The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-01-21
INFATUATED WITH
THF isle OF Pines
T. R. BARNES, FORMERLY OF
SAUK CENTRE, LIKES
NEW HOME.
HAS new HOUSE Completed
INTERESTING REVIEW OF TRIP
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
STATES-SEA VOYAGE.
Santa Fe, Isle of Pines,

Editor of the Herald.-I promised
to write you letter and to the many
friends and readers of the Herald who
may be interested. l think have been
here long enough to have learned
something about the conditions here.
We had very pleasant trip. The
most crowded part of it was from
Sank Centre to st. Paul. 1t certainly
was busy place at the depot where
we bought our tickets.
Of course what interested us most
was when we reached the Southern
states and saw the Negroes cutting
tobacco and picking cotton. From
Jacksonville we took the coast
line railroad through Florida to Key
West as l wanted to see that wonder
full railroad that Mr.. Flagler had
built through the sea, and it was sure
ly worth seeing. We took the boat at
Key West for Savannah and had our
first experience on the sea. 1t is not
pleasant to think about that part Of
the trip though it did not last long.
Weswere what they call seasick, and
believe me it is not at all pleasant. 1t
seemed all the time as though they
were trying to pitch us into the sea to
keep US from eating the nice dinner
they served down in the dining room.
We reached Havannah at o'clock
passing the Famedonoro castle and al
so passing near where the Maine was
sunk. We stopped at the Hotel Ohio
for two days rest and to look about
the city of Savannah, which you know
is one of the oldest on the Western
continent and contains many fine
buildings. In the old part of the city
one can nearly touch the buildings
from the side of the street car, they
are so narrow. You can look into the
shop windows and see what they have
to sell as everything is open-no need
for doors or understanding but
steel bars.
There is a fine depot here. We
crossed the island by rail, reaching
Batabuno just before dark and took
the boat for the Isle of Pines in the
Caribbean Sea which is so shallow
guide posts are set to keep the boats
off the shallow places. We arrived at
Santa Fe Oct. "a, went out and looked
at my new land and found it all right.
In fact do not think I could have
picked out finer place to build a
home. l have had some of the land
broken and about 600 pineapples
set out.
l have built a house and we are
living at home on our land. While
building walked a mile, both ways,
from our boarding place, and worked
all day, so you see the rheumatism is
no worse. I have not had time to try
the springs for bathing, but we drink
the water all the time. This climate,
l believe, is as near perfect as can be
found anywhere. Everything you
touch is warm; you know everything
up north is cold. 1t is nice for inval-
ids and older people who cannot stand
the cold. I do not mean by this that
we'll person would not do we'll here.
All that l regret is that am not
stronger and able to work. There is
no place know of where a man can
make money faster or easier than on
| the Isle of Pines today.
Across the road cornering on my
land is 50-acre citrus fruit grove.
Oranges, grape fruit, tangarines and
other fruit. This land was bought
very cheap few years ago, now it
would take fortune to buy it.
There are plenty of chances to make
improvements here, and fortunes are
to be made.
am writing this letter by the open
door loking out ON the green fields
and Pine Groves. The thermometer
was 60 last night, the coolest night
we've had The temperature in our
room stands from rs to IS during
the day. Compare this with your
steam-heated homes then think of
the open doors and windows of the
Isle of Pines. IT. R. Barnes.
A NEW FORD STORY
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