Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-04-10
Seattle and Spokane
Rev. l.. N, Days Travel Stories Continued.

passing through Tacoma and wash
ingtons. capital city, Olympia. Ex-
4 pecting to stop off day here, the
heat was found so oppressive that
we were glad when the train NOV
ed on. The lowlands and great for
ests keep the breeze out, but a few
miles farther on at Gate the
cleft in the mountains let the winds
from the ocean through. and the
air was delightful. yF~t' h@
At Portland, the city of roses, we
spent a very pleasant week with
wife's brother, who has spent some
10 years in the west, and the bal
ance of other things. Former
members Of my congregation at
Creston and Ellston were also Wis
tied and we had a delightful time.
Portland is at the junction Of the
great Columbia and picturesque
Willamette rivers. We were through
It's business section, and residence
districts, and formed a good opinion
OF C.. bul llucS "CAC dlA Ccduy oOAA.
Building aside from some great
business blocks was at a standstill.
Work was scarce and wages half
price.
Out at Jennings Lodge south of
Portland the oregon Evangellcals
/ have alovely camp ground thickly
III two nina on1fir
| er a dozen of which are vertiable gil
/ ants Here in Goods firsttemple' shell
! tered by a permanent tabernacle, old
fashioned camp meetings are held
every summer. Pastors and people
come from all parts of the state
and many Of them camp In
tents combining recreation with de-
votion.
Here we met with former Iowa
pastors with some of whom we had
enjoyed acquaintance for years, and
it was a pleasure to go over old
times together. Other men We had
met on previous occasions. {
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there We enjoyed the sermons and
addresses we heard.
The shortage of men made the
inquiry general, care you going
to stay? Why not?" One preacher
to illustrate that he was an old
timer said, "The moss has already
grown on me-"
Here in the camp ground we
saw an old Iowa hazel bush, some
3O-4O feet high with canes like
fence posts. The nuts ought to
up the proportion. but they are
single podded and about ordinary
size.
Beyond the Rockies there is
nothing said about what made "Mii-
waukee famous but the west
brews it's own beer. Olympia, the
capital city, seems to be chief
brewing place, and from the for
lorn and distressing appearance Of
the place as viewed from the car
window, it Is making Olympia in
famous, too.
The western beer bears the names
Of the noble snow capped noun
tains if you can believe the signs
i flung out to insult the public mind
and disgrace those wonderful crea-
tions, as mt. Rainier Beer" the
"Mt. Hood Brand" and "Mt. Shas-
ia Brew Through dullness I fall
ed to see any connection between
these exalted peaks, and beer, one
Of the most degrading agencies
! known in all the world today.
These giant mountains are covered
with the whitest, purest mantle of
perpetual snow, and from them
flow the purest streams Of cold
water of Natures brew, life giving
and wholesome While in the other
foul stream is death and destruc-
ton There is no likeness, but
greatest contrast. This is only another
attempt to exalt a fast declining
! business, and drink, by using
pure and noble name. The nature
of the stuff cannot be lifted up.
Easier would II be to drag tne|
names of these noble mountains
into disrepute.
We had the pleasure Of an over
night stop at Rosenberg after leaving
Portland. This is one of the few
temperance towns Of the west, and
one cannot help admire the beauti
full homes uncovered with roses,
and note the prosperous condition
of its business section.
From Portland to San Francisco
a distance of 772 miles, We travelled
over the Shasta Route called
"the road of thousand wonders"
Being determined to see at least