Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
Carows On Way to Orlando Stop
In Chicago For Short Stay With
Relatives
DESCRIBES KENTUCKY FARMER
AS FAR FROM PROSPEROUS
Travel In Same Car of Train With
Nehs Family Who Go To
jacksonville

Gently left BarabOo for Orlando, Fla,
to make their home, have arrived at
their destination and Mr.. Carow
writes back as follows:
We left Baraboo, Saturday, Novenl-
Der 18th, taking a local train for Chi
cago We stayed in Chicago until
November goth. My brothers Irwin
and Frank Carow, known to many in
Baraboo, having cars were able to
take us to many places Of interest in
"'Chi". We visited the Chicago the
alter and listened to one of the most
wonderful orchestras in the world,
composed of 100 pieces.
See German Village
A mechanical German village on
the tenth floor of Mandel Bros. was
an interesting sight. About 500 me-
chanical people were doing every
known kind of labor in this toy will
age.
We left Chicago on the Dixie flyer
over the C. e. & 1. railroad and on
the train met Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Nehs, Mrs. Nehs' mother and Mrs.
Henry Marriott who had berths in the
same car with us. They were going as
far as Jacksonville, Florida.
At day break, November 21st, we
crossed the Ohio river just out OF
Evansville, Indiana, and found our
selves in Kentucky, Along the raii>
road in Kentucky one is not favorable
impressed with the farmland, which
seems to grow worse as the train
travels through Kentucky and Ten
nessee.
"How do these people live?" is the
question heard on the train. This
average farm is a one or two room
crude hut without windows and
brick or stone chimney: One end OF
the hut is located on the side of
bluff in on land that is much similar
to that around Devils lake only not
so rocky. A few razor back hogs, chick
ems, an old mule, dog, and little
patch of lawn completes the farm
property.
View Lookout Mountain
Mr.. Nehs, John and / sat in the OBJ
servatory car going into Chattanooga
There one has a good view of Look
out mountain and the Tennessee
River. At Chattanooga we saw an
old time wood burning locomotive
used in the Civil war.
Tt was dark when we reached At
lanta so we could not see what kind
of territory Sherman crossed on his
march to the sea. We reached jack
sonyiIle on the morning OF November
22nd and had an hour and a half lay.
over so we saw some OF the city.
We are now in Florida, the land OF
sunshine, palms, tropical moss,
oranges, grape fruit and sand. One
is Immediately impressed by the level
land.
Before reaching Jacksonville we
saw trees with bark cut off on one
side in v shape manner, about two
or three feet from the ground. Under
each cut is q little pail to catch sap
which is later refined into turpentine
This sight continues to be seen down
to Orlando. We reached DeLand be
fore we saw any citrons and Sanford
was the first place we noticed ban
anas.
On the afternoon of November
22nd we reached Orlando where we
were met by Mrs. Carow's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Gerofsh.
Florida Wonderful State
Florida surely is a wonderful state
Many beautiful groves and fine homes
are seen. Orlando is a thriving city o.
10000, located 80 miles from the east
coast. Wonderful as we found Flori
da and some other states we passet
through / am still to be convinced
that Wisconsin is not the greatest al
around state in the Union.
Note: The address OF Mr.. and Mrs
Carow Is General Delivery, Orlando
Florida.