Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-15
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COrvalliSite in Texas.

Having left Corvallis the Sth of January
the Southern Pacific train Albany for Grants Pass and
Sacramento and spent two days at each place
beautiful city and the state house capitol
grounds the beautifully arranged in the country.
Sacramento all California is fearuly with
employed many of whom begging their 1t is
estimated that Sacramento alone there esshan
five thousand people seeking employme IN January.
Leaving that place the 18th had pleasant
through the the Seras by of the Union
Pacific Ogden Salt Lake. where the latter place
had and spent the day pleasantly view
the sights of that historic butt magnificent city, thing
special interest being the noted Mormon temple Salt
City among the laid and arranged cities in
the the streets being broad shaded and paved
with telephone posts the center of the street
along the sidewalks The country covered with
while there but there many interesting
places tourists to visit about this place The people,
especially the Mormons, seem to be generous hospltable
freeheaed people, the information gathered from
protestants led to believe they are muchabused,
msrepresented people by the outside world
Taking departure at M on Friday the 15th we pro-
ceeded Journey eastward pleasantly until a m
morning day began to break the east
horizon suddenly awakened from sumhers
by crash sudden stop of the train Leaving berths
hastily in hadazed and probably haitcrazed condltlon
out iato the cod plains of Western Wyoming
near small station found had narrowly escaped
what being of the most fearful
wrecks known the annals of railroad accidents Seven
five passenger crowded with human freight at least
three hundred men, and chren, and the mail and
baggage cars track, caused apparently by the
spreading of the ties The baggage
were complete wrecks. The five passenger coaches
wedged together end to in half circle halupturned
don which seemed hold them in position, while the
CINE and tender loose and proceeded two
stopped of the tract This evi
IDENTIFY saved many untimey death. Being delayed
here eight hours without comfort in the cold bleak
winds of the desert plain did not
favorable compliments the railroad although
no fortunately received any serious injury.
We finally permitted to journey on and arrived at
Denver Sunday noo changing to the Fort Worth and
Denver southwark to Texas Stopping at
Weaheord Texas the 18th ns we had the pleasure OF
meeting Lawrence Helm of the old Corvallis boys who
lives Weaherord and beautiful home He is
in the dairy business He raises fine CATTLE horses and hogs
and getting rich Having pressing invitation to spend
the night with Mr. Helm who for US IN his line two
horse carriage accepted and spent OF the most pleas
ant visits has been to meet with In long ume Mr.
Helm, pleased say, has charming wife, pleasant
home and with their Texas hospitality know just how to
make feel comfortable and pleasant We reluctantly left
day of pressing business feeling uch bene
fitted after night pleasantly spent with such generous
friends long to be remembered
Texas dry and suffering for rain Prospects for
wheat indeed gloomy but times are compare
lively of fair cotton and high prices last
year.
many urgent solicitations them and although many
have lost of their whoesoued LIBERAL hos
pality. p MoRaAN
Dallas, Texas, March 5, 1904.