The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-28

Grimes, In giving an account OF MS
recent trip through the south and
west. "If one were TO draw a circle of
q radius of 1000 miles around the ex-
position they would not find over B.
000, 900 people within that circle. and
II is not likely that the people from
the far east and middle west would
take so long journey to visit the
expositions. II they were more CEN
trally located many more people
would have a chance to attend. The
attendance at the San Francisco expo
sition is small. not exceeding $1,000
on any day during the time my wife
and were there. with the exception
of May Day. when the pleasure zone
was thrown open free to the school
children. and then IL was estimated
that there was about 100000 people ON
/ the grounds. The San Francisco ex-
position is much larger than the San
Diego exposition. but not as complete.
Many OF the foreign countries have
no buildings here at all. notably
among the absent being Great Britain
and Germany. France has a large and
magnificent building, which Is closed
to visitors, as no exhibits are in place.
| All the western states have buildings
on the grounds. and we looked I'm vain
for Minnesota's building. Tie only
thing that told us that Minnesota was
| on the map was a small exhibit by
Bemidji in the horticultural hall. The
/ San Francisco exposition is built on
made ground. where three years ago
was swampy bayoO. which today is
transformed into beautiful grounds
ornamented with trees and flowers
and covered with magnificent build
ings. Only one OF these beautiful
structures will remain permanently
however. and that is the Jewel City.
7 We spent a week here and visited
many points OF interest. including
Golden Gate Park. Cliff House, The
Heads. and other places.
Was at SanDiego.
Before coming to San Francisco
we visited the San Diego exposition
and found Il about the size OF tn,
Chicago exposition, and very complete
and beautiful. The grounds are sitn
ated on the top OF terraced hill
overlooking San Diego bay, and thu
Pacific ocean. For the past five yaar'
the people have been planting flower
inE trees and shrubs on the hillside
and the view from the grounds !.
very beautiful. The magnificent build
ings of the San Diego exposition vii
remain permanently, a lasting mon
ument TO the city's progressiveness
While we were at the exposition |
|, was estimated that the attendanc,
each day was between 5000 and 800
and Judging by all indications the fai
will be a losing proposition for th,
promoters. After visiting the exposi
tons we went to the seaside resort
! near Los Angeles. and stopped 4
Long Beach. San Pedro. San Monte
and Venice. and found more peopl
there than ut the expositions. The eli
mate during our stay i'm the south wa
cold and damn. and we We're told b
old residents that this was mos
unusual spring. and none like II nj
ever been experienced before.
An. Interesting Trip.
, Our trip ont was very interest
ing. and we visited many well know
places, among them being DenveI
Colorado Springs. Colorado City. Man
itou aud Pueblo. Colorado. At Denye
> we visited the principal parks. tn
: United States Mint. and the Gentle
mems Driving association park. whic
Is run in novel way. races being hel
; every Saturday afternoon. to which n
! admission Is charged. No betting is {
lowed. and no purses are offered. an
consequently there is no gambling.
Colorado Springs. the former capita
we saw the old log capitol. and IN
first governors house. which are pre-
served as relics. At Pixies peak TN
first train OF the season was goin
up the cog road. but we did not rs
cend.
Crossing the watershed OF the ~
, kansas rivers we found n land or per
petual snow. Owing to the high alt
, tude everyone of the party expert
enced difficulty in breathing. TIL
many interesting things we sa
would all book of travel. At Puebl
!, the oldest city In the state of Colora
do. we visited the Colorado Fuel an
, Iron company's steel works and foun
that $1,000 workmen were employee
q making everything that can be mad
from iron. The size of this plant
immense, 35 locomotives being n
= quired to do the switching. TIL
company owns large coal and ire
:, mines i'm the vinicity. and get the
raw material at first cost Going we
through the Royal Gorge OF Arkansi
4 we assembled for eight hours. The "a
!. road runs on one side OF the rive
which surges at the bottom OF dee
n chesm and on the other side the sta
r Is cutting an automobile highway.
prison labor. The prisoners are dri,
en- into the gorge. and guards a
placed at each entrance. AS the wal
are perpendicular and n mile high
;, is an utter impossibility for them
!, escape. The road Is now completed
distance of 120 miles up the gorge an
/, and will be completed over the Coz
, tinental divide i'm about two year
making public highway passab
from Pueblo. Colorado. to Salt Lal
/, City, Utah. In crossing the Continent
o al divide the railroad does SO at an a
i titude Of 10000 feet the highe
point at which a railroad runs
n America. We found Salt Lake Cit
founded by Brigham Young and h
: brother Hiram, one of the finest CT
les In the Rocky Mountain regio
: although governed Solely By Mo-
q mons, they are liberal and hospitabl
e The population Is about $4,000
which 65 per cent are latter d
e Saints. We visited the Tabernacle an
Y Assembly hall. beautiful white stor