The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-08-13
TRAVELOGUE BY THE EDITOR.
Continued from last week.

aDOuU S:0U p. H., WlleTe we pTONlueu
ourselves with hasty supper, board
ed special trains on the Southern
Pacific and were on our way TO Frisco
TO visit the big fair.
We arrived at Santa Cruz about
nine o'clock i'm the morning on the
fifth and were served with piping
hot fish breakfast on the ocean beach.
After which many Of the party en-
joyed another dip in the ocean or in
the plunge bath, and also visited the
concessions on the amusement pier
When we again boarded our trains
we were almost overwhelmed to find
that our cars were most magnificent
ly decorated with some Of the choic-
est blossoms of that sectiOn-every
car was decorated with a different
variety Of flowers, and a walk through
the train was a revelation. The Santa
Cruz people certainly did themselves
proud with the magnificent reception
they gave the Editorial party during
their hours stay in that beautiful
seashore resort city.
Through the kindness OF the South
ern Pacific people, our train made a
five minute stop at the Big Trees and
we were permitted to mingle among
these giants of the forest for few
brief minutes. Well they are some
big trees all right, these big trees of.
California. 1t was here that our
camera brigade" made its fiercest
lslaught, and the click of tile camera
shutter could be heard on every side
during our stay there.
We were also entertained at San
Jose, but our trains were consider
ably behind schedule, and much of
the entertainment had to be cancel
ed at this place, however we were
Gaken for a trolley trip up Alum
Rock Canon, and roamed around for
a few moments at Alum POck Park.
The time was SO short here, that when
the first section pulled out, only about
a third of the passengers were aboard
but the second section picked up all
the stragglers. 1t was SO late when
we got back from the park that in
getting supper many missed the train
But the entire party got to Frisco
the night of the fifth, the last train
pulling i'm some three hours late.
The main business at Frisco, OF
course was to see the big exposition,
although we were rot yet through be
ing entertained by the good people of
California. We were shown every
courtesy by the exposition officials,
and were rendered magnificent re-
ception at the California State Build.
ing the second evening of our stay
there. One day we were given d
cruise on the bay on the famous bat
tie ship Oregon, this we learned, was
only about the third time in the his
tory of the American navy that d
party of common citizens were grant
ed this privilege by the Navy Depart
ment.
At Oakland we held our final Asso
ciatien meeting in the magnificent
new million dollar municipal auditor
ium. We also got glimpse of w. >
Bryan. We were then entertained a.
magnificent luncheon at the Hote
Oakland on Thursday, and were TAX
en- for trolley ride about the cit.
and out to the California University
where we saw one of the larges
Greek Theaters we have yet seen
In the evening another reception ant
smoker was given the party at th'
Hotel Oakland. The next day W.
boarded another of Uncle Sans boats
athe ~'Slocum" and cruised up tt
Winehaven, the home of the Califor
= MIA Wine Association. Here we wer
served with h'another excellent lunch
con with the compliments of the Oal
land CommeICfal Club, while TIN
Wine Association provided all TIN
wine we could dispose of, both for
mented and unformented varieties
We returned to Faisco via Oakland
Saturday evening the Frisco Pres
Club gave smoker at their Clul
Rooms complimentary to the men o
tie party, and it was some smoke
with lots of stunts provided by tn
best talent obtainable.
he Frisco Fair is pretty big in
stitution and while we were ther
only week, and much of our tim
was taken up with other entertain
, ment, we did not have the time tod
the fair thoroughly, suffice to say
that in many respects this is muc
larger and better fair than was tn
st. Louis Fair. The buildings al
much larger and more magnificen1
and the lighting effect is somethin
really wonderful. The Tower of Jewel
is the really big show piece in,the si'
ting, and it is beautiful sight TO b'
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