Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-12
so wonderful to us; we found it more
than interesting.

so wonderful to us; we found it more
than interesting.
First Glimpse of Falls.
Left Detroit that evening at 1890
for Buffalo Awoke early the next
morning caught a glimpse of Mag
ara Falls from the Canadian side,
and passed on around to the Amer
ican side, to Buffalo, where we break
tasted at the Broegel Hotel, then took
a train for Niagara Falls. There We
took another car, which took us first
on Que side of the falls down past the
great gorge, then up on the other
side, back into the city. Saw Queens
town Heights in Canada, but We're
almost sick to think we had to leave
the Falls without having time to gaze
at them for awhile, and to stand un-
der the Falls in the Cave of the
Winds Niagara Falls is a beautiful
city, in my estimation it was aim "
the prettest city that we visited. 1t
was here that we began to feel keenly
that we were spending too little time
in these interesting places
At noon we went up to the Home
of the Shredded Wheat" which l be-
lieve must be the prettiest factor"
building in the world, from every
standpoint We saw every part Of
the process that grains of wheat go
through until they come out in the
form of the shredded biscuit, packed
| in boxes, all ready for shipment. II Is
a most inviting looking place, I'M
maculately clean. Each girl VINO
works there is dressed in white caps
and aprons They have their own
dining room where they are served
a delicious lunch every day, furni''-
ed by the company. Here we had
our lunch, and all agred it was in
deed the best meal we had since
leaving home. Off the dining room
is a lovely furnished rest room, where
the girls spend quarter of an hour
both in the forenoon and afternoon
reading the best of current nMga-
zines and books. An inspection OF
this factory will put an end to any
ones doubt about the cleanliness OF
the preparation of the biscuit, for'
besides using every precaution for the
cleanliness of the employees, the biscuit
is touched only once by the human
hand. and that "A mere touch, noth-
ing more. The place Is great inst-
tuition in itself, having its own dane
ling. fencing, athletic and literary
clubs. provided with large auditorl
nm in which to meet. After remain
ing here for about two hours, we
took our train back TO Buffalo.
Visit 10 Fast Aurora.
East Aurora is a f7-miles run rom
RuffaIo. and very lovel one from
scenic standpoint We arrived t
"Rovcroft Inn" in time to refresh and
rest ourselves before dinner. Roy
croft Inn and all the buildings IN
connection with 1t were TO me the
most beautifully and artistically iur-
nisbed Of any place We visited The
, furniture IN the Inn is all hand-maue
, nv the East Aurora people, very StrlN-
. ing in its plainness. The best suites
arc each named after some great
writer and are fitted up with cholce
, books of the author after which u ~
named We had the Emerson, Rus
kin and Thorean rooms during our
sbort stay. After dinner We were
entertained By Fra Elbertus' him-
self He took US all through the
, shops. We saw the Fra IN the
: press and he gave us each book oi
h,g oUn besides several little giits
We were simply wild about the beau
pr,I things we saw there. Most
! baautifulIv bound books. hammened
20 Ibrass handmade rugs. beau'iiu'
% pictures and handmade leather ar
tIcles.
70 Mr. Bates gave an illustrated talk
% i, the salon Of the Inn. with some
Q number Of East Aurora people pres
% .rt who becam- very interested IN
70 the West. About s:3o We returhe"'
5 Hudson and New York.
y We were sorry we didn't awaken
p 60, time 20 see much Of the Hudson,
g ,ot enough % make good 90 our
!. s.Ives the stories We had heard OF
% che beautiful Hudson. We arriVHH
e. fn New York between eight ana nine
r O'Clock. and upon stepping on the
- train found ourselves confronted ps
4, couple of reporters and phoioE-
b rspber. The novelty of being follow
b "a and questioned by reporters %
x tbf- time was changing 20 sort of
81 49,. Cor when we tried to ten them
d ahaut our counties they ai"as
r. changed the subject o. asking u
& mad our opinion was about ms
Do Past and Eastern people