The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

toe. 1t hurt too bad to be laughed
at, and he was too big to cry. y
Now as l am to be brief / must hur-
ry on to the coming events that cast
their shadows before. We are to have
Fiesta this year. <Let me shadow it
forth little. Flowers that have
grown to be thousand times their
natural size. Butterflies as large as
condors cling TO beams and braces.
A bird OF paradise as big as an ele-
plant spreads its gorgeous plumage in
the center Of the place, and thous-
and other curious and unusual things
are to be seen on every hand. Won
ders in designs and colors, fifteen
monster floats TO be used in the electu-
rical parade at the May Fiesta de las
Flores.
The World is to be told story at
that time by these floats, and it will
be told in the beautiful language OF
art, worked out In glorious light, har-
monious colors and delicate compre-
hensive designs. IL will be the story
OF California and her development
and irrigation will be the text of my
tale. The story is to be told in a uni
que manner. The first chapter as
represented by the float that will lead
the procession will be OF primeval
California. Over desert waste of
sand thickly strewn with bleaching
bones rises huge sun. Seen in the
night. at which time the electrical
parade will take place, this sun will
be blaze Of glory, shining over the
most forbidding barrenness. This
will represent California as our faith
ers found it-soil and sun minus YER
dure and productveness.
The second chapter pictures the
magic power which has transformed
the land. The float consists of three
fountains from which your Cascades
OF sparkling water, typical OF the irri
cation which has wrested the land
from the hands OF desolation.
The remaining float will show the
results Of pouring the living waters
upon the rich, but dormant soils of
this sun-blessed land, the most gor.
geous display that Los Angeles has YET
witnessed Mr.. Robinson the artist
was the constructor OF the Priest
of Pallas parade floats at Kansas City:
the floats Of the Saves OF the Silver
fSerpeDt Of Denver, and produced many
OF the grand and pleasing effects at The
Chicago Worlds Fair.
Pres. Roosevelt the man who has
done SO much for irrigation VIII be
with us at the Fiesta. We feel that
we owe him large debt OF gratitude
for his attitude tn the West and we
wish to impress hitn with our appre-
citation of IT,
There will be japanese tea garden
and a fairS palace. There will be
magnolia float with the giant bird
of paradise flying over ii, sue flower
float with gigantic flowers with cen
tiers of fire. There will be rose float
a for get me-not float, carnatlon
float and Others with surprising eff
fects. Huge swans, storks aud Othe
birds will appear, some OF them flying
through the ali aud all Illuminated
10 manner to bring out the most viz
i'd effects. There viii be a Lilly gar
den and pansy fiat. In the most
OF the floats the lights, hundreds 10
number are concealed within the oh
jects illuminated and the colors and
tiuts are brought out with softened
and pleasing effects. Come and seel
Haven't you Seen glow in the West
at evening? II SO don't be deceived.
II is Los Angeles shining, IL is the
glow OF our prosperity that lou seel
Statistics are now showing that Los
Angeles has won the worlds record
for building 10 the month OF January.
For the past three years or more our
streets are crowded with people and
our marts with business. Pres. Roose
,elt and and his cabinet are coming
to Investigate and to see what all
this means. Commodore Schley and ].
d Rockefeller (sith his $40, 600 per.
hour incUmt) ale here and to make
their home they say. | name but two
or three. The fact is all the rest OF
the long line OF stars and celebrities,
all have their faces turned this way.
Enthusiasm is prevalent aud great
things are predicted for the future Of
Los Angeles. The Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly meets here next May.
Grover Cleveland, John Wannam aker
and a host of other persons next will
be presented to Los Angeles. The Gen.
eral Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church meets here next year.
We are expecting to build an Auditor
i'm for that occasion. But the most
interesting of the curosities Of Los
Angeles are the people themselves.
Dryden calls the people ''the scum
that rises up most When the nation
boils. q hupe the nation will not
boil in our time).
There are specimens of greatest
extremes here in Los Angeles, not on
ly in physical form but in mental make
up Gf that term may be used OF some
of them. Here fine tall son OF
Anak, there low, waddling. hirsute
specimen, SO many foreigners; fortune
tellers, palmists astrologers; In occu-
patton and belief of any and all ages
nations and races under the sun. One
is sure some times that he can easily
tind the missing link II necessary or
II it would do any good.
ssThere was an apple in the days
that were earlier;
Centuries passed and his hair grew
curlier;
Centuries more gave thumb to bis
wrist,
Then he was man and Posit.
ivist."
Then there are some characters here
that are far removed backward from
the innocency Of the ape In purpose
Sometimes these terms have a mooth
and polished, proclaming, in names.
II am the very pink Of courtesy,
deceiving detectives, these are the
shop lifterus and kidnappers, more oft
en- than those with the rough and cru
ell exterior.
Smooth runs the water where the
brook Is deep. And In his ample show
be harbors tresson.
The fox barks not when he would
steal lamb. l think this il the aye
of gold but not the golden age Chat
is to come. All are for gold, the hon
orable, the trcacherous, the lawabid-
ing and the criminal, the millionaire
and the miser, the wise and the fool,
all are for gold. Itreminds one Of Tom