The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-01-31
LETTER FROM THE "MAJoR."
Old Time Newspaperman Now in St
 Louis Writes His Experiences.

oC- LOUIS, MO, January, 10, 1915.
 Editor Copper Era
 Often in the past few months
 have threatened to address a few
 lines to your valued paper, and let my
 many friends know where I am on
 this mundane sphere.
 The changes in St. Louis in the past 20 years have been many, and about the Globe-Democrat newspaper office
 but two or three remain of my old as sociates, and about town, where once knew hundreds scarcely any remain Another feature noticed: in the good old days there were many six-footers and two hundred pound men. to be met. Now the whole bunch of young folks look like a shirt and collar pull ed over corn stalk, and short one at that. They are all on the hustle, though, and have "get-there" move on in all lines of business The old fashioned, rosey checked gal has pass ed also. and you'll see more sloppy dressed people in St. Louis than any other city of the U. s. I believe
 We'll, the old town has got back into line and the Republican office holders are scratching their heads and wondering how it all happened, and what graft they'll start on now They had been in power so long it | breaks the cantilever of their verte- bra to let go.
 One thing I must mention for the benefit of the old-timers is that the | steamboat business of the past IS gone. Where once on the levee we used to see forest of smoke stacks and long rows of steamboats with their bows up stream, and rows of wharf boats, and thousands of tons of | freight on the wharf, now only two lines of boats are running, tho Illinois | and Tennessee river regular packets | No boats to New Orleans regular The railroads have gobbled up every thing
 There is now nearing completion the Railway Exchange building (6th and Olive), which is 23 stories high | and covers an entire block on the northwest The Barr Department | store will occupy the basement and first and second floors. If a Clifton lady wished to visit all the depart ments in this store it would take her three days to see all the different counters, and not be slow at that was on the first floor of the Fam ous" one day before Christmas at 10 o'clock a. m., and the manager told me there were 1000 customers on that floor alone, mostly ladies. Quite a stack of hobbies that?
 I am not saying much about my self, for as my friends know, I am of l retiring and modest disposition, ex- cept at certain times and places when there's anything to eat or lrink in sight. Then from force of labit my reluctance vanishes and I nm there with the goods. I have de- voted greater part of the past six months writing and compiling a book ,n my experiences for 20 years in the t; Southwest, comprising 32 different ' he printer and will be out the 1st of { February. The dope was passed up { 'n by capable literary men, and they f omewhat f1attered me on my versa i ility and imaginative skill. I don't t are anything about that, if the book will only sell to my expectations. 1 And sell it has to if I have to get on I store box and "spieT' for it, and I | hink lam pretty good secondhand t lot air merchant. The title of the ] aggregation is, Twenty Years a Gold i Iunter," by M. De Puy Latin, the r Major" If that name don't sell the r ook I don't know what will. C
 My lamp" is still in the same con- a ition, and will have to remain so for O ometime, according to the Occulists. a
 Yours. cts THE MAJOR f