Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-23

iNIlChGIDOCheL ilOlcl III ANCf'
city was through California rev
months ago inspecting the hotels on
this coast. That is he inspected them
By stopping at each one about three
hours Well, when Mr.. Regan went
back to New York he came through
with one grand criticism Of all notes
in the western world and had 1t pup
lished in one of the New York hotel
magazines. The criticism was hum
mer. 1t spoke nicely. in a superior
way of the houses themselves in South
ern California, but gee, how it did hahd
it to the management.
Now George G. Bott, a globe trotter
from Tacoma, Wash, who is at the
Alexandria for a short time, happened
to read Mr.. Regan's choice remarks
about taverns in this end of the coun :
trv and he Immediately exploded Ana
bv the way, Mr. Bott knows just what
he is talking about. He has been 10
| Europe only twenty-one times, IN
every village and hamlet of the United
States and is Just now finishing tour
of this country in which he Travelled
500. 900 miles. SO you see he has seen
some hotels. -,
In the lobby Of the Alexandra MT
Bott said yesterday:
$50 Repan knocked this did he he
began waiying his arm to take in the
handsome lobby of the AieXand,fla,
Well he don't know what he's talking
about There's not a better hoteI IN
the United states than this. l KNOW
because I'VE tried them all.
He handed something to the man
agement, did he. Well. l can tfiI MN
this, Sam Whitmore, Pr J9nility J3d.,iyy
Mitchell or Harry Fryman or ChaIIlG
T,oOmis or any of the rest of the lo,ai
bovs can give him cards and spades
i'm the hotel management game any
time That's no Josh, / mean 1t. I've
stoned in houses run by Regah anu
I'VE stopped in houses run by these
fellows. and / know what I'm taking
about. No., &C.
"The great trouble with Regan IS
that he didn't stop in one house long
enough to find out how they run thein
He was i'm too big a rush to get Dack
to New York. If he had stayed a
week instead Of an hour, or a lno,ith
instead of a day he might have dls-
covered something to write ABOUT buS .,
take it from me if he had stayeu
longer what he would have written ritter
would have been far ulHeIeHI ii'''i
what he did write. ,e.
MIR. Bott, accompanied by ms VIC,
will leave in a few days for the GrdIIu
canyon. this being about the oniy spot
under the Stars and stripes lhat ne
has not visited. He Will then return
to Tacoma after a trip covering over
8OO. 900 miles of territory ana requiring
about six years time to coniplete'
Mr. Rott is a strong believer IN see
ine. one's own country first and seeing
fhe other fellows country second ana
saws that sthe next time he goes 10
Eurone no blooming Engushmah OF
Dutchn1an or Frenchman can tel nun
ANYTHING about the United States that
he has not seen himself.
Another guest at the Alexandria Of
note is John ]. Herman, late chlet
clerk of the Palace hotel in san FIan-
cisco who is here on his way TO Den
yer where he will take charge Oh the
oGice forces of the Brown Palace
hotel.
10icL Ferris 10 the fore again. Dick,
IN conjunction with Frank Cummins,
who gathers in the strays and sehds
to the st. Francis in San Francisco
from here. is planning a stunt Tor tne
! Teffries-Johnson fight that promises
we'll 1t is to be a personally con-
Quoted excursion to the big MIL start
ing from here over the southern "a "a
cific, and will be known as 'he "'
Francis Special" , ,as+
evening to make arrangements with
the Southern Pacific officials lor llle
chartering of a number of Pullman
sleepers of which the special Will DC
made IN If he is successful, o1IlceS
will he opened here where prospective
travellers can secure reservations anu
the necessary information IN regard 10
the trip. The guests VIII pe taken
north on the train, and accommoda-
tions secured for them at the 81.
Francis. the charge for the trip IN
Guiding everything. Thus far 1t LOOKS
as If the st. Francis special VIII prove
very attractive to local sports VINO
wish to see the. big mill
There was small excursion OF
northern California farmers from the
Sacramento valley in town the other
day. and one of them had an adventure
which he won't forget for some time.
This old chap was a real farmer ana
he knew little of city ways. lie was
stopping at the Westminster, anu
when his party was not out inspect
ing land he did not seem to know Wlat
to do with himself. He would WANDER
around the lobby like lost soul VI
stand and gaze for hours at the pusy
street outside, seemingly wishing ne
couId get out into it, if he only dared.
Finally. stepping up to the desk the
old man picked up Balloon houte
folder and looked it over. He was IN
terested at once. de saw the picture
of the big balloon on the front OF the
literature and could not get MS eyes
off it. He turned it over. one nun
dred miles for one hundred cents II
read. The old man made a sudden
decision. Stepping over to where the
hellboys were sitting, he asked one or
them: -,,-.o,,
.Where. do YOU take the balloon"
The bell hop, thinking he was Jok-
ing. replied;
ION the roof" , ,,,
"Show me the way up there, said
Now a bellboy is only human, and
this one could not resist.
This way, sir" he said, starting lor
the elevator.
Irp tfpy went, up as far as the ele-
vator want Then they got off ana
climbed.
"Seems as though this hotel should
have a better method than this of get
ting up to the balloon station, re-
marked the old gentleman.
"Wen, we don't have many people
in this house who go on the balloons
replied the front" IF we did the
starting station would be fixed up bet
ter"
FINALLY they arrived at the top.
Here in this little tower is where
YOU wait When you see the balloon
coming, Just signal and they will stop
and pick you up
The bellboy beat it back down stairs,
studying whether he had better hand
in his resignation at once or wait until
the AK fell He decided on the lat
ter.
And he didn't have very long to wait,
Tn about an hour a man stepped out