The Harrison times., 1917-10-13
scHwEITzER IN THE WEST.

Casper, Wyoming, | find time and op-
portunity to write to the good people
Of Harrison and vicinity, through 'ho
columns of your paper,
arrived in Portland July 2l, conse
quently | have been here two and one
half months, and have enjoyed every
minute
My relatives, and acquaintances
formed on my former visit, seemed
glad to have me back, and they are
making it so agreeable that ! fear ]
never will consent to leave good old
Portland.
The summer was delightful, and !
frankly admit ! spent the pleasantest
summer of my life, and the fall sea-
son now approaching, indicates a con-
tinuance of the same kind of weather;
though they expect rain, rain, rain,
during the winter, and ! fear ] will
not like ii.
As stated in a former letter, M
cousins husband is a physician; he
takes me out on his visits and | have
been all over the city many times, and
over the wonderful Columbia River
Highway a distance of fifty miles,
which cost this (MultnOwa) county
one and a quarter million dollars to
construct. This is considered one of
the most picturesque Highways in the
United States; going through one tun
mel, and under high mountains, across
great gulches over concrete bridges,
past the wonderful MultnOma falls,
where the water falls over 600 feet;
the Columbia river ever near, but at
times hundreds of feet below the high
way-and all constructed for pleasure.
They do not stint in the use of
money for highways here, and seem to
think their money well invested.
The day | was out | counted 120 au
tOmObiles at one place at the noon
hour. We had eight in our car, and
some had more, and of course some
less, and they were scattered all along
the highway at other springs and falls.
One day last week my cousin, DR..
Hickman, a Portland acquaintance and
| motored over the Pacific Highway to
Salem, the capitol of Oregon, dis
tance of 80 miles, and attended the
State Fair, returning the same day.
We were there on Portland day, the
biggest day of the Fair. There was
a big crowd, but it seemed more diff
cult to find room for the automobiles
than the people. They had on display
horses. cattle, sheep and hogs as we'll
as a good display of agricultural pro-
ducts, but felt sorry for them when
| inspected their corn think | could
go into the farmers corn crib in Boone
county and pick samples that would
beat any | saw there. The Boys Pig
Club had some fine specimens, and de-
served, and received much praise. In
the cattle department | found a 16-
months-old calf that weighed 1900
pounds.
The one, two and three year old
horse stock was the best ever saw.
AS to fruits, | think they beat the
world in prunes, plums, cherries, and
all other stone fruits, but their apples,
like their corn, was inferior compared
to Arkansas productions.
| enjoyed the pleasure Of attending
the lecture delivered by j. W. Gerard,
ex.Ambassador to Germany, in the
Portland Auditorium, to six thousand
people. There were five thousand who
could not get in, and he repeated the
lecture to five thousand in the after
noon, Immediately after dismissing his
first audience. 1t seems to me that
anyone who heard or read his speech,
giving his personal experience while
in Germany, could not be a pro-Ger-
man and stay in America, neither
could | imagine one so foolish as to
want to go there.
! read in the Times, with regret, of
the increased rate of insurance, and
the annulment Of the North Arkansas
tariff ! personally secured this rat
ing wher established the first insur-
ance agency in Harrison by showing
the companies how they were writing
in this territory from Missouri agen.
cies, at Missouri rate, alleging the fact
that we had no negro population, and
few tenants, and the necessity of al.
lowing me to write at Missouri rate
If they wanted the business This has
SdNtu HOlluNtSl AIhdllSdS HluUN uOl-
lars for which feel that am entitled
to some credit
In my travels | have breathee the
atmosphere in varying attitudes, from
4 l..2 feet above sea level in Florida,
to 30 in Oregon, 1000 at Harrison,
5000 at Casper, Wyoming and 1000 at