The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-11
CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI.
Randolph Invasion" Moving Toward the
Pacific Coast.

! Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Editor: about two miles west Of
iClinton, Iowa, June 5, 1879 In my last
letter, at the close, | said we were just
Iabout to enter the state of Indiana. Ur
to that we had found good roads, but in
Indiana they had been having heavy rains
III rainy days in month. they said)
so the dirt roads were almost impa sable
and the old macadam not much better
We camped two nights in Indiana. We
have had no trouble in getting camping
grounds so far.
South of the lakes we passed thous-
ands of acres of grspes fields of grapes
almost continuous for miles, then apples
and cherries and berries the same. All
crops were late until we got west of
Chicago. Then everything changed.
Found farmers haying dover and alfalfa
We have not found much successful grow
ing of alfalfa east of the Mississippi,
but lots of nice clover fields. We did
not find any large corn fields until we
struck Illinois. We passed cement silos
cement roof and all, by the hundreds
every day in Illinois. Almost every farm
had windwheel for pumping water.
BY invitation we stayed Wednesday
night with DIR. Abbott, who has labora
tory in Chicago nearly equal to c. /.
Hoods in Lowell, Mass. Mrs. Abbott
was Clara Ingrahsm, who graduated at
the Randolph Normal school and later
taught at North Randolph The next
day, Professor Russlow, who to be
one of the teachers in the Randolph Nor
NAL school. showed us over the city. We
went by automobile II guess few hun.
dred miles, or lessl. Visited the 700
which was the biggest mensgerie we ever
saw. Visited Sears, Roebuck & Co. plant.
bought goods and ate Dime. at their
restaurant.
We started west from Chicago about 3
p. m. and camped about 25-miles west.
While Professor Russlow was showing rs
about Chicago, Dix says TO him, that we
would have TO hurry matters, as the emil. |
dren had to be box home at school in |
Mr.. Russlow answered |
Don't hurry; this trip will be OF more
value to them than two year. in any col
lege In the United States" Professor
Russlow is now editor of a publishing
house in Chicago. He was Of great help
10 us in showing us the sights OF the
,ity.
Saturday EVENING" We are camping
tonight about 20 miles west of Cedar
Rapids in a church and school ward.
When we 90 into different state. we
make inquiries whether campers arc al.
owed 90 camp in church or school yards.
They are allowed TO in every state we
ave passed through except Indiana.
They have had heavy rains here. they
ay. over six inches in the last two we rs,
,ut we have escaped them all and had
air weather. and the roads are pretty
veil dried mp. The roads in Iowa are
early all dirt roads, but dirt roads are
paradise compared with the WORKOUT
nacadam roads. We lose a good deal Of
ime on good roads in cities and Villages.
Fhere the posted limit is from six 20 %
niles per hour. In New York, Pennsyl.
ania, Ohio and Illinois. one.third Of
he way Il on such streets.
About 10 o'clock to-day we came 70 a
liver a. large as the Connecticut, and !
lund i was overhownig its banks, but !
. kept going 10 where the water COW :
red the road a foot or more and got !
AIRED and turned around our autos and
tarted back. but We met two men on !
orseback, driving young stock from
ieir pasture 20 higher ground for fear !
ley would be washed away. They ad-
SD ms 10 turn around and 60 back. and 4
he Of them went with us on horseback 4
, show ne the wav through the water.
2 said II we did not go through then.
= might BE- deluged several DAYS. az
u rise IN the water was caused by rains
Minnesota.
Wen. be piloted ne through the water
a our cars got thoroughly washed. and
lrt0n is polishing ours With wax this
eninr We see scarcely any pastures
W in lows but what would cnf . ton
I've passed through - far beats al az
-ultural lsnds We ever saw. Howard
mp takes photos If many interesting
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out - head IF cattle IN feed more
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