Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-12-31
WRITES ABOUT SOUTHLAND


Regretfully l bid adieu to Ill
inois and landed at st. Louis on
May LIST. The season was back
ward all through this section and
the weather was not very hot |
but sultry enought to bring for
tn heavy thunder shower. Oh |
my! how it did thunder incess-
antly throughout tn e whole |
night. thought it would new
Ell quit. st. Louis is 294 miles |
south of Chicago and differs in
many respects from its big neigh |
Dor. While it is a busy city
there is not near as much hustle
and turmoil as on the streets of
Chicago. 1t seems like the peo-
pie at st. Louis do not hurry as
much. Yet it has $500 factories
and it is said to be the largest
manufacturer of tobacco and
shoes in the world. 1t is also
the greatest horse, mule and fur
market in the world. st Louis
failed to kee. pace in growth
with other cities hence it drop
ped from the fourth to the sixth
largest city in the United States.
Detroit and Cleveland having
passed it. It's population is CIV
en- as 772.897. Strolling along
the wharf could not help but
notice the idleness that prevailed
on the great Mississippi river. 1t
seemed as if traffic along this
mighty waterway was almost at
a stand still. The city is noted
for its beautiful residence sec
ton and can be justly proud of
the fact. ] made the trip
through the Majestic Range
Factory. 1t was the source of
keen satisfaction to see how
quickly these splendid ranges
were made and assembled. Ever
since / was a boy / had wondered
how glass was made and l was
enlightened in that respect by
being shown through the Missis-
sippi Glass Works. Taking it
for granted that most of your
readers would like to share this
knowledge with me I will briefly
outline its manufacture. Sand,
nitrate soda, silicate and some
times mixed with old glass
dumped in gas heated oven and
'Sept there until the heat has
reached 5000 degrees. These
ovens have capacity of 600 tons
each. The liquid glass is dip
nd out with a giant ladle by a
big and brawny man assisted by
an overhead litter. Standing
close by in terrific heat / mar
yelled that a human being could
stand this great strain day after
day yet these skillful workers
without any great effort pour
the glass on immense iron tables
the tops of which alone weigh
$4,000 pounds, quickly this red
hot glass is rolled flat and deftly
man with a long flat tool
loosens the glass sheet from the
table. It's just like slipping a
spatula between the pie and tin
The upmost skill is required in
all these operations. The size
of one of these sheets is 148 by
140 inches, next these sheets OF
glass are passed into series Of
ovens where they are gradually
cooled and tempered.
OF the three great bridge:
that cross the Mississippi river
here, the Municipal bridge ha.
the longest span of any structure
of its kind in the world. 1t cos
about $4,000, 900 to build som,
years ago. Its a long walk across
one of these bridges but never
the less delightful. The bridge
connect st. Louis with East st
Louis.
I attended services at st Loui
Cathedral and listened with keel
delight to strains of its wonder
full organ. 1t is gem of archi
lecture. The main altar is o
Roman style and magnificent
cost over 100000.
Missouri ranks sixth in GRO
values and is rich in mineral
and has large quarries that pre-
duce great variety of buildin
stone.
Leaving st. Louis I headed fo
the land of cotton and after rit
ing for 305 miles on the st. Loui
and San Francisco railroad / al
rived at Memphis, the queen cit
of the south, a population {
162,351. Ten trunk lines ia
this rich producing section of til
Mississippi valley and Memph
seems destined to become
oroat citv Aside from 4