no hills here. but the land is kind of rolling. with a few bunches of trees. went through Marshaltown at 830 am. quite a large town at Cedar Rapids at 1015 took a snap of the Park. it looks dismal here to what it was in Cal. every thing brown. nothing green more hilly through here. with more brush and trees at Clinton at 1230 took a snap of a Coca Cola sign off back of train crossed the Missippie River after leaving here. it is not nearly as wide here as at New Orleans. and seems to have a lot of little islands in it. at Dixon Illinois at 125. p.m. mostly all corn grown here no fruit only saw a few trees all the way. arrived in Chicago at 355 on time. took Parmlee transfer bus to Dearborn St station passed the Post Office on the way down it looked familiar as we where in it several times four years ago