Morris tribune., 1915-07-23


duced the low rectangular house with thick walls and
small Windows around court the whole built of
mud coored brick At first appearance these houses
most uninviting but within, they cool and comfort
able Many of the Oldest houses still remain. and give
to the city it's distinctive appearance There have
ugly modern brick houses erected but the more dis
eliminating citizens have adopted style of architecture
which harmonizes beautifully with the DID,
Santa Fe is rich in historical associations which can
only refer to- Here is the oldest church in the United
States and it is still in Here the old House Of the
Governors dating Spanish days has been converted
into archaeological and here has been gathered
most wonderful collection from the days of the
cliff jewellers. In of the of this building,
Lew Wallace wrote concluding chapters of Ben Hur
when he territorial governor of New Mexico. They
show you the end of the old Santa Fe trail and the
ruins of the hotel that the toughest of frontier life
and the little, old building that bank in the early
days and where gold received than at
any other place in the world,
Santa Fe is not large city-peIhaps twice the
size of Morrisbut its people proud of its history AS
reminder of the old days. the editorial party vel
coined by senortas in gay Spanish garb. given
ride to the plaza burros and treated inter-
esng spectacle of Spanish and Ind dancing The stay
at Santa Fe all too short.
The day was insuferably hot. the train got behind
schedule. and 80 found ourselves in Albuquerque,
the largest city of New Mexico without supper but with
program of speeches and music prepared for by the
Commercial Club The writer heard speeches.
We spent couple of days in New Mexico and Ari-
zoua and except in the Cities had idea that
try could desoate-desert sage brush and
mountains as far as the could 1t looks if the
Lord had made the rest of the world, and then just
dumped here the material which He had left over. An
other observer put it dfferently-he said the Lord
made the Mississippi Valley example and showed
what he might do with this country and that
bringing in and making this fertile country
1t is that when water is brought in for rrigao
this country is wonderfully productive.
The Grand Canyon Of the Colorado beggers all de-.
scripon All the canyons of the world could be dumped
into it and still have plenty OF to spare is
all days job to 60 to the bottom and back wnen
carried by footed mule spent four hours trying
to reach of the appearing shelves and got only
third of the distance George Fitch in attempting de-.
scribe said that ddn have an adjective left to his
back and that's about all say The rocks in the
gorge have taken many fantastic shapes resembling
ruined building and of them been appropriately
named after Egyptian dete yet the canyon was there
before there any Egyptian civilization.
There thousands of places in the canyon where
the foot of has trod and only the aven-
of the beaten trails They show you
where Theodore Roosevelt of the gorges
hunting cougar, and if Roosevelt is grand
in politics his feat in traverng this gurge certainly
strenuous
Thru the San Bernardno mountains in Southern Cali
fornia passes from the barren desert into country of
semi tripica luxuriance Here is the wonderful irrigated
district of flowers and palms and orange groves Ore city
off into another and claims be better than the
other Here wonderful roads, but the oiled road
which heard much of few years ago is being rap
idly replaced by The oiled road will stanc
The heavy traffic Here the people past ma tsrs ir
the of entertaining visitors and just an evidence
how carefully things looked after, noticed that
when taken for auto ride, the party was
accompanied by laden with extra tires that any
trouble from that might be quickly remedied
The hosptity OF San Bernardno and Riverside will no
quickly be forgotten
At Los Angeles, where the business sessions Of thu
National Editorial Association held, an abundance
of entertainment also provided. One Of the mos
interesting the evening spent the Mission Theat
at San Gabriel, where CALIFORNIA; great historical pro
duction 1.-The Mission Play" was presented The mis-
s1ons founded by the Spanish fathers form the hstorca
basis for this wonderful play which depicts founding
of the missions and their history until despoed by tn
sxcan government towards the end of the Mexican rul
in Ealiforna. The editors aslo delightfully."- enter
taned Long Beach, the seaside of southern Cali
he Notjo ode Of Mre;oo