The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-04-27

Guy +. Humphreys, well known
paper salesman of this city, received
an interesting letter from his brother
G. C. Humphrey, former resident of
Minot, who is now playing trombone
with the famous Arthur Pryor band
spending the winter at Miami, Fla.
He is now in New York city where
the band has a summer engagement.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Humphreys, now famous trombone
player, was formerly member OF
the Minot Metropolitan band, and at
one time played trombone in the Pres
byterian orchestra. The letter fol-
lows:
Number 5 Kenmore Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y, April IA, 1922.
Dear Folks:
We left Miami on Sunday, April 3,
1922 and arrived in New York Tues
day afternoon, after fine and most
interesting trip through Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Washington City, Mary
land, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and New York. We passed
through Virginia mostly Monday night
but awoke early in the morning and
got out in time to see the Rappaha'
mock River as we passed it. | imagine
we were not far from Dads old
stamping grounds from then on for a
while Of course we were further
east, but l can imagine what it is
like. Then we had a very nice view
of the Government buildings in Wash
ington, from the train, of course, but
the view was clear and close, and we
passed right by the Washington
Monument. 1t was daylight all the
way from the Rappahanock into New
York, so we know what Maryland and
the rest of the states we passed look
like alright. We passed around the
outskirts of Philadelphia, but were
able to get some distant sights Of the
downtown district, and historical
points; we crossed the Delaware River
at very nearly the same place that
George Washington did when he
pulled off that famous surprise on the
Hessians under Col. Rail, at Trenton.
From Philadelphia to New York,
about ninety miles, and two hours
train ride, we passed so many villages
and factories and separate dwellings,
that it appears to be almost con-
tinuous city. had no idea that the
region was so fully built up, even
when l did stop to think that New
York and Philadelphia are both very
large cities, with large suburbs.
We arrived in New York at the
greatest railway terminal in the world
the Pennsylvania Station, which is so
large that l cant put the idea into
words. The town of Burlington would
all go into the smoking room alone.
On Wednesday before we left
Miami we lost our band manager by
sudden death through broken blood
vessel in his lungs, and as he had al
ways attended to the details of rail-
way journeys like handling baggage,
it left the band a little at sea. Mr..
Pryor asked me to help out with it, so
when we reached New York | had
some extra education concerning the
city, by reason of handling this bag
gage.
His son helped me, or I helped his
son, either way, and we had to 60 by
taxi to Jersey City, which brought a
trip on the ferry through New York
Harbor, when l saw the Statue of
Liberty, and the famous New York
sky line, Of skyscraper buildings.
After we got the baggage safely at
tended to, | began hunt for place
to live, and after several days found
one within my means although they are
hard to find. We have to pay $4,000
per month for four rooms. But they
are very nicely furnished, and are
handy to the place where we work
this summer-Luna Park. We did
lots of travelling during our hunt, by
the subway, which is wonderful sys-
tenn of tunnels underneath New York
and Brooklyn, and travel without
them is out Of the question here among
the 100000 people that live in this
village. They are very comfortable,
very safe, and marvelously fast. We
can travel, making all stops, for twen-
ty miles, all underground, in thirty
minutes. I have also ridden on the
elevated railway, where I got consid-
cradle knowledge of the city; in the
single and two story busses, the lat