The herald., 1894-12-26
in HOTEL CORRIDORS.


his Christmas bird. As he sat in the
oyer OF the Westminster last evening
his erstwhile sour and unpleasant coun-
tenance fairly bssmed with seasonable
good humor, and the halo of Havana
smoke that encircled his bald head gave
him the added charm OF an artificial
distance, and for the nonce he resem-
bled more the wellfed cherub than the
lean and hungry, not to say hideous,
iron ornament one sees on the tops Of
water spouts and clsnking gates in dis
NAL. foggy London. His voice WAS
cheerful.
They've nicknamed me the GAR
goyle," he eaid. because they think Pm
ngly. May be am. but l don't feel
so tonight. A man looks what he feels,
don't you know. II life to see many
more OF these sunny, blossom- blown
Christmas holidays | will be in danger
OF loaing some of the bideousnese."
But | am bound to kick at thi ngs.
even on Christmas day if only to fulfill
the destiny that nature gave me. Now,
for starter. why couldn't thsy have
run few more electric cars out to the
rsces, go that conld have crossed my
legs on the front seat instead OF riding
home on tine roof of the car? However,
| was glad to get home in time for din
ner at any price.
Il want to register O kick at San Fran
cisco's claim OF being great metropo-
lis. Saturday | went over to the Brad
bury block for the first time since I've
been in the city. l was eurpiised.
Why. don't you know, there isn't a.
good an Office building west OF Chicago?
l,'s fact. The Mills bnilding up in
Il risco shrinks in comparison, in spite
OF its tallness. The Bradbury block re-
minds me more of ths Rookery in
Chicago than any other building have
seen west of there.
There's big yellow front drug store
up on Spring street that astonished me
today for the first time. There is no
drug store like that in San Francisco. |
could poin. out several other big stores
mere that are head and shoulders above
ANYTHING in the same line on this coast.
They brag a whole lot of their
crowded streets in San Francisco and
are proud of what they cali the crawl
on Market and Kearpey streets. But
the crawl is all they have in that line
Not since left Boston have | ever seen
such crowded thoroughfsres as thsse in
Los Angeles have been during the last
week.
"I'll tell YOU what 10 the truth now.
San Francisco is the staid and sleepy
old Philadelphia of the Pacific coast,
while L)s Angeles is ths busting, thriv.
ing, crowded. enterprising Boston-so
far as commercial activity goes"
The Gargoyle grew eloquent and his
eyes beemed for q mousnt. Then be
settled back in his chair again and his
face WAS hidden by wreaths of blue
smoke
d. ]. Williams. northern electrical
engineer, is in the city. He wes ore of
the passengers OF the unluckv Eureka,
and is iaet recovering from the worst
casJ of NAL de mur that it hn. ever been
his fortune to epjoy. Mg. Williams was
sent for by g Los Angeles enterprise
that ia saving wood and saying nothing
for few days, but theV havs s. echeme
en- foot that will require the speedy
construction of big electrical plant.
Mr.. WilliaEaa TTill superintend inst con-
stfIotor.
w. G. Douglas, 8 contractor and
builder OF Boise, Idaho arrived
here today and took up quarters q, the
Nntick house, Mr. Douglas hes inst
an $500 hotel for the Dsl-
mar Mining camp. 80 miiee southwest
of Boise. The hotel ia for the exclusive
accommodation OF the employees of the
mining Company, which boasts q psy
roll OF $40 600 o. month. II was the
genial cline OF Southern California that
won Mr.. Douglas from the rigors of the
middle northwest. He expects to re-
main here permanently.
x~y
Harry Walton. who has coached .he
Athletic club football team for the last
three weeks, starts for San Francisco
his morning, where he viii play with
he Reliance club of that city. Mr.
Walton may or may not return to this
,ity. That depends upon the temper OF
he Athletic club. He is willing to
,ome back here and remain perms.
lently if made "a suitable offer.
.*+
Captain j. G. Newton, president of /
Vi the Agricultural Park association, |
egistered at the Westminster hotel |
yesterday, where lie is the guest Of Mon |
o6 Sall6Oufy.
PERSONAL MENTION
John KeIshaw, city mars al of Paso |
Iobes is in this city on a fortnght's !
islt to friends.
Prof. Adolphe Gravel, the well-known |
PIANIST. was al the last meeting of the |
iu4icians' Mutual Protective union OF |
ian Francisco elected a member of the |
xaminino commlttee
+. A. Ford, general passenger agent Of !
no Pennsylvania railroad west OF Pitts
urg, LETT Chicago yesterday with his |
amily in special car that is bound for |
'ssadena.
Christmas waE rendered CHEEKY at
80 Orange street by the arrival OF Pro-
sssor Mccartney and family OF Geneva
ollege, Pepnsylvsnis. They are spend I
az the holidays with Mrp. Nora Me-
artneY.
E. s. Ware. tho well-known S,uthern