Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-01
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Far as Niagara Falls
SIGHTS AND SMELLS =,
OF KANSAS CITY

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Niagara Falls. April IS!
To the Editor:
According to promise I am writ
ing my first letter in time for your
issue Of May I. You no doubt have
had the experience OF attempting to
crowd much matter into small space
so ! am sure Of your sympathy with
this effort.
! shall not attempt to describe the
usual points OF interest pointed out
to travellers. Some OF the so-cailed
points Of interest fail to interest
most people and prefer to hays
you see things through my eyes
rather than through the guide book.
! am going on the assumption that
your readers will be interested in
what has interested me.
We have had the remarkable cx-
perience OF arriving on time at every
point thus far. We were not . min
ute behind at Kansas City. Chicago
and Niagara Falls. II this keeps up
Il will be As remarkable record as
trip year ago, when In travelling
bat once Out Of I6 points visited. -
The ride through the state Of Kan
sas was . pleasant one. From the
car window Il appeared as though the
state was ono immense farm. The
grass was green. trees lcafng out
and the moisture which had late1
fallen gave tho soil rich appear
anec. Prosperity was in the air and
the farmers seemed to be enjoying
the prospects a. the work progressed.
IL Kansas had little more vigor
In her oxone she might rival Colo
RADIO. but there Is no climate like
colorado and your enthusiasm for
kansas begins TO wane as you think
Of Colorado.
We had 4 half hour at Kansas City
union depot. II one failed to Scmem-
bcr that the depot nciRhborhood Is
usually the worst in tho city one
would form Q very bad idea Of the
civic and moral standard OF this COM
inunity. The odors Of this ncighbor-
hood arc many and every ono yiicr
than- ,shs -olhss.s The saioons have
the right Of way. Judging from ap-
pcafanccs they have need Of neither
front nor back door. The bars arc
in plain view as arc also the drink.
ers. A ten minute walk in this en-
vironmcnt will tend to convince ono
that tho human being grades down
the scale into that oi the bcas, and
the line dividing one from the other
u not as evidcn; As VIC wish Il were
u certainly Is a poor advertisement,
for any city to show its evil side SO
eonspieuousiy and with so little at
tempt at regulation.
A nights ride brough, Us TO Chit.
caro. where one who IL at all inter
csicd in life. IL sure to be interested.
Chicago has been called the modern
Babylon. II Is the typical Amcmriean
city. The good and the bad arc
found here and both in abundance.
II appears from superficial cxauii.
u IL tho nature Of evil always to he
den. So II will not do to- pass huf-
ficd judgment.
The interesting thing here as else.
where is the people and their life.
State street at tho noon hour is
worth any mant notice. 1 have stood
on its corners on two previous visits
and wondered where the people came
from and whittier they went. By
and by az one looks at the crowd he
ceases to have thought of tho pco-
pic az individual beings but is con.
seious only OF the moving NASAL.
ways coming and always roing. You
breathe freely presently. as you &c.
member that you arc not par; OF
the mass and that somewhere peo-
pic are known more from tho stand.
point Of individuality than as part OF
moving stream.
Bu, Chicago is not all hurried and
frensied. There are spots Of quiet.
ness surrounding this caldron. Ono
Of these spots Is Lincoln Park. Here
by the lakeside Il a paradise Of green
grass with trees just now Icaiing out.
Remarkably fine stone iikcnc.ses OF
disni6ed sire Of Lincoln and Gran;
arc placed in the centre of the park.
The several buiidings housing The
various exhibits arc q ercdi, to the
management. .ist \
An interesting collection Of ami.
mails compose the roo" The elc-
phant is always surrounded by an. in
terestcd circle, the sea lions seem TO
enjoy being admired and the wild
beasts Of the jungle secin not to mind
the crowd gaming st them. The
building devoted TO the care Of the
birds and smaller animals Is Of spe.
eial interest. Birds of every cline
and pIumsge and waterfowl Of ali
sizes and habits are here displayed
It's Q good lesson In natural history
TO 70 through this building. Even
the cat tribe e not fcisoiten here and
since i has become Il siiionabie for
tho ladies to raise Ang6fa cats let me
say that this building houses . hne
collection Of these fancy felines.
This isy b4ts oNe of ai sumbcr Of
peaceful. feeseAts and ! mention II
chiefly to tone down the rough pic
sure one !; sps e fs.ms Of shis busy