The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-11
EDITORS ENJOYING TRIP.
Many Interesting and Pleasing Sights
Seen by The Press Party En-
rounte from Topeka to New
Mexico.


1iea-."-On and on we speed away
from scenes familiar, and into land
never before travelled by a single
member of the party though one OF
the courteous porters on the car has
made the trip several times and so
can De somewhat Of a guide, and then
Of course there are the many guide
books one can refer to, for Historical
and industrial facts as we'll.
Resunring the thread OF the story
where we landed in St. Louis Wednes-
dav night after crossing the wide ex-
panse of the Mississippi, it IS scarce
" necessary to say that after three
hours in that great city, riding on the
finest trolley system in the county
or viewing its handsome SHOW viii
dows in the business section (the
stores themselves having closed at
five o'clock or wandering about the
MAGNIFICENT union station, the party
returned TO their home on wheels
greatly refreshed and quite ready
for their week days OF travel west
ward.
Speaking OF the union station, It IS
said TO be the finest in tine world, its
majestic masonry covering two
SQUARES near the business part OF the
citv. and it's vast track capacity beng
two hundred coaches at once on the
q tracks, switches to which are
worked automatically from a dis
patching station.
The tip that night across the vast
state of Missouri was delightfully."-
smooth one. and nothing disturbed
the slumbers until the arly call tor
breakfast next morning that the three
hours in Kansas City might BE spent
TO greatest vantage. This IS
wonderfully fertile stretch of level
country, gradually rounding itself into
hills, which grow sleeper as one nearS
THE City of Kansas, which to Our sur
prise we found to be city OF bluffs
s,,rrnounted bya crag, the masonry
OF the structures on its sum.1rat put
ting one strongly in mind OF tor'iti-
cations.
On the lower heights is found the
business and principal residence Sec
ton, which are both beautiful, ana
then down on the river front are
the immense stock yards. where
thousands of cattle are penned until
sold 20 dh'e packing houses. Near
these are the great packing houses
OF the Armour CO. This river front
SO low that only few days previous
the Missouri had flooded a vast area
of the city. covering il ten 1eet deep
and leaving a grimy black mud that
was anything bur healthful and pleas
ant. Just across the river is another
Kansas City. in Kansas. Leaving
ma, city shortly before noon Thurs
dav. We resume Our westward jour
ney, for quite a while following the
line oi the beautiful Kansas river. or
Kaw as it is called there. our next
stopping place being Topeka. Kan
sas. the capital Of Kansas. which IS
a very level. beautiful city.
Traversing that prairie state from
Northeast TO South-wes: we passed
shtoush some interesting towns.
whose industry seemed center in
their products OF the : field after
field of corn meeting tn, eye. as we'll
as immense tracts OF alfalfa with
LARGE storehouses at the stations.
This Soil is all a fine black soil, and
about the depots OF even the smallest
towns, the brick or other pavement
is necessary.
We had been warned Of the eNces-
s;velv hot area we would pass through
in Colorado and New Mexico today.
but on awakfng this morning in the
plains of Colorado. we felt that we
were in our own Blue Ridge noun
tains so far as atmosphere went.
though the country was still on al
most dead level while at great