Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-18
Don Livingston Writes Interestingly
Concerning His Late Southern Trip
Seven States in View.

{ Seven States in View.
In tbs afternoon we engaged AN
iauto, and, by the way, it was an old
l9l1 Cadillac of the same vintage as
Icy WlEiamson's car. She Climbed
np the mountain through the mud IN
ust thiFty-fve minutes from the no,
eel TO the top OF Lookout Mountain,
Standing at Umbrella Rock at the
peak of the mountain II is 3 hard
matter te try to describe the land
scape. views and situations, without
using the adjectiyes beautiful, grand,
sublime, with every other word in
order to describe the scenery. From
this point seven states can be seen.
Looking across the valley al be
seen Missionary Ridge The Union
troops were told 10 charge across this
valley and take the position at the
foot of the bluff and hold it. They
not only took the position at the
foot of the bin but Wen on up the
bluff in the face of 4 whitening mus
kerry fire and took the position on
top of the ridge and held II.
Battle Above the clouds.
Just below where We stood the
famous battle above the clouds took
place between the Confederate force
under Bragg, holding the mountain,
and the Union forces under Gen. Joe
Hooker. The latter scaled the al
most perpendicular side OF the noun
tain and surprised the enemy, COM
polling them TO retreat after u fierce
battle. This ave the union forces
control of the river navigation.
We left Chattanooga that night
feeling that we had spent q delightful
day. and one long 10 be remembered,
and arrived al the Crescent city, New
Orleans, The home of qEaiutness and
southern hospitality, about II a. m.
Inc ne1E day.
A City Of Extremes.
New Orleans is almost impossible
of description. It's winter climate is
semi-tropicaI, the weather is balmy
for the most part, hut there are days
when q WaFIi oyeFcoat is very COM
Portable. 1t has many miles of docks
where ocean liners of every nation
and description may be seen and it's
commercial interests are immense.
1t is a City of extremes in construc-
ton and population. On the north
side of Canal street is the old French
quarter sith its narrow streets, low
buildings and cid French market, ca
theGrais and old cemeteries, etc: on
the other side OF Canal street is the
aew part of the town with its up-to-
date business houses and palatial no.
tells Out III this direction is the new
residence part of the city, st. Charles
avenue $50 feet wide, with its stately
palms, beautiful lawns and homes on
each side OF the street reaching for
miles out, and others like it.
A Mixed Population.
The population is mixed, but those
IoS French descent seem TO predomin-
ate The population az a whole are
a33iade13 hcspitabie. and do not
chase The mortal dollar with the
streuuousRess that we do. But they
seem TO live well and enjoy life In all
its fuliness.
The Mardi Gras is the great event
al the year which, preceded by the
carnival season, takes place each
year On ShroFe Tuesday. The literal
translation Mardi, Tuesday, and Gras,
fat. ard its application also stood for
the last day OF the carnival, the latter
|signifying In this connection farewell
to flesh and meat and finding express
sion In days OF reveIry. Tuesday is
the great climax OF the carnival week
and the entire day is given up to
grand parades, mssking and merry
making all restraint within keeping
being cast aside for the day. The
~aristoerats and all the other Gratis
of the white population throw aside
all fornality and enter into the spirit
OF the day and enjoy 1t TO the full.
The city has a population OF 6 1000,
the police force numbering about $50
mel and seemingly a very efficient
body as during the two months Of my
stay ! did not see any rowdgism or
drunkenness and heard OF no crime
amounting TO anything.
Agriculture D~emcralixed.
In regard to the agriculture condi-
ton the planter lis in bad shape. The
cotton market is demoralised son ac-
count Of the war and the sugar plant
ser is dernaralized on account of the
duty which is to be removed by the
tariff bill passed by the administers
tion. Many OF the ~refineries are be-
ing dismantled and moved over into
Honduras. The southern sugar plant,
er feels the same towards the free
sugar Law as the northwestern Farmer
feels towards the Canadian ~reciproc.
ity treaty.
We anne home over the Il. & NJ,
stamping at louisville, Kentucky. foI
d day, then on TO C~incinatti. taking
the Pennsylvania lines to Chicago
and the good old Northwestern bach
home.
And, say. here lis an Indian that Ii
glad 10 get back to the reservation II
the land of the Sioux. The south
has grand people, climate and seen
lerY sublime, but for making d home
lgive me good old South Dakota ans
lWatertown. the finest Of them all.
Don Livingston.
last voice With the people. I'll ais,
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