New Britain herald., 1916-07-07
TRIP ID MORALES
 NONE TOO PLEASANT
Hot Weather and Poor Train AC- COmOdatiOnS Cause Discomfort
TWO SEATS FOR PICKUP

Then Only Half Finished-Some Raising Mustaches En Route.
 Especial to the Herald)
 Troop Train 7-3-16, en route to Mo-
 gales, Arizona;
 With the long journey across the continent, from little old New Brit ain to faraway Mexico, almost over I had best give you a few things of Interest en route before they have been crowded out of mind by any other things that the future may have in store You had previous infor- mation that We put up in Chicago over night before starting on this, our last leg of the journey. Chicago is called the .Windy City," but as far as we could ascertain there is no real reason for it being called by that name for during the long sultry night we spent here there was not 9 breath of wind stirring.
 Texas A DesoIate State.
 But it was not until after we crossed the Mississippi river that it began to get so internally hot. Cross Ing through the state of Texas it was terrible and much of the time the boys spent lolling in their seats Garbed only in their little B. V. DIS. With Texas behind us, however, it is more comfortable. From some sections of the Lone Star State we have seen, We have been led to believe that it was the last place the Creator made and it was only half finished. Other hoI hut iy7 on Reserts-the least said the better.
 We left Fl Paso early this morning fMonday) and at the time of this writing are shooting through the most desolate stretch of country it has ever been our misfortune to look at Sand, cactus and rOcks-that'S S all Not even a bill board to break the monotony. The new environme ent has kept the interest of everyone from New Britain. I must confess that during the first few days of our trip there were some very homesick members of the party and they cared very little for the scenery. But now, however, they are becoming hardened campaigners and don't worry about getting back home so much In fact they say if they don't get back they , won't worry anyway-so there you are.
 Bad Train Accommodations.
 One deplorabIe feature of our entire trip has been the detestable train service. Since leaving Mantle a week ego we have had only day coaches and six days and six nights of that soxt of travel is not any too pleasant. The one big question of the trip that has worried Captain Ladbury considerably has been to provide a suitable bunk for Pickup-the "big fe1ler'' as the brakeman on the train calls him. It was finally voted to give Pickup an extra seat in which to sprawl his great length, breadth and bulk and that helped lot.
 Bald Heads and Mustaches
 We expect to arrive in Nogales this afternoon and after that I shall have access to my own baggage and will un- doubtedly be able to secure some in teresting photographs. I will try to get a few pictures of some of the boys before the many bald heads have ceased to be the attraction they now are (many of the men have had their hair clipped close.) A little later on a picture, if I can get some at close range, would give you ample proof o1 the attempted mustaches. These two
  Hl1 of us.
 Now that we have really left Gods country and struck into the wild and woolly the entire battalion takes a more business-like attitude. The "Greasers' along the roadside haC threatened to attempt to wreck the troop trains, we are told, but accord. Ing to the dope handed out at eacf station the white men of the district with their six shooters, have taker ample precaution against such actions Greaser huts strung out all along the line have given the boys some fea1 of wrecks for all that.
 Exercise Each Day.
 On the way down there have beer number of new appointm ents made Tomorrow or the next day I will sent you a full roster of Company I alon, with these announcements if I can But until we learn just how mucl trouble the Mexicans are going to giv us 1t is hard to promise anything Our company is very fortunate in hay ing the officers that we have and a soon as we reach camp we are sur of the right sort of military training Each day on the train we are given half hour of brisk exercise and tha helps a lot in lmbering up crampe limbs.
 We understand that on arrival a Nogales @ more rigid censorship to be set up by the government, guess there won't be any trouble 1 getting word back to you if we don give away any state secrets.
 The train whistles, the boys a crane their necks out of the window We seem to be approaching a tow1 Another disappointment. It is nc Nogales, but Tucson, Arizona. I wi post the letter there and write late from headquarters.