The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-08-09
9. w. Sanders Writes
of Northern Cities


After spending four weeks in Akron
came to Cleveland, the metropolis of
Ohio. Here | find a city of 100000 in
habitants, all nationalities of the globe
can be found here. This town is noted
for its great steel and wire industries
and is claimed to be the largest electri-
cal manufacturing city in the world. 1t
is also the home of many milionaires
and great statesmen. 1t is called the
Forest City, the name being derived
from the beautiful shade trees through
out the city. Euclid Ave, with its
beautiful lawn shades and residences is
said to be the finest residence street in
the United States Here in Millionaire
Row you can see a beautiful home
which was once, while wealth favored
hin) the home of Tom L. Johnson,
Clevelauds greatest Mayor Farther
out this avenue you will find the once
luxurious home of Cassie L. Chadwick,
Clevelands noted Bank wrecker. One
block south on Prospect Ave-, you will
find the old home of President James
A Garfield. On Cedar avenue you
may see. the birth place of VIM F.
Cody, or Buffalo Bill". lust keep
your seat on the car and you will soon
reach Forest Hill. beautiful forest
consisting of 900 acres of land encircled
by seven foot steel and iron fence.
Upon the summit # this tract of land
you will find a most beautiful residence
connected with all the outside world by
telegraph and telephone service. In
this luxurious home you will find, dur
ing the summer months, the richest
man in the world, John D. Rockefeller
This city borders on the waters of
Lake Erie and has mauv large vessels
plying to points in Canada, also Detroit
and buffalo. The freight and passenger
traffic is immense, especially through
the summer season.
Cleveland has many beautiful parks
and leads the other larger cities in
Boulevards. Automobiliug is carried
here to its highest pitch. On the Boule-
wards you may see in the auto line,
ANYTHING from an eight wheel touring
car down to.an electric coupe. We will
now 90 out to the cemetery. In the
center, on the highest summit in the
cemetery, you will find the memorial
monument Of President James A. Gar
deld. Inside this spacious and beauti-
full memorial,you may view the casket Of
the once great statesman just as ii was
placed there many years ago. We will
now go back to the North Center of
Cleveland to the Public Square. This
square would be an honor to the city of
London. Here is the terminal of all
interurban cars entering Cleveland and
is also the terminal of the city street
railway. Here you may get a car for
any part of tse city. The square is
dotted with weather sheds, drinking
fountains and all other free accomoda-
tions for the public. The drinking
fountains are so arranged that no con-
tagious germs may not go from one to
another. The water is filtered. On
the square you can find weather fore
cast weather indicators, Sundials,
sun-time and standard clocks. You will
find also the Soldiers and Sailors monu.
ments, several sky-scraper buildings
and last but not least, lots of newsboys.
took my first trip on ship few
nights ago and while aboard | visited
the wireless telegraph station aud saw
il in operation. Well, as | have but a
few more days to remain here will tell
the rest when | see yod.
o. w. Sanders.