The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-23


 derous yarns to spin about the many foreign ports which he has visited this winter. But for the benefit of those who will not be here in Nome, when John returns, we publish the following a descriptive letter. written by Mir Meyer, and in which he gives a brief synopsis of his travels:
 St. Gall, Jan. F, 1911. Nome Aerie No. 75. F. O. E.:
 Sorry to say. could not write any sooner, as have been on the go ever since left Nome. The trip from there to Seattle on the steamship North estern was very uneventful. With the exception that We run out of beer and had to turn into Ketchikan to take on some more of the stun. that the Irish and the Dutch crave alike for. Walking or the gang plank in Seattle was 10 me like entering into a new world. as things have changed a whole lot in the last thirteen years and I felt just like a visitor from Mars.
 The outside world has been going a mighty pace, while We have spent our years up in the frozen North. they certainly have not been idle
 After spending little over week in the Spirit City and shaking hands with hundreds of old Nomeites, I left tor San Francisco where | again run up against many an old sourdough Walking ieisureiy along Market street l met Jim Wilson. Joe Newman. Chas. Jewett, one time chief of police of Nome: Thomas White. who. together with Al Fink has opened law office some where on Market. Tailor, the fat barber; Joe Hall. Henry Lehfeldt. Me lntire, Louis Pelz. Mrs. Readie, Nose Rosencranz and a few others
 After sojourning about week in this quickly built up city and after seeing most everything worth seeing I board ed a Southern Pacific train and left for Chicago. and-the world is mighty smail-on the same train I found four other Nomeites. Gus Melin, of F.. w. Carleton; Al Ericson. Frank Johnson and Holm. all bound for New York and the old country. Entering Chicago early one morning I was at once struck with the greatness, as well as the blackness Of this great inland metro polls. the soft coal. that Is burnt in Chicago biackens all the buildings. streets and everything else, q great contrast to New York. where only hard coal is burnt and consequently every thing Is clean and bright. took in as much of Chicago as could in a week
 For Thanksgiving 1 was invited to dinner by Mir. John A. Harries, a law. Yer and his brother. who is a leading tailor in Chicago. You may remember that these are two brothers to our de- ceased member. Mike Harries. for whom was administrator.
 left Chicago on the fastest train of the Pennsylvania railroad. who GOV. CTS the s25 miles to New York in ex- actly IS hours. 1 had the distinction of being on the first train that pulled into the new Pennsylvania depot in New York on November 20. 1910. the opening day. an awe-inspiring. mag nihcent structure. all of white mar bie. covering four city blocks.
 Oh. what a change in New York in i3 years. in wonder and astonishment I gazed at those skyscrapers mostly built since I left-the Singer building on Broadway with it's 47 stories. SIP feet high and 5000 tenants. not very far away the City Investing building, also on Broadway. 34 stories. 5000 ten- ants. It Is estimated that on lower Broadway 10000 people pass every hour. Up on Madison square the Met ropolitan Life Insurance Company has built the tallest structure in the world. a marble office building. 4s stories. s5s feet high. often wonder what the world is coming to.
 Four monstrOus suspension bridges are spanning East river instead of one. iS years ago The subway was also new to me. the traffic is enormous. the fare very cheap. for cenlts one can travel the full length of the city. about 25 miles.
 New York certainly Is a mighty city and Is increasing at a fearful rate. it already has over five million inhabi- tants and at the next census will out rival London as the largest city of the universe. I met so many old acquaint- ances there and received a most hearty welcome Wherever 1 went after