The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-08
|AMP SHELBY lad
|AKES TRIP TO GULF

lillian B. Ice Writes Home
Folks About the Things
He Saw.
w. r. Ice, Of 402 state street, who
ONE OF the Fairmont lads at Camp
eiby, Hattiesburg. recently wrote
friends here about a trip he made
the Gulf of Mexico. His letter is
Follows:
VIE left camp here at S:12 a. m.
a ARRIVED at Gulfport, Miss, ut
out 1880 a. m. The trip on the
in was all the same scenery,
eough cotton fields and pine forests,
ing nothing but old delapidated
8 and negroes and turkey buzz
d. We passed through two or
very decent looking towns as
pared the Gulf of Mexico and saw
orange trees Just loaded down
oranges. The first one saw
zip q mans yard and Just looked
the one Grandma had in her tub
Q at home. 1t is only about 10
Is from here to the Gulf of Mexico.
port is town of about 5000 peo-
It is a pretty nice town. We got
street car at the depot just as
as we got there and went to
ri, Miss. It Is IL miles from Gulf
and the street cars run right
3 the shore OF the Gulf OF Mexico.
can sit in the car and almost spit
he Gulf. Seen all kinds of sea
s vessels, and from Gulfport all
~ miles along the coast to Biloxi
summer resorts, fine summer res
ccs and picnic grounds, with
, piers running out in the Gulf
Fishing and bathing. The fishing
,is fine. At Biloxi the people treat
soldiers nice; everything in the
ufants are reasonable: the peo-
1on't try and rob the soldiers. l
ne dozen raw and one dozen fried
prs. o big order OF ham ard eggs,
ch fried potatoes two ours of
and two big pieces OF cocoanut
Ill for 60 cents. Think OF that!
would have cost me 50 in Hat
urg. The fare on the excursion
only $1.25. Mighty cheap; It
worth $40 to me. We went out
be of the piers where there were
old ladies fishing ION Sunday,
they were surely just pulling out
18Th Just as fast as they threw in
lines. got one of them to let
~ awhile, Just to say had fish,
the Gulf Of Mexico. and / caught
te fish, each foot long, in just
ihutes. Tell Delbert was wish
THAT time he was with me. He
would have enjoyed it. The
adics wanted us to come down
Said we could have boat and
would furnish us lines. hooks
bait all day for 25 cents apiece.
ely would like 10 go If l can get
1t is some nice place this Biloxi.
ers blooming, orange trees and
driveways, bathing houses and
hotels. I would like for all you
here. Grandma surely would
1T. We left Biloxi about
k and. came back to Gulfport
Taught the excursion train back,
hg there at $500, and got back
mp about 1900 that night.
enjoyed that trip.
rculd like to go to New Orleans,
I I can get a pass. 1t takes about
and night to go there and see
place. The fare round trip from
is about SO on Sunday excur-
Did you get the folder postal
I sent you from Gulfport and
Miss? Let me know, and Il
lid save them till I come home
will tell you all about them.
b only trouble in this town, 1t is
mall for the crowd Of soldiers,
he people are Just simply rob-
them in the restaurants ard
store. They have raised the
three times as high as they
before the soldiers came. Houses
rented for $500 a month three
hs ago are now renting for SIS
$50 a month; they want $40 a
for one room and board for
efon. It Is fierce. Some of the
were trying to rent houses and
for their wives. Several of the
re- have their wives with them,
is costing them some. Il heard
D Kiger was here. She is clerE
a store in town. Her husband
rother are here in camp. I have
seen her YETI Our boys from
iont are scattered all over this
but are showing what they are
of. Every one is making good
nave got good positions in this
and are surely making good
RS. Fairmont can we'll be proud
boys who volunteered and are
hg good down here. Some of
may have been a little rough in
hont while we were in camp
but they are making good here
he 3Stn Division. I have not
from Ed Luthe, who is in
ee, since I received those two
81 sent home to you. wrote
swo letters some time ago and
boxing for q letter from him
We have one of the best sites
mp, on a hill opposite Division
quarters and about one-half mile
The postoffffice and depot. Our
service is improving every day.
ying the regiment into other or
atoms has made the postoffice