The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-17
THROUGH THE EAST.

Events have been erowding and I have
been flying through space so fast for
the last few weeks that | hardly know
where I left off last. But I will go back
and start out from Harrisburg. the capt.
tol of the state of Pennsylvania.
After visiting the battlefield of Gettys-
burg and the wheat fields of the beauti-
full Cumberland valley were returned and
spent the night at Harrisburg
Soon we We're again on the Buffalo
flyer, passing up the beautiful Susque-
hanna valley. Soon we reached a little
city called sunbury Here we took a side
line for Gemont, where the experiment
station and state college of Pennsylvania
is located. This side line passes through
very rugged country, with spurs of the
great Allegheny mountains, great geor-
ges, beautiful mountain streams.
A few hours before sunset we reached
Gemont, and were at once driven to the
college, where we We're shown the build
ings, stock, crops and many things of
interest. After this we shared the hospi-
talty of the home of Hon. John Hamil-
ton, who is the Farmers Institute speci-
alist for the United States, having his
office in Washington with the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Professor Patter-
son at the college extended to me every
courtesy and kindness that one could
wish for l only regretted that | could
not spend more time with those hos
pitable people.
The next morning we were up again at
6 o'clock and off on another side line
through the mountains on our way back
to the main line. In a few hours we
reached beautiful Lock Haven on the
Susquehanna. Here we had several hours
to wait for the fast Buffalo train and
while we waited we walked around to
see something of the city. calling upon
one of the newspaper we learned that
the editor is son of a man who was in
partnership with Parson Brownow of
East Tennessee, fame for years and up
to the breaking out of the war between
the states when 1t became too hot and he
returned back to Pennsylvania.
At Niagara Falls.
Soon the Buffalo flyer came and we re-
sumed our journey ON up the Susque-
hanna The shades of night were falling
as our train pulled in to the station in
Buffalo Here we rested over night and
next morning early we were off for Nj
agra Falls. one of the great wonders of
the world, and one that must be seen
before it can be appreciated. We had
time to see the falls from both the Amer-
can and Canadian sides. We also visited
Goat Island and all the places of in
terest near the falls. l only wish that
time and space would permit of more
detailed description of this scene. But we
hurried back to Buffalo, got an after
noon train on the New York Central
and Hudson River railroad, one of the
great four track system, and were off
for Rochester, one of the loveliest cities
IN the United States. We stopped over
night here in order that we might have
an interview with the Brown Brothers
Nursery company, one of the largest in
the world.
They had much of encouragement for
us and seemed to be very much interested
in the development of the south along
horticultural lires. Next morning We
left for Lyons. where we got a side line
for Geneva, n. Y. Here the state col