Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-13
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~ !. W.. Foley.
Los Angeles. January s.--Today tn
Temperature Is about seventy. The *:
Is beautifully clear. There has been plen
~ OF rainfall during the month, Of DC
cetnber. and as . result the hills en-,
valleys are sp,endidly gree1--a SIT ricl
green that stssappealing to The travele
from the northlaId at this time Of III,
year. The dir is full OF the scent of Or
ange blossoms when you driv. out TIT,
the country. and It's the only country
know where they supply you with dc
flightful air ana scent It for YOU with or.
ange blossoms. But that il che reaso.
the California people are 20 layal t
their state, and why they tell you with
all %frankness and sincerity that the,
would s0oner be In TALL out hers in the
winter than enj0yint the hes. ~ the
world in the East. OF course. that's ex
aggerated q little but t reflects the
spirit Of California they are all boosters
This city Is stint growing ukasa weed.
Since I was here two ye Ars ago, sky
scrapcrs have gone up IN evnyv direction.
At the corner Of Fifth and Broadway.
about as busy as there is in the city, n
sky scraper has just been fe. ;e:ted and
the value Of the land for the purposes
OF the lease has been PLACID at $10,0 900 u
front foot. l don't expect to buy any of
this property. hut Il shows what they
consider It worth FOR business proposes.
II ClnNfo In mn aQant EpAnn10 rC<tronn rhapo
from all over the world t. buy II ana
they are willing 70 pay fer It. AS 5 cen
sequence you lind magnificent hotels oil
over the country speopled with tourists.
The pay well for Accommodations and
are willing to pay we'll for they enjoy
the country. II don't blame them. It's
like paradise In the winter. No sn0%. no
cold. warm days and cool nigh.!-evccry
night you sleep comfortably beneath
blankets. The folks out here have made
every possible provision for the comfort
Of travellers for they recognize :hem as
their great assets and they believe in
trating thin well. No tourist need COM
plain Of the treati3eltent lie -scei.~, IN.
California II he WIN exercise the same
horse sense In obtaining accommodations
that he does In any other line Of BUS
iness. n sss
To give . an idea OF tho, way the
country Is growing I went up yester.
day to see my ID friend. N II. Francis.
superintendent OF tie local city schools
When ! 9 here before l read to some
5000 high school ppils-all there were
lin. the schools OF tho city. Next week he
and l are going out TO make the rounds
OF the high schools, and he tells me
there are now 5000 high school pupils.
They erect magnificent new buildings
every year but they can hardly keep up
with the demand. Francis 3is a big, broad
fellow. fun OF the spirit Of the west. I
look forward to much enjoyment next
week. because I know that those $1,000
youngsters II enjoyt the little verses I
have to offer. When I get through with
Ethe week. win have q pretty wide ac-
|q~uaintance.
On the way here / stopped over q day
ct the Grand Canyon Of the Arizona. It's
one Of the wonders OF the world and MS
. natural wonder I think without ques.
tlon It's the greatest. Elvery American
citizen should see II II he happens out
this way. There's no use in attempting
to describe It. People have tried and
merely proven their incapacity. It can't
be described. It's q cash In the earth,
us miles long. twelve miles wide and
I mile deep. filed with mountains,
streams and valleys tumblcd in indis-
crirninatey. The colorings are wonderful
Ever changing and with all shades OF
the rainbow. I went out nifty feet from
the porch of the Ell Tovar hotel and got
my frst view from the rim. 1 looked a
minute and turned back. somewhat
thoushtiully. It reminded me Of the fell
low at. tbs circus when they showed him
the h~ippopotamus. He looked at it won
deringly for a minute and then said:
H. there amt no such animal"
/ did not make the jackass trip down
the trail into the canyon because 1t
takes all day. It's a 1aborious and fatigu.
ing journey, and. frankly. l never saw
the .Jackass vet I'd be Will s t. trust
my life to. \ great many people SO
down. firm In the consolation that a
jackass can'tttmake a mistake. I don't
know whether he can. or not, but I didn't
give b Of them q chance to try with
me. For q misstep might mean a sudden
descent Of halfs a mile dow a p~recipitous
cliff, and 1 know that.aster that I should
not be Of mucn more use here IL this
vale Of tears.
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