Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-26

Fleischman's yeast factories are located hera
One very deplorable sight to in this city
was poster stretched a street from
an upper story window bearing the slogan.
Vote No On Prohibition" Expect one Of the
reasons for this is the splendid opportunities
for bootlegging IN CoyinEtcn. Kentucky, and
vicinity which is just across the Ohio river
At IL a m We crossed into Kentucky
The Ohio river was just yellow with mud.
missouri mad nothing on IL in that line
From our train could see the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad bridge, most magnificent
structure. what we saw Of the residence
run down and old fashioned. In the distance
We could large cathedral of very impos-
ing build. Passed the United States Auto
Conpany's plant where trucks for the use of
the army made. A large number were
parked outside in yards and street ready for
shipment saw real Colonial house at out
skirts of Cincinnati. Stone chimney and all
thet sort Of thing. As passed along up
the river We saw many apple orchards away
up in the hills. Saw one tobacco field on an
unbelievable hill. Locked to be mostly gravel
and 50 steep that il seemed impossible TO be
cultivated al all Had more fun this after
noen II seemed than on whole trip. Our car.
number 1925 a scream. Mayville, Ken
lucky, put pep into it. Coons, on man, oh
man
On the morning of November 2. woke up to
hnd ourselves at ROnceverte, West Virginia.
Fornd that We not very for fron where
We had been at IL o'clock the previous even
ing. Train No. ], that was ahead of US had
been wrecked at Captain Creek junction. Luck
lily nobody was hurt, although many we're
shaken up quite q bit. Every one was in bed
and sure got some surprise. During the after
n0en travelled through the SrsGuehsRna Val
ley ia tie Elue Ridge Mountains Passed
through tunnels, although most of them we're
short. Ia among mountains came upon La
, moor, Va, a large Faiiread town. Coke and
blast furnaces here. Iron mines around the
immediate vicinity, lot of coal both NOV
ing and standing on tracks along whole trip
especially iT the east.
About 80 or came to Clifton Forge,
Virginia, whose sole business geemed 10 be rail-
reading there were big shops there. Saw
number OF y and l6 wReelers there. Crop
pings Of iren we're 10 be seen in rocks along
We came upor MiiibOrO, Virginia, a beautiful
summer resort, l60 miles from Fort Monroe.
Scenery throughout the Blue Mountains has
been something wonderful.
Al p. m. we came TO Stanton, Virginia. a
nice city OF 5000 population Farm lands in
this vicinity similar in type TO those of YER
non county. Fruit farming seems to be lsrg-
est occupation, there being ACRES Of trees TO
be seen in all directions. Homes here are OF
the typical southern style. few real barns.
wards evening came TO Charlottesville,
Virginia, large town, but it looked old.
Very few buildings TO be seen at all. A
lot OF timber in this section and the farms
seem small. At any rate the amount of acre
age under cultivation was not very large.
for themselves for the slovsniness of the
south of which so much has been said.
About 10 p. m. arrived at Richmond.
Virginia, but have written yoa before about
this metropolis Of the south. there is very
little more to be said, except that I've found
that there is a lot of both good and poor
land in this country of ours Of which I've seen
quite a lot having covered 5000 miles
of 1t by this time. No one knows how many
more before I'm through riding around.