The Newtown bee., 1907-09-06
TIDINGS FROM COLORADO.
A Newtown Boy in the West.
Erie, Colo.

Dear EOlCOr: when we lelC 1NCW- town, Ct., promised to send you brief description of that part of our country we expected to see and pass through and some of the features that were interesting to us, who had never been far from good old Connecticut. Some of the sights we saw were, as you can imagine, very novel to us.
 We left New York City on May s, bound for Niagara Falls, by way of the New York Central R. R., in a sleeper. and passed through the Capi- tai, Albany, about midnight, so did not get glimpse of that fine city, the present home of our next president, so they say.' Buffalo was passed through early next morning, and some time later the t'City at the Falls' was reached. The scene at the station seems an insult to this grand attrac- tion. One man agrees ito show you where MT So and So jumped in. some time ago, for only Soc. Another charg- es only 25 cents to show where someone else swam the upper rapids. This tends to reduce the feeling of awe with which the visitors arrive, and one is apt to wonder what is sacred from the commercial spirit. It had often been my wish to see the falls. so as soon as possible we went down to the Ameri- can falls and a grand sight it was ito see the vast volume of water cease lessly pouring over to the rocks below, with roar like distant thunder. A curious thing about the falls Is that the longer one stays and watches them the more the grandeur of them imp resses him. We had the pleasure of visiting the large plant of the Shredded Wheat Co.,, situated here. They are the makers of the breakfast food, Shred ed Wheat Biscuit, and everything in and around the factory is perfectly neat and clean, the public office and waiting rooms being fitted up with the finest of furnishings. The employees are very polite and obliging and patient ly answered our hundred and one ques- tions. Visitors are always cordially welcomed. Next morning we boarded Buffalo Express, bound for Chicago, the Breezy City,. About noon De troit was reached, where we gained our first hour on Old Sol. We would have liked to stay and view the city, but our tickets said No! So soon we were again rushing Westward. Chicago, the greatest packing center of the world, was reached that evening, and we were then about 1000 miles from home. The landscape so far was about the same as in Connecticut, long stretches of lev el farm land, with hills in the back 1oI md rIu watered country. In the city we called on our former neighbors, the Hall family and Mrs Sophia Northrop, who gave us hearty welcome and killed the fatted calf in our honor. The sights of the city were shown to. us and that evening we were again fitting westward, ever westward! Now we have reached different country. Here were farms as level as floor, as far as the eye could reach. No hills to break the monotony and rest the eye. We had now reached the great wheat growing states and immense fields of winter wheat were everywhere. The Mississippi River was crossed late at night and next morning we crossed the muddy Missouri and entered Omaha,
 
 ing centers. Our train was late, we missed connections, and had five hours for sight seeing. The city has some very fine buildings, particularly the court house, which is situated on a slight hill We here met an old friend, The Bee, though it bore the name Omaha, instead of Newtown. This place would not gain the first prize in a 'tSpotless Town contest. Dirt to spare By five o'clock we had left Omaha in the distance. and midnight overlook us at North Platte, where we . gained another hour on ''Papa Time. and Sunday morning found us entering our destination, Denver, Colo. 'The Queen City of the Plains We were now 22Oo miles fror# Connecticut. a distance covered in Hess than three days actual running time. Fifty years ago it would have taken two months or more, if the Indians allowed you to complete the journey at all. Now we had our first view of the backbone of the continent,' the mighty Rockies, with their peaks and sides covered with snow. On leaving the station, a
 
 goes by the name of Union Depot, the first thing one sees is the bronze arch which spans Seventeenth street, witt the friendly word Welcome, in large letters. At night the arch is brilliantly lighted by electricity. The streets o1 the city are kept cleaner than many cities of it's size in the East. Int street cleaning department gets tt work at daylight, so when the day. business starts the streets are all clean Seventeenth street is the office section Here are situated the railroad and pri vate offices and number of the banks Sixteenth street is the dry goods sec tion. On this street are most of tn
 large department stores. A dozen block or so up 17th street is Broadway, hay : ing like it's .namesake, a number o business blocks and large hotel, tn s Brown Palace, built like the famou
 "Flat Iron, though only eignL -sto
 ries high. The citizens point to this a 4 one of their sky scrapers. A little far ', ther south Il think I am right in tn
 direction, though not positive,) is Car
 ital Hill the home of the aristocrats