The Butler weekly times., 1908-05-14

Ing 36S feet long; weight IL $40 tons;
speed l6 s knots; has A large guns
from 3 in. to 13 In; 30 officers and
712 men aboard. A ~ in. gun
shoots a steel proiectile Weighing
1000 lbs. and requires 400 lbs. OF
black prismstic powder for each
charge.
il is estimated that $3.50, 900 90
Will be leit In Los Angeles for table
supplies alone. The total amount OF
meat tpurchased was $50, 500pounds,
the bulk OF Ii being beef. Each war.
ship consumes an average OF 5000
pounds OF meat day, 12,500 dozen
eggs and about $4,000 pounds Of
creamery extra butter for the seven
days they were here. | am unable TO
get the amount OF fresh fruits, pota.
toes, cabbage, milk and various other
commodities consumed. know one
firm alone shipped two carloads TO
the four ports each day, and many
other firms shipped quantities. OF
fruits vegetables, fancy groceries and
poultry to the bum. boatmen and the
buyers Tor the officers mess Of she
different vessels.
Twenty tons OF magazines was CIV
en- to the sailor boys. Now who says
the little boys in blue won't have
something TO read. "This certainly
skins them all by a mile declared
one Bluejacket to another after they
stepped from the Pacific Electric ear
which brought them from San Pedro
TO Los Angeles, and gazed down the
street. They were referring 80 the
myriad lights strung across the
streets and to the wonderful decora.
tions In general, We've seen some
find ilIuminations since leaving the
Atlantic Coast, but none to equal
this, and they sure were right. And
as to how they have been treated.
Oh my. such Joy. One day over
|, 900 automobiles took the officers
out sight seeing, and last Friday the
sailor boys had their day out Tor a
spin, not cent did 1t cost them, free
rides on all street cars and every
thing imaginable offered by the cit,
zens OF Los Angeles to show them a
good time.
Over 5000 Blueisckets' time will
expire as soon as they get TO San
Francisco. Most OF the boys say they
expect to make Southern California
their homes, for It certainly is the
garden spot o! .he world. o!course,
a great many OF them will re-enlst.
/ 'HURRAIi FOX MlSSOJ III
The Blue ,ckets OF the Battleship
Missouri raised a purse OF 5000 00
J by subscription to buy loving cup
: to be presented to the city OF Los
, Angeles in appreciation OF the well
come and entertainment here. -Four
J other battleships are now raising d
| fund with which TO present Los An
geles with souvenir OF Fleet Week
In this city. Such action by men o.
the Fleet is something new, and Is q
/ distinction seldom, II ever, conferred
, upon a city before.
: The Fleet weighed anchor at goo
a. m. Saturday, April 25th, and drill
, ed up and down the coast opposite
: our five beautiful beach towns, Long
Beach, Redono, Venice, Ocean Parl
, and Santa Monica, for three hours, q
very beautiful sight 80 behold w
should all be very, very proud of oul
! great battleships. They are SURE
fixed to pump hot lead out II wal
/. should be declared. On the deck.
are mounted a number Of very large
guns which can be shifted from one
, side OF she ship to another In 80 sec
onds ready to fire as you know thi:
Is done with electricity. In fact
most OF the wark Is done by same.
This Fleet has along with them q
Supply boat, Hospital boat and a
General Repair boat. It's next stop.
J ping point is Santa Barbara, dis.
tance OF $50 miles from Los Angeles,
where they will remain five days be.
fore starting for Santa Cruz. From
there they will 60 TO San Francisco
for weeks stay. From that point
the Minnesota returns over the same
route to New York, the remaining
fifteen ships and six OF our Pacific
War Dogs 60 on to japan and the