New-York tribune., 1915-03-16
The Coming Touer
THE GRAND TOUR
Los ANGELES

| IlViVNiNN'' N'N5 ~ |" me hylro
from the Times's masthead, Loce Am,
Ihayl-ais. Only it isn't Most Of the /,
mates call it Loss Ang'-gllss.
There was a Los Angeles man On n.
train into San Francisco. lie forced
conversation. or begged tacitly, rather. f.,
permission to do = monoogue. We w.,,
riding past some snow-tipped mount.insh
Nevada. Don't see much snow where
live" he began. Dorbile,s he noticed u.
haggardness Of my face, denoting sIe,,.
llessness. Equally doubtless he gue.ss
that had been tossing about all nigs,
wondering whether he saw much snoy
where he lived So he decided 70 assn.
me. "Nope," he repeated, caressing Il.
thought, don't see much snow down whs,,
I live" "No?" / asked, chivalrously. 70
without Stimulating fascination "Wel. I
should say not" he said, as who skogn
say "How dare you suggest that where
live we have lot Of snow, you Door pr.
vincial Easterner?" "Don't believe n.
seen snow on the ground since I've lived I,
Law Zanjeleez. It's a mighty nterest,,
town. Ever been there" There is sd
thing, I find, as carrying the Tribune,
First to Last-the Truth banner TOO f,,.
I told him no. That was his music cue
"T've been practically all over "a,
world" he rhapsodized, "and Law Zsnj..
leez has got 'em all beat. n you're o.,
here to writ, articles about the expos.
tions, you'll find more interesting thinuh
Law Zanjeleez than at either Of the fair.
Got 4O7 miles of asphalt roads in the cosr.
tv. Smooth's a billiard table Bigzs;
town in the state, you know. Got FrsD
beat for size, though the census figures 4,
about it. Give US $4,000 in 1910. Mart,
of fact we got at least 100000. II your,
newspaper reporter guess you're Il.
terested in those things. Anybodyd b.
Can't beat our hotels. The Alexandra,
the finest hotel in the world At Paa.
dena. about eight miles QUITS prac..
cally a part Of Law Zanj njeleez-thereTl h
men there in the season representing owe,
eighty billions Of dollars. Men who csi
go anywhere they want to, too. Pick OF
Law Zanjeleez out o the whole wofA.
Mighty interesting. Interested in moving
pictures? Don't overlook the fact TIA.
ninety per cent of the moving pic.gn
films are made right near there ls
mighty interesting. We get the films ttss
in town about a week 10 ten days bston
they get 'em in the East. ! saw TIE
Clansman' the other night. First tine {
was shown. Lots Of actors around Lar
Zanieleez. | had Dunstain [sicl Farm
pointed out to me the other day. Mgty
interesting. Never met him, but frGi
of mine knows him pretty well. Mssg
interesting, yes. You want TO see q;
athletic club, too. Finest in the word
Got $500 members. suppose you've hss,i
about our climate. It's the most eqlss.
in the world. | never have TO wear Al
overcoat in the daytime, winter or sun
mer; and have to sleep under blsnkss
winter AND summer. Great stunt hcT
we let San Die. o and Frisco give thes
fairs. We get all the business and haze
none of the expense. Get 'em going sn!
coming, so TO speak. . AnythlngYl
want to know about that town, ask ne.
"Do you know" asked, where Chaf'
Van Loan liyes?'
"van Loan? What's his line?"
Hes a writer"
"No. What does he write forG
"The Saturday Evening Post, Golfers
the Popular Magazine'--
"Funny, never noticed his name
Doesn't Harry Leon Wilson live nu
part of the country"
81 don't know. What does he dog
"He's a write too. He wrote Rugs'
Of Red Cap"
81 don't know. I read a lOt-ga'
reader-but never notice who writes "
stories"
And so on-an hour of straight "ni''
nation"
Next morning he came again to my *