The daily sentinel., 1907-02-21
REV. BECKER AT HOME
hNerS where Through the West and the
Northwest He Found Grand
Junction's Fame.

hev- and Mrs. James A. Tecker O
the Congregational church. arrive,
nome this morning on No. from tbet
extended visit through the great north
west and along the coast They hay,
been out of the city about six veel.,
and the splendid trip was most enjoy.
able one for both. Rev. Becker return.
nome greatly refreshed and ready +,
take up his ministerial work.
During their absence the popular
pastor and his wife visited particularly
every state west of here. they wer,
in the Dakotas. wyoming. Nfontana
Idaho' Oregon. Washington, Caltforn-
ia Nevada and Utah. spending SOM
i days in each state. All the big cit
les of the northwest and west. ineIud-
Ing San Francisco. Los Angeles. Port.
land Seattle, Butte, Tacoma and Salt
Lake city, were visited 7 tell Won
that return home with greater CON
ndence in this city and still stronger
belief that the Grand Valley Is. take II
all around. the very best spot or sec
ton to be found In the entire west" de-
] clared Rev. Becker this morning In
conversation with the Sentinel man
and In a clear. convincing manner he
gave an array OF facts that substan-
tiated his declaration "Everyvhere I
went 1 found people and lots OF them
who had heard more or less of the
Grand valley and its wonderful fruit.
This section has certainly been well
advertised throughout the country. At
nearly every hotel we stopped and reg
istered from Grand Junction. Colo p"
some one approached us who had heard
of Grand Junction and inquired about
this section and its fruit"
Rev. Becker declared that eyerv-
where Colorado Fruit, and particular
ly Grand valley fruit. was in evidence.
especially in all Of the big cities he
visited. In the Hood Rover country
and the towns and cities in its terri
tory Grand valley fruit competed most
favorably with the famous product of
the Hood River and was usu-
ally found in greater demand and
bringing better prices than the home
product. Rev. Becker states that at
some points he found enterprising fruit
merchants prohting by advertising the
home product as colorado fruit" over
a box of disreputable looking apples
was sign reading Colorado Fruit. "' and
knowing that they never saw Colorado
he went in and telling the merchant
that he was advertising under false pre-
lenses easily induced him to pull down
the sign.
In Los Angeles and San Francisco. he
found Grand Valley Jonathaus on the
market selling at prices as "15 cents
for two pounds" He regretted very
much to see a large amount of jon
athans of poor grade apparently from
this section, at least in boxes of local
associations. on these markets but still
found goodly amount of the better
qualities of the Grand Valley Jona-
thans.
Rev Becker stated that only a visit
to the once mighty city of San Fran
cisco can give n person true reali-
cation of the appalling damage done
by the great earthquake and fire of last
April. He travelled by street car for
miles and miles across the city and II
seemed that these miles simply rep
the width of a gigantic field
of ruins He states that the build
ing operations are moving constant
ly on an immense scale but so great |
was the disaster and the destruction |
that 1t seems that they are making but |
little headway in their determined and |
admirable work of rebuilding the great
,ity by the sea. Thousands of workmen
are employed in every part OF the city.
Rev Becker declares that 1t makes
ones heart sick to look upon the havoc
wrought by nature and the fire demon
out that it is inspiring to realize the
and determined spirit of the
,ity's people.
At Los Angeles Rev. Becker saw n
number of Grand Junction people and
ound them all doing well
One of California's greatest beauty
pots is Pasadena, the home of over one
hundred millionaires. where John D.
Rockefeller and Adolph Busch have
heir summer palaces At Pasadena
Rev. Becker enjoyed a delightful half
lays visit at the home of Robert j.
3urdette. the famous preacher anr lee
urer DIR. Burdette and Rev. Becker
lad known each other for number of
ears and DR.. Burdette had most cor
IiaI welcome for the Grand Junction
,astor Immeditely upon greeting him
lie recalled his visit to Grand juno
ion several years ago when he lee
ured here and dwelt upon pleasures
# his trip through the orchard dist
lets of the valley. He declared that
ie had never found such delicious fruit
,efore or since as that which he Sc
ured here in Grand. Junction. Mr.. and
.Irs Burdette have a home in Pasa-
lena that was erected At II Cost ol over
million dollars. Burdette no longer
makes lecture tours but devotes his
ime to the pastorate of the Temple
BAPTIST church of Pasadena, one of the
inest churches in the west,
Rev Becker states that he found con-
iitions prosperous everywhere. He
itates that the reports and dispatches
,ent out about the terrible weather pre-
,aillng in some states were to a large
.xtent oxagerater.
Rev. Becker filled a large number of
ecture dates while away and was
rreeted everywhere by large audienc>
IS. His work in this line was very sat
sfactory. He and Mrs. Becker met
numerous old time friends at different
,laces. The long trip. covering several
bousnnd miles and covering an i'm
pense territory. was pleasant in its
very particular. II was a trip that
my one would long to take.