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5T Crulx AV . 1 I ‘ . ’ e . ' ? . vl . United Statas Prass Rapresentativas’ Visit To St oraix, Virgin Islands, U. S, 1, , { THURSDAY February 215!, 1924, AS REVIEWED BY BUMBLE BEs EN ROUTE —:o:—o:—oll—- {Continued from yesterd-ry’s Avis.) Colanel Theodore Roosevelt visited St. Croix in 1916, he too was accompanied to this spot and told the story as related abave. Bat as th»> N»w York Herald of the day prints it, working up a story from the reports it had received of his visit here, made the tale run thus: “'Roosevelt was much interested bt whe again asked the name of theplace (Lo fix it in the wonderful memory of Lis) was told “*Salt River”” he certainly proposed that we hurrv back to Frederiksted for fear that we wou!l miss the steamer. The year 1916 was the year for presidential nomination and Theodore Ronsevelt was before the publie as pnssible presilontial tinbar The allusion to Sait River moat defeat in the language of earlier days, however the story was in reuter to suit the exegencies of the time, Colymbus uoon this voyage had passed a eluster of islands to the north 1o which ha gave the name of the "ELEVEN THOUSANOD VIRGINS’ and from this has been officially ereated the simnler name of Virgiy Islanis by whien the United States Posses- sions are designated, but the name was originally more correctly applied to the British Virgin Islands as Tortola and its sister Islands to the east. Our journey carries us back over the same road by which we came as the visit to Salt River and Suzar Bay was a side trip to that hi<rorie part of 3t. Croix. CrossinZ a brook which is the source of Salt River we strike off to the s~uthwest across the islaad. Here we notice the road is quite level and the view finally opens up with the sea to be seen in the distance to the sunth, Tradition says that the lay of the land seems to indi- cate thit in the vears of past centuries that the island was here cut in half by a water way across this level througzh a point to E:tate “'Hope’. As we drive along from time to time are noticed solid stone wateh houses near thz road side forming a shape like a ¢small hut with rounded roof and a full open entrance facing the west, these huts were huilt as refuzes trom rain for the watchmen employed day and night in the olden days to wateh the cane fields for cane fires, or cane stealing and any unwelcome prowlers during the vight. Itappears that some of the old planters believed in the great efficacy of this espionage while others did not, some realized the value of the service and while others did not, some reahzad the vaiue of the service and as well the necessity of pro- tection of their servants io inclement weather erect those huts all over their estate, a notabl2 example of wnich is Estate "'Betty’s Hope’’ where quite a number of these wateh houses are yet in good preservation. In one of which one of our old planters in the hurricane of 1899 founa good refuge during the gale when caught in the tempest upon the road returning from a dinner party at Government House. Upon the hill on our left is the northern boundary of Estate * Mary’s Fancy’’, one ol the properties of the Markoe family ia diys of old and nam:d fry>n one ot the daught- ers of the house; an estate with a checkerea career, but today peacefully cultivated by small farmers renting small acreage of land from the heirs of the late owner Mr. John Alexander, who, before his death was one of the substantial merchaats of Christian- sted. And nearby to the west isin view the great house of [lstate ‘Binne Esperance”’, one of the old residences that has escaped tne fate of the many in the isiand previous to 1878 This residence bas been kept in very good repair and is today a very fine example of the old West Indian homes in the country of years ago. Still bearing southwest we pass on vurgright Estate **Beverhoudt’ and ""Body Slob’’, very fertile lands originally belonging to tue De Nully family another of the early set- tlers of Franco-iuteh origin contemporacy in the early deys with the Heyliger and Markoe families who did so much by their great industry in raising the culliva- tion of S .3Croix to that pinacle of perfection that earn for it the proud name of the '‘Garden of the Antiles’”. Qur road now carries us direztly west) as we made a sharp turn to the right through Slob then through the northern portion of Fredensborg already mentioned and on straight ahead into the precincts of Bethlehem Factory, pass- ing the works and its numerous buildings so necessary in the progress of such au indus- try. Boant upoajour vbjective Estate **Castle’”” where we have been promised some good things of this world fur .he inner man 1f we will only stop. (To be continued.) LOCAL ‘ Note ad of tb?, West End Movies in | th's issue, fine picture, low rates, a pleas- | ant evening for all. | The s. s. *‘Catherine’’ is due today on schadule time, having 15 tons cargo for this island. 8 [0 Tha Respactiul Public J J X n e of 31, Croix o\7 Sundav morning, 6 o’clock, March 23, The Lowry Hiil Dairy will open its doors, and of- fer its services to the general public of Christiansted. It willbe located on the preiises in Company Street once known as Miss 'ros3’ groeary. The Administrator of the Oilry guarantees that th: milk sold to the public willbe par 2, without any adulteraticn whatever. The Sanitary condition of The Lowry Hlil Dairy 15 excellent, and your kind patronage is solicited. Prices reascnable, within the reach ofall. M. A KOMAN, Adm n strator. d @ Advertisement. IDS are requested for the following B articles wnich are needed in the ad- ministration of the Christiarsted Municipa! Hospital, Frederiksted Muni- cipal Hospital, lnsane Asylum at Qich- mond and the Leper Asylum during the moatchs of Aorit, May and June 1924: Christiansted Municipal fHospital BREAD; about 1800 Ibs. per month. MEAT; about 600 Ibs. per month { <eef, Veal, Mutton & Pork). Frederiksted Municipal Hospital: BREAD:; about 1600 lbs. per month. MEAT; abont 500 Ibs. per mont: {eef, Veal, Mutton & Pork). WooD: about 2 loads par week (24 load tol co:d.) CHARCOAL; ab.ut 7 bags per week Insane Asylum at Richmond: BREAD:; anout 1760 Ibs. per month. MEAT; about 500 ivs. per month (3eef & Veal) Leper Asylum: BREAD; about 1800 Ibs. per month. MEAT; about 400 lbs. per month (iJeef & Veal). All supplies to be best quality, and satisfactory to Hospital Officials deliver- ed at the Institutions. Bids should be addressed to Chief Mu nicipal Physician, St. Croix, and to hand not later than March 25th 1924, ‘H. M. STENHOUSE, Chief Municipal Physician, : St. Croia.