Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-20

with his basket Of peanut candy bananas,
oranges, elc, The Curio stands, and the
natural quaintness Of the surroundings
almost makes one feel he is not on
United States soil.
AT Lockhaft Elder Miner remained
with our Saints, with whom We hid a
very pleasant and no doubt pr fitahle
visit. Elder Daley accompanied me.
AT Houston, the second city III the
State, we were especially interested m
the old fashioned market, like we used
to have IN the middle Of First Soutl
street, Salt Lake City, many years ago
The green groceries were OF especial in
teIest TO us trey having been grown dur.
ing the winter, and sparkled out Ike
green garden stuff at home in July Il c
large variety OF fresh salt water and fish,
great cat fish as big as baby, and all
kinds OF fish down to the smaller
varieties. awakened our curiosity. OF
course we climbed to the top of the
court house got good look at the CITY,
and were pleased with the up to date
large aud beautiful tuilding.
AS we neated Galveston we were
struck with the beautiful long moss that
covers many kinds OF trees III Southern
Texas; ana were remin ed OF spring at
home when we saw the peach trees in
bloom. We beheld many beat tilul ever
greens, mammouth cactus and magnolia
tr es, fern, and many kinds o. cedars
All but TO the freshness OF the scene.
and as we commenced to breathe the
ocean air we were soon convinced we
wer= journeying i'll another land
Hurrying to the bay we were waited
three m les out where we witnessed the
Battle Ship Texas, already mentioned IN
your paper.
Galvg ston is an island about two miles
wide by about thirty four Tonga chan1el
of the bay about three miles separating
it from the main land.
When you see one large city in a
country you see them all, with some
minor distinguish ng particulars, but in
Galveston there is something new for
this part OF the ocean. Most all of the
buildings are ION stills" comparatively
speaking, SO they can 'wad. in the
water" for sometimes the sea "heaves
itself beyond its bounds in this place"
For the lack Of leadership in most in
stance., the cites that come under my
observation are poorly laid off San
Antonio more particularly looks as
though it had grown from one house in
the wilderness 10 village; and as the
people needed to get from one place to
the other they made trail, finally a
road way, after which they were adopt
ed as streets, indiscriminatey, indirectly
permscuously, small, narrow and every
other way. All whoever saw the broad
clean regular streets of the cap Il oil
Utah are lead TO exclaim that Salt Lake
is laid out the best, and is about the
cleanest and most beautiful city they
ever saw. Outside oil Denver, which is
S mewhat like Sa Lake City, there are
but few municipalities that show the
genuine leader ship OF the city laid out
under the direction OF President Brig
ham Young.
There is massive, as well as a mag
nificent hotel on the beach here, but as
for pavilion bath house, and accomoda.
tons for watering place, They are not
in it," compared to saltair or even Gar.
field Beach, on the Great Salt Lake.
The first time ever 10 .ked upon the
mighty deep, the waters OF the great
gluf OF Mexico and the Atlantic were &c
me an impressive sight; and as | stood
on the beach watching the rolling
tumbling ioaming waves, was com
plete'y carried away with the granduer
OF the scene.
Awakening from my slumber i'll til,
north bound train after tweniy.ioui
hours in crossing the great state anC
asho. run across Oklahoma, stepped
out OF the cars in Kausas and had M
nose pinched with the first frost haC
felt for weeks.
ANDREW KENDALL.