Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-10-04
Uncle Jim Price Tells
of Trip To California
Covers Over 1000 Miles On
Trip Through
West.

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will get busy and take advantage
Of the opportunities which this
section offers, is the belief of
Uncle Jim Price, who for seven
ty years kas lived in this im-
mediate vicinity and only a few
days ago returned from a five
weeks visit to Southern Califor-
MIA where he visited his sons,
Hopper and Dallas Price and
families.
"We have just as good soil
ard climate here as has Califor-
MIA and if we would get up and
move along as we should, with
in a few years we would see
right here many of the things
California has," Uncle Jim says.
Except for two trips to New
Orleans several years ago, Uncle
Jim had travelled little until he
started on his trip to Los Ange-
les August 8. In fact, he had
been out of the state only twice
and then to the Crescent City.
Leaving New Orleans, on the
Southern Pacific, he crossed the
Mississippi River and soon began
to pass through the great rice
and cane country of Southern
Louisiana. Further on, when
the plains of Texas were reach
ed, Uncle Jim says he saw moth
ing but cattle and grass as far
as his eye could reach. Later
the oil fields were encountered,
near Beaumont. From Houston
to San Antonio, Uncle Jim took
on his first nights sleep in a
berth. He said he slept well and
at day-break found they had
reached San Antonio.
He passed over mountains and
through canyons the entire day
and one particular point he de-
lighted in seeing was the bridge
across Pacos River which is $50
feet high and 2080 feet long.
Later on the same day he circled
the great Horse Shoe Curve,
climbing high upon the noun
tains.
Uncle Jim reached Ell Paso
late in the evening and was met
by his nephew, DR.. l. j. Bush,
who years ago was a resident OF
Stone County but has fer some
time made his home in El Paso.
The next morning Uncle Jim was
taken over the city, which is
located at the foot of a mountain
reaching an altitude of 5000
feet. Near the city which has
population of 10000, he visit
ed a church built by the Spanish
over two hundred years ago. HE
also crossed the Rio Grande
river into Mexico and there saw
church 335 years old. Leav-
ing Ell Paso that evening, Uncle
jim reached Tuson, Ariz., the
following morning and from
there on he passed through a
rich fruit growing section. Los
Angeles, which covers 1893
square miles and has a popula-
ton of $4,000 was reached at
1850 in the evening.
The following day, Sunday,
lUncle Jim was taken to Lake
J Park, out of Los Angeles, where
he says he saw one of the most
beautiful sights of his life. Here
the lake was shaded with thou
sands of large palm trees and
everywhere were people seeking
pleasure and amusements. In
the lake, he said, were more fish
than he had ever seen in one
body of water. "They were
thicker than tadpoles in a mud
hole" is the way Uncle Jim
described it.
The Sunday following, he
went to Venice, CAL, located on
the coast. Here he remained
until sun-down, returning to
Huntington Park, where one of
his sons reside. On the return
trip Uncle Jim said he never
saw so many autos jammed
together as he saw that night.
Four abreast in front and in the
rear as far as he could see, he