Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-28
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
DlsTINGUlsHED TRAVELLER
AN ADMlRER OF AMERICA
~ THE EAVEsDROPPETt

"I have Travelled in Europe in Asia
and in fact in almost every country of
the world and in none of them is there
spot so beautiful as Yellowstone
park"
Rev. G.. D. Nash, a noted divine of
Dublin, ireland, who with his wife is
making a tour of the world, made this
observation to an interested group of
Americans in the corridor at the
Lankershim yesterday afternoon.
America is a wonderful country"
continued the Irishman. II have en-
ioyed every minute of my stay here
and it will be with reluctance that
leave this continent.
IL have met many Americans trav-
cling in Europe and was prepossessed
by them. but have since come to re-
alize the truth of the saying come
and live with me if you want to know
me- The best way to learn to really
know people is to see them at home.
Americans are open-hearted and cor
dial to everyone.
ut is with great pleasure that have
watched the growing friendliness OF
the Americans and the people of Great
Britain. / believe firmly that If the
British and the Americans remain to-
gether the future peace of the world
is assured.
"The thing that impresses me most
is the Vastness of this country. In
Ireland we go two miles or six miles
when we want to leave home, but in
America you measure distances by
days, and it is two days or six days
instead of miles.
people think nothing of distance
here and you can go almost from one
end of our little island to the other in
day.
"The hotel system in America is
another thing which surprises me. The
service is as near perfect as anything
could be expected to be. The country
seems to be so wonderfully developed
for such a young country and yet one
cannot turn around without realizing
what a future there is before America.
1t is really not one-ha1f developed yet.
Everything is new here and everything
with us is old"
Rev. G. D. Nash is rector of st.
Jude's church of Dublin, Ireland, and
is a scholar and a traveller. He and
his wife will go from Los Angeles to
Mexico and then on to New York,
Washington and other eastern cities
by way of the. Grand Canyon. Later
they will go to India and China, and
complete the rest of the trip around
the world before returning to Ireland.
Kickers See the Hat
F.. b. Dickson Of San Francisco, sec
retary of the State Association of
Rental Hardware Dealers, who came
south to attend the meeting of the
Southern California association held
Yesterday at the Hollenbeck hotel, has
been the busiest man in Los Angeles
these last few days.
When Mr. Dickson first arrived in
town he announced that he was go
ing to buy new hat. He is great
friend of Chief Clerk Smead and Mr.
Smead jokingly agreed with him that
it might be an improvement. Every
time he has come into the hotel since
he has threatened to buy the hat, but
he has been so busy settling the diff
culties of the local hardware men that
he has not had time and he still clings
to the old one in spite of the fact that
his friends yesterday offered to take
up a collection.
Mr.. Dickson knows more about the
affairs in the hardware business than
any other man in the state, and when
ever anyone "kicks over the traces" a
little by forgetting to live up to the
regulations Of the society it is Mr..
Dickson who has to straighten them
out. He has not said SO, but his
friends are beginning to think he has
met a lot of kickers on this trip and
they point to the hat as proof of their
surmises.
Fifty hardware merchants from Los
Angeles and the surrounding towns at
tended the meeting yesterday and dis
cusSed business. Several changes were