The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-06-28
Talks About His Eastern Trip.

II have never appreciated the West
before as / do nOw," said Mr.. II. w.
Dcsgranges, who has Just returned
from an ATTENDED trip thru the East.
1--WE people in the West don't realize
our advantages until we go away
from home and compare them with
other localities.
II left here on the oath of May.
The crops between here and Spokane
We're we'll advanced and as you go
East they appeared to he later and
later. In Montana they were just
starting to seed. while in the great
wheat fields of North Dakota they
were about in the middle of their
spring work. In southern Ohio and
in parts of Illinois, in the level parts
OF the states. there are thousands of
acres OF land that cannot he planted
this year on account of the rains.
Water is standing over much OF this
land. Crop conditions in the East
are very discouraging, but other
wise the East seems prosperous.
81 spent two weeks in Washington
ID. c. 1t was raining most of the
time and the weather was very cold
1t is the coolest spring there known
for years. Washington is the most
beautiful city in the United States,
with Il never ending list of points of
interest. One can scarcely realize
the magnitude of it's buildings and
parks by reading about them. The
capital building covers a ground
space of six acres; the Congressional
Library, constructed at a cost of
nearly IS, 100000 is the finest build
ing Of it's kind in the world; Wash
ingtOn's Monument is the highest all
stone tower in the world. There are
hundreds Of wonderful and his storical
sights to be seen in WASHINGTON
People going East should never fail
to see the Capital City. TO see the
army of people required to transact t
the business of the government gives
one a fair idea of the greatness of this
nation and makes him prouder of his
citizenship.
Returning, came by the way OF
OF Buffalo, Chicago and Omaha. l
was in Chicago Tuesday, June 18th,
when ten people died as result Of
the heat. The weather had been
very cold but the thermometer sud-
denly went up to 90 in. the shade.
That would MT be considered very
warm here but suffered more with
the heat that day than l ever did in
one day in my life. The air was suf-
locating, moist, smoky and laden
with innumerable smells. l would
have give a dollar for one good
breath Of pure western air. And
right here want to say that few
people OF the West fully appreciate
the sublime climate they are enjoy
ing. The East has many beautiful
places; old estates, highly improved
with fine houses, barns lawns and
extensive groves; which have ia ken
years to build, but with all that
there is an oppressiveness in the air
that does not leave you until you
you come down the western slope Of
the Rocky Mountains. The small
towns in the East are quite beauti-
full, made so by the numerous shade
trees. Our western towns can veil
afford to pattern after them in
this respect. The large cities do not
compare favorably with the cities OF
the West and this is due, tbiak, al
most entirely to the climate.
Il have no desire to live in the
East. The West for me, and OF all
the western points l have visited
Kennewick has my preference. When
you travel over this great country
and study conditions elsewhere and
then return home and look at the