The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-02
Interesting
Sidelights of
Trip South
Ferdinand Wiener Visited
With Friends At Macon,
Georgia
RETURNED WEDNESDAY
Enjoyed Tour of Southern
States-Left Sank Cen
tire June II
RETURNED WEDNESDAY

Ferdinand Wiener, who resides
In Getty Township, south of Sank
Centre, returned Wednesday morn
ing from an extended and wonder
full trip to the Southland. He Wis
tied with r. j. Jung and family at
Macon, Georgia, and stopped en-
route at points in Georgia, Ken
lucky, Ohio and Indiana. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jung were former residents
Of this community. They moved to
Georgia about forty years ago.
Mr.. Wiener left this city on June
18th, and travelled by bus and rail.
His last stop on the southwark
journey was at Savannah, Georgia,
beautiful city. He stated that ag-
ricultural conditions in the South,
with the exception Of along the sea-
coast, are very good. In Ohio the
drouth did considerable damage,
and he saw the farmers burning
the grass along the roadway. His
stops on the journey included Ma
con, Atlanta and Savannah, Geor-
gia, Chattanooga, Tenn, Lexington,
Kentucky, Indianapolis, Indiana,
and Cincinnati, Ohio. Business con-
ditions in most of the cities and
communities seems to be good.
Near Summerset, Kentucky, he
saw a large poster advertising
Minnesota and its 10000 lakes. He
stopped two days in Cincinnati, and
short time in Indianapolis, both
hustling cities.
Crops, he stated, are much better
in the North than in the South, and
they are fully as advanced as they
are in Indiana and in other South
ern States. Dairying has become
quite an industry in the South and
the people of Georgia believe 1t to
be the salvation Of their economic
condition. The splendid warm and
mild climate will allow at least
three cuttings of certain legumes,
which do very well in Georgia. Mr..
Wiener believes there are splendid
opportunities for those interested
in farming, or other business, in
the South.
Residents of Georgia are quite
progressive, but are generally be-
hind the North. He found the
Southern people splendid and hos
pitable, a fact, which left good
impression Of the South with him.
He stated that Southern hospitality
and friendliness had not been ov-
erstated.
Social life plays a great part in
the South, and is important in bus
mess circles. For through society
women probably play bigger role
in business than do their husbands.
In other words, society is the real
foundation for life in the South
land. They take pride in having
beautiful homes and surroundings;
they do not rush through life as
we do and thereby have more time
for the finer things Of life.
Cantaloupe and watermelons are
ripe and are being shipped north
in large amounts. Peaches are rip
ening in the southern part Of Geo
gia, and first shipments were being
made north during his sojourn
there.
The Southerners, or Georgians,
are proud Of their red hills, which
are made beautiful through the
red clay soil. Entire regions are
covered with red clay, and these
are practically covered with south
ern pine, a beautiful sight to the
tourist. There are very few lakes
and streams in Georgia, and the
water in the streams Is colored q
tomato red.
Mr.. Wiener took the opportunity
of visiting the Indian mounds,
where the Smithsonian Institute is
doing research work. They have
unearthed relics and bones, stated
to be over 1000 years old. 1t Is be-
lieved, that these tribes. now out
of existence, still thrived at the
time the Spaniards came to the
South.
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