The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-01


ter spending an hour or two there,
one comes away willing to concede
that in such materials as silks, pot
terry and beautiful woods, the Japan
csc artist is more than a match for
his Yankee competitors Most of
the Japanese articles were offered
for sale. generally at prices which
only the rich could afford, but these
yankees of the East are gather
ing in a lot of American money
while the fair lasts, and distributing
some beautiful art treasures in eX-
change for the cash. The japanese
can possibly teach Americans quite
as much in the realms of beauty and
art as Americans can show them in
the way of utility and manufactures.
The Alaska Yukon-Paci6c exposi-
ton is too large to describe in de-
tail, but taken in connection with
the rapid development of our west
ern coast now under way. will we'll
repay considerable outlay of time
and cash. No patriotic American
can know too much about his coun-
try, and the more he knows of the
wonderful west the more he will
admire and wonder.
Contrary to an opinion common
about all worlds fairs, one can visit
the one at Seattle without encount-
ering much that savors of graft or
extortion. The vice Of tipping is
more in evidence here than in the
states, but not to an excessive de-
gree. One can get taken care of at
Seattle about as cheaply as at Min
neapolis. AS to the heat of which |
, heard divers predictions before leav-
ing for the west. up to this date we
have enjoyed a cooler average than
} we were eyer favored with through
the month of August in Redwood
Falls. Even in North Yakima we
experienced only few hours of I'M
comfortable heat in the sun, the
weather in the shade never reaching
, the point of real discomfort. 1t
, was conceded by the residents there,
, however, that this summer has been
considerably cooler than the aver
age.
At Seattle we met Miss Margaret
Stewart, former graduate of Red
wood Falls high school, who was
glad to hear about her friends in
Minnesota and who exerted herself
to make two of the days spent in
Seattle by THE GAZETTE representa-.
tives very pleasant ones.
Monday following our three days
+ stay in Seattle, the Canadian Paci-
I ic's steamship Princess Victoria
took us as far as Vancouver on our
way homeward. one of the most
I. enjoyable stages of our journeyings.
The first half of the voyage was to
Victoria. the picturesque capital
city of British Columbia. The morn
ing voyage was somewhat marred
by a cold fog which limited the
view from the decks of the steamer
: and made the passengers who re-
NAMED outside somewhat uncom-
= Portable. The passage Of the sound
: opposite the straits of San Juan del
, Fuca was the only rough water en-
: countered, and this was not severe
enough to make more than a half
dozen or so seek their state-rooms.
The afternoon voyage from Vic
!, toria to Vancouver. through a maze
of inlets leading between chain of
, islands and the mainland, was one
6 long to be remembered. At one
stage of the voyage the steamer
6 seemed to have its bow headed di-
rectly for the shore, but as we
advanced a little wedge of blue
: waters heightened out before us
like the mouth Of a river. After
entering the narrow entrance we
! soon found open water extending
, miles away to shores fringed with
: eyergreens for the most part, but
: occasionally rather barren looking.
Occasionally we passed little tugs