The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-20
EASTERN CITIES
LACKING in Spirit
PALOUSE COUNTRY LOOKS BEST TO
WASHINGTON DELEGATE AT.
Ter TRIP THRO' EAST.

With badges bearing a portrait of
Washington, small American flag
and reproduction of the state flow
er, the delegates from this state to
the National Funeral Directors con-
Vention at Atlantic City were the
center OF interest. l.. l.. Bruning of
this city, was one of the delegates
and has many interesting things to
tell of the trip. At the request of
the Gazette he. gives the following
description of the east as it looks to
him:
Having been asked for an account
OF my coast TO coast trip to attend
tn National Funeral Directors con-
vention and Conference of Embalm-
ing Board Examiners of the United
States which met at Atlantic City,
n. j., September 20-23, would say
that the trip to me was grand.
hrst visited my former home and
relatives at Belvidere, Nebr., also
relatives in Illinois, reaching Chicago
via st. Joseph and ST. Louis, Mo.
From Chicago 200 delegates boarded
a special train making a short stop at
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Va.
Arriving at Old Point Comfort we
went by ferry to Norfolk, Va. And
the trip from Norfolk over the Old
Dominion Steamship company line to
New York proved a revelation, (bar-
ring sea sickness). Sailing just at
sundown from Norfolk the moon
light ride on the Atlantic is thrilling
! nd ~
harbor at New York at midday,
thousands of oceangoing craft of all
sizes and styles are seen and it is
truly wonderful.
From New York we went back by
rail down to Atlantic City which is
without doubt one of the grandest
summer resorts in the United States
| Very few of our delegates missed a
plunge in the ocean each day. Wash
ington State won honors for bringing
full delegation and travelling the
! greatest distance. The delegates wore
elaborate badges with the picture
! Of Washington and often heard the
remark, "See the bunch from Wash
! ington State ''Get one of their
cards with a picture of Washington
State Red Apple"
J. w. Cookery of Walla Walla was
elected National President. He met
with a serious accident enroute home
! at Baker City, ore, by tripping
| against seat and q broken rib pune
| tured his left lung. He is in Baker
City hospital improving rapidly.
From Atlantic City many of our
number journeyed to Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and Washington, D. G.
All were delighted with our capital
city. Getting back to New York we
were next delighted with our good
old Broadway and visit to Brook
lyn and Coney Island. Coney Island
! is fast losing its popular name and a
big fire has given it big backset.
One does not need to be in New York
long to see that it is the city of cities
| in the United States. We were dis
| appiOnted in the looks of Wall street
and the adjoining business district,
also disappointed in the fine homes
on Fifth avenue, as we expected to
find large lawns and well kept homes.
! Senator Clarke of Montana had the
home nearest our idea. Many Of the
| fine homes have only the Fifth ave
nue. street entrance and look more
! like apartment houses.
A trip to New York is not COM
plete without visit to the Hippo
drOme where a series of new spec
/ tacles are presented this year under
the title Of, "A Trip Around the
World" 1t has 1900 people, the
largest company, stage and theater
in the world, seating 1000 people.
! New York City is in class by itself
as a city Smaller cities that appealed
to me were Buffalo, Detroit and
Washington, d. c., while for an in
| land city Spokane ranks high.
Our next trip from New York up
the Hudson to POughkeepsie and
Albany by boat was the grand boat
trip and from Albany we visited Buff
falo and Niagara Falls and crossed
Lake Ontario to Toronto, one of the
fine cities of Canada. We then
visited the home Of automobiles,
Detroit. Returning to Chicago our
hOmeward trip took us through st.
Paul and Minneapolis back 10 sunny
Spokane and the good old Palouse
country.
The West is much talked of in the
East. Spokane, Seattle and Portland
are linked together in most advertis-
ing. Most people you talk with ex-
pect to visit the West and have great
confidence in it's future. The Frisco
fair is much talked of and many
conventions are planning at this
early date for Frisco in 1915. Cana
dian cities are making rapid growth;
Vancouver and Toronto are two that
surely have bright futures.
The western cities have a more
enterprising spirit mixed with more
social spirit and are noted for it. The
paved streets in Colfax and the Pa
louse hills look better to me than
the lights on Broadway in New York
and the board WALKS at Atlantic City.
n. J.