The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-19

trips to Fit Wayne. the cOunty-seat Of
De Ka1b county, which is city Of
about 10000, and very pretty city,
and has some very pretty buildings.
We next visited Auburn. the county
seat OF Alien county, and through the
kindness of friend of Mrs. Thorn
ton who happened to be Clerk of the
Court, we were shown through the
court house, which is a work of art
aud cost $500 600. We visited two ap-
pie orchards near ST. Joe, one con
tanning so and the other so acres. We
saw them sorting the apples by ma
chinery, packing them ready to ship.
At one place we saw $500 bushels Of
Grimes, Golden on one pile.
On Sunday. my cousin entertained
us at the Swilly Hotel, at Hicksville,
for dinner, in company with some.
friends of hers. who after dinner took
US to their home and entertained us
during the afternoon, like old friends.
On Monday morning we left for Day
Ton again, intending to make the run
On Monday, but owing to car trouble,
and Indictment weather. we had to
spend the night at Painters Creek,
about 25 miles from Dayton. We
reached Dayton Tuesday morning.
After dinner. Mrs. Reindollar took us
to the National Cash Register plant,
and we were shown through the plant
from 1:30 until 800, then we were
shown the growth of the plant from
beginning until the present, on cam
vas. until 4 o'clock. The plant occu-
pies 4 squares. and employs 5000 peo-,
III of =,
day. have their own dining room,
which seats 1900; serve their own
lunch to employees, for 40c. and just
treat them like one large family.
Every one who has the opportunity to
visit the plant should do so, and see
what a wonderful thing the N. G. r.
Factory is.
Wednesday, we visited several of
the large stores, one of which was
Rike-Kulnler Co.. where Miss Margie
Baumgardner is clerk in the glove de-
partment, and which is ones of the
largest stores in the city; we also Wis
tied the Museum Mrs. Reindollar enc
tertained Henry Freebooter, wife and
son. and Miss Margie, at dinner, in
our honor. Tuesday morning we
started home. via Columbus and
GAINESVILLE, spending the night at New
Concord Friday morning, we left
New Concord, via Cambridge, to
Wheeling. W. Va. to Washington and
Uniontown, Pa, where we spent the
night. leaving Uniontown. Pa, Satur-
day morning, via Cumberland, Ha-
gerstown, and Frederick, arriving
home at 6 p. M: Saturday.
q.I1 IL Il No
home and had fine roads all the way,
some concrete, some paved, and the
worst roads we had on our travels
was from Frederick home. From
Gettysburg to Pittsburg there is very
little farming done; no wheat soWn
at ALL and only small patches Of corn.
about like we plant sweet corn for
table use. In Virginia and West Vir-
ginia the land is used for grazing
pu1 poses. In the vicinity of Tarentum
and Pittsburgh, Pa, the land contains
coal, and abounds in oil and natural
gas wells; and the people work in
steel mills. Judging from the piles of
coal lying at the mines, in Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia. and the amount
being hauled away, coal should not be
scarce this winter. In Ohio, their prin-
cipal crops are tobacco. corn, and SUI
gar beets. In the vicinity of Pauling,
I o.. we passed carts on the road load
ed with something like parsnips, only
larger. and the people were ploughing
them out Of large fields, and men and
women were cutting the tops off with
cycles. We stopped and asked what
they were. / will never forget the
mans smile. He scratched his head,
then slowly said: Gee, but you must
be a good ways from home. if you
tneyer saw sugar beet = Then he
1 looked at our license, and said: ''NC
wonder you don't know, if you are
from Maryland" They manufacture
the beet sugar at Paulding.
In most parts of Ohio and indiana
the land is as level as the floor; vol
can see for miles ahead; in, some
| places, near the houses they have
groves planted with the trees rea
close together to break the wind il
winter. In Indiana, last year, tn
wheat crop was failure, owing to tn
4 fly and hard freezing, but the corr
crop is a bumper. Although we haC
i some trials with our "fliver, tn