Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-26
Friday, May rs, 1906.

nessee, Mississippi and Alabama in
daylight that l had passed through at
night on the outward trip. The dis
tance in Arkansas was perhaps 140
miles, the first station being Mammoth
Spring and the last Bridge Junction,
three miles from Memphis. / had Of
ten heard of ideal breeding grounds
for mosquitoes, malaria, tadpoles and
frogs, but had never before seen so
much Of 1t at one time. During the
entire distance with the exception Of
occasional skips covering at most two
miles at time the route lay through
a country covered with water and un-
dergrowth. Occasionally settlement
composed Of few roughly construct
ed houses would be passed and almost
invariably the houses were set on
piles and plank walkways constructed
from one to another. Every now and
then a saw mill, around which would
be stacked great piles of lumber was
to be seen. While most Of the people
/ saw appeared to be fieshy enough,
still they looked sallow and appeared
to be afflicted with that tired feeling
peculiar to people living In malarial
sections. ............ .-..--.-.---a--t
In Tennessee conditions were much
better, while in Mississippi. there
were many ear marks calculated to
remind one Of Arkansas, but still the
country appeared to be healthier.
while northern Alabama reminded
me Of home. The country between
Memphis and Chattanooga is along
the line of the old Memphis and Char
lesion railroad, now a part Of the
great Southern Railroad system and
In accordance with the fixed policy Of
that great corporation Is evidently be-
ing developed rapidly.
We arrived at Chattanooga on time
aid soon afterwards left for Knoxville.
At about o'clock Saturday morning
was awakened by brakeman who
wanted to know whether ! wanted
breakfast at Asheville. or course !
did. On looking from the car win
dow I saw a small river at distance
Of perhaps 100 feet from the track. I
continued to gaze and saw that we
were running up its bank. 1t at once
occurred to me that we were In the
Land Of the Sky the country which
so many writers have attempted to
describe. Hot Springs, 80 miles above
Asheville, was announced by the
brakeman, and from there to Ashe-
villei No pen or tongue can do the
scene justice-cause the reader to see
II as 1t is Any individual who may
read all that has ever been written as
to the beauty, grandeur and majesty
of that marvellous work Of nature, and
hen sees II with the naked eye will
be more than likely to exclaim, as
thousands of others have done. "The
half has never been told"
I had breakfast at Asheville and
soon left for Spartanburg, arriving at
the latter place at 1925 g. m, thirty
nine hours after leaving Kansas City
and having travelled over 1,100 miles.
remained In Spartanburg until about
o'clock and arrived at home via
Blacksburg at 10 p m, Saturday
night.
While my trip was thoroughly en-
ioyed and I trust will prove an inspir-
alton still returned home more fully
convinced than ever before, that not
withstanding the fact that we are
sometimes prone to think that there
are better states than South Carolina,
and more desirable towns In which to
live than Yorkville. that there is no
state in the Union In which I would
rather live than South Carolina and
no county In the state that / would
prefer to York and no town to York
Vile We have all the natural ele-.
ments calculated to promote success,
heath and happiness and the indi-
vidual who fails to win out has nobody
to blame except himself.
SAM M. GRIsT.