The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-04-27
MINOT MUSICIAN, NOW WITH PRY0R'S
BAND, WRITES INTERESTING LETTER

ter up famous Fifth Avenue for its
full length, passing the Flatiron
Building, st. Patrick's cathedral, and
host of other wonderful buildings.
| including the homes of the richest
people in the world. l have walked
across the Brooklyn Bridge, the orr
! ginal suspension bridge between New
| York and Brooklyn looking down upon
! the East River, and it's thousands of
tugs and barges, all skipping around
the water in every direction, some of
them towing great ocean liners, and
others pushing barges holding entire
railway trains of freight cars, which
are thus moved from one railway line
to another complete. l also walked
through the financial district, seeing
Wall Street, and the Stock Exchange,
as we'll as nearly breaking my neck
looking up at the Woolworth Building
Singer Building, Globe, Metropolitan,
and others of the worlds highest
buildings.
rode on surface cars, ordinary
street cars, through the East Side,
where there is one block where ten
thousand people live in some way,
dozens to a single room. l have also
been in Greenwich village, the famous
center of American artists. We still
have to do the Museums and art gal
leries, which they say are the finest
in existence, but we will surely do
this before long, also.
al League baseball, between the New
York Giants and the Brooklyn team,
played in-the biggest and finest base
bali park in the world. There were
two tiers of people in the grandstand
that is, double grandstand, upper
and lower sections, both four blocks
long, besides as much more bleacher
room. There were over $4,000 peo-
pie in the stands, and the sight they
made as they streamed across the
diamond after the game was thrill
ling. The game itself was very
wonderful, of course. Altogether,
we have had some most wonderful
experiences, and are getting educa-
ton that no one could get in any
other way. | have read about New
York for years, but all my reading
never gave me clear and true idea
of the terrific immenseness of this
great city.
l am certainly glad that am with
Pryor's Band, for l have through
membership in it gotten an experience
in Florida winter, and chance to
learn about New York, that l would
never have gotten in any other way.
And he has proved to be most kindly
man to work for. He has done some
Of the greatest things for his men that
anyone could do, and while he is
regular devil on the band stand he
is just as fine and friendly off it as
anyone could wish. He paid all the
funeral expenses for the man who died
as he had left his widow little or moth
ing, besides taking charge of her and
her, affairs after the funeral. AS for
me, / was unlucky enough to have an
accident to my trombone which put it
out of commission, and he loaned me
his own instrument, the one he has
played all his world solos with, both
to finish the Miami engagement, and
to use for practice here in New York
until can get mine repaired. l still
have it here in the house with me. l
am practicing every day on the horn
that made Arthur Pryor famous, and
maybe I'll derive some mysterious
quality from it that will make me
famous, too. It's very fine one,
completely gold plated.
don't think that | would want to
live in New York permanently, but
for product Of North Dakota prai-
rles, short time spent here is GER
talnly great eye opener. l have
been told that my job with Pryor is
permanent, SO Twill likely have the
florida job again next fall.