The herald., 1893-08-06
BANQUET TO PROF. LOWE
A COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS TENDER
HIM AN INVITATION.
A Most Happy Occasion-A Pilgrimage
to Rubio Canon, and the Events
Which There Took
Place.

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the business OF Los Angeles, appointed
to wait upon Professor Lowe and tender
him banquet in acknowledgment Of
the great benefit he has conferred upon
Los Angeles by building a railroad to
scale the Sierra Madre mountains, pro-
ceeded to Rubio caiioh yesterday after
noon to carry out their mission.
On arriving at the Rubio hotel, they
met Professor Lowe, who took advantage
of the occasion to show them what
fine retreat he had built in the cafion.
The main portion of this composite
building is in the upper story, the
sleeping rooms for guests, the dining
room and the other floors to the number
of five, being underneath and in the
heart OF the deep canon. The upper
electric car, consists of q finely finished
given, concerts held or dancing reunions
enjoyed. The dining room in the third
story from the roof is an elegant hall,
elaborately finished in fine woods, we'll
furnished and refreshingly ventilated.
Professor Lowe also took the party up
the picturesque and wierd caf1on to the
falls. A good walk has been laid the
entire length, and nothing more sequse-
tered or reposefnl can be imagined than
this wild cafion. subjugated to the luxu-
rious use of civization.
He then returned to the hotel, and
took the committee up the incline on
the cable road to Echo caiion.e The ride
is delightful one. The road rises In
places at an angle, pf even 10 degrees,
but it ID a. safe sitting, IN iJhs mounting
car as II ones weEAe in yhifs own pssloF.
This incline cal road Is aamarysl. and
as q result q, indomitAbls Will ooHpIsai
with energy and vgepins will e3 tort1 the
praise and Challenge t6s wopdeE al Az
I Arriving a tbs y Asndsoms pavilion the
professor has erected on the bench that
overlooks Echo canon, II Mr.. I. d. Slim
son, the chairman of the committee,
called upon Mr. Brotherton. president
of the Citizens bank ITO deliver few
remarks on the object OF thecommittee's
visit. ,s ,-efe4 shssa,, efiTs,.
Mr.. Brotherton was very happy both
in the matter, the manner and the de-
livery OF his address. The people of
Los Angeles had looked with great inter-
est on what he had achieved in these
mountains and appreciated it highly.
In their name he congratulated Profess
eor Lowe on the accomplishment Of an
enterprise which would reflect infinite
credit upon its protector and be OF in
comparable benefit to the city. He
thought himself, after seeing it, that
Professor Lowe had given to the people
ofthis section one of the most beneficial
Improvements that could be imagined.
He had opened the healthful mountain
heights to the easy access of the invalid,
the pleasure seeker and the great pub
lie. He had enabled the tourist to avail
himself of one OF the most beau
tifh and striking scenes to
be had anywhere. It enabled the
stranger within our gates to gaze upon
one OF the most beautiful and prolific
valleys in the world-to take in at a
glance vast stretches of orange groves,
numberless vineyards, and luscious gar
dens teeming with the wealth of Po-
mona and the riches of Ceres. Not only
this, but he could look beyond and see
the ocean and the islands-and thus had
within his immediate view all the grand
eurs and beauties of mountain, valley.
plain, city, sea coast, ocean and islands.
The visitor from the east who comes
here and dwells upon this varied and
magnificent scene willaf takes. away
with him recollection that, x will
remain with him permanently. No
one can hesitate for moment to
affirm that the man OF genihs, energy
and enterprise who has placed such
varied and striking scenes within the
reach OF every body has accomplished q
work that should, be duly acknowledged
by the city that will be 80 greatly bene-
fited by it. He would therefore convey
to Professor Lowe the Wishes s0f the
people OF Los Angeles that he would
accept from them banquet al "a small
recognition from them Of the magnif14
cent work he has so successfully carried
out.
h Professor Lowe was evidently taken
aback. He spoke, but he hardly knew
what to say. He thanked the commit
tee and the people behind them for their,
as he modestly said, too kind apprecia-
ton of his humble efforts to benefit the
community in which he lived. He
would be glad to accept the invitation.
The time for the banquet was then left
to be fixed by Chairman Stimson in con-
junction with Professor Lowe.
Most OF the committee remained at
Rnbio caf1on last night, after having
dined with the professor and enjoyed
themselves with. the many deli ghts OF
the.enchanting place. a
We recommend the use of Angostura Bitters
to Our friends who suffer with d dysper STA mt