Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Notes of TfdOei
in Southland
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tfopolis of the south. The city and its
suburbs have population of $3.50, 900,
a clean commercial town.
Leaving Atlanta at 10 a. M, Satur-
day, the day was taken up in a run to
Chattanooga, stopping at the pleasure
of the party at the most notable places
and battlefields that crowd the country
between the two southern points. The
fighting was fierce the entire distance
of this old government railroad. I.,i-
nesaw Mountain, Ringgold, Resac j,
Altoona, Lone Mountain-the line of
Sherman's march to the sea. In these
encounters thirteen regiments of Wis
consin infantry, one of cavalry and
four batteries of artillery served the
Union cause. At Marietta, a typical
southern town of 1900, we see as
much of real plantation and southern
life as anywhere Travelled. On the
market square more cotton than all
else is seen, brought iii more varieties
of conveyances than we can remember
one OK attached to a two wheeled
cart, mule and an OK hitched togeth-
er. In fact they have not yet recovered
from the primative use OF fiag-bot-
toned chairs in country wagons, and
rope lines are more common than
others. Adjoining the town is the
National cemetery-ch charming in loea-
ton and arrangements, beautifully kept
where repose in silence l., 900 patrio-
tic sons of Americas mothers. A
goodly number of our party went to
the heights of Kenesaw mountain,
followed the old breastworks in no
sense obliterated except by quite a
heavy timber. Fifteen miles north is
Altoona, named in song and story was
written, ''Hold the Fort for am Com
ming" After day of notwithstanding
we arrived at Chattanooga.
Sunday the governor headed his
party to church, taking them to a pop
ular Presbyterian house of worship in
the morning, to colored Methodist
''meetin' in the evening. 1t was a
very religious congregation, and the
colored pastor said with much reluc-
lance that most of the male flock had
gone fishing. The sony service was
| fine, and the collection was large from
the fifty or more thordern hredren. :"
| The afternoon was spent on old Look
out Mountain, the most slightly place
in the south. where spread out before
one is valley. romantic river, wooded
scene around which cluster memories
of great events in our national life.
Here the battle above the clouds
was fought between the blue and the
grey. Around this old mountain and
surrounding country history will never
record more daring feats of valor. Ii
is a wonderful panorama as beh.l i'd from
| the peaks OF this 1000 elevation above
the Tennessee river, which majeStically
curves at the foot of old Lookout. The
means of access to tie mountain is by
AN incline cab railroad, ALSO. feet
long steepest grade s. feet To 100. On
arriving at the top you are taken on an
electric train and make circuit of two
and half miles around the mountain
top Colored guides tell of ali the
points and facts of historic interest.
In clear day one can look into sevea
different states from the highest point
on the mountain. Here are located
prineely private residences. war mu-
scum. mammoth New York monument
to north and south, hotel containing
$50 guest rooms.
Monday was beautiful, busy sight