News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-04-05
SEEING THE PACIFIC COAST
Former WolcOtt Minister Has a De-
lightful Two Months Outing

terest by people in this vicinity. The
Rev. Mr.. Jennings was a native of
Wolcott, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Jennings. He was graduate and
honor student of Peoples Academy:
"Three thousand miles in a fivver
and she never missed KICK" said
Rev. Berton L. Jennings, pastor of
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,
who, in company with Rev. Frederick
T. Rouse, pastor of Pilgrim Church,
spent two months of last summer in
making tour of the Pacific coast
states in small touring car equipped
with sleeping and cooking outfits, as
well as comfortable seating arrange
ments for the two nomads.
eve left Worcester June 27, and
Travelled, via the Sante Fe railroad to
Los Angeles, Calf, stopping day
at the Grand Canyon" said Mr.. Jen-
nings. after spending week or
ten days in the motion picture city,
we purchased the fivver for 5000, and
Immediately started in the direction
of San Diego, determined to see
everything that was worth seeing
there before we again headed north.
At San Deigo we visited the aviation
school where DR.. Rouse had a son
in training, but arrived two days
after he had left.
"From San Diego we went across
the border to Tia Juana, and looked
about the Mexican city. do not be-
lieve that | ever have seen so sordid
and vile town. The scenes which
we witnessed, even during our short
stay of two or three hours, were
indescribable.
"From Tia Juana we went back up
through Los Angeles to General
Grant Park, and passed three days
among the great sequoia trees; then
up to San Francisco. We passed ten
days in that city and in Berkeley.
Leaving San Francisco, we went
to Crater Lake, where we passed a
night among the snow drifts. From
Crater Lake we started for the
Columbia highway and the Dalles,
Oregon. Unfortunately, we took the
wrong route, finding ourselves, after
some hours, in desert country, with
sand up to the wheel hubs. | shall
not soon forget that 100 miles, and
l am sure that DR.. Rouse will not for
fear of meeting another car, for the
trail was very narrow and the going
was as bad as it could possibly be.
DIR. Rouse was not particularly !
favorably impressed with the manner |
in which | drove, and during our
sojourn on this desert trail, kept !
warning me to watch out for other
automobiles. | had not the slightest
doubt but that we should meet one,
and sure enough we did, but in most
unexpected place. We had just
rounded turn and were going along
pretty well considering the sandy
road, when a big touring car doomed
up directly ahead and diagonally
across the trail. l worked hard and
fast, having neither time nor room to
stop, and we missed that car by a
pretty narrow margin. DR.. Rouse
caught his breath, stared at me for
moment, and asked, Did something
pass us?'
"The Columbia River drive, which
we presently reached, is the finest
road that l ever have travelled. 1t is
said to have cost about $4,000 a
mile, little over 100000 in ALL
The road is well guarded by elab-
crate side fences, and the road bed
is as fine as any could be.
eve spent four or five days in and
about Portland, Ore, and then went
to Seattle and Vancouver We en-
joyed both of these cities very much,
as we did every city in which we
stopped. Personally, l was much i'm
pressed with the loud shouting that
the westerners do for the particular.
city in which they live. In Los
Angeles they tell you that it never
rains much, that it is going to be the
greatest city in the United States
within ten years and that there is no
other climate in the country to COM
pare with it. In San Francisco they
tell you that Los Angeles is a place
where everyone has one lung and one ,
dollar and that they hang onto both.
They tell you that San Francisco is :
by far the best place in this great
and glorious country in which to live;
they tell you that the weather is :
always wonderful, and at the very
moment they are telling it there is so
much mist and dampness in the air
that you want to seek a fire and
wouldn't dare be caught out without
an umbrella.
81 never expect to enjoy another
trip more than l enjoyed this one. We
had wonderful weather during the
entire time we were out. 1t could not
have been more ideal.
Did we see many amusing things?
Yes, good many, too many to men
ton by half, but l think that one of
the funniest sights l ever saw was
an automobile all dressed up for
long camping trip, perhaps a touring
trip, with the family goat calmly rid
ing on the running board.
"At another stop we saw a large
car, the rear seat of which was
packed high with household goods on
the top of which was a cage contain
ing a parrot. The bird looked as if he
were enjoying the trip as much as the
people.
eve came back over the Northern
Pacific railroad in order to stop over
at Yellowstone Park. 1t is needless