The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 74, July 1970 - April, 1971 Page: 88
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without causing so much shaking as to prevent the possibility of
writing comfortably. The rear coach has windows at the back and
on either side from which the passengers have a good view of the
countryside through which they are traveling. At times the journey
was through level, widespreading plains of grass, and at others for
miles on end through pine forests with high trees which gave the
effect of a tunnel when looked at from the rear of the train.
The cook who prepared our meals was known as one of the best
in the United States. It would have been difficult to improve upon
what was set before us.
What a contrast between the camp life among the prisoners of
war on the Bermudas and those two weeks of train-de-luxe existence
on the journey through Texas.
We traveled by day only. At night the train was stationary. There
were two reasons for this-the first was so that we could see the
country we were passing through, and the second was to prevent the
disturbance of President Reitz's night's rest; his health was not very
good and he suffered from sleeplessness.
When we boarded the train in the evening, it was on a ferry boat
by means of which the wide, deep river was to be crossed. The line
on which we were to resume our journey continued from the further
bank. After we had entrained, we heard that a train had fallen from
the ferry the previous evening. This was not a pleasant thought to
take to bed with us.
We traveled through the night from New Orleans. In the morning
we arrived at Crowley in Louisiana. We were now in what is known
as the rice belt of the United States, situated on the Gulf Coast. As
we traveled through we could see the rice fields with the rice growing
in shallow water.
On our arrival at the station the President was welcomed by a
number of people. He expressed his admiration for this region which
the morning light had shown us. "This America is a wonderful land,
yes, a wonderful land," said the President to those who had come to
welcome us.
To the question: "How many Boers would probably wish to estab-
lish themselves here in the ricebelt?" the President replied: "I have
been away from my people for so long that I am not prepared to
say how many may wish to come. I do not think that a great many
will want to leave their country, but some will, I presume, desire
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 74, July 1970 - April, 1971, periodical, 1971; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101200/m1/100/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.