The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
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W. CORNELIUS
VANDERBILT. JR
Along the Mississippi

ApDEE at Goodwin institute IN
~ Msfnphls. Tenn. Goodwin was
founded W William A. Goodwin. phi
iantbfepist. IN 1856. and has been
sssfssiigBgsting svar SINGS. In addi-
tieB ~ the flTls auditorium. IL con.
taiHs q Iafgs free reference library
ara IL H6fHd throughout the South
FOE IFS lectures. Yearly they provide
sfl si1tIiefit6five system Of continued
education tor adults and youths who
afs not ettlafwfss aels 70 hear
speakers, William Jennings Bryan
talked here eftens also Theodore
Roosevelt Speakers this year In
ciuded James y. Pond, DIR. Carols
Dayilia, The former provisional pres
ident Of Chile, Or. Robert Lester Of
the FBI, and many others.
Drove on afterwards to vicksburg.
Miss, -245 miles. The last rs miles
We're bad on account Of fog along
the banks Of the Mississippi. Before
the Civil war, vicksburg was in its
heyday and many of the fine old
houses of this period still remain.
1t was fest established as fort
Isl years ago, and in 1925 was char
tered as a city. It's court house was
built by slaves in 1858, and is still
occupied.
The Vicksburg National Military
park is under government supervi-
sion. In it are 80 miles of high
way, 1893 tablets automatically locat-
ed on the sites of battle engage
ments, 468 bust portraits, statues.
monuments and memorials. The Il
linois memorial contains the names
of more than $4,000 individual sol
diers. It cost over a quarter of a
million dollars. The Iowa memori-
al also has thousands of names and
cost over $4,000. and so it goes.
One could spend weeks wandering
through this tragic site of our yester-
years and ponder over the where
and what of our tomorrows!
Crossed the mighty Father of the
Waters on a huge steel bridge dou-
hle-tracked for trains-but no foot
walk. Individuals who haven't the
fare to ride across must take their
chances in fast moving traffic.
Sped across northern Louisiana to
Monroe. pulp and paper center of
note. 1t has more telephones than
any other city of its size in this
country today. The towns .popula-
ton is about 10000. A military
school at its outskirts resembles
Bernarr Macfadden's near Lebanon.
Tenn.
Raced 1888 miles down across Lou
isiana to Galveston on the Gulf of
last 100 miles directly
on the Gulf longest, straightest. fiat
test piece of road along the coast on
which | have ever travelled. On
one side lies the Macfadden ranch
with its famed long-horn steers. Six
hundred miles away across the 9TH
er side. lies South America. Short,
choppy waves Tapped the
shore AT Port Arthur saw tankers
with flags OF many nations. loading
oil. Soon they win be running
blockades. Drove through one OF
the largest refineries in the world.
Took a ferry across Galveston bay.
While waiting. chatted with Florida
National Guardsmen on duty with
coast defense guns being moved into
place here, Three to twelve inch
babies iut their noses into the air.
Fer miles along the Gulf coast to-
day. army cantonments are going
up. Selectees and regulars from
Wisconsin. Minnesota. Kansas, Ar
kansas. Iowa and Nebraska swarm
ing 10. Thousands Of British and
Allied sailors are in Galveston also
--four-fifths of them Off torpedoed
ships. They are awaiting new car
goes to take back across the pond. !"
asked one Of them how IL felt to
be torpedoed. Said he. Just
thunp, and the old tub. she keels
over. I like the excitement. Us
runnin' like rats TO git of. II we
misses the dinghies. We gifts q bart
Spent two nights at the Buccaneer
hotel on the very edge OF Calves.
tons famed seawaiI. Am beginning
to be q bit worn cut from the siren
laous lecture season. but as I am
booked for weeks. IL doesn't look
like much chance for . rest until
midsummer. Loiled grandiy abed
on the ninth floor. overlooking the
broad Gulf. Every resort out Of sea-
SOC Is alike. This one reminded me
vaguely Of Hendaye on the Spanish.
France border. or Osfend up III
what used TO be Belgium All night
long the surf beorned like Il does nt
the seashore. and al day planes
druned overhead. And thousands Of
sailors and soldiers ON leave flied
the fsh-food eating places. The lob
sters. incidentaify. come from
Maine: the oysters from Maryland:
the Enackerel from New Jersey: but
the shrimp. red snapper. Sword Ash
ard the tarpon are AL from Calves
ton's oan back yard
.swrong Way caExisan came
from GaIvext0n. too. hxit few az tns
es 600 citizens seem proud Of L. Ap-
pears he'G not proud az it either.
WY. ] don'f knIw. Scr ! have SCI
dom seen EneT run city. . more
beansifaz1 ocean treat rsors brsghf
cOIored gOwers. cray Spanfsh raoas
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