Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
WEST NbT, TO BE FOUND
People Beyond Mississippi River APP
pear the Same as Those In
the East.

After trying for nearly a month 20 sino
the west I had heard so much about 1
came to the conclusion that IL IL a myth"
Mr.. Nabuco. the Brazilian ambassador.
who has just returned from a visit to tho
Pacific coast. remarked There is no DIFF
ference between the various sections OF
the United States. Neither is there any
difference in the people OF the various Sec
lions.
when our party crossed tho Mississippi
we thought we should certainly find tho
west but looked in vain At every
place we stopped the people looked just
as they do In the east. The women in
Pueblo wear gowns just like those worn
by the women In Washington. and the daily
papers thrust under ones nose In Pueblo
are much like the papers on the eastern
seaboard.
Albuquerque was no different. We saw
the same kind of clothing the same sort
OF newspapers and the same sort OF people
All the men there are willing TO become
President, and many of them are doubtless
capable of filling the office with credit: ana
the women are typical Americans ready TO
become the gracious wives OF millionaires
or to become mistresses of the White House
on short notice.
Cheerfully Rebuilding City.
TN Pasadena we found a beautiful gar
den peopled with Just the same sort of men
and women who live In Colorado and New
Mexico and all the other states and terri
tories. San Francisco showed US the Same
resolute, determined. pushing people cheer
fully rebuilding their city and doing it with
the energy and courage that is Character
istic Of the United States
The one thing about Americans which
must impress visitors more than anything
else Is the lack Of the lower strata in So
ciety. In this country there are no men
and women Of the sort always referred TO
In Europe as the people. Men and wom-
en- here never admit that they are at tho
foot of the social ladder. IL they are there
they don't stay long. There seem to be no
barriers which stop the progress of the
ambitious, and everybody seems to be am
bilious here. Because a man Is a laborer
today he does not feel that he must be n
laborer tomorrow.
I'VE looked in vain for some small set
tlement where we could see men and wo-
men who We're provincial. but in vain.
Even In the heart of the Rockies there
are no settlements nesting among the
peaks which contain men and women who
are diferent from those in other parts Of
the country.
Change and Interchange.
In Europe by wandering away from
beaten paths one can find towns In the
Alps where the inhabitants are distinctly
unlike their nearest heighbors. where there
have been no changes for centuries per-
haps But in this new country all Ia
change and interchange. Railways, cleo
trio light plants and other modern Inn
provements have harmonized the towns
and villages. s-'-.i'-.l.--- = ,-.l az
The uniformity OF the various parts of
the United States Is amazing. It rs beyond
the comprehension OF persons who have not
seen it. Different physical conditions seem
to have little influence on the population.
Mountains and plains are all alike to tho
people of this republic They accept the
sort of country which falls to their lot and
go about making the. best of IL In a way
which Is marvellous.
Travel through the United States does
not grow monotonous. Even in the desert
there is development and variety The
wonderful vigor and energy of the people
thrust themselves upon the visitor every
where. In the plains and valleys irrigation
projects command attention and the noun
talns AFFORD an opportunity for the study
of great mining propositions" 1900
Thrift of the Northwest.
Mfr. Nabuco also visited the north Pacific
coast and was much Impressed by the In
dustry and thrift Of the great American
northwest. He returned east through Cam
ada and visited ottawa, Winnipeg. Mon
treal and other prominent Canadian cites
There is more beautiful scenery in
the world than one finds in the. Canadian
Rockies" Mr.. Nabuco said. The trip east
ward from Vancouver, through Canada Is
the most beautiful imaginable. And here
one also finds the remarkable activity char
acteristic of the western part Of the United
States. Winnipeg is a thrifty young giant
typical of the rugged, energetic people who
are developing the great Canadian farming
country"