Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-21
Our Mayor in the East.

recently returned from visit TO Lf.
native home in the east, has written the
following sketch Of his trip:
L stopped at Pendleton and Salt Lake
City, where my sons, DR.. +. w. and +.
A. Vincent, live, and at Denver, visit
ing a niece and her husband, who is
engaged in the Ice business, and from
there went to the st. Louis Fair, which
Is simply immense. You must see it
to appreciate it. From there went to
my brothers in Pine Woods, y. y.
which l left sixty years ago. There [.
had sad meeting, for 7 found NV
niece on her death bed. She died the
next day
My brother and | went to Unadilla
City, visiting cousins and a niece and
husband, Mr.. Mills, who is in a factory
Tor condensing cream. They put out
4oO ten-gallon cans daily, and from the
milk they make preparation for glaz.
ing paper, which they sell for cents q
pound they make sugar from the whey.
From there | went TO Watertowu, y.
T., where live my sister, Mrs. Dora
Clark, her two daughters and their
husbands. f. b. Porter is in the lum-
Der business and F. Marsh is in a
carriage factory-one of the largest in
the United States, covering over five
acres. Here is where my brother and
myself sold merchandise for IL years.
We left there 81 years ago. found
out men who were in business there
when l left. In place of the two. story
brick we had in an eight.story brick.
My sister, my nephew and myself
went to Albany visiting the Capitol of
New York taking boat down the Hud
son river to Hudson City, where was
born in 1927.
From there l went to New York City,
meeting my nephew, G. U. Clark and
wife, whom l had never seen before.
They have been in the city about
twenty years. Mr.. Clark is with the
DeAugeles operate Company. They
are in Chicago about six weeks, then in
New York City the rest Of the season.
Mrs. Clark has millinery store on 295
Firth Avenue, where she sells hats
from $50 up-direct from Paris. Mr..
and Mrs. Clark spared no pains or
money in taking me all over the city
and to all its noted places. We went to
Cony Island, through Greenland, Lima
Park, to the Battery, through Castle
Garden, through the Fish Aviary; We
lunched at the old Astor House, then
went to Manhatten Beach, across
Brooklyn Bridge-the second wonder of
the world-and saw Payne's great fire
works,went through Sigel & Coopers
big store, covering one whole block, six
stories high with rolling stairs which
take you to every department, and
Woodworth's and 10 cent store cover
ing half block, up Fifth Avenue 10
Astor's and Carnegie's houses, and
drove through Central Park, saw the
animals, visited General Grants tomb,
climed to the top Of the Statue OF Lib
erty, 45O feet high; you can see all over
New York City, Jersey and Brooklyn.
We lunched at the Black Cat, went to
Vanderbilts and J. d. Rockefelers
houses, and through the Waldorf.As.
toria hotel, one of the finest in the
world, and Academy of Natural His.
tory. We went around the Thousand
Island; it is so miles around and is ono
of the most beautiful summer resorts
in the world. The Islands are owned
by the wealthiest people OF the United
States. All States are represented py
houses. My sister, niece
and myself went to Greenwood Gene.
terry, in Brooklyn; took q carriage and
guide, who described all the noted
lombs. which cost from $4,000 to 500,
300. 1t is the most lovely and pictur.
esque place l ever saw, with its mounds
and lakes. 1t is a twenty-mile drive
through it.
| went to Wall Street Stock Exchange
md saw j. Pierpont Morgan and most
If the millionairs. Went through Trim
ty Church, to Staten Island aud to
ellis Island, where we saw 100 emf
grants land. We we're invited into
he Office and saw them examined.
They average forty thousand a month
saw horse at the 81. Louis Fair
which, IL you give him number any
where from one to thirty he will give
'ou the answer, or he would go to the
money drawer and bring you change
rom dollar down. Thence to Lin
'oln State Fair, thence to Chicago,
where have q nephew and neice. He
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