Mexico Missouri message., 1911-03-16
THE SOUTHLAND.
Three Audrain Boys Take a Swing
Into That Cline.
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I ''.s ~ VI lNAHA aa''iaaN o o ''AI e hNANA-
ness and pleasure trip through
the East and South The party
consisted of l.. w. Roberts and G..
+. Woodward OF Rush Hill and G..
c. FowleS of this city. They had
Palm Beach county, Fla, as their
destination, which they reached
after a long ride across 1900
miles Of beautiful and picturesque
country.
At the first stop after an all.
night ride. we arrived in the
beautiful capitol Of Tennessee.
Nashville, thriving city Of over
100000 with her great Il. Il.
facilities, cotton mills and coke
and iron industries.
Passed thru the renowned Cum
berland mountains, viewing the
sites of some of the greatest bat
tie grounds any country has ever
known, with their well kept Nat =.
cemeteries. We then diverted our
course on south thru Alabama.
Tennessee and Georgia. following
the trail of Sherman to the Sea
Met many persons who seemed t.
act as would a paid guide, that
would point out every place of in
terest as we passed them on the
train.
The soil of this part of the L. S.
is not very rich.
We arrived in Atlanta, Georgia,
for supper, and after a short So
journ in that typical Southern
capitol we boarded the Dixie
Flyer for an all-night's ride into
Jacksonville, Fla. Where we ate
a Florida breakfast and departed
for Palm Beach, Fla. Northern
Florida is mostly sand and very
sickening to look over, it being so
much of a sameness all the while
About dinner we came to that
ancient City of st. Augustine, the
first known and the last to he for
gotten city in this country. The
old Spanish Fort is still standing
and a wireless station, a thing Of
new invention, is also standing
here. Her streets are so narrow
in places a large wagon cannot 90.
We arrived in Palm Beach about
II p. m, and after refreshing
slumber took an automobile and
visited some beautiful as well as
profitable gardens and groves.
In the afternoon we saw the ROYAL
Ponciana, the Breakers and the
beautiful passages, more beautiful
and pleasing to the eye than pen
or paint can picture.
But | spoke of a business AMI
pleasure trip. One would thini;
from the epistle so far it was all
pleasure. We went on an inyesti.
CATION of the Palm Beach Fam
Co. proposition, which we found
better than their literature por-
trayed it to be. We were all
pleased with the proposition and
think well of it as a future home
or as an investment. If any
reader Of this feels he would Ike
to know more Of this proposition
| would be very glad to supply
him with further information
Drifting back to pleasure, we
were met and accompanied by Mr..
j. W. Cook and Mr.. C. NJ. Petit
bone of Fulton, Mo. in our rounds
in Palm Beach Co. Every even
ing we went to the ocean and
watched the pillows break and
heard tie mighty Atlantic's roar.
This is quite fascinating and |
could spend quite a lot of life
happily on the shore.
We picked up some little shells
which we carried home as remem-
berances of our trip. We left
West Palm Beach and arrived in
Jacksonville again the morning of
Feb. 9th, spending the day there.
Visited the Ostrich Farm and the
race track. Saw NJ. n. Nelson,
Audrain s former sheriff, and
spent few pleasant moments
with him. He shows a great in
fatuation and admiration for
beautiful Florida.
We arrived home safe and
sound, and had a delightful
journey, and all are looking to a
distant day when we shall make