Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
VISOR
WILSON HOME
RETuRNs AFTER TWO MONTHS
OF TRAVEL
COVERED 10000 MILES AND SAW
MANY CITIES
Glad to Get Back Here, However,
and Says the City Of the
Angels Beats All
Others


cipal cities Of the United States have
been visited and as well number of
points of interest in Canada, Is the record
made by County Supervisor P. j. Wilson,
who has just returned to his home in
Los Angeles. Mr.. Wilson was accom-
panied on the trip by his wife and by Mr..
and Mrs. ]. p. Crosby.
An informal handshaking reception was
held by the supervisor at the county court
house yesterday afternoon. where he was
welcomed by his friends and associates of
the board of supervisors, and where he
told the many interesting events OF his
trip. Mr.. Wilson expresses himself as de-
lighted with his travel. and says that
everywhere they were royalty received,
but he said the best thing about the
whole business was the getting back to
Los Angeles.
Mr. Crosby, who accompanied the SUPER
visor, was for years with the Phillips
Tourist company before he entered this
real estate business here, and consequently
knew railway men in every city in the
United States This fact aided in making
the trip more agreeable and without
hitch from the railway side of 1t. Most
of the travelling was done at night, and
the days were spent sightseeing The
rarty stopped at over thirty different
hotels during the trip.
Visited Many Cities
Among the points visited were Salt
Lake City, Colorado Springs, Niagara
Falls, Boston, New York and Washing
ton. The party also went to the James
town exposition. From there the party
passed through NewportNews and Nor
folk and thence to Chattanooga.
Next on the program were Georgia and
Florida, the party spending considerable
time in the quaint old Spanish town Of
ST. Augustine, where they visited the old
Spanish forts and other points of interest.
Cuba was on the schedule, but was LEFT
out because OF the quarantine existing
there at the time the party was in
Florida. From Florida the party returned
to Los Angeles via Ell Paso, visiting the
principal cities of the Lone Star state.
Supervisor Wilson states that the party
were on the jump all the time and took
in all the places of interest in every town
through which they passed. In some
places they took carriages and saw the
sights in a leisurely manner. but often
were obliged to take automobiles to get
around to all the places of interest in the
limited time.
Everything was arranged systemat-
ically, went through without hitch, and
we saw as much as possible In the limited
time" said the supervisor yesterday even
ing.
I'VE visited Niagara Falls and the prin-
cipal Canadian cities across the border.
Shooting the rapids on the st. Lawrence
was one Of the experiences we shall never
| forget.
Washington and South
ATLANTA impressed us as the liveliest
and prettiest city of the south. The peo-
pie there are up and doing and the streets
are crowded with traffic. Washington Is
beautiful city and we enjoyed our visit
to the capital immensely. President
Roosevelt was not there, but we were
shown through the White House and the
government departments. At the treasury
department we were allowed to hold a
package of money said to contain several
million dallars. Every courtesy was
shown us by the officials who showed us
around.
Los Angeles Popular
'sPeople everywhere who have been 20
California spoke well of Los Angeles We
noted that the financial depression is be-
ing felt everywhere over the country.
Chicago seemed harder hit by the slump
than any other city. The south is also
suffering from the financial situation.
Three prominent banks In the southern
states went under while I was there
The Scrip Matter
MANY cities are issuing scrip" con-
tinued the supervisor, producing several
samples of eastern scrip which he brought
back with him. 'In my opinion the rest
of the country is suffering more than
California from the financial trouble.
That is also the opinion of people In the
east, who say they wish they were IN
California now while the hard times are
prevailing throughout the east.
1.-THE crops were fine. l was especially
interested in the rice industry in Louisiana
T,k~ fnC Thnf n
great Industry and is growing in import
ance every day. I never had realized
what prodigious proportions the cultiva-
ton of rice had attained in the last SIX
years. Those southern sugar cane planta
tions are something wonderful. For miles
and miles we passed on the train through
solid field of waving sugar cane which
covered the horizon as far away as we
could see.
IT did not see a city that 1 thought
would compare with Los Angeles, neither
did I see any streets lighted as well as our
business streets and / did not see single
car system in all the cities we visited that
would compare in any particular with the
Los Angeles car service.
ST looked into the condition or county
highways to some extent, although that
was not one of the main objects OF my
visit In many of the eastern states an
excellent system prevails whereby the
state pays half the cost of the road and
the county pays the rest. The roads and
bridges are narrower than in the west
and in California. The vehicles and ma
chinery used on eastern farms is smaller
Than we use on our California ranches.
Some of our large harvesters could not
get through those eastern bridges and
narrow roads.
Glad to Get Back
"All considered we had a glorious trip,
hut we are mighty glad to get back and