Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
FROM HERE To CHINA,
Interesting Account Of a Trip from Rich.
mord to HonskonS.
THE BEAUTIES OF HONOLULU.
Much Like an American City Except
for It's Tropical Apprenticeship"
A., sabbath Is Lost In Trnvci-Eomc
of the Japanese.
Of the Japanese.

raj other missionaries sent OUT ny e"N
Fore IN Mission Board OK the Southern
Baptist Convention, left a few weeks
ago for their field OF labor. In China
gives an interesting account OF their trip
from Richmond to HongEong, at VINO"
place they arrived November 10th;
A trip from Richmond. Va. to Canton
China. furnishes traveller 80 many
new experiences that he scarcely knows
what TO mention i'm description or IT,
There Is. first the journey across the
United States, and one has no idea
how great that country Is until ne mas
spent between five and six days crossing
~ Than comes the voyage across ue
broad Pacific. which takes from twelve
IN fourteen days, when the ship goes d.
rectIv from San Francisco to Yokohama
Japan, or from three to four days al
ditlonal II she goes via the Hawai'an
Islands. The ship usually calls al Two
or three points apan, and often AT
Shanghai, before con.ing 70 nVnsAons.
Passengers for Canton have 70 come
from Hongkong on one OF the river
steamers, so II is usually about month
after the ship leaves San Francisco be
fore the passenger for Canton mas MN
self at his destination.
The route from Richmond was over
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway ana
connecting lines. The writer takes plea
sure in saying that he found the
agents Of this company and the EN-
ployees on its trains always courte-
Gus. and glad to do anything they could
for the comfort and convenience or the
travellers Their service IS hrst-class'
and their road goes through some or the
most beautiful scenery I'm the unte1
States. Glimpses Of the Piedmont ana
Shenandoah valleys are charming. In
deed and the worldfamd 'Blue-GraSs
Region" OF Kentucky delights the eyes
Of the traveller as the train whiris him
along at the rate OF forty miles an hour.
LIVE AMERICAN CITY.
Two DAYS we're spent in st. Louis.
This is one or the cities OF which the
United States has just cause 10 be proud.
Excellent street-car service, magnificent
buildings. wide streets, beautiful parks,
and the largest. most costly. and best
equipped depot I'm the world, are among
its many attractions. St. Louis. in the
strongest American sense, Is a live city.
Only about two hours were spent IN
Kansas City, but a street-car ride
which consumed most Of that time. was
sufficient TO give the writer very vivid
impression OF the wonderful city which
the energetic westerners have built on
their precipitous hills. The cable has
onabled them 10 construct rapid and eff
cient street-car lines over hills. many
of which would otherwise be impossible.
A resident Of the city seeing that was
4 stranger, took great pleasure I'm point
ing the places Of special interest
His kindness was one Of the many things
which serve to give me q most delight
ful memory OF my journey through the
West. In Denver Cheyenne, Salt Lake
City. and, in fact in every western
city In which it was my privilege 70 stop.
met with refined. courteous treat
ment. and found the trough westerner"
to he only a myth OF the easterners
conceited Imagination.
The route from Kansas City to Den
yer was over the Union Pacific railroad
and was through some beautiful prarie
country, which stretches away rs far
as the eye can see. and for the most
part Is In n high state OF cultivation.
Farms Of thousand and more acres are
not rarlties in that region. Denver must
DO a surprise 10 every visitor from the
East This city, which less than forty
years ago was a mining camp IS now a
great metropolis. a drive through its
beautiful parks and its magnificent bou-
levards, which are lined with resi-
dances. and bordered with beautiful
shade-trees was one Of the delights OF
n few hours stay in this city. Every
one knows what a delightful climate the
residents Of Denver enjoy. Many sur
nrising stories are told OF the cures
which the pure mountain air has
wrought.
Tur GREAT MORMON TEMPLE.
4 ride OF twenty-four hours brought
our party to Salt Lake City. Immediately
after reaching there we took carriage
and were driven TO the Mormon taber-
nacle. This building has seats for 5000,
and has held 11.010. It's acoustics arc per-
feet. One can literally hear a pin drop
when about three hundred fee from
IT, The experiment was tried for the
especial benefit OF our party. In this
building are held the preaching services
OF the Mormon Church. The temple.
which is a very imposing and costly
building, Is used only for especially sacred
services. No Gentiles are allowed 10 enter
IT, The cost of this temple was between
four and five million dollars. and II was
forty years building.
Brigham Young's residences. school
house for his children. and his private
graveyard are among the points of in
terest TO which ones attention is called.
II Is wonderful 10 see what has been
done with this once desert valley. Salt
Lake City Is a veritable garden. Its
streets are l32 feet WIDE bordered with
shade trees. and LAID out az right angles
Along each side OF many of the streets
is a clear. cold stream OF water. from
the mountain canyons. which. with ,he
numerous shade-trees, fruit-orch1rds. and
gardens surrounding every residence. give
the city an indescribabls air Of GOODNESS.
The city has many fine buSlness-blocks
hotels. churches OF various denomina-
tions. and a very large and beautiful city
Hall. very much Ike the one In Rich
mond
The trip from Salt Lake City TO San
Francisco occupied about thirty hours.
and for twelve hours after leaving the
region Of Salt Lake City the route was
through a country as barren and unat-
tractive as any could be. Only around
the little INTERPRETATIONS was there any
sign Of life II was a great relief 10 get
into the Sacramento Valley. which Is
Of unusual fertility and "a thing or
beauty forever" There they have no
winter, and the flowers bloom all the
year.
Our steamer left very soon after we
reached San Francisco. and we got only
a few glimpses OF the City of the Cold
en- Gate" We wers impressed with its
hills. its activity its flowers its magni-
ficent business-blocks and hotels. the
mixed character OF its population. and
the uniform politeness and kindness OF its
people.
IMPRESSIONS OF HONOLULU.
We will pass over the week between
our departure from San Francisco and
our arrival at Honolulu (for reasons
which the reader may surmise). and tell
something of what We saw In this island