, 1924-03-03

United States Press Representatives Visit TB,St GGT0HS, Virgin Al
Islands, lisa. IN
THURSDAY February 21t 1924, land
AS REVIEWED BY BUNDLE BEE EN- ROUTE ~
Continued from saturdays Avs)
Continuing our journey to the caste certainly in search of light wem meet new road IN
construction now underway made possible by the generosity of our late Governor JET
Hmgh who approved the bill Of the colncn ora twelve ton Road Roller and Scnfer
We now approach the fertile estate "Whm" ther residence on which waso originally NJ
bdts aRonan Catholic Chapel but never used as such 4o amaiov o.nod Aa has IN
Whm esaeW asaE large produce OF rum but since Hed aSc VoS"ao ACT mas the
stretched its arms to ST Cr0N, it has become a chnee estate, , -. Of
ABOUT 1910 and destroyed in the hurricane of August T. 1882 continuing on the right we o. tt
past the Estate Carlton whose old Great House wasa also destroyed in the hurricane ave- M9
was built about 9J by the ieR Robert Skemh famous Old Scochmaa and one of the ar
best and most Just Of 6m old planters. Before his time back IN the 50s Of the last cen. lore
ty the estate was owned by Dr. Stevens to whom it was made PRESENT. the Kngof JJu}
Denmark as reward for his succ@sm performing a delicate surgical operation uP@n sss
the Queen the estate tlh time oengm the hands o the government hT dept Dr. Tn
Stevens residence wsa across the road at Carlton Garden whne the good Doo0r very sDSnu
much honop4 and admired in his day lived; and the famous Carlton Garden Orchard ssd
and Garden where's every ue,p plant and hubo OK no%n W1 Indian ("h ana many smg
us from the Northern climate we're also seen including apples, p9@h% ana cherries 0G
Inc c,unuutm land royals palm tres that's skirt the road on either side a. now noticed I%f
Years ago they Nmd for the whole dHtmceo this road stately @ninas and $tnght
S sngSy ET Ta "M" E % m ca@sd almost All 10 Gsanneea and the present drought Of l93024 SCI
h%a n m 70 me rr nunsr 70 the fate OF time After the hurricane of
quit esome IHpanung was done y the government Wme alter the hurricane OF
1916 nothing was done toward rpanhng our beautiful cenerItne road" me vas such
a pnd OF our Inhabitants of the Estc century.
tas Of he ISLAND and the home a hundred year, ago OF Governor Soboker with a
famous sabe of as many hoSeSa St rs ye%Sa% ago .,:Lrun ...,r ~
+. umUH n m lar ono0f ta d Iua nnns now the r&ienc of Sd son Tn
Of Erin an echoo If by gone days We're til 1856 and within the sound Of his voice you Chr
l lo op pn S3gt av %soo Wv ha a9%b Government in the middle of the foies rN
put mo u@@ a t"t "y S"y ""WL@ ~ m1h oga h also ~ais ne R
wChrsuansed but VIZ haven mott time today to explore tn old nroncn rail- As we La
edby the Kerr famHy butn low belonging to heg group OF the Vest Indian Sugar, Fac wz
tory estates. and considered with estate Pesens. across the f%dd the most most fertile
who lived during the earyp part and middle of the 18th century when ne acquhed this NJ
property which he FAMED "Ptssns". n, w wear
Dost not seem strange tnath as organizer of the almost dfund DANISH west 3v
India q GuineaC Company should procure mis- allotment apropeEy that proved such line
successful estate? Surely he must haven lad an a~ute reatorAas we know of them n mt
today to pick out such a choice parcel. Hf
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