The daily sentinel., 1912-04-12
HERTZ TELLS
Of OTHER
STATES
Prominent Local Man Back From a
Long Trip.-Tells of Conditions.
Met Many Former juno
tionites.-A Very Inter-
esting Interview.

Maurice Hertz, one of the best
known of Grand functions business
men and one of the city's largest
property holders, returned last night
after an absence of two months, dur
ing which time he made what was
perhaps the most extensive and thor
ough tour of California. Washington,
oregon. Idaho and Nevada ever
made by local citizen.
was determined to find ont
all about these much advertised
states. l took my time. | visited
every big city and scores of the
smaller cities and towns of all of
these states. | went into every fruit
district and well known agricultural
district. ! visited the new towns
said to have great futures. | made
thorough investigations of conditions
In every city and town in which /
stopped. As result there is hardly
a city or town in the northwest
and on the coast that | cannot tell
you a whole lot about from personal
observation and investigation" de-
clared Mr.. Hertz to The Sentinel this
morning when asked about his trip
California may be famous for her
fruits and she is claiming to raise
the finest of apples, peaches and
pears, etc. but | want to say right
now that our fruit, SO far as quality
and flavor are concerned is as far
ahead Of the California product as 1t
could possibly be. California fruit is
not In 1t for soundness, flavor and
keeping qualities when compared
with Colorado fruit. Their apples,
peaches and pears will not hold up
on the market like ours. They will
fTharafnra siI T,fs ~
tropical fruits. California simply
isn't in the same class with Colorado
when it comes to fruit raising" de-
clared Mr.. Hertz.
LOS Angeles, Frisco and San
Diego are great and growing cities,
but there are $4,000 idle men in San
Francisco today. In the northwest
Seattle and Spokane are not as lively
as they might be, but Portland is
booming. ! found some splendid
communities in every state, towns
and cities that are abreast of the
times and have great future. All
of the states | visited have great
possibilities and many promising
towns. / found many widely adyer-
tised towns and sections failing to
come up to their claims.
When | saw the great fruit dis
tricts of the northwest | readily ap-
preciated the fact that the northwest
is formidable competitor for the
Colorado fruit grower They are
going at it on scale and with a
system that is nothing short of re-
markable.''
Il found many sections, widely ad-
vertised, that cannot compare with
the Grand valley" said Mr.. Hertz.
Il found other sections, widely ad-
vertised, that come up to every eN-
pectation.'
Il also found that in towns where
dirty politics and fanaticism run riot
times were dull and the people dis
couraged. In towns and cities where
there were no political fights and
terrific reform scraps | found things
booming and everybody feeling
good"
m. w. Blakeslee of this city was
with ME on part OF the trip. Every
where we went, and nearly every
where | went after Blakeslee left me,
We found Grand Junction people. AT
Ocean Park, Cal, we saw George
Haskell and family and Mrs. Frank
Haskell and daughter. George Has
kell has one of the finest drug
stores | ever saw, and is prospecting
exceedingly. AT San Diego we saw
Charlie Arthur and family. Mr.. Ar
thur has a fine drug store, splendidly
located and is doing big business.
We met up with other old friends in
Los Angeles. Long Beach, San Fran
cisco and other cities.
In the northwest | ran onto lots
of former Grand Junction people. AT
Klamath Falls, Ore, | was the guest
of Roe Allison, an old timer here
He is doing well and asked to be re-
membered to old acquaintances' in
Grand Junction.
I'VE were looked up by Harvey
Bucklin in Los Angeles and he show
ed us a royal time. He is great
booster for California.
On my return trip | visited
number of the old and new mining
camps of Nevada. | ran onto Dr.
Gasho. who recently left here, at
EIko. Some of those Utah mining
camps are on the eve of a boom,
that is the newer camps.
1T was a great trip and enjoyed
Il immensely. Those states along the
coast and in the northwest are great
and growing states. but Colorado stu
looks good to me-" continued MI
| Hertz.
Mr. Hertz is being warmly greeted
| by hiS many friends