Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-11
ELLERBE MAN TRAVELS
Prince 0'Brien Xri ,es Inter ;tingly Of
His Recent Trip to the Pacific
Coast.

ANOA III N1ulOllho " llllC DIE
Tree club to attend the convention
of the Big Tree club of the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company in
Los Angeles. From Charlotte we
went to Atlanta, Birmingham and
Kansas City-arriving in Kansas
City Saturday morning. Here we
were Joined by about three hundred
Jolly good club members, and to-
gether we bearded our special train,
the California limited, which await.
ed us in this city. We travelled
through the state of Kansas Satur-
day and part of Sunday arriving in
Trinidad, Colorado Sunday morning
1t is indeed a wonderful sight to
BEHOLD the harvest fields OF Kansas,
but one cannot go into detail just
here.
We reached Albuquerque, New
Mexico, Sunday afternoon. The
chamber of commerce met us with
autos and took us for one hours
ride over the little Mexican city.
From here we went to Williams,
Arizona and on to the Grand Can
yon. Truly this is the greatest of
the Seven Wonders of the World.
When | took my first look at the
Canyon -itSimply knocked me loose
from my Shoes as they say in Man
haitian. 1t is impossible to describe
the beauty and granduer, not TO
mention the "aWfulncss," OF this
place.
Description by photography, paint.
ing or any other means can never
do il justice.
walked up within ten feet of the
rim and looked down. If ! had seen
Chinaman pccping at me through
the bottom | would not have been
greatly surprised. And yet | was
told that could see only half way
down from where ] stood
The Canyon is 2l7 miles long,
from 8 to Is miles wide, with maxi
mum depth of over 5000 feet The
walls of the Canyon are beautiful
they reflect all colors of every hue.
The Canyon is historically inter
csting also. 1t was discovered in
1910 by early Spanish explorers, but
Major ]. w. Powell was the first
white man to thoroughly explore it.
Members of the Hopi Indian tribe
live here, atfording the tourist eX-
Cellent opportunity to study their
manners, customs and handiWork.
"A few KanahaS also may be seem.
We left the Grand Canyon, Mon
day, July 4, for Los Angeles and
Travelled through the San MAteO
desert for hours and hours seeing
nothing hut sand and sunshine
Another great wonder was the trip
through the San Bernardino valley,
California, with the temperature reg
istering 1913 degrees and the snow
capped mountains towering above
us.
We reached Los Angeles Tuesday
evening at 5 o'clock-S O'Clock Rich
mond county time. Here the Big
Tree club net us and took us to our
hotels.
Wednesday the convention began
and lasted through Friday night.
The morning sessions We're given
over entirely to business while in
the afternoons and at night we were
royalty entertained.
On the first day of the convention
a luncheon was given in the Pacific
Mutual auditorium. That night DR..
Beckett, vice-prcsident and medical
director of the Pacific Mutual, gave
a reception at his beautiful home,
which every one greatly enjoyed.
Thursday afternoon we took in Los
Angeles by auto. We also spent
three hours at Long Beach in the
Pacific waters. A dip in these wa
tiers is a quiet affair as compared
with one in our own Atlantic.
Thursday night we were given a
banquet at the Ambassador hotel,
the greatest and best in the city.
Friday we visited some of the Big
Trees, though we did not see the
Giants" as they were quite a dis
lance from the city and we lacked
time 10 make the trip. Next day we
n IL. L l.