The Republican journal., 1919-11-20
Letter from Chicago

came to Chicago from Pasadena soon
after the first of October, and expect to
remain till April or May, when it is my
intention to go back to Pasadena.
Before leaving Pasadena had a cordial
invitation from Harry M. Hayford to visit
him at Ash Fork, Arizona, on my way
two days.
He is a royal good fellow, and in his
present position as manager of the Fred
Harvey Hotel and Depot Restaurant at
the Santa Fe station he has a cordial
handshake for every one. He was with
the Harvey Dining Car service for many
years, and that capacity and as man
ager of this hotel and restaurant has
given him a very wide acquaintance. All
trains on the Santa Fe stop at Ash Fork
TO meals, except those who have dining
car service with the train, and to give
you an idea of the large business done at
that hotel and restaurant | will say they
feed an average of 10000 people
month and the rooms in that hotel are
occupied every night.
| stopped at Williams, about 20 miles
from Ash Fork, to take train to the
Grand Canyon, which is "a miles from
Williams. ! was there four hours and
viewed the canyon from every angle
could, except going down into it and
looking up and that | did not care to do.
The Grand Canyon is certainly most
wonderful natural development of nature.
| love Southern California and Pasa-
dena in particular as it is city of homes
and is very largely settled by people of
advanced years. 1t was first settled in
1874 and the 1920 census will show pop
ulation of As, 900. ! have met there quite
a number of people from Belfast and
vicinity and at the Maine Club monthly
meetings many people from other parts
of the State.
Los Angeles is very large city and it
is growing by leaps and bounds, is now
the largest city on the Pacific and has a
population of over 100000 people 1t is
over 100, 900 larger than San Francisco.
What has given it such large increase
is that it is city of industrial peace and
the people are united in fighting unions
and very many large industries arc locat-
ing there on that account and before
many years it will be the third largest
city in the United States as that city is
bound to have population of two mill
ions. met at Los Angeles Judge Frank
S. Forbes, formerly of Brooks. He is
Judge of the justice court and has beau
tiful home at Highland Park. | so met
DR.. Hovey L. Shepherd, son of the late
Freeman Shepherd who lived at what is
called Poors Mills | did not remember
him as boy as he went from Belfast to
attend school at Kent's Hill but anyone
who ever knew his father would know
him the minute they saw him. He has a
very large practice and has done well in
the practice of his profession. He has a
beautiful home that he built few years
ago in the fashionable Wiltshire section
of Los Angeles. 1t is built in the New
England style and it is furnished almost
entirely with furniture of Colonial days,
most beautifully retinished. | very much
enjoyed DR.. Shepherd and his wife.
also met my old friend and playmate,
George W. Hersey, who lived in the
house next to the Fred A. knowton
house on High st. He went from Belfast
in 1866 and will probably be remembered
by many of the older citizens of Belfast.
He was piano tuner in Belfast and is
piano tuner now. He has lived in Los
Angeles thirty years and is quite largely
interested in real estate.
| also met at Los Angeles Frank White,
formerly of Belfast, son of the late
Robert White who lived on Church street
opposite the Unitarian parsonage. He
learned the crockery business in Mr..
Thorndike's store, which is the store on
Main street now owned and occupied by
Fred d. Jones He went to San Fran
cisco and continued in the same line in
that city. He has lived in Los Angeles
about 30 years and has charge of the
hotel trade in the large wholesale and
retail store of ParmaIe, Dormaa & Co. on
South Broadway. He has been gone from
Belfast about so years, and l did not
know him till he assured me his name
was Frank White
The greatest surprise was in meeting
Capt. Carl F.Palfrey, whom had not met
since we were small boys. Mrs Abbie
'. Pratt told me she met him at Red
lands. | at once wrote him and had an
answer from the Hotel Hollywood, Los
Angeles, where he was staying on &C
count of the excessive heat al Redlands,
so | went over there to see him, and
assure you it was mutual warm greet
ing. | should not have known him. He
IS a retired army officer, was retired
IN 1895, and has lived at Eedlands 10
years. | assure you it was very great
pleasure to meet hose | knew so well in
my early days.