The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-07-16
SECOND LETTER FROM
"BoYs" OUT WEST

SECOND LETTER FROM
"BoYs" OUT WEST
Drop Across Mexican Border But Are
Not Much Pleased.
Del;shted With California But Do Not
Fancy The Desert in Arizons--
Seeing Many Great Thinss.
Los Angeles, Calf.
July 9Th, 1920.
Dear Sentinel = .
The last time / wrote we had just
arrived at Ell Paso. Will take our
trip from then to now and try, II
words do not fail, to give you some
idea of what we have seen.
We stopped at the Hotel Sheldon
in Ell Paso and found it to be very
desirably located. We saw good
show Thursday night, July ], and FIJI
day morning was spent across the
border in .Juarez, Mexico. We got
passports with very little red tape,
much to our surprise. AS soon as
the Rio Grande is crossed, one Is
able to see that he is in a foreign
country. Everything is different
low adobe houses, rough streets and
everything ditry-looking. We got
off the car and walked all over the
business section of that Mexican
town. The business section consists
almost entirely of saloons which reap
a harvest from the Thirsty Americans.
Beer is 15c and gin rickeys are 4oc,
but no complaint is heard about the
price. Right in the middle Of town
is the Tivoli, a famous gambling
joint, which pays over $5O,O0O.OO
monthly for privilege license. we
saw the bull ring which advertises its
admission prices as "$2.00 on the
shady side and $1.O0 on the sunny
side" We did not care for bull
throwing" so did not go in.
We left Ell Paso on Friday after
noon and reached here Saturday
night. All the way through Texas and
Arizona, and until within about 100
miles of Los Angeles, we saw nothing
but desert. And it was an awfully
hot ride. At Yuma, Arizona, the
temperature was 10 in the shade and
we saw signs there stating that ho-
tells give free board and garages, free
gasoline every day the sun fails to
shine and it is said that it never
fails to shine. The Colorado River
was crossed at Yuma and it is some
!treacherous looking stream.
AS we came into California, we
could look out Of the car windcfs
and see plenty of snow up in the
mountains. The sight helped to cool
us off considerably. We soon entered
a verdant country where peach, pear
and other orchards were seen one af-
ter the other. We arrived in Los
Angeles at 9 o'clock Saturday night
and are stopping at the Angelus Ho-
tel, which is very conveniently To-
Gated. Sunday, we spent in Venice
on the beach. Some one had told US
that there would be at least 100000
people out there and we doubted the
statement. However, we don't think
he missed his guess, over 2 or 3 peo-
pie at the most Such crowds and
all moving about The beach and the
breakers coming in were sights for
two Mississippi red necks like we are.
The men seemed to enjoy swimming
and the ladies apparently came for
sun baths in the sand. Of course we
kept our eyes on the swimmers.
Today we went out to Lincoln
Park and visited the Alligator and
Ostrich Farms This is one of the
twelve city parks. This afternoon we
took a sightseeing bus which carried
us through Hollywood, Beverly Hills,
Sawtelle, Santa Monica, Ocean Park,
Culver City and back to Los Angeles.
We saw. the Fox, Lasky, Chaplin,
Ford, Goldwyn and other motion pic
ture studios. They do not allow Wis
itors in the studios so we did not get
to see them making pictures. Also
saw former homes of Theda Bara.
j. Warren. Kerrigan, and Charlie
Chaplin. Mary Pickford's first home
in Los Angeles and the present home
of Harry Carey, all movie stars. To-
night we saw an excellent show at the
Orpheum.
This part of the United States is
a veritable fairyland-fiowers OF all
kinds and colors in bloom, orchards,
and vineyards, beautiful homes-in
fact, there is nothing not beautiful
and attractive around Los Angeles.
And the climate is delightful.
Today was cool and bracing-not
cold enough for an overcoat 1--WE saw
a few though) and still too cool to
go in shirt sleeves.
The wonders of Creation are almost
marvelously revealed in the, luxury
that Nature has lavished upon this
great land of ours-its diversity, its
beauty, it's grandeur and resources
would seem to argue that we are espe-
cially favored people and that our
Maker rightly demands much Of us.
The dissimilarity of the people we
have seen in the several states and
yet their homogeneousness, is one OF
the greatest elements in our achieve
ments.
Tomorrow we leave for Redwood