Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-26
SEES FOREIGN LANDS
A. J. RHODES TELLS OF TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD.
Gives Graphic Description OF Places
Visited and Scenes Witnessed in
Old World Countries.

Through the kindness of Mrs. A. j.
Rhodes, the Observer is permitted to
print the letters written by Mr..
Rhodes on his recent tour of the
world. The letters describe the trip
from San Francisco to Cairo, only. the
writer believing that his friends liv-
ing on the Pacific Coast would be
more interested in letters from the
Orient than from Europe.
Mr.. Rhodes is a son-in-law of J. J.
Williams, of this city, and is one of
the owners of the Rhodes Brothers
big department stores in Tacoma and
Seattle. He is keen business man
and close observer. and his letters
descriptive of his trip win be greatly
enjoyed by his many friends in Ore
gon. These letters were written to,
and first printed in, the Tacoma Tri-
bune, and copies have been furnished
to the Observer.
Mr.. and Mrs Rhodes were mem
bers of a party of some $50 sight
seers which made a three and one
half months trip around the world
The principal points visited were
Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagas-
ak, Hongkong, Manila. Victoria Har-
Dor, Labuan, Batavia, Singapore.
Rangoon, Calcutta, Diamond Harbor
Colombo, Bombay, suez. Cairo. Port
Said, Naples, Gibraltar. Southampton,
Hamburg, cherbourg and back to
New York.
As the Oberammergau Passion Play
began in May, Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes
took advantage of the privilege of
stopping in Europe, receiving return
tickets from Naples in order to see
the great Passion Play. Mr.. Rhodes
writes:
True to my promise to a few of my
friends that l would write a few lines
giving my impressions on my way
around the world, now take a short
time from sightseeing and with
pleasure will try and describe some of
the things as they appeared to me.
Time is too short in each place visited
for the study of the commercial OPP
portunities. so l will simply write
from sightseeing and pleasure-bent
voyage, and where any commercial
knowledge was secured will put 1t in.
We left on the 27th of January
making several stops on the way to
San Francisco, where we were met by
$50 more passengers, and boarded the
ts,OO0-ton steamship Cleveland, which
was to be our home for the next three
and one-half months.
The Cleveland is about such a ship
as the Minnesota. being sos feet long.
carrying a crew of 400 and 750 all
frst-class passengers. She has twin
engines OF $500 horsepower each. be-
sides fifteen minor engines. together
with the ice plant, salt water purifier,
electric light plant etc. Thirty men
are employed in the boiler and engine
rooms alone; she burns 100 tons OF
coal a day on a speed of fourteen
miles an hour.
Steamed out of San Francisco har-
Dor at 2:30 D. m. on February 5 for
a run Of six days to Honolulu; had a
delightful voyage except the first two
days we're rough. keeping half the
passengers in their rooms; balance OF
The run was very smooth sea. getting
warmer as we neared Honolulu, ar
riving the morning Of February IL.
We're called at a. m. and lined on
ieck for quarantine inspection The
reception committee made their call.
giving our party the freedom OF the
,ity. Automobiles and street cars
we're furnished for a sightseeing run
lround the city and suburbs. We vis-
ted the aquarium. said to be the most
ioted in the world; a striking feature
vas the high coloring and peculiar
hapes OF the fsh.
Delightful Entertainments.
Visited waikiki beach where Mrs
rhodes and ! were entertained AZ the
foana hotel by Mr.. and AIrs Ceorge
l. smith. This afternoon was pleas
.ntly spent viewing the boat racing.
urf board riding and other sports
ne Alexander Young hotel gave
oof garden reception and baI In hon.
r Of ths visitors sunday took auto
Mobile % the PAIL ak miles back Of
b. CHS. noted for its magnificent view
nd a. ths historical zpot where KAN
hammehaha slau the natives ty fore.
ar them over the ellis TO The plains
sreral hundred feei below; VISITED
be Ecao nchocl for natives cniTs
rcorffrurf on Parr r-rr-l