Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-17
Rut|edge Pair Describe
Trip Through the East
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upon a sign the totally innocent
words. Coal, five dollar load. haul
yourself cheap
Through Indiana.
Sand, Mounds of it, piles of it, hills
of it rising seemingly out of the most
fertile land. made us wonder if We
were in the Cobb desert or the Sa-
hara Seeing neither the GObi's fam
Gus giant cactus nor the Pyramids OF
Egypt, we knew that it must be In
diana. Aside from the fact that the
inhabitants were overly proud of their
state and the contour of the ground
seemed almost uninterestin ely flat,
We were very much impressed with
the cleanliness and progressive air OF
the cities in the northern part of the
state.
History UnfOldS I'm Chic.
Ohio was similar in topography
and geography TO Indiana until we
reached the eastern part of the state,
where distinct characteristics of the
East" began to appear. One could
see in many an old. plain farm home
a great many years of interesting his
tory. involving many generations OF
laborers, possessing tena ious courage
and the zeal of the soil Just as the
stone walls of the homes were built to
stand for many decades. so were the
ideals and characteristics handed
down by the old frontiersmen. genera
ton after generation to the present
inhabitants. seemingly sturdy, pro-
gressive Americans in every desirable
sense.
Even in Ohio, decidedly not a
southern state, a large percentage of
negroes were TO be found. The typi-
cal southern attitude toward negro
dom was lacking for the most part.
however.
geographically Ohio showed its
proximity to the eastern mountain
ranges. as young mountains" ap
peared as we approached its eastern
borders. On the Appalachian plateaus
were located great oil derricks. Flat
river barges were to be seen plying
to and from the steel mills of which
we caught a glimpse at Steubenville.
AS we entered Pennsylvania the piano.
rama had become Kaleidoscope,
changing rapidly. but we rose steadily
in altitude.
A popularity of Pennsylvania towns
seemed to be the frequent willie" end
ings on the names, indicating that the
communities were named after
proper name or the name Of some
prominent element geographically or
historically, of the vicinity.
Many of the picturesque back courts
of the homes were filled with apple
and peach trees. A very large negro
population was evidenced in this
otherwise northern" state.
Uniontown can be cited as the typi-
cal southern Pennsylvania town. con-
tanning much Of legendary fame. yet
possessing in abundance all the signs
of the grim industrial aspects of this
huge state.
A popularity of the barns of the
astical atmosphere. A carefully execut-
ed Gothic motif is carried out to such
an extent that the pointed, arched
windows are painted in, if none exist.
In the Monongahela valley were
evidences of the constructive govern
ment work carried on there during
the past two years, numerous neat
but inexpensive new houses dotting
the hills.
Higher Ground.
Our first ascent above the clouds
was on an elevation bearing the au-
spicious name of Negro mountain"
While on the way over Cumberland
Pass our Graham, which had been
running at high speed all day, sud-
denly decided to stop in the middle
of construction job, where tremen-
dous steam shovels operated by overly
conscientious road builders, narrowly
missed picking up the car and occu-
pants, much TO our CONSERVATION.
After soothing the fevered brow Of
the vehicle we descended into the
Maryland Flats.
Half way down. Marty tried to pull
a fast one and jump off from Lovers
Leap but Mac was too quick and
caught her by the hair.
A harvesting scene-gathering Of
winter wheat-was noticed near pic
turesQue Fort Frederick. We passed
through historic Boonsboro, the ORR
ginal frontier settlement of Daniel
Boone.
Visit Nations Capital.
Washington, Its center. the ma
tons capitol building. has been so
often described and pictured that it
is vain repetition to do so again. OF
particular interest to us 1--WE were a
highly aesthetic group) were the ire
mendous oil murals in the main ro-
tunda. In the center. Christopher
Columbus is seen looking down upon
part of the CONSERVATION wrought by
his explorations.
Securing special passes to choice
Senate gallery seats we encountered
Immediately the voice. presence and
personality of the late Senator Huey