Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-08
THEY ENJOYED WESTERN TRIP.
W. o. and Il. ID. Alexander Visit Rel
atives In Several States.

L
Alexander, l left Westminster on
February 9Th for a pleasure trip to
the Western States. Our first stop
was In Atlanta, where we spent tho
night.
On the 7th. we boarded the Sea-
board for Memphis, Tenn. From
Memphis we left on the Rock Island
for Harleysville and Ardmore, Okla.
We arrived in Ardmore on the 9th
and were met by NJ. l.. Alexander and
family, who received us with a
warm welcome and made everything
very pleasant during our stay with
them. We were glad to see them
looking and doing so well. They
have, | think, one Of the prettiest
homes In Ardmore.
On The day after our arrival there
we rode over the city. Ardmore Is.
according to my Judgment and OBJ
servation, in the garden spot Of Ok
lahoma. She has magnificent resi-
dences and churches, most of them
being very expensive structures. She
has waterwOrks system, long dist
ance telephones and electric lights.
There arc several educational institu-
tions, including Hargrove College,
Catholic Academy, Selvidge Business
college and commercial school. An
other attraction for the city is the
Carnegie Library, which Is centrally
located, and cost $4,000.
The people there are hard to be
excellcd. They are honest and clever
and the doctors would say the place
Is distressingly healthy. The people
know how to entertain strangers, and
one Is met with every courtesy when
in their homes.
The land around Ardmore is fertile.
and the use Of fertilizer is almost un-
known. NJ. l.. Alexander has 1,S00
acres OF this land, and 1t IS especially
adapted to alfalfa and corn, but viii
produce other things.
After spending a week In Ardmore
we left on the Santa Fe for Davis. one
hundred miles north of Ardmore.
Here we visited James Dickson, who
once resided near Westminster. He
and his family are proSpering and
their hospitality is unbounded. Mr..
Dickson IS engaged in farming and
has seven of the finest horses | ever
saw. We were very pleasantly sur
prlscd to meet at Davis George Per-
kins, who was reared on the Tugaloo
river. He now lives in Oklahoma.
We left Davis on the 18th for Alec,
Okla, TO visit w. B. Dilworth. for
merly OF Oconee, We were met at
the station by Mr.. Dilworth, who
seemed pleased to see us. He and
his family are doing we'll and enter
tanned us most pleasantly while we
were there. On the day after our
arrival here Mr.. Dilworth and rode
on horseback near the town Of Chick
asaw. enjoyed this trip very much
While we were riding along noticed
| n 10 nl1
rie. But the grandest sight of all
was the Paul's Valley, which We saw
just before we reached Alec. 1t was
interesting to me as | viewed this
wide eXpanse Of prairie land. Here
there are 10000 acres Of prairie land,
and the soil is said to be six feet
deep. Alfalfa Is mostly grown here.
After a most enjoyable visit of seve-
raj days to Mr.. Dilworth and family
we returned to Ardmore
On the 10th NJ. l.. Alexander and
went to Marietta and Loves
Valley, on the Red River, near Texas.
This IS hustllng town. While we
were there | witnessed the purchase
of 10000 acres of land near there for
$4,000. We returned to Ardmorc
after spending the night in Marietta.
On the 18th | bade NJ. l.. Alexan-
der and family fond farewell and
headed for Arkansas. first went
to Little Rock, and from there to NAL
m, on the Iron Mountain road At
Malvern | visited J. G. Vandiver and
family, who moved there from West
Minister last December. They have
moved to good, business-like town.
| attended church one night dur
ing my visit there, and the people
seem to take an active interest in their
churches They have AZ excellent
school and a beautiful school build
Ing. | saw the largest lumber plant
there | have ever seen. 1t covers
ten acres of land. Mr.. Vandiver seems
we'll pleased with his new location.
He has purchased a fine farm near
Malvern, and the possibilities Of this
portion Of Arkansas in the production
or cotton are very great. | saw cot
ton stalks here that measured eight
feet
After enjoying several days with
Mr.. Vandiver and family left for
Little Rock, where | met r. D. Alex
ander, who had remained in Ardmore
for some time after left there. We
went from Little Rock to Memphis
and stopped over for a short while.
1T was interesting to us to watch the
steamboats, on the Mississippi river
and the river itself. We came on to
birmingham, Ala, and spent the
night there
On the 20th we left Birmingham
for home. We arrived in Westmin-
ster on No. 40 on February 22d. We
saw many interesting things and had
grand time during our visit to the
West, which we never shall forget.
w. O. Alexander.
Coneross. S. G..
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