American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-13
Halliday Trave|ogue

90. recent trip by Mr.. and Mrs. J.
~ wp.lIIday and their two daughters
! ..Ssd nearly 10000 miles. and sell
, y. 10 one filed with more interest.
M,v,og AT Chicago they were joined
,hsir daughter Fern, who had just
w. released from her mission. They
went to Battle Creek, where
'asS Visited the world-famd sanitar-
@ nm by the Seventh Day Adven-
w., w. wonderful cures are affected
..,s nv drugless methods, the chief
'.uc,es being hot water bathing and
..ssse treatment. Hero is also To-
s,sd the home of the world-famcus
s.sstfast foods that made its owner
ss,th yeo,OOO,OOO In but few years.
Tbe big furniture town OF Grand
,.rIds was next on the line. Hero
!. found that the effects of Frank J.
c.nnon's propaganda had been TO
,ose up many of the meeting places
I o the Mormons.
ve,t week was spent In Van Vert,
min visiting relatives. Ohio Is the
.,sitiest state in the Union. Every
there II Is green fields, but no forests
| !, Mountains. Instead of irrigation
NOV have TO drain their lands. under
lyIne II with tile every one and half
ma Brick and tile works are seen
,wrywhere. A day was spent IN
Cleveland, from which point they
dove out TO Kirkland, where the Nor
mon Temple is occupied In delap-
Mated condition by the Rccrganizcd
Church.
Their journey then led them TO Buff
lilo, from which place they visited
Ne awe-inspiring Niagara Falls. en-
ploring them from the side, the top
md beneath. The river was covered
Nth floating ice and carrying great
cakes over the falls.
Palmyra, N. Y. was the next scene
on the list. Here is located the many
wenes Of early church history. Nor
mon (Cummorah) Hill, the sacred
rove, etc. Mr.. Halliday has piece
d bark from one of the sacred trees
This was one Of the finest drives on
he trip
A week was spent In New York City
md surrounding places, walking
down the canyon of Broadway, he
tween walls Of twenty to fifty-story
buildngs. and viewing the landscape
nom structures several times higher
han the Salt Lake Temple. n would
require this entire paper to tell Of the
wonders Of the nations metropolis,
vt Mr.. Halliday counts as one OF the
ncst interesting his visit To the
Brooklyn navy ward, whore the big
eattleships were being prepared 10 go
10 Mexico.
he trip by sea from New York to
Boston. where Bunker Hill. the scene
q ne Boston Tea Party. whore Paul
&vier saw the beacon light. etc. was
4 great change from travelling on the
allroad
Coming back to New York the train
vas taken to Philadelphia. where Is
located the old Liberty Bell. Indepen-
dsnce Hall and many other historic
scenes that are dear to an American
heart.
Az Washington. Senator Smoot
showed them many courtesies and
loaned them his private secretary as
sulae, Congress was visited Whine
y session, the home OF President VIII
WI wasnlngton's Monument, the tai
~. IN the world. the place where
aoney ~ made and old currency laun-
lered, Out OF most interest OF all was
ue unsurpassed Congressional library ,,
1m us $4,000 volumes and l25 miles |
v sneiyes all filed with books.
lne trip to Mount Vernon was
.eue from Washington. This Is the
'sc.ea spot of America, the home ana
, "., spot Of George and Mary Wash. |
,. n.las near to the old home of Mr.. |
,ls"s ~ missionary labors, the next
4 NY ~ " DC visited was various places
., So.'h Carolina and Tennessee, m
r hsms tue cities OF Knoxville and
M, ra~ss.,sahooga, The laurai, dogwood
~, |, y, Ivy We're In bloom and all nature
!" 10 ioVeliest. Not of "A little interest
we ladies' was the preponderonce
ou, Iesro population and scenes OF |
auIs e r nurn home was by way of st |
pvsrs, Kansas City and Independence.
l,msS Jays being spent In the last |
Iorn s place, the home of the future
'S von Temple.
md "na weeks We're spent on the trip |
oyed ,,s member OF the party en-
nal no, 70 me limit and gained sew
p,Uui'ds In weight. Mr.. Halliday |
sIr MY also a wonderful growth OF |
ore '"ere formerly none grew be-