La Junta tribune., 1915-08-14
TOURING PACIFIC COAST.

AOSRaN0 FAO1fN OOASI.
Over Soathern Route 70 Cosst-
Fosrth u Jsly In n Paso-san
Diego. Los Anseles and Frisco.
Since leaving home I have been
intending to write = letter but with
70 much going. and 70 much to see.
have been unable to get At II. The
longer I am away. however. the more
I realize that there are many good
people there and many good friends
Of mind that find myself thinking
OF and whom should wish to re-
member with At least postcard, but
even this would be impossible. and as
almost everybody that is anybody In
La Junta reads the Tribune. l hope
In this way to reach all Of them.
In planning q trip OF this kind my
aim was to cover as much new ter
ritory as possible. for to me any part
OF this old earth that I have never
seen Is always new. For that rea.
son left the good old Santa Fe at
Trinidad and went over the Colora.
do Southern. and Rock Island to
FL Paso. liked the eastern side OF
Ration Mountains by Emery Gap and
Folsom far better than our own pass
by the Santa Fe. I had not been
In FL Paso for almost thirteen years,
and found II greatly improved. 40
much 10 in fact that would hardly
have known II.
! met James Mowry there. an old
time Santa Fs conductor that lived
In La Junta for many years. He
works for the Texas Pacific now and
70 we'll and prosperous. He and his
good wife were indeed glad to see
me. ! was there for the Fourth Of
July celebration. and saw about 1000
United States troops IN the parade.
A. ! weat over the Southwestern
aIoag ~ NegiepA border saw
CO. ~ almost every whore
go vas tel1 tAot there were about
$1,000 scattsss1 aloas ths southern
fseatise. 80.
Z asope1 ~ Dsssss. Asas.. he
0geoe eoOooe aialas sn0oroaA-s sooat
thfss 1ays v1ea'u sluesr tnss I ,hsvs
set sesa Ter noss thaa tvsaty ysars.
ahs has four ehildrsa aow. asd I
have never $3.50 any Of then. This
meeting was . great pleasure to ~
sll.
] stopped twelve hours IN Tuscou
In order 70 cross the Colorado river
BY daylight and TO ses the great
Sslton sss. These were both sights
that I vished 70 sss and consider my
self .sll paid.
! spent almost two weeks IN
southern California. In Los Angelica.
asd Saa Diego. and from Los Angel.
- took svssy trip the Pacific Elsc-
tric Company had to offer. aad they
cover that section very thoroughly.
II Los Angels I met Frsd Hans
brossh. wife aad daughter. They
ere aicsly located sad doias we'll:
also net Charlie Hssndon, from
Chlortds. Aris. He came 10 70 b
with the Elks. TAses ars naay
more L. Justa psosls there that !
knew. but ! dida't have tine 70 find
then.
oaa Diego suited me. - its eli.
mate vas juss sisht-asithsr too hot
nor TOO cold. sav almost every
thias Of intsrsst thsrs. iacludins
their expositioa. spsst eight hours
a the sxposltioa and vas 10 every
building and all over the grounds.
and they are vsry Beautiful. The
exhibits. though small. are very
good and we'll worth sesing. Wis.
ited the famous Coronado Hotel sad
viewed its lovely roof garden. which
In this case 10 . plaza on the srouad.
A. National City ! found Ia Ssffsss
aad family. and also the Amos fami.
". Who ail lived 70 mssy yssss IN IL
Juats. Had dinnes and . splsadl1
visit With them. only catch!as The
last car for 0aa Diego.
Leaving Los Angeles I Journey.
I'd uo1th via the Southern Pacific.
passins over the world famed Tsha.
eLaDl Pass. This 10 . 'woadseful
Dlsee ef sasinsssisg. bus Il sssns %
~ hardly - difficult ~ the Mofsae
rsa1 eut q Dsavss. THERE u not
- nueh heavy reek vest asl 10
saew.
Ths oss Joassla VALLEY was set ~
y ~ sspsesstloas asl The cseDs
aal l0Deove0eats ~ ses 1ook -
vel1 - I theoohs thsy sheul1. 1e
was also 1laagsesabjy warn. bslas
svse 10 1sgreos II ne shals I'll