The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24
OUR LOCAL EDITOR
In SAINT LOUIS.
Visits the Anheuse.- sasch Brewery
and the Beautifui Botanical Car

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LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. IS. 1905.
Special Correspondence ocaIa Banner.
With a party of friends the local
editor spent several days this week at
ST. Louis. a wreck ahead caused Us
to spend several hours at little town
in southern Indiana. 1t was an in
tensely disagreeable little village and
naturally gave US a most unpleasant
impression of that section of Indiana.
On our return trip We were in bet
ter frame of mind and things in
that same country looked entirely
different to Us. II proves the truth of
the adage that things appear accord
ing to the glasses through which they
are seen. The view poin. has much to
do in shaping ones opinions.
Saint Louis is a big city, but one
certainly misses the great exposition.
The crowds look small by comparison
to the swarms of people one saw in
every nook and Granny of the city
last year. Several of the Pike attrac-
tions were running during the sum-
mer months, but now hardly vestige
of the fair remains:
This fact, however. gives one all
the more time to see the city itself
and the two days that We were there
were spent in a delightfully."- pleasant
manner.
Everybody has, of course, heard of
the Anheuser-Busch brewery and
trip through the property of this
company is alone almost worth A
visit TO this western metropolis. 1t is
told that when an American in speak
ing of the gigantic Worlds Fair to
Emperor William the Emperor asked
this question: Where is St. Louis.
anyway" and that the gentleman
feelingly and forcefully replied: 1T
l. right next 20 the Anheuser-Busch
brewery While this, of course, is
fiction Is dosn't miss the mark a great
way
One i almost appalled, at the I'M
mensity of the brewery In fact, it
i in itself city. Il covers one hun
dred and twenty-five acres OF ground,
equal 10 sixty city blocks, and en-
ploys i've thousand people There i
the brewhou>e. bottling works, malt
houses, ice and refrigerati- plants.
printing establishment, steam and
electric power plants, stock houses,
storage elevators, etc The company
operates four OF the largest switch
engines ever built and two thousand
of the most modern refrigerator cars
The sale of beer for 1908 amounted TO
/ POI, 762 barrels.
The streets and the buildings are
beautifully kept and regular guides
are employed to pilot the visitors
through the establishment. 1t was
marvellous TO watch the rapidity with
which every employer worked. Not
a minute was lost and each one SEEM
ed intent on accomplishing more than
cigarette nor pipe smoking, no LOTT
ering and not a minute was lost. II
was ever a rush and hurry but no
disorder nor confusion followed. The
most perfect system prevails in every
department and speeds along as if
worked automatically.
Mr. Busch has his residence near
the brewery on Busch court. We
were shown through his private sta
bles which was in itfelf a treat
At the conclusion of the trip
through the brewery everyone is al
lowed TO drink as much of the fresh
beer as they choose.
Another interesting feature of Saint
Louis is Shaw'S Botanical gardens.
These are, perhaps, the largest and
most complete gardens in the United
States and perhaps equal TO anything
Honolulu or Japan. They were
the property of MIR. Henry Shaw, one
of that city's wealthy citizens and
distinguished philanthropists. At his
death he bequeathed these gardens
to Saint Louis and 2 large amOnnr for