Morris tribune., 1916-03-31
VAUGHAN LOCATES
MINNEHAHA RIVAL
Morris Lad Joins Pilgrimage at
Sioux Falls to View Natural
"Suds Factory"

The Tribune Is in receipt OF the
following interesting letter from
George Vaughan who left Morris 6
few days ago to take the position Of
manager for the Goodrich Call Lum.
Der company at Violin, S. D. Mr.,
Vaughan was in charge of the Geib-
Carl yard in this city for some time
but resigned the first of the month
since which he has had several flatter-
ing offers to go elsewhere. He has
finally decided upon Violin to which
place he has ordered the Tribune in
order to keep posted on the movements
of his friends, all of whom will wish
him success and contentment in his
surroundings. The Tribune takes the
liberty of printing the following ex-
tracts from Mr.. Maughan's letter:
"While at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Sunday I took "hike'' around the
city and noted few things of inter
est.
Sioux Falls is fright upon her
toes" so far as development is con-
cerned and it's future is exceedingly
bright.
With its several railroads, whole
sale houses and machinery distribut-
ing plants, flour mills, quarry, bak-
cries, breweries and packing plants is
one of the biggest little towns of
which know.
l started out toward the state peni-
tertiary yesterday and as approached
the place began to think that there
must be some stunts being staged
there, or else Ringing Bros show
had set up. However, feeling a little
too conceited to ask the passersby,
thought l would trail along. There
were people with opera glasses, tele-
scopes and cameras so l couldn't think
what the excitement could possibly be
and my curiosity grew. One may
view the entire business section,
Sioux Falls, mills, and packing
plants, as we'll as the country for
many miles around, from this point.
My clamps" soon spied the
"Mecca" which had drawn the 1000
or 5000 people which were on the
road or out to the place. Far off
to the northeast half way down the
big bluff which crowds 200 feet or
more in height was big hole into
which the Hotel La Grand could be
thrown without touching the earth.
The hole was burrowed out by a
stream which had destroyed the fume
that led it to the Sioux river. The
f1ume was constructed of cement but
due to the high water which over
flowed it the soil underneath began
to give way, allowing the flume to
break off and be carried away.
Nothing could be done to prevent
it from working back up hill, conse-
quently, within week it had drilled
this immense hole. 1t has now worked
back up hill so that the water takes
an outward plunge of about 80 #. and
drop of so feet or so making a
pretty caatract which in beauty sur
passes Minnehaha until the water
from the sloughs north of town is
carried off. The something un
usual about it is that there is so
much foam. Here nature had devised
a process of making "suds" which
Schlitz or Gund Brewing companies
might we'll envy.
The strong wind blowing against
the whirl of foam would carry it
up into the sky like Fourth of July
balloons.
A farmer lost building due to the
caving in of the land adjacent to the
big chasm and was forced to move
several other buildings a distance of
hundred feet or so. Morrill, Packing
Co. own this tract of land which lies
just north, of their plant across the
Sioux river.
The physics class of Sioux Falls
went out Wednesday and computed the
waters speed to be 80 miles per hour
which would leave Father J. J. Hills
famous "yellow streak" limping
along in the distance.
l spent several hours watching the
falls and mingling with the jostling
crowd. I had left my kodak at the
Cataract Hotel and was cudgeling
myself all the while till | happened
upon post card vender of whom
succeeded in getting but three views.
Sioux Falls has good hotels and I
stayed at the Cataract. In the spring
it's perfectly safe place for a "fall
guy to stay. and of course, one can
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