were exceedingly
pleased and impressed with what they
witnessed in the way OF sBilifnl and
Intelligent fruit culture.
In the evening they were the guests
of the Miller family at supper. and
they afterward declared that this
was one Of the most delightful expert
enoes they had had since leaving home.
1T seems that the food problem III
Australia 10 vexipg one, partlcnlrly
that portion relating TO the proper pre-
paration eli tie staff Of life. 10 France
theyfound conditions somewhat batter,
ia England decidedly worse, bat at
Apple Pie ridge kthe gastronomlcal
entertainment was such as they had
only read of heretofore. They stated
thatif they became dissatisfied with life
in Australia and removed to America
the manner in which supper was
served in the latter country would
have much to do with the change.
Mr.. Harper is the son Of news
paper proprietor, and has spent con-
siderable time in bis fathers establish
ment. He says the newspapers OF has
country are not numerous, II proper
ton to the population, as those IN
America, nor as advanced, but that
they WELD greater influence among
the people The papers for the most
part are conservative, and the SEN
sational sheet is an unknown PROVOST
tion.
The young men are native-born
Australians, their ancestors having
emigratei to that conntry three gener-
ations ago, from Great Britain. The
climate of the country is about like
that OF Georgia, and it IS now mld-
winter there. The country is about
She area of the United States, but
thinly settled, and there are no great
railroads such as we have. A re-
markable feature is that there are no
two railroads with the same sguage,
the latter being determined by the con-
ditions OF the country Through which
they run.
The men sailed from Melbourne,
and the passage to England by way OF
France required six weeks. They are
students at the most prominent aErl.
cultural college in Australia. and their
mission to this country is in the ma
ture of sightseeing tour, during
which thew will study conditions in
the lines in which they are particu.
larly interested. Their observations
will be made known through the
medium of several agricultural papers
in their native land. and Judging from
their expressions while here what
they will report will be of an exceed
ingly complimentary nature.
From Paw Paw thew went to Pitts
burg, thence to Niagara Falls, and
afserward to st. Louis