Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30

Mrs. Clara A. Graves, of West OF
tumwa street, left the city about two
months ago for an extended trip
through the east, and has visited the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
and other points of interest in the east
ern states. She is now at the home OF
relative at Lima, Ohio, and has writ
ten the Courier most interesting let
ter concerning her travels. The letter
follows:
Lima, Ohio, July %, 1901.
Editor Courier:-It is now two
months since I left Ottumwa for the
Pan-American exposition and other
places in the east. / promised several
friends that l would write and tell
them what | saw there. The weather
has been so holland so much to see and
so many places to go that | have had
no time to write them. 1t occurred
to me this morning that would write
letter to the Courier, and if they
were not enterprising enough to read
the Courier they would not hear from
me. The Courier Correspondent has
wonderfully described the beauties of
the exposition and saw all the sights
that he mentioned in the article, and
many other things besides. l enjoyed
every hour spent there and would
urge every one who can to attend the
exposition.
Buffalo has the advantage of many
previous exposition cities. Nearby is
the famous Niagara Falls, and in great
- fo1
cannot be surpassed. Buffalo invites
the world to come and see its exposi-
tion and the Falls, and all should go,
so as to be prepared to tell their grand
children that they once looked upon
the glory of Niagara Falls. Within
the next half century we may not have
the opportunity, but if let alone 1t
would last perhaps ten thousand years.
; But industrial enterprise is not likely
to let them alone in their natural beau
ty. But to the engineer looking forward
and seeing the prospective wants of a
great and increasing population, and
viewing the waste of Natures energy
; at Niagara and what has already been
done by transmitting this power dis
lance of twenty-five miles, to the city
of light there can be but one answer
: We hope that whoever has the author
ity to preserve their beauty will keep
, them as they now are, so that coming
generations may enjoy their grandeur
went from Chicago via the Wabash
route crossed into Canada at Detroit
where our baggage was inspected b!
the United States custom officers. This
being a daylight ride from Detroit tt
Buffalo, all who go by this route will
i not fail to notice the perfectly formet
q forest trees and Canada's stunt
n fences. They are evidently pulled u
t stump puller and laid on their sides
e They include many sizes, and shoul
t Judge that they are from five to tel
. feet across, making miles and mile
|. of this kind of fence, which has yer
q unique appearance. The crops ther
a are about three weeks behind those c
l, Iowa.
h One cannot fail to notice the dect
d rations in Buffalo. The pictures {
l. King Edward and that Of the lat
queen are displayed everywhere an
e are draped in their native emblem
h but of all the nations represented
n there are none whose colors are S
% pretty to me as the red, white an
,r blue.
a. will mention the trip took fe
Is days ago to the island of Put in Ba
f. which is situated in the western pa
a of Lake Erie, and which containe
h about $4,000 acres. This island wit
several smaller ones was purchased
w 1854 by Spanish merchant of Ne
a. York, who became impressed wit
a their natural attractions, and
q converted them into fruit farm. I'll
ID principal industry is the growing
II. grapes. There are several large col
h. panies that manufacture wine of
al high grade. A number of wine celia
" are also situated on the islands al
a. one of these contains two of the lar
est casks in the United States, ea'
capable of holding 10000 gallons
~. wine. This island has in the last IL
years become a very popular SUNNI
resort The hotel Victory is one
the largest in the world, with it's hu
dreds of rooms, and seven miles
porches, overlooking Lake Erie.
seemed to be well patronized.
1t is the great outing place for t
people of Ohio. Numerous club nous
owned by the citizens of Clevelar
Toledo and Sandusky are coupled
the club members during the heat
season. Steamers ply between the
lands and these cities making da
round trips, the distance being abe