Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-29
Word From
The Jarnesons
Finally Located in Oklahoma
City After Journeyings
Hi,her and Thither
BY THE WAYSlDE

OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T., Nov. rs
Editor The Optic.
Dear Sir: After so long a time we
are finally located in Oklahoma City.
222 W. Seventh street.
We left Las Vegas Noy. 9th at 4 p.
| m, and arrived in Trinidad abou
1880 where we stopped until Monday
noon. Then we visited a number OF
! Las Vegans among them being MIR.
and Mrs. Hendrickson and Mr., and
Mrs. Frank Roper. also met Harry
| Brown and wife on the street, he be-
ing interested in a large brick plant
with w. G. Rupp of Las Vegas and
several Trinidad parties. They are
doing a big business, 50 Harry must
be prospecting.
On Monday we visited the Colorado
Telephone office and Mr.. Straiton,
their district manager, showed us
through their new building and ex-
change, everything being up to date.
The high water took away four 200
pair cables for them and had 1t contin-
ued for a short time longer 1t would
have put the whole exchange out OF
service for at least two weeks.
Our next stop was at Colorado
Springs where we took the electric
line and went over to Manitou and
stayed owe night, the next morning
going up to the famous Manitou Iron
spring. There we took a look at the
engine and coach of the cog railway
that climbs Pixies Peak, we also saw
another road that discounts the cog
road for grade for in one place they
have a 6S per cent grade and 1t looks
perpendicular to the eye. They use
a heavy steel cable and haul water
pipe to a lake about four miles back
10 where they will get their water sup.
ply. This water will be used to gen
crate power and light for the sur
rounding country. They take the men
up to work in the morning and bring
them back in the evening it being toe
3 cold to remain over night.
After visiting a few curio shops we
!. returned t o Colorado Springs and took
{ the train for Denver, arriving there
about 2 p. m.
| We had a small lunch and ther
Q hunted up MIR. and Mrs. Ed Moore
former Las Vegans in the grocery bus
: mess. Having just sold out they were
f either going to Ashley, Kansas, OF
{ back to the Worlds Fair. they hadn'
, made up their minds when we lef'
them.
We we're disappointed in not finding
n. b. Johnston working for Mr.. Moor,
s and not having his address did no
d find him, but found Mr.. Dunlap. form
erly with Mr.. Dick, who was all smiles
caused partially by the recent arriva
of a girl baby at his house.
r Al Hotel Abbott where we stopped
was one of the voting places and ont
/, man who came in to vote fonn'
:. his name checked off and couldn'
find who voted In his stead. HI
, seemed quite angry about 1t but iron
all I could hear he got no satisfaf
ton. The women were in evidence a
the polls and some were not backwart
about expressing their opinions. The
also got out and hunted up a few We
men voters who were somewhat tin
Id.
Wednesday morning w awoke
2 find It showing and melting as fast q
it fell. This kept up until moo whe
II quit showing and the wind began
blow cold and the summer cars pt
on their winter clothes and starte
their heaters. Nearly all the cars ha
trailers for everybody rode and II
10 cars were full all the time.
>. About Q O'Clock We found the Col
RADIO telephone office and was lucl
l. to find II. r. Vaille not very bus
n He welcomed us to his office whe,
10 we had a social chat about Las Veg
- and her people after which he shove
US through their new building explai
d. ing the workings of each departmer
81 The building is up TO date in eve
respect. They have a special switc
board with five operators that
u, nothing but answer questions. fooli'
and otherwise.
The afternoon passed quickly as '
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