The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
SEEING AMERICA FIRST.
5Y FRED c. KELLY
Copyright. 1915. by Fed c. Kelly

Ogt ~ DIARY
Denver has az Oh form ot sightseeing When
a De.t,r person wants 90 De- truly hospitaale 90
( fse stranger thin MS gates De axes alm over
-o The state capitol provided The legislature =
ie sess'CE--aad lets aim have : look a. tht two
+oueu egslators. one IN -he House and the
other Ire tae senate
A woman senator Is. % course. novelty but
somehCv TIE sisht OF a woman mingiiug With
men folk Ia the tnbacCclaien air OF q legisla
tive chamber il not a tAlnE that produces The
same glow of enthusiasm that some other con
ceivabe sights might. Al least that was The
way Il impressed me. II seemed 10 that
would rather have had my father state SeCa.
tor, than Uy mother
A l.ttle While ago TIE wives Of the Colorado
state senator's arranged 20 have a group photo
graph taken ~ themselves. Il vas 20 BE- 4 pic
fure YOU uuderS and. Of the other halves 81 the
state senators Mrs Helen Ring Robinson the
woman senator however. fell into natural er.
ro-. IN thinking that the picture was TO b. q
All women connected with the Senate. and she
therefore vas on hand with the others 20 b.
photographed Whereupon the rest OF the
women set Up a polite. but vehement protest
'Nuh, nuh.- said they. We simply cannot
permit you 70 BE- IN this picture. This ia 10 De
/ q group Of he other halves of he sensators The
person We want vita ~ = Mr ReelHsoa,
Having a woman senator brings up several
questions Of the niceties OF usage should a
newspaper say. Among those present wera
Senator and Mr. Robinson" or "SenatriN and
Mr. Robinson -
Denver makes one think OF The town where
The people made their living by doing one an
Others washing People IN Denver either have
money. or else get II by selling things % one
another There are plenty Of elegant stores.
bgt fen factories. Denver must have a smaller
factory payroll than any place OF It's size IN the
country.
Yet the place is metropolitan enough For
example II Is one Of the boasts Of Denver that
IN has expensive apartment house where one
Is not permitted 10 cook onions
Imagine paying a high price FOR the privilege
% living II a place whore YOU couldn't have
beefstcak smothered IN onions now and again
On the way % Denver from salt Lake City
one sees a lot az the most elaborate scenery
trat our continent provides In the course %
that journey - ~ man spend practically bis
entire day rossed in railroad book ~ time.
tables such as are found on little shelf in
sleeping cars Rarely II ever did h. look up a.
the scenery Instead he wriakled his brow and
tA-.-.-i- -r-r-rc+.e-i 44---s.1.s4
finger. While others in his party were aduirirg
huge cliffs Or mountain peaks he Interested him
self IN looking AZ the names % The stations then
, a. Vie guidebook and then at his watch. He
| a. plotting prove tho train late az each sta
I ton. but the crew fooled him.
And that Was not all he doing as Nc
later learned He vas LAYING plans for still mors
trips across rho continent. Toward evening hs
looked our O. the window for the first time III
several hours and remarked % his wife
/ THE next tme We come out west we'll take
I -t- Canadian Pacific I've Just been figuring II
ag' here and find We can make Just about a.
GOOD 'ime, and We have only Two hours In
..iraK0
'-s why do YOU want 70 go that. way" -.
.Whv2' -rernlv inquired tho man who hal
port fhe day gazing a. the snlendors of TIE
.ra schedules DO bis lap Why For th'
( scenery. % course
..ras. .tirp hoard = tourrs, remark in the
/ Denver station. here we awav out here ii
Denver Colorado ard people are sfiil civilized