The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-02-24
The Globe Trotters Trip

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AS you all remember ! came to
SNYDER. Texas, over three years
ago and was then on my way to
California but | spent two years
here before | could get away, but
had to make my word good and
so about October oath, 1909, !
took train for the west and af-
ter three days and nights ride ]
landed in Los Angeles. While ON
the way | saw some very fine
country between here and I'll
Paso, Texas, but after passing Ell
Faso the country across New
Mexico and Arizona is in the
main desert country, very little
farming done along line of the
Southern Pacific railroad. After
reaching California beyond the
summit of the Rocky mountains
| we struck the San Wakeen Val
ley that is irrigated from the
mountain streams. We were in
a truck growing and tropical
fruit region that has a spring like
appearance all the time. Indeed
it was most beautiful sight to
see the orange groves and fruit
of all kind and garden truck
along the way. Southern Cali
fornia is a fine country. A man
who owns 20 acres of that land
planted i'm oranges is considered
rich man. Many of them have
less than ten acres in oranges
and are making a fortune on that
small amount of land. Los AN
geles is the largest city | have
been in since | came to the " est.
There are $50 miles of electric
railway in and around the city.
Long Beach is % miles from the
city and is one of the most beauti-
ful beach towns on the Pacific
coast. All beach towns are con
nected with Los Angeles by e ec-
trio lines. A round trip to ~
beach town and back for 80 ci "
and ten days stay on less. =
SO | spent a great deal of
time on the beach looking at
great Pacific Ocean and the shl
floating on her bosom. ] also 81
the air ships too while | was A
California. II svrN,,d that tht
morals were not very good as u
saw a great many people at work
on Che Sabbath and many places
of business were open ON the Sab
bath. also carpenters at work and
many things that did not look
right 10 a Southern man. I'M
people In Arizona work ON tn
/ Sabbath also.
| stopped in krizona ON my
way back was at Phoenix.
| the capital of Arizona. Phoenix
| is situated i'm the Salt RivehAal-
| ley. this is also an irrigated coun-
try. the chief products are aiial
fa and wheat and barley and
some stock farms. There is AN
ostrich farm in Arizona that con
tains $500 ostrich ! went ont
! 10 see them u miles west of
/ Phoenix. went 90 the Roose-
/ Welt dam 90 miles east OF Phoe-
mix. Some of the finest rock work
of the Roosevelt dam that | ever
saw in all my travels Now ! come
| to the grand Canyons ON the Col
orado River. 250 miles north of
Phoenix. SO / vii not try to de
scribe the Canyons bat will say
they are the most beautiful piece
of natures art work that the eye
of man has ever seen. Indeed 1t
is worth going to see. never
can forget them and yet / will
never be able to tell about them.
/ had rather be- rode on a rail
than TO describe bright Angel
Trail. Ii winds and twists tall
your mind and eyes are all IN a
mist. Now IL viii pay anyone
To- 20 and see the Grand Canyons
They are not far from Williams
Arizona. ON the Santa Fe railroad
/ turned my face toward TeXa'
bat stopped at several points II
New Mexico. found New Mex
leo a very dry country.
| crossed the line into Texas a
Texico on the PLANES and fom'
beautiful country and SOM
t lovely farms but not much crop
growing. This was in the fall o
. 1910. | made my way to Dalla
II 10 the State Fair and saw som
very fine exhibits of the farms o
Texas. among which was one fror
Scurry County also attende