The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-02-21
A JOURNEY SOUTHWARK
Mr.. J. B. Cheuvront Gives an Ac-
count Of His Trip to Louisiana.
Houma, La, February IA, 1918.

Dear Slr:-lf | had the ability to
fully describe the section Of country re-
Gently travelled it would be very inl
teresting matter for your readers. AL
though do not have the ability TO
picture things to others in satisfactory
manner, hope to be able to tell enough
to interest some of your readers. and
to secure tor myself temporary relief
from-sickness, for Oakland, with all it's
cold and snow.
| left Oakland the night of Feb. LIST,
going to Pittsburgh by way of Clarks-
burg and Morgantown on account of
train connections being bad at Cumber-
land. 1t was cold at Oakland, cold at
Clarksburg, where | changed cars, but
colder at Pittsburgh. After spending
the day of Feb. End in Pittsburgh. |
took night train for Huntington, W.
Va, changing cars at Wheeling where
it was still cold | arrived in Hunting
ton Sunday morning where it was not
old but so cfrom two to four inches of
ice all over the streets and sidewalks.
Hunting ton is beautiful little city of
80, 600 people, located in the southwest
corner of the state, in sight of Ohio and
almost in sight of Kentucky. Hunting
ton is railroad center; has quite a
number Of wood and steel factories and
also mber of large joobing houses.
The streets are well paved, good street
car system extending to Ashland, KY;
schools, churches, hotels etc. | spent
five hours in Huntington; called up Oak
land by phone, found excellent service,
left at 2 p. n. over the G.. & o. for
Ashland, Lexington, Frankfort and
Louisville. At each of the above-nam-
ed towns had occasion to get off the
train and make brief mention of all the
towns of note visited. Ashland is a
beautiful city of $4,000 people and is
noted for its by products coal industry;
Lexington is one Of the most beautiful
little cities in the South, located in
FaYette county the center of the great
blue grass region of Kentucky, which is
probably the best general farming and
grazing land in the United States.
Lexington has population of about
$4,000 people. mostly active and retired
farmers, excellent paved streets and
all the conveniences of a modern city.
Frankfort is the state capital, located
in Franklin county, and is very beau
tiful modern little city of some $4,000
people. 1t was in this city that Cover
nor Goebel was shot after the legisla-
ture had unseated Taylor, or something
like that. The very place Goebel fell
was pointed out to me, which was on
the walk in front of the old capital, the
State having since erected a new
capital on the hill. There is now a man
serving q life sentence for killing
Goeoel, and was told that he still
maintains that he is innocent, but we
must pass on.
They had one to two inches of snow
az liz way HCLOSo ll'l IuSiil hGtluChys
We now come to Louisville. Il don't
know why they call it Louisville) This
is great city with $50, 600 people.
MANY iron, steel, wool and fiber mills,
also one of the largest tobacco markets
and manufacturing cities in the south.
1t is also said to be noted for beautiful
women.
1t was here changed cars from the
c. & o. to the Illinois Central and took
sleeper for Memphis, Tenn. On the
smoker of the Pullman | met a Young
French Artillary officer who had come
to the United States about three months
ago to train or lecture to our boys on
the use of big guns. He was on his way
to New Orleans. When | handed him
my card he spoke the name with better
pronunciation than.l could, and began
at once to talk to me in French, but
when explained the name was only a
heirloom which we had kept through
four American generations he then be-
ganto talk in broken American language
as he said we did not speak English
(Hengish). He said the hardest part
of our language was our slang, which
seemed different III each locality. He
asked me the meaning Of the express
sion: He's got your goat" This Young
man gave some very interesting ac-
counts of his experience on the fighting
Ine in France.
| awoke in Tennessee to see there
was still snow in the cotton and tobacco
plantations. Our first stop was at
Memphis where | had thirty minutes
layoYer and took the time in seeing
some of the city. Memphis has about
$50, 900 population and is rather low
1t is one of the large cities that will be
damaged if there is the predicted floods
this spring. Memphis manufactures
more lumber than any city in the south
and has the finest and greatest amount
of timber l saw on the way down. Be-
sides lumber she buys a big lot of
cotton, manufacturing a limited amount