The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-14
ENJOY SELVES in SOUTH LISTED IN HIGH COURT
REV. AND MRS. ]. N. Balm ARE.
At NEW ORLEANS
They Passed Out Of Minnesota
In Blizzard; Now Bask In
Sunshine

View Orleans, La, March s, 1919 -
To The Free Press: 1t is gratifying
to realize that no matter how far
we go from the home base fond mem
DRY keeps in tact unbroken associa-
ton. No one who has stsconcep-
ton of superior advantages Of life in
Minnesota the great flour mill state,
will be carried away by fiowery con-
ditions of climate and vegetation
while visiting Winter resorts. We
need to remember we are seeing
conditions at their best, far from
the average and at the same time
thankful that we live in a far sup
erior climate taking the year as a
whole. Difficulties incident to trav-
81 are the spice of life when taken
at their true value which we always
seek to do. We are to take the Min
neapolis and St. Louis pullman at
Waseca, which by the way was three
hours late caused by freight off the
track before the passenger, so it was
1:20 p. m. wher we boarded the train.
The storm that accompanied us out
of the state andilthrough Iowa in
creased in intensity until Iite became
a veritable blizzard the greater part
of the time passing through Missouri,
delaying us another five hours, so we
arrived at st. Louis eight hours late
with the train and our reserve long
since gone. Kosi i I'd
This disappointment turned out
favorably for we secured rooms in
the Terminal Hotel and tarried a day
taking in many features of special
interest in this city of nearly mil
lion. Passing through parts of the
states of Tennessee, Kentucky and
louisiana. each undoubt eddy possess
ing many desirable conditions, our
impressions if expressed in words
would be Thank God we do not have
to live here"
We arrived in due time at our
daughters in Destrehahan, a suburb
of New Orleans, formerly plantation
of 400 acres on the Mississippi riv-
er. This plantation was purchased
by the Mexican Petroleum company
and converted into one of the finest
oil refining plants in the world, Our
son in law Mr. C. H.. Foote, is the
engineer. Here lis most assuredly
one of the beauty spots in the sunny
south. .a -
Spacious grounds. 9 veritable park,
is kept in good condition, well shaded
by great live oaks draped with
Spanish moss, palms, magnolias and
fig trees, the home of many birds
.of song, together With. those other
wise gifted such as the native mock
ing birds, the Louisiana Popp whose
plumage the first year is blue, Sec
ond year green and the remainder of
it's life red.
sAll the stately buildings of a
wealthy plantation are intact etogeth-
er with 4 large number of modern
well built bungalows occupied by the
families of tho officials and mechan-
les. i The colored laborers occupy the
large row of neatly built cabins, the
homes of the former slaves. The
plant employees over two hundred
hands, making Destrehan most i'm
portalt industrial town on the Yazer
and Mississippi Valley Railroad.
Fruit trees are in blossom through
out this section with gardening and
farming well underway for the sea
son such as we have in the latter
part of May.
The second day after our arrival
we took in the celebrated Mordi Gras
carnival, though not as CHEAT as in
former years because of many ma
tional humane Z calls necessitating
municipal economy was well worth
the trip from our own. state to see.
Yours most sincerity, j. NJ. Balm.