Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-10-04

Several chauffeurs were kept
busy showing the people
around. We were loaded in,
held our hats and our breath
for a few seconds and learned
that we had made a ten mile
dash. AS it was not as level as
here in Inglewood, the expert
ence was something like going
up and down the canons in
Oklahoma. We were given a
few minutes to look over the
lots, eat a free lunch, and then
whirled back again.
Some of the towns and beach
.csorts near to us are: Redon-
10, Venice, Santa Monica, Long
Reach. and Cliffton-by-the-
Redcn}o is port for vessels
plving between here, San Fran
o;sco and other northern ports.
It has three immense piers and
a million dollar hotel. Here
also are the famous carnation
gardens-acres and acres of
them, said to be the largest in
the world. Venice is a beauti-
full resort a few miles farther
up the coast. At this place are
to be found many attractions
similar to "The Pike" at st.
Louis. We even recognized the
same old Temple of Mirth,"
etc. Here the buildings are of
Venetian style and with gon-
dolas and gondaliers and a fa-
NOUS Italian band, l suppose
one is as near the Venice of
Italy as one will everget on the
American continent. At these
places one may swim, go boat
ing, fishing, play golf or tennis.
| care nothing for these diver
sions, however, the sea being
all sufficient, for to me "There
is rapture on the lonely shore,
there is society where none in
trudes, by the deep sea, and
music in its roar" And as
watch the flow and ebb of the
tide, fail to find words to ex-
press the awe-inspiring grand
eur of it all. Surely nowhere
can man feel so much his own
insignificance and Gods mar
velous greatness as when stand
ing on the shore of some great
sea.
Now, Mrs. President, please
announce the next meeting at
my home. "a full attendance
is desired) Take the Los An
geles Limited at Missouri VAL
ley. Perhaps you had better
bring a lunch as it is a little
farther than the trip we took
over in "the hills" After
reaching the city you will have
no trouble in finding a car for
Inglewood. Have the conductor
put you off at the lnglewood
Hotel, walk down Queen street
four blocks, turn to left on
Eucalyptus avenue, and at the
second bungalow you'll find the
atch string out. If you stay
ate enough in the evening. I'll
rcat you to a sunset behind
the mountains and you may
listen to the sea roar from my
'front.' door step.
September %. Since begin
ming this letter, Mr.. Friend has
fully decided to accept an offer
to go to Point Richmond to as
sist in putting in and running
a pressed brick and pottery
plant. 1t will be several
months before completed and
will be the largest of the kind
m the coast. Almost every
hing will be run by electricity,
even to loading the brick on
the barges.
We bought a lot in July, have
+, new house and are just get
ting nicely settled. Mr.. Friend
said: "Don't fret. if we like It
up there, we will sell and build
again" l said, "Never, I'll
have me a house on wheels
from now on" It's enough to
make any woman red-headed,
ard after | had invited you all
TO see me, too.
| We sail next Wednesday on
the Santa Rosa for San Fran
cisco. AS it is near 500 miles,
we will be a little more than a
day and night on the vessel,
part Of the time out of sight Of
land. We will visit friends in
San Francisco, look over the
ruins, and then go across the
bay by ferry to Point Rich
mond, from which place I'll
write you again. With love to
you all,