Cañon City record., 1910-02-24
VACATION NOTES
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be something of game of tag. A fell
low takes his partner out for waltz.
Be fore he gets around the room and
another chap steps up. touches him
on the arm and takes the girl away.
This may happen a dozen times in a
single waltz. A bunch of young chaps
congregated in the center of the floor
watching for chance to get some
no special feature but was the regu-
lar course of every dance and a girls
popularity seemed to be judged by the
number of times she changed part
ners in a waltz.
We spent the next morning driving
about the town. There are many fine.
old Southern homes In the country
about here. You can't help but ad-
mire the taste of the people who built
the homes so years ago. They certain
ly knew what elegant comfort was
and they seem to have had the means
to enjoy 1t.
Running a big cotton plantation
with a hundred slaves must have
been a profitable business.
believe Natchez has more and
finer clubs than any other city OF It's
size in the country. It probably hasn't
any larger white population san
Canon City, yet 1t supports a half
dozen prosperous clubs. Two of these
are housed in $4,000 buildings.
There is a charm about Natchez
that ! liked. and while l am. not go
ing back TO the South, yet II were
looking for investment or a place OF
residence in Mississippi. l should go
back to Natchez.
The day we were in Vicksburg
daily newspaper suspended publica-
ton. It was started against the iudg-
ment of the business men but the
promoter said he would create a de-
mand for it. But after several years
Of hard struggle he had to give up and
go out of business. The business men
of vicksburg say two papers are
enough and they will not help support
any more. vicksburg is three times as
large as Canon City yet vicksburg
thinks two are enough. Canon busi-
ness men will be smart to consider
the needs well before helping to start
a fourth newspaper here.
Baton Rouge. the capital of Louis
lana, is an interesting old town. II
has the penitentiary and the state
university and these buildings are
certainly genuine antiques-no imi-
tation about them in that respect.
The state capital is very respectable
building on the order OF fine, old
castle. The town is built on the bank
of the Mississippi river and looks
prosperous.
We spent an afternoon driving
about the town and an evening at the
Elks club at a feed and reception.
The people OF Baton Rouge certain
ly showed us a pleasant evening and
gave us a good exhibition OF true
Southern hospitality, including an in
PRODUCTION to some OF their handsom-
est and most charming ladies.
+ 80
New Orleans is the most unique
and unconventional and out Of the or
binary big city in this country. New
York. Chicago and Seattle are all
alIke-just different in size of build
ings and lay of the streets. New Or
leans is different. The modern sky
scraper is going up but the old
French quarter Is unchanged. It's as
foreign as a section OF Paris today.
1t has its French opera. French
schools. French markets. daily French
newspaper, French book stores.
French restaurants. etc.
New Orleans has many interesting
things TO see; many interesting car
rides, boat rides, auto rides. etc, but
after all its chief charm to the tour
list 10 found in its many interesting
places to eat. These are different,