The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-06
WOULDN'T SWAP
OFF GEORGIA
FOR THE ENTIRE WEST.
JOHN r. YOUNG'S IMPRESSIONS OF
THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI

Miners Troubles in Colorado Have
Complicated Election In That
state-The Best Political Speech
He Heard on His Trip to Frisco
Was by Col. EstiII to a Chicago
Man-Visited Yellowstone Park
and Was Much PIeased-StOpped
at st. Louis to See the EXPOSE
ton.
Mr.. John r. Young returned yester-
day morning from a trip across the
continent, having attended the trien-
NAL conclave of Knights Templars in
San Francisco. On his way back he
stopped at Los Angeles, Salt Lake City,
Yellowstone Park, Denver and ST
Louis.
THE best political speech 1 heard
while 1 was gone" said Mr.. Young,
''was made by Col. j. H. Estill, and
was delivered to a newspaper man
from Chicago on a sleeping car. The
argument was convincing, at least to
everybody except the man to whom it
was directed. While 1 don't suppose
that he was converted, 1 am sure he
South and for Southern men during
that ride than he ever had before IN
his life.
THE Democrats seemed to be stand
ing firm in the West" said Mr.. Young.
There is a good healthy Parker senti-
ment among conservative Democrats
out there, and I do not look for any
material change in the votes
Colorado Politics.
From the general talk that Mr..
Young heard in Colorado the politics
of that state are in rather a peculiar
condition. 1t would seem, he said, that
the conservative Democrats are in
clined to support Peabody a Republi
can and the present chief executive of
the state, for another term because
of his record in the labor troubles that
have been in evidence in the state for
some time, while the conservative Re
publicans are inclined in many cases
to vote the Democratic ticket in the
presidential election.
Mr.. Young was much interested in
the farming that has been made pos
sible by irrigation of what are natural
ly arid lands The people living in
these sections have great faith in their
country and told Mr.. Young that all
that they need is water and some pref
ty women. Mr.. Young's reply was
that these two things are all that are
really needed to make the place paved
with good resolutions a fairly conf
Portable place of abode.
Asked as to his impressions of the
Western country, Mr.. Young said that
it was most interesting and much of
it very attractive, but taking it all in
Ill ,rsaG % "
with any part of it and Georgia is
good enough for him.
At the st. Louis Fair.
On his way home Mr.. Young stop
ped for several days in st. Louis,
which he found most interesting, and
where Georgia is pretty well represent
ed While there the booklets giving an
illustrated description of Savannah and
its advantages from all points of view,
were received at the Georgia building.
Mr. Young believes that it will be
mistake to distribute them at this
building, for in that case they will go
chiefly to residents of this state who
are already familiar with the advan-
taCes il has to offer, while if distrib
uted in the other buildings they will
reach the people whom it is desired to
interest.
my first trip to Yellowstone Park
was made this Illne- It's d Trip liiepl
every man who can ought to take. Its
one of the wonders of the world, and is
certainly one of the most attractive
places in America. 1t is a thing that
cannot be described or painted. You
have to see it to appreciate it. The
government is gradually improving the
grounds, building new roads and i'm
proving old ones, all CT which makes it
easier of access and more comfortable
to get about in it.
wouldn't swap Georgia.
"The Vests a great country, but
wouldn't swap Georgia for it. In COM
ing through the grain producing sec
lions 1 noticed that there was a good
crop of cereals, hay and hogs, all OF
which would indicate lower values for
the commodities named. | did not
see enough of the cotton sections to De
able to form an estimate l saw cotton
in Tennessee and Alabama Whlch
seemed to be open.
"I did not see the Exposition long
enough to form any thorough opinion
of it. What I saw of it was good and
creditable to the country. The grounds
themselves are extensive and prettily
arranged. The show seemed to be en-
joying a good attendance.
1.-THE conclave was big success.
The San Francisco people were eXtraV-
agant in their entertainment and very
attentive to everybody There was
nothing to mar the pleasure except
two days which a majority of the VS.
itors claimed they were not accustom-