Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01

urban towns, each one is loaded
with passengers, and when Lam
ded, it looks like an army just
arrived to take possession of
the city.
The frame buildings all lock
like they needed a new coat of
paint, and the brick buildings
look as if a coat of moss is for
ming. For a residence we all
preferred Tacoma. We spent
one day there and took an obser-
walton car and rode over miles
of the best part of the city, and
all we learned of Tacoma was
what we could catch from the
conductor, who talked through
a trumpet. In 1870, Tacoma
had only II people, $50 he said,)
now the population is $4,000.
Tacoma has completed II ms,
of paved streets, IL miles un-
der contract at a cost of $10,-
100000. They have 5 or
iphan homes hospitals, Catho-
lie Church, with seating of 5000
and has q steeples; city hall,
1000 electric lights: chime of
bells every hour; 16O churches;
"a public schools. Franklin
school has ,,28 teachers. High
School building covers over one
block and cost half million doll
airs. The Pacific railroad EN-.
ploys 5000 men.
We saw the oldest church in
the city, and the first also built
in 1872, st. Patric's church and
they boast of having the oldest
church steeple in the U. S., as
| it is a cedar tree that was 100
feot high before it was sawed
off scme higher than the church
and used it for q stceple for
years, ard now church and stee-
pie are relics of the past; stee-
pie is Z feet in diamiter.
They have 90 parks, including
l,O30 acres. We visited Bro
merton, Puget Sound, Navy
Yard. We saw the Battle Ship
Oregon. 1t is out of commission
for repairs; We also saw the
Dix in dry dock with cassons
CLOSED; we also saw the Phila-
delphia; Boston; Nebraska;
Princeton; the Torpedo Destoyer
Paul Jones, and the U. S. Flag
Ship Chicago. We were all
Through the last named ship and
saw how easily and quickly thes
immense guns can be operated.
At Seattle we got a pass to
go through two ocean steamers.
The Aki Marie, japanese ship
that goes to every port in the
world, and the Dakota, Ocean
Steamer.) we had to have a
guide to take US through or VIC
would have gotten lost. Length
of the ship Dakota is G3S feet,
and width nearly 90 feet, tons,
$4,000, and we saw all kinds of
sail boats, gasoline, row, barges
ard ferry boats.
We went to Victoria, B. G. on
the Steamer Indianapolis and
returned to Seattle on The
Queen of Waters, Princess Vic
toria. Victoria is a quiet town
for people who wish to lead a
retired life. Their Parks are
very beautiful. We went to the
beach and gathered shells and
curios, rocks, and on the for
eign shores of the Pacific Ocean
got a bottle Of salt water. 1t
looks just like alcohol. With
this letter III send you a bottle
of ocean water. Seattle in a
clam shell, with some cards.
We visited the Parliament
building, in B. G. All teams,
horsemen, wheels, keep to the
fright they are unusually po-
lite to Americans. Street car
conductors even tip their hats,
and bid you good by, but what
ibid not seem to look so bright
to US was their flag. 1t did not
seem to put the enthusiasm in
one that the Stars and Stripes
does. I'll finish my )ettor by
saying that when our /" .as
out we were we'll please. md
satisfied with our trip ard glad
to return to our home in Spo-
kane. Very truly yours.
Mrs. Jennie Pyle,
1907, West Ind, Av.
Spokane, Washington.
The citizens Of California are
rather arbitrary with regard
both Chinese and 1anannsa