Arizona republican., 1915-09-12
COlORED MEN HAVE A
 PLEASANT COAST TRIP
By C. c. Simmons

All 6:2O A. M, August 7, 1915, James H. Robinson and Edgar Ro- binson, colored brothers, manager and assistant, respectively of the Employees Club of the United States Indian School of Phoenix, left for California.
 They have recently returned to the city from the Pacific coast, hay ing covered five thousand miles with their Case touring car. Others who accompanied them were H. Woodau, assistant engineer and J. B. Pfeifer, blacksmith. of the Indian school: also Burton Tequana, Apache, and Roy Peters, Maricopa, Indian pupils of the school.
 They went by way of the Parker short cut. which ends at Cadiz, Cali fornia- Leaving Cadiz, they took the National Highway route to San Bernardino. From San Bernardino. upon Foot Hill Boulevard, they rode into the beautiful city of Los Angeles. They made Los Angeles headquarters for their entire months vacation at the beautiful home of c. J. Morti- more, formerly of Phoenix
 After resting three days in Los Angeles, the party journeyed to San Diego. On the way, stop was made at the home of the famous actress, the late Madame Madjeskka at Santa Ana. visit was also made to the renowned old Spanish Mission at san Juan CapistranO and the beautiful town of La Jolla was taken in.
 Three days were spent in San ihego where the fair presented a picture of unlimited beauty wealth and mechanical perfection. While in san Diego, side trip was taken to Coronado. better known as Tent City, and to Tia Juana. old Mexico. where the party ciewed many his torical sites
 The tourists on leaving San Diego returned to Los Angeles. After T few days rest there, the travellers set our for San Francisco. After a most delightful and somewhat event ful trip. they reached the Golden Gate their primary destination.
 They made Oakland headquarters. from which city for four days, the party made trips to the Panama ex- pasition. The Canadian. Paris and California buildings impressed them as being the most beautiful.
 On leaving San Francisco. the party returned to Los Angeles, via Bakersfield. While in Los Angeles at this time. visits were made to many interesting places. including Long Beach, Santa Monica and Ven ice The good roads throughout the Golden State made travelling a pleas ure,
 The party was particularly inn pressed with the splendid race feeling existing in California, and the won derful advancement the colored peo- pie have and are making One in stance is given of a colored woman. Mrs Briggs, who towns and operates S50,O0O hotel at Venice while Ellis Warren. Tuskeegee graduate, is manager Tor one of the leading apartments of the same city. His wife IS overworked with stenographic i work in Los Angeles at $500 per dav Tn Los Angeles the encouraging ra- cial evidences are just as numerous as elsewhere
 The party is back again. feeling. rested and much instructed by the California trip. They have nothing but high and unstinted praise for the | durability of the Case car. for they ! had no trouble with the engine nor any other part of the running gear The journey through Arizona was revelation to teh vacationists. the wonderful agricultural development, cattle ranches, mining industries. splendid and thriving towns-all be- speaking the wonderful prosperity existing within the borders of Ari- zona.
 And while California is doing well, the party thinks that Arizona is still ahead and that there is no place ilke dear old Phoenix and our fair. state, Arizona.