The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
THE GOLDEN WEST.
AN INTERESTING REVIEW OF
THE PEOPLE, TOWNS AND
POSSIBILITIES OF THE
GREAT WESTERN SEC
TlON OF OUR
COUNTRY.
The colored Americans Making Good
in the Far West and a Steady
Stream Of Desirable lmmi-
grafton Now Pouring into
That Splendid ccun-
try With Its Won
derfuI Possi-
biIities.
CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
At the close of our Emancipation
celebration address, a number of citi-
zens of Portland shook our hand and
told us that it was n of the most en-
joyable and enthusiastic gatherings
that had ver been held in that city
by the Colored people, and after par
taking of an elegant little spread that
had been arranged by the ladies of
the Church, we returned to our hotef
tired but happy and satisfied that we
had kept the faith of ourselves and
to the immortal heroes of the other
race who made u freedom a reality.
Off to Seattle.
With a positive reluctance we arose
the next day to start on our journey
northward to Tacoma and Seattle, and
early as it was Brother Green, one
of the loyal members of Euclid Lodge,
was on hand to see us off and that our
comfort was looked after. He brought
us a box of cigars each, ordered an
elegant taxi to carry us to the station
and saw that we got one of the most
elegant breakfasts we have ever eat
en-, all before 1880 a. m. After an un-
eventful trip we arrived at Tacoma
about l o'clock and found it a very
pretty and busy city of about $50. 900.
Rev. II. NJ. Collins, whom we expect
ed to meet, was back in Kansas City,
and knowing no one else we made our
| STOW anita short Dow TO11fng &c hfph
ly respected by white and black alike
here and is a living proof Of the posi-
bilities of the young minister out in
the West. We took a car and rode
over the city for several hours view
ing its many points of interest, and
late that evening left for Seattle, the
hustler of the West" 1t is only 40
miles from Tacoma to Seattle and We
were theme in a very short time and
found a great city full of life and *
element. We called a taxi and were
taken to the Dunbar hotel, where we
were royalty entertained during our
stay by Brother Burr Williams. b. F,
Tut. Walter Bates, Oscar Collins
Shack Harris and others. Most of
these are old Kansas City boys and
they are all doing nicely out there.
Mr.. B. F. Tut has one of the most
beautiful barber shops at 306 Main
street we saw in the entire North.
west; elegant white enamel chairs
with the new extra headrest, special
chairs for children, manicurist; han.
dies the leading Negro papers and is
an up-to-date place of the first water
Oscar Collins has possibly the best sa
loon and club in the Northwest and
has made thousands of dollars since
being in Seattle. Burr Williams is
president of the exclusive Dumas So
cial and Athletic Club and has recent
ly bought some elegant property in
that city. We also met Mrs. Miller
who was formerly Lulu Ward of Kan
sas City and a relative Of NJ. II. Bass
We visited the office of the Search
light and had a pleasant chat with
Editor DeBoe, and also met Rev. Nc
Mikens of the A. NJ. E. Church, a beau
tiful edifice which was built by Rev
w. T. Osborn, now pastor at Omaha
..eb, We never met as many Japs ir
our lives as we saw in Seattle; they
are there literally by the thousands
and they ramify every avenue of bus
mess life. All the vessels sailing t.
the Orient from Seattle harbor are
manned by Japanese and Chinese sail
ors and the Japanese hotels receive
the bulk of Negro patronage in thai
city. They are deploring very mucl
the passage of the prohibition law
which will make the entire state o
Washington dry after January l anC
in Seattle alone they say there arr
2,806 saloons which will go out of bus
mess on that date and will throw
many. people out of employment. Seat
tie is destined to be one of the grea.
cities of this country and now boast!
the population of more than 4O0, 600
The tallest building in America out
side of New York City is here, III,
L. c. Smith building, AZ stories high