Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-07
A TRIP TO THE
ATLANTIC COAST
4 FOUR THOUSAND MILE JAUNT AMONG
The BIG CITIES o. The EAST.

the DIG CITIES o. The EAST.
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
4 Dslithtisl Trip From Chicago Through
Indiana. Ksntucky and The virflnias
to The jamestown Exposition. and
Up The Atlantic Ceast
E The editor arrived home last week
from . trip Of nearly 1000 miles
Throughout the east. and . brief ac-
|eount Of the Impressions gained and
|bome Of the sights seen may prove in
|teresting to at least . part Of our
|soaders.
3After spending few days in Des
Moines attending to some business
matters, we went direct to Chicago
Ebser the Rock Island, arriving there
|bn the morning Of July 11th. where
we met b. B. Morss, who made the
"trip with as as far a. New York.
During the afternoon We saw the
worlds champion base ball team. the
White Sox. defeat Washington in q
fast game Of dase ball, and in the even
ing went to the Majestic theatre, one
|0f the most beautiful theatres in the
world, where we spent two or three
very pleasant hours. At II 80 O'Clock
We departed via the Big -Four. riding
across the state OF Indiana at night.
through Indianapolis and other cities
TO Cincinnati, Ohio. where we spent
an hour or SO next morning. A short
trip through the business center of the
city revealed to us the fact that Gin
cinnati is an enterprising. progressive
city. y great manufacturing center.
perhaps the most important and pro-
tentious point on the Ohio river.
Leaving here over the Chesapeake
and Ohio. we gradually ascended
from the deep valley in which Cincin-
natl is located, noting the devastation
caused by the disastrous food Of last
opring, and crossed the Ohio river in
tSKsnt1cky. passing yhrough Dovihgs'
ton. The country is very much like
that along the Mississippi. high bluffs
skirting the valley through which the
river flows on either side. The first
place Of interest passed after leaving
Cincinnati was Maysville, noted for
it's brick and tile industries, then
Portsmouth, where immense distil-
leries are located. and Ironton. enter
ing the region Of the coal and iron
mines, where are huge smelters, and
also saw mills for converting the pro-
duct Of the mines into iron and Of the
forests into lumber for the use Of the
builder and manufacturer. Along the
valleys are many fields Of corn. grain
and tobacco. and in the hills in days
gone by the famous Kentucky moon
sinner held sway.
Il was here that originated the
story Of Joshua. who was brought be-
fore . magistrate charged with the
illegal manufacture OF liquor. Upon
being asked his nam, he replied:
I" Joshua. - "What," said the magis-
trate. 1.-THE man who made the sun
stand still?" NO. replied Joshua.
1.-THE man who made the moonshine. -
The journey along the Ohio river
was OF nuch interest. Scattered
here end there are many little towns
which seem to have awakened from
the lethargy Of years, emerging into .
period Of general prosperity and pro-
grem. Everywhere new buildings are
being erected. streets paved and i'm
proved. and Improvement along all
lines seems to be in the air. Ashland
is also thriving city. where coal and
iron interests prsdominate. il seems.
Crossing into West Virginia we en-,
tered upon . ride filed with new and
interesting sights. Passing the far
famed bluegrass region Of Kentucky
some distance from the beautiful
Ohio river. through the beautiful
valleys, and over the beautiful mount.
ainsto the beautiful waters Of Hampton
Roads. the ride from Cincinnati to
the coast is one Of the most entertain.
ing and instructive which the CONT.
nent affords. From Huntington east
is almost . continuous panorama Of
magnificent scenery. crossing three
mountain ranges. where the great coal
and iron mines are being developed
with AL the rspidity and progress
that capital. railroad and mining en-
gineerinR and modern enterprise oom.
mands. Transportation by water en-
ables the ore 10 be brought down from
the mountain sides by tramways and
loaded direct onto immense barges in
the river, and thence to the coast.
thus ahording transportation. an all
important element in mining. both by
rail and water.