The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-10-08
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

st. Louis, NO., October 4, Leaving
: Bay st. Louis on the forenoon train, at
l0:52 to be more exact, over the L. G. N.
one destined to the biggest Worlds Fair
that eyer existed, reaches the St. Lou
Union Depot the largest in the world }
the next afternoon at | :62 O'Clock. And
no one from Bay st. Louis or living
elsewere near or on the line OF the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, should
make the trip by no other route but this
one, from the fact 1t is smooth running,
and the scenery not only picturesque,
but interesting and instructive. In Ala
bama the fleecy staple is much in evi-
dence and interests the traveller from
home who has seen no cotton, since the
Bay St.Louis cotton crop has yet to make
one bale. A nights ride carries the
traveller next morning through the State
OF Tennessee and later through Kentucky
where grows the tobacco crop. From
the cotton fields the scene has shi tied to
numberless acres planted in tobacco, the
crop at present fairly grown and the
plants vigorous and green. The coal
mines are numerous along the L. & NJ,
many being owned by the Railroad COM
pany. The shafts are located near the
tracks, and from the window Of passing
trains can be seen the coal as 1t is brought
up in big Jumps, glistening black in the
sunlight as so many great jewels. At
thisquantity YOU wonderfully coal is sold
at s. per toni Montgomery, Ala, after
leaving Mobile, Birmingham, Ala,
Nashville, Tenn; Henderson, KY;
Evansville, Indiana, are all great cities
on the route and fair sights of these are
seen. Henderson, KY, on the Ohio ri-
yer is particularly attractive and visible
to the passer-by. Here is located one
OF the big distilleries OF the famous
State of colonels, fast horses and pretty
women. With big distillery in sight
actively engaged it is easy to realize you
are in Kentucky. Further as the trip
through Kentucky occupies much of the
time, you come to the farms and fruit
orchards. Apple orchards are numerous
and all aglow this fall season with bright
red apples. At the various depots here
abouts the small boy, like the "fried
oyster boy'' at Bay st. Louis, is in evi-
dence and offers the fruit you have seen
and which has tempted you, for sale.
The "apple boy" is reasonable; he ex-
changes your nickle for three Of the
argest and reddest apples you ever saw.
The farms in Illinois are sight that
would do good to any farmer or one con-
cerned from elsewhere. The farmer here
lie evidently prosperous. His farmland
is extensive, his dwelling substantial,
attractive and comfortable looking, and
his stock in apparent good condition.
But his barn is an institution in itself.
In this we saw large structure, well
rooted, freshly painted and with that air
which means it is well kept and receives
the most attention from the owner OF the
place. No doubt, from appearances, his
barn comes first, then his dwelling. No
barns like this are seen further South.
It is plainly seen these are filled with
homegrown hay and other foodstuff.
The farmer finds that it pays to house
his stock, for he has nothing but the
best, the kind it is profitable to keep;
his farm implements are modern and ex-
pensive and necessarily must be shelter
ed and taken care of.
The run through Illinois is long one,
but interesting, and the travellers does
not tire. However, the end comes and
soon the train pulls into East Saint
Louis that portion of st Louis as is
Algiars to New Orleans. East Saint
Louis is great railroad center and ma
nufacturing place. The smoke here is
almost binding. But unlike Algies, La
there is no ferry to cross. The train,
after changing locomotive, continues
its journey onward and oyer the
mighty Mississippi river on the Eads
bridge, owned by .the heirs OF Captain
Eads, the father of Port Eads, La. The
railroads do not own this bridge, al
though all trains cross it. For this pri-
vilege every passenger pays an extra
quarter in cash to special collector who
soon tells you the situation, and then
you realize that your railroad ticket
reads to only "East St. Louis" and then
you know why 1t is. Over the high
bridge, under which steamboats, pass,
you now are in st. Louis. You speed
for about minutes under the city
through tunnel, then you emerge from
darkness into sunshine, and you soon
sback" into the magnificent st. Louis
Union Depot. Here the trains are nu-
merous, the crowds "thick as bees", to
use homely expression, and, if you
have not been here in this city, you are
bewildered, and ask, "Where are you
at p, Com,