The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

duluSSmSulS. WHICH We, nOWSNSis uiN
not use, as theaters, etc, were OF no
value when there was so much sur
rounding to be seen. Our train was
tracked at Long Beach, twenty min
utes by electric car from Los Ange-
les, where we slept, but took our
meals at Los Angeles. Our car was
tracked near the Virginia Beach no
tel, one of lac finest in the country.
Population of Long Beach, $4,000.
From Los Angeles we made many
side trips-to Saint Catalina Island,
Riverview, Pasadena, st. Bonica, ST.
Pedro, etc. Our first morning from
Long Beach 10 Los Angeles we were
am. ed with our umbrellas, it being
cloudy. tpOn entering the fremont
hotel, a very fine and clever old gen.
tleman said: My boy, what do You
s. it'll youl u-cbrella? You are a ten
Jer-fJot." said, why, l am expect
| Jig ram" With levity he replied,
why, nc; we have NO rain during
summer; OILY rains here in winter;
cloudy every day till 10 a. M, then
bright sunshine"
! Los Angeles is a very fine and large
city. They claim q temperature of
% in summer in 90 in winter. In the
shade we felt cool and wanted our
overcoats; in the sun we wanted
neither coat nor vest. From Los An
geles, in twenty minutes we could be
by electric car either upon the noun
tains or upon the seashore. l was
told that a man was frozen to death
within four and half miles of an or
ange grove The streets are very
wide, and the sidewalks in many plac-
es being twenty feet wide. The
streets are paved with asphalt, and
1.-THE residential section the most beau
tiful imaginable. Between the walk
and curbing are hedges of roses and
geraniums, which grow up to the Sec
ond story OF the buildings. Think of
rose bushes and geraniums fifteen
feet in height.
We spent six hours in San Francis
co. Ruins are yet to be seen in ev-
cry direction, though many improve
ments have been made since the dis
astrous earthquake. We were enter
tanned there by the Ffreman's Fund
Insurance Company, taking us auto
ing to all points of interest. Winter
clothing and my overcoat were very
comfortable. | was greatly disap.
! pointed with the size, push, ETC., OF
San Francisco. Saloons open Sun
days; wOrkmen at work building
houses, etc., on Sundays. All resi-
dences there are frame and not pref
ty. From here we crossed the ferry
to Oakland; about 100000 population
and quite nice city; nothing there
Z worthy of mention, being similar to
, all cities of it's size. From there we
) went to Portland, Oregon, one of the
most beautiful cities have ever seen
Flowers more gorgeous than in Cali
! fornia. Portland is called the "Rose
City" We were met by the Elks
who had chartered enough sight-see
; ing cars to seat each of our party
and we were shown the entire city
/ then taken to the lodge room and en-
/ tertained with refreshments, music
; and dancing. The Portland lodge il
! the second wealthiest in existence
the Brooklyn, N. Y, lodge being first
Here we saw timber lands and saw
f mills. Thing of one log containing
. from 10000 to 10000 seet of lumber
I From Portland we landed in Seat
: tie, where we spent three days, bein:
= splendidly entertained by Ben Moy
: ses, owner of the Independent brew
e cry, and a cousin of my wife's felix's
e / We spent only half day at the eX
K position, which was very nice, bu
D having seen enough expositions W
D lost no time there, but devoted on
r time to sightseeing. Seattle is
S very fine city, with better prospect
b than any other city visited. 1t is sur
h to be headquarters for the Alask
e country, which is rapidly coming t
r the front. Stores immense; bank
e having large deposits and everyon
t on the go in a rush. Took a ship an
J. went over Ia Tacoma, also a very fin
b city; rode all over Tacoma.
d From Seattle we went TO Van Coz
d yer, B. c., a fine and interesting cit!
Q Asked one of the natives what tim
it was and he told me it was l
e O'Clock. They do not reckon a. m
4. and p. m, but from II to "a o'clocl
h From there we went to Glacier an
D. Bout. Canada, which is a part of tn
p Canadian national park, half agai
o as large as Yellowstone. At Glacie
1t 45-minutes walk from cut car