Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
SCHOOL BOYS VISIT
IN EASTERN STATES
Maurice ZiegIer Writes Letter
Describing His Trip.
Thinks Grant County Compares Favor
ably With Amy Farming Terri
tory He Has Seen.


cards before now and know that am
here all right. have so much to
write in this letter that | hardly
know where to begin first. 1 guess I'll
start at the beginning of my trip and
tell you of it from the beginning.
had no trouble getting my train
from Milwaukee to Chicago in fact
didn't have the least trouble at any
time during the whole trip, got my
transfer from the man who got on the
train at Clybourn Jet, just outside of
Chicago. The new G. & N. w. depot
is certainly fine but it can't compare
in size to the one in Washington.
The B. & o. depot is quite distance
from it and it's good thing I didn t
attempt to change any other way
except by bus. had no trouble in
getting my ticket or my berth which
we had secured from Milwaukee. The
B. & O. station had no information
bureaus or red cappers at all. In the
G. & N. W and the Union Station
at Washington it is just the other
way. I had berth lower and big
seat alone all during the day. In a
sleeper is the only way to travel.
Our Pullman conductor was fine
fellow. After 1 told him I was going
to stop at Washington he would come
and volunteer information that he
thought would help me in seeing
Washington. There was very pretty
girl, Of about Ruth's age on the train
as far as Newark. Ohio, and he gave
her the seat with me. He said he
thought we both looked rather lone
some. She was rather hard to get
acquainted with, but after we did get
acquainted it was more pleasant for
both of us. | found out that her name
was Ingalls, and she lived just outside
of Chicago. She was going to see a
doctor in Columbus, Ohio, but she
didn't look very much in need of
medical services. She gave me some
magazines to read and altogether we
had a good time. Just before she got
off the train at Newark the conductor
came and talked and joked with us
for quite awhile. I was sorry she
WASH going all the way.
Indiana aud Ohio are fine level
states for farming Dad, if you ever
hear farmer out home growing
about the crops swat him one for me.
I believe Grant County is the finest
all around farming country in the
world. During my whole trip
never saw any crops, over the same
size area that could compare with
those at home. There was some good
corn in places through Indiana and
Ohio but it didn't last. The only
thing saw better than at home was
some nice second crops Of clover in
Indiana and Ohio.
The track that we ran over was so
level and straight that it didn't seem
as if there was a curve until we
crossed the Ohio river, which was in
the night. About supper time of the
first day it started to rain and kept
it up all night.
We began to go through the noun
tains just after daylight and then was
the time | was glad I had a lower
berth with windows. l lay in my
berth for quite while and looked at
the scenery. 1t was just fine. 1t
resembled somewhat the hills around
Platte and Grant, only much higher
The mountains are nearly all round
topped and all covered with trees.
They lasted nearly all the way to
Washington, We followed the upper
Potomac liver for miles. It is a
beautiful river, only navigable as far
rs Washington and full of large
rocks.
Just bsfore we got to Washington
there was young fellow on the train
who used to live in Washington but
was employed in the forestry service
of the government. He was going to
stop over night with relatives at
Washington. The conductor told him
about me and that was going to
Washington the first time He came
and introduced himself and told me
all about the city. His name is
Hatch and he has brother who is a
Baptist minister in Beloit. Wis, He
went with me to deposit my ticket
and got me on the right car for the
Congressional Library. l went there
first of all to see Miss Barber, but
found she had gone to Lake Champlain
for a vacation. I then went to the
st. James hotel which an old man on
the train had recommended to me.