Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-10
Studies Amerlcan customs


Studies American Customs
With. Sternagel-Haa of Breslau
Germany, a wealthy young manufac-
turer who is making a tour of America
with a view to learning something
about the factory systems and modes
of life, has also drawn some conclu-
sions which have nothing to do with
factories
The young German, who is at the
Westminster for a few days. comedies
that American women dress better
than the women of his country but
he thinks there are too many bach
elors here. He has reached this con-
clusion after travelling two months in
America and he is going to stay in
this country three months more in
order that he may have time to
change mis- mind. He chooses his
English words most carefully and yet
converses on many subjects as one
who has travelled afar.
'I have not the English Language
very we'll and / do not know if l can
make you understand" he began, "but
American ladies' are different in many
ways from ladies of my country. They
dress better but also want more pretty
gowns. They are not so many mar
ried as in my country. There is more
family life there, and life is not so
free and easy. 1 have travelled in all
different countries of Europe and l
know very many different kinds of
gentlemans and ladies but / must
stand here five months before 1 really
know much about America. Here al
ways everybody works-always works
day and night. Zis country is not
yet made, other country it is made.
Some of the systems in ziS country
is better, some of zem not so good.
But not always one can tell whether
they are bad or not. Some things that
would be good in one country would
not be good in another. The American
gentlemen are very good friends. They
are very practical and have open eyes.
There are very many things where
they can be our teachers but the
people Of my country and your coun-
try can learn one from other"
Billy Is Popular
VIM. D. O'Kane, society and club
man of San Francisco, better known
as "Billy," has arrived at the Hay
ward. Mr.. O'Kane is-well, it is not
necessary to tell the name of the
country he halls from, but up in San
Francisco everybody knows him, and
there are few better liked men. He
is president of so many different COM
panies 1t is puzzle to know how he
ever manages to spread himself out
sufficiently to go around, for he is not
over large unless a whole lot of spirit
makes up for lack of stature. "Billy"
is president of the Union Transfer
company of San Francisco, the new
American Transfer company of Los
Angeles, the Alta Vista Wine COM
pany which is one of the largest in
the land, and so many other things
it would be difficult to enumerate
them.
We are very sorry for you, Salt
Lake, but you will have to issue an
edict forbidding any of your citizens
to leave Utah's saline wonder if you
want to keep them, for Los Angeles
captures them every time. John j.
Judson of the we'll known Salt Lake
drug company. Nelson and Judson is
at the Hollenbeck. Mr.. Judson came
from Salt Lake early yesterday and
before nightfall he had lost his heart
to Los Angeles-lost 1t completely and
irretrievably-lost it so completely in
fact that he is determined to make
Los Angeles his permanent home as
soon as such a course is within the
realm of possibility and, judging by
the determined look in his eye when
he said it. feel safe in predicting the
time is not far off.
]. ]. Flaherty chief train dispatcher
of the coast division of the Southern
Pacific, arrived from San Francisco
yesterday and with him was a fair
travelling companion whom his friends
here have not seen before. When he
entered the Hayward hotel yesterday
and put his good old Irish name on
the book he also put an land Wife"
and congratulations followed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Flaherty have come to the South
ern part of the state to spend their
honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs. e. W.
Graham are another bridegroom and
bride who registered at the Hayward
yesterday. They too are honeymoon
Ing in Los Angeles.
Rev. Thomas Filben. the man who
can tell more about California in less
time than almost any other man in
the state. is in Los Angeles from San
Francisco for a few days and is stop
ping at the Hayward, Mr.. Filben was
one of the lecturers at the Paris ex-
position, the st. Louis exposition and
the Portland exposition. He has been
talking California 50 long and so ef-
fectiVely that 1t has come to be second
nature and some of his friends declare
that he even talks California In his
sleep.
Personal Notes
WIN c. Newell, a Chicago manufac-
turer. Is at the Hayward.
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