The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
CRANE WRITES FROM OHIO

Mr., George Craine who with his
wife and daughter left Lynden in
November for the East, writes to
The Tribune from Mentor. Ohio, as
he had been requested to do by sew
eral of his friends and neighbors.
M. CRANE states that thE made
the trip over the milwaukee, road
and speaks in the highest terms Of
The service and equipment of that
line He says that the Milwaukee s
certainly al right; that tea and light
refreshments are served i'll the iour-
list ears each afternoon, free of
charge, and that this service Is
greatly appreciated by the passen-
gers. particularly the ladies.
Mr. CRANE says: We took sup
ply of good Washington spuds and
lad baked potatoes every day. At
Chicago We branched off fV Sulli-
van, Indiana. We We're met at the
station by one of the Curry boys
with his auto, and took ten-mile
auto JOY ride in the rain. Why, II
was just as good as Washington =
almost thought We were home.
THE Curry people are so friendly
that one has to feel at home. This
is coal mine country; the MINES
are thick, and will not heed any de-
scription to anyone that has ever
been in the coal mining country. We
left there on the Sth for Cleveland
Ohio. We knew that there had been
a bad storm in Ohio, but did not re-
alize that il was so bad. There were
miles and miles of telegraph and
telephone poles down; some broken
into three or four pieces. Some IF
The lines are not repaired yet. and
one company gave up the job and
Went bankrupt. They pay 81 per
month here for a phone, and they
are very scarce-somethlng like
gold | have not seen any gold
money since ! came TO Ohio except
i ten that ] happened to have with
me. / don't know how l ever came
to have il. but | did sometimes
used to see them in the LINDEN bank
Perhaps it stuck TO my fingers when
went out.
This country is lovely as far as
that goes. We have had the finest
Weather-nearly as good as Wash
ington. And when it is as good as
that there is no reason to find fault
with il. There has been no bad wea-
Their since the storm the fore part of
November. until about the 3rd of
January. At present the mercury IS
= bout four below zero. A great deal
of this country is owned by million
aires of Cleveland who are farming
for pleasure, and don't care for eX-
pense. They go into everything and
don't mind spending $4,000 ON
buildings, and everything else in
proportion 1t seems TO me they see
row much money they can spend.
None of the farms pay expenses, and
some of them. ! hear, go behind IS
nucN as $4,000 . year. But they
are making the country into beau
tiful park. | visited one of the places
few days since. There was bhbod-
ed stock-blooded hogs, blooded
Shetland ponies, chickens and all
sorts of fowls. A $4,000 poultry
house. and eggs cost 1925 per
dozen. ! did not see what | call
right good cow on the place, bat the
pedigree would reach To Chico gn.
asked what their best COWS would
give when doing their best. and the
manager told me that some Of their
very best sometimes gave 40 pounds
a day in the best of the season. me
cows are fed silage, groomed and
y mpered. Nooksac ok farmers vi Il
some old scrub that gives 60 pounds
n-r day ought TO be satisfied.
Well. l have heard that printers
ink costs money SO | will lose,
"
friends.
GEO. CRANE.
january IA, 1914.