Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-07-25
A Hawk Eye travelling in Pennsylvania

writes Tue RAN De0ief tue IOIO"IuR
interesting letter:
My many friends in Howard Co. may
think that have left entirely as this
is the longest have been away since
I first put foot on Howard county soil
in the spring of 1870.
l am now in the greatest coal fields
of Pennsylvania and it surely is sight
to see low they do things here. When
left here in 20 there was no railroad
nearer than the Pennsylvania Central
and that was quite awsys to haul our
products over rough roads. Nearly all
the lumber was foated down the Sus.
quehanna.
But all is changed now. The big
pine forests are all gone. Wood, is
more plentiful in Howard county and
cheaper than it is right here. You can
go to the lumber yards in Cresco and
get better and cheaper lumber than
you can in q lumber yard here.
am surely having good time din.
ing and sight seeing.
Twas in Spangler the other day and
could not help but notice the differ
ence since the lid went on. suppose
it went on in Cresco the first of July as
tight as here. 1t is so tight here that
they don't even handle near beer, but
as was talking to banker, a man
that runs the largest banking business
in this town. and with whose father
in early days, I helped run square
timber down the Susquehanna, said
would you like to take a ride?"
Eyes" saysI, ''am out here to see all
l can." i
"Well come around with me-"
We went down town to garage and
he had large touring car run out and
we started. He pulled in to Barnsboro,
. place named by one of the large
coal operators. Mr.. Barnes, who owns
about everything in sight around there
that is worth owning.
''Come along, Mr.. Barnes "All
right for hike, will be with you in a
minute.
We pulled out and went winding
around through the hills and valleys
and town after town where so years
ago wss heavy timber. hut, now coal,
and nothing but train sitter trsin loads
Of coal. .. .4#.-'
Finally We reached very nice look
ing town called Benedict.
We went into building . great deal
larger than the Strother Hotel, filled
with officers and clerks.
They introduced me to another Mil
Ter and also Mr.. Perale, as 'Mr. Mil
ler, from Iowa, Hawkeye."
"WelL boys. come around in here
and have a seat. So you are from
Iowa. grest state it is. That is
where we get lots Of gotd things from.
Our best horses come from there. II
have been in your state or rather
through it several times, in Des-
Moines. Ceder Rapids. Waterloo, it all
looked good to me, that is what saw
of it," said "Mr. Perale, you did
not see the best Of Iowa. Come to
Cresco in Howard Co." "Cresco, lets
see, what line of roads is that on,
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul."
"Oh. never went through on that
line."
How near will you be to the Lincoln
Highway"
1T surely will come right through
our town."
well, we surely will come to see you
them
well boys this is warm, let's see if
we can find a cooler place.
Mr.. Persle led the way through q
very nice hemlock and pine grove to q
real park.
We came up to . sort of cave. He
unlocked the door. Oh what q nice cool
breeze came out of there.
Have seats boys" They keep ice
IN there and will tell you the rest
when see you.
This is about the way have been en-
tertained ever since came, first in one
direction and than another. I don't
know Why unless it 10 because 1 live in
the best state in the Union and can tell
them what they don't know about it.
Next week promied to be in Barns
boro or Spangler and again 60 with .
bunch out to Loretta for . big spread
at Schwab at his summer home. Lex.
pect it will be . very swell affair.
Came here to see and find out how
they do things and sure am catching
on, but it is sure high life.
They call me Hawkeye and I am
sure proud Of the name. Boys, if you
want to know what kind of 4 state you
live in, just come East. Stick to your
farms they are going to be worth more,
and before long. Remember you are
living in the best state in the Union.