The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1914-08-15
Hon. Chas. Scott In England
Piccadilly & Regent Street,
London, w.

Editor Democrst.
Dear Mr.. Linnell:-
Many thanks for your kindness
lin sending me copy of The Demo
crat. which I read last Tuesday on
my return from The Land
of the Midnight Sum-" and
read with great interest,
being delighted to note the sun
|dry improvements in our little
town. 1t seems that at last some
people are beginning to realize
| that my old and esteemed
friends Captain Showers and
Captain Sharpe. the latter having
been for many years Superinten-
dent Of the Y. & M. v. Railway.
were right when they said that
Rosedale was so located that 1t
should attract capital, and Capt.
Sharpe added, would ultimately be
the biggest place in the Delta be-
tween Memphis and Vicksburg,
While Capt. Showers made no state
ment on that subject, he has been
for a long time of the. opinion
THAT q wholesale grocery and pro-
vision company in Rosedale could
not fail TO make great success it
run Oh proper lines. So mote 1t
lbe:' and may equal SUCCESS attend
1.-The ice house aud other enterprises
/ bear of through your paper and
from friendly letters,
l have greatly improved, and
thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the
North Cape and ! shall never forget
the wonderful aud werid effect pro-
duced on vi, mind by the
midnight sun. We had
1.-TWO beautiful, cloudless
ldays. and although we we're at Que
time above II porth latitude. the
weather was not disagreeably
cold, il one kept out of
the wind, but it did not seem that
I saw the sun RISE. for as far as
| l could tell it seemed never to set,
but was in sight right along until
| / went to- bed after IL o'clock at
night and was still shining when
! got up al 7 next morning. And
whenever / walked during the
night. which I did number of
a times, the briget light Kept me
; from sleeping soundly,and | Won
dered II some old roosters l have
\ at nome Wouldn't have crowed
themselves hoarse thinking every
time they opened their eyes the
sun was rising, if chanced to take
them on this trip nearly to the top
of the world" as believe DR.. Cook
called the north pole, from which
!; the North Cape is not SO far dis
tant as l imagined until / took this
!. trip.
4 | found at Thos. Cook & Sons
Office something over 80 letters
from friends and relatives and two
Sundays Commercial Appeals, all
of which we enjoyed. Also found
|. the enclosure from DR.. Owen,
Managing Director.of the Southern
Commercial Congress, from which
YOU will see the old town Of Lon
don will be visited by a number o.
Mississippians in the next few days
I can not attend the Conference
regularly, but will be at some q
the meetings while here, and re
gret that my herlth is not sufic
iently restored to permit me to &C
, cept that invitation for the thirty
: days tour on the Continent Of Eu
ropee.
With klndest regards to you ant
all other friends, am
Yours truly,
Chas, Scott.
< After writing the above OF
/ the 10Th ! saw DR.. Over
k and he and Senator Fletcher, VIII
: were so anxions for me to .attene
the initial meeting that consent
ed to do, and was presented b.
y the Senator to the American Am
!, bassador, who strikes me as . stror
t M an very pleasant and to the point
/ without any ''frills.
Mrs. Scott and ! have compli
msntary tickets to tue Angle