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Seventeen governors of different states are along, in a boat by themselves. I have seen a good deal of them, however, and it has been of real use to me, especially as regards two or three problems that are up. At St. Louis there was an enormous multitude of people out to see us. SEVENTEEN GOVERNORS OF DIFFERENT STATES ARE ALL ALONG IN A BOAT BY THEMSELVES I HAVE SEEN A GOOD DEAL OF THEM HOWEVER AND HAS BEEN OF REAL USE TO ME ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS TWO OR THREE PROBLEMS THAT ARE UP AT SAINT LOUIS THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE OUT TO SEE US
teamboat traffic began, and the growth of the first American cities and states along the river with their strength and their squalor and their raw pride. Then this mighty steamboat traffic passed its zenith and collapsed, and for a generation the river towns have dwindled compared with the towns which took their importance from the growth of the railroads. I think of it all as I pass down the river. October 4. . . . We are steaming down the river now between Tennessee and Arkansas. The forest comes down a little denser to the bank, the houses do not look quite so well kept; otherwise there is not much change. There are a dozen steamers accompanying us, filled with delegates from various river cities. The people are all out on the banks to greet us still. Moreover, at night, no matter what the hour is that we pass a town, it is generally illuminated, and sometimes whistles and noisy greetings, while our steamboats whistle in equally noisy response, so that our sleep is apt to be broken. URN THEN THE DAY OF STEAMBOAT TRAFFIC BEGAN AND THE GROWTH OF THE FIRST AMERICAN CITIES AND STATES ALONG THE RIVER WITH THEIR STRENGTH AND THEIR SQUALOR AND THEIR RAW PRIDE THEN THIS MIGHTY STEAMBOAT TRAFFIC PASSED AT ZENITH AND COLLAPSED AND FOR A GENERATION THE RIVER TOWNS HAVE DWINDLED COMPARED WITH THE TOWNS WHICH TOOK THEIR IMPORTANCE FROM THE GROWTH OF THE RAILROADS I THINK OF IT ALL AS I PASS DOWN THE RIVER OCTOBER FOURTH WE ARE STEAMING DOWN THE RIVER NOW BETWEEN TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS THE FOREST COMES DOWN A LITTLE DENSER TO THE BANK THE HOUSES DO NOT LOOK QUITE SO WELL KEPT OTHERWISE THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANGE THERE ARE A DOZEN STEAMERS ACCOMPANYING US FILLED WITH DELEGATES FROM VARIOUS RIVER CITIES THE PEOPLE ARE ALL OUT ON THE BANKS TO GREET US STILL MOREOVER AT NIGHT NO MATTER WHAT THE HOUR IS THAT WE PASS A TOWN IT IS GENERALLY ILLUMINATED AND SOMETIMES WHISTLES AND NOISY GREETINGS WHILE OUR STEAMBOATS WHISTLED AN EQUALLY NOISY RESPONSE SO THAT OUR SLEEP IS APT TO BE BROKEN
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