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Show -13cT ohr; R us hm:o..n diary 1902: August 5, 1902: (continued) They h.:i.-ve :$5 ,000 1 000 C[;tpit3.l, enploy 2,400 hands • . hey m'1_nuf-:i.cture 130 styles. 3,600 sold monthly, factor;: cove:cs 13½ acres of land, co;n-cany oa:vs over $ 27,000 9er vree~c. \•ii:;. After a p.ice dinner we came to the soldiers hor:1.e ',rhich (is) supported by t~ Government. It covers l section of land on the beq utiful rolling hills, a "e1utiful nq_tural park. They have splendid ho .1ses, churcr,es, there are abo;.it 5,000 soldiers here now. There is over 6,000 "h uried in the cemetery. There is 1,200 T'1en enployed to keep the [rOLLl'.lds , care for the sfok, cook, care for electric plants, ·water 1Norks &c . There is about 1,000 in the hos0ital now . 1 Came back to Dayton, h.ad su,,per and came_ _ _ _ • Co us in C.R.Leftwick has p'.1.id our- fares, dinners f.:c . all day. we all urged him to ma.lee us a visit 'Tlhich he thou,,:;ht he would come out vrest sometime. Sa.id farev,ell at 6 :30 :::i .m. ,nd we en.me 55 miles to Richmond, Indiana ·where cousin Oliver met us and took us to his home. V'e h.a.d a pleasant evening. ~ug. 6: Arose early and after bre9.kfast cousen took us in his bugf:y through the city park rhich is naturally a g rand place. This h9.s be9.utiful drives. :none enclosure were 6 elk, one had enormous antlers . There are several be1utiful springs of which we dre.nk. 'Ne were then drove through the city ·:ihich has 20,000 inha}iitants. We visited the museum which is the largest variety I ever saw. The skeleton of a mastedon fou.."'.ld near New Paris, Ohio, the skeleton measures 11 ft. hir_;h 20 feet long and would weigh when s.live 10 tons. We were drove ri round tovm Etnd back to cousins home. At 10 :30 after a nice visit we bade our relatives adieu at 1 p.m. and ea.me to Indianapolis 0.:t 3115 ;•1:1.ere we met Elders D. Lacy i: Christensen. Also found Cousin Adison Leftwick and family, all ·we 11. In the evening cousin Adison took us down ta,m to the statue of li 'ierty 9.nd around through the m3.in streets and back home. ~u~. 7: V!e arose early and wrote our journals. At 9 am cousin .1."ary Leftwick ,-·ent up to crown hill cemetery. This a very fine place, situated on sor.1.e ',sautiful hills and natura 1 forest. There are very many beautiful granite and rarble monuments , the finest we have seen. went to Pres. B . Parris on -trhich is not a pretentious one • .,Ne visited scme oeautiful vault s . There is 500 acres in this cemetery, 200 ac:res in use. ":e e;ot hack at one. Afternoon °erry C. Lef'tvfick took us dovm town and we rod a f'_ne visit through the state 1rnilding and museum. The st3.te soldiers wd sailors nonu..,nent is universally adraitted to be the grandest ~fits kind :.n the vrorld. Diameter of terrace l J.O feet ; height of terrace 16¾ feet, heir.ht of nonu.ment , including founde,tion 284 feet. 1fe After ~oinr; through some fine stores we ea.me 'ack to cousins, h~1d s~pper and parted at 10 p.m. C<1.me to the st5.tion . Augustus cg_De.., with us. I I |
