Arizona republican., 1920-07-20
BACK TO PHOENIX FROM TIE LAND IF
 THE M|DN|GHT SUN

Nearly everyone we met on our trip | knew about Phoenix and the cotton" | said Arthur c. Hulett. who returned | yesterday morning after a months trip through the Northwest and | Alaska Beautiful scenery, wooded is | lands and snOw-capped mountains, MT. | Hulett said. characterized the trip by | steamer from Tacoma up the coast to Alaska. Accompanied by Mrs. Hu- lett, he left Phoenix on June IT, going to Portland where Mir. Hulett was d representative from Fl Zaribah tenn pie, Order of the Mystic Shrine, to the Imperial Council of that order, which hald a grand session in Portland June 22.
 Nearly $50 nobles, most of them past potentates of the order, Mir. Hulett said, left Portland for Tacoma where they spent several hours viewing the city. A reception was rendered them by Ellis Garrettson, imperial potentate of the order, at his home 15 miles from Tacoma. Following this the nobIes went aboard two steamers, the Spokane and the Tacoma, sisterships of the Admiral line, and began their journey north to Alaska.
 The first stop was made at Victoria, B. C., where the party was shown the city. MT. Hulett stated he was much impressed by the business of Victoria which is conducted in American fash ion. It took him several minutes, he Sa1Q, LO get uSeu IO lIlt l4dlAAC WlA1Cii takes the left side instead of the right as here. The yellow blooms of the Scotch Broom which is used for hedges and grows wild around Victoria were very beautiful, he said. One yard or a private residence attracted much at tention because the fir and cedar trees had been trimmed to represent various animals as dogs and cats.
 The next stop was made at Ketchi- can. q small town in Alaska MT. 1ar% arrf1ve TIGr z rain, and even the rocks in the place seemed to be dripping water. The entire town, he said, is built on pillne driven in the ocean shore. There were many totem poles there. Prices IT the place were about the sam as here. He especially noticed that eggs were selling for 55 cents a dozen.
 Petersburg, Norwegian and Swedish settlement. was the next stop. A shrimp feast, served in the Nor wegian hall on tables made of white pine boards 50 feet long. was the fin est feast on the trip. MT. Hulett said The shrimps were the largest lie had ever seen and were served in every fashion. The only industry in Peters burg is the catching of the shrimps, and a cannery for the purpose of ship ping them is to be established there. After the feast, the nobles danced with the girls of the village to the music of the band from Tacoma. They called them lIOAuSn IEoChS.
 At Juneau. the capital of Alaska, the largest town in Alaska, and sit uated at the foot of a very high noun tain, the nobles initiated 42 novices into the order.
 There were quite a few modern buildings in Juneau, he said, and busi- ness seemed to be very brisk.
 The next stop was Skagway, the port that all gold seekers in the early days of Alaska entered. The party MT Hulett said took a trip up the Skagway railroad into Canada. All along the way could be seen the path of the early gold seekers. their sta tions fo0 rest. and the graves of those who failed. In Skagway is the most wonderful curio store in the world
 Sitka, the old Russian settlement, was the objective of the trip and all were surprised by the beauty of the island which is surrounded by hun dreds Of smaller ones. It is the old est town in Alaska and was once the capital 4 visit was made to the old FAaGs&aa~Gseek church where, Mir. Hu-