The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-08-11
OFF FOR CALIFORNIA.
On Board Private pullman
starlight" Noon, Friday,
August (, 1905.

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to the Pacific under management of
President f. H. Aull as was pre-
viously announced, together with
the Itinerary which appeared in
THE TIMES last week, left Newberry
on time Tuesday morning, August
lst S:2O O'Clock, and has 50 far
been pulled off on schedule time,
and we are now on summit of the
Rocky Mountains, at noon, Aug. 4
On leaving Newbcrry we went via
Bolton and Seneca, arriving in At
lanta at 1886 p. m. Eastern time,
leaving there at 4:5O central time
we reached Chattanooga time for
late supper, from there to Lexing-
ton, Ky. next morning for break
fast and to st. Louis, Mo. at 6 p.
m. passing through some beautiful
country known as the blue grass
region. From St. Louis to Kansas
the run was made in the night and
we were thus deprived of the pleas
urc of seeing much lovely country.
We ate breakfast in Kansas city on
the morning of the 3rd. We left
Kansas City over the Santc Fe rail
road for our longest continuous run
to Williams, point on Santc Fc
at junction of branch road to the
grand canyon, will make this trip
tomorrow and return next day
which will give us sun set and
sun rise view of the mighty wonder.
Will give full account to the readers
of TIE TIMES next week.
The Southern Railway is right up
in front ranks of railroad system,
over which we have passcd-that is
after we leave Atlanta. Close con-
nections or time arc made, for the
three days we have not missed Il
connection and only been 40 min
utes late, that time was made up in
a few hours run. The Southern
handled us to St. Louis, the road is
thoroughly stone ballastcd and steel
rails, and good steel bridges. This
road has the block system, Col. II.
w. Hunt general passenger agent of
our division accompanied us to At
lanta and did everything to make
us comfortable and agreeable. The
Rock Island took us in charge at
st. Louis and delivered us on time
and in good shape to the Sante Fc at
Kansas City. We were all sorry to
have to leave this most excellent
system for so thoroughly ballasted
and surfaced and accurate that there
was not q jolt for 800 miles. The
Santc, Fe system, is. as near perfect
as possible and the Service is simply
superb, the employees are polite
and take pleasure in answering any
Question, giving information and
courteous attention to passengers
in this respect they are far ahead
of our State. Since Tuesday we
have travelled over 2O00 miles, in
passing through Tenn, Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico
to Arizona and we have observed
the level beauty and fertility of the
land, the crops on these lands is
corn, oceans of corn so far as the
eye can see. In Colorado, New Mex
leo and Arizona not so much corn
but great herds of the finest cattle.
To one who has never seen the
plains the sight is marvellous. In
aginc long wide, a seemingly ncv-
cr ending stretch of1evel land which
will weary the unaccustomed eye
like glimmering mist, but it is
beautiful sight. Upon theseplains are
grown the greater portion of the
worlds supply of wheat. The
farmers use steam plows for break
ing. The wheat is sown in drills
and harvested and stacked by reap
crs. AS we said we are on the sum
NIT of Rocky Mountains, the seem
cry of these mountains is sublime
and beyond, the power of mortal
man to describe so as to convey to
the mind of the reader an adc-
quatc conception of it's grandeur.
We 60 up-up-and mount higher
and higher until we arc too high for
even bird to fly or tree to grow.
| The peaks are perfectly bare of
vegetation of any kind, from level
plateaus to where precipices of 1000
to 1900 feet rise. The rocks vary
ing in size and color, dark brown,
blue, green, yellow and gray.
The engineers in locating this
line of railroad had their troubles,
but they have handed down a mas
ter piece of work that will redown
to their eternal praise. The work
of grading is remarkably light con-
| sidering the rugged surface of the
country, but fef grades and curves