Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-02-21
Former BaraboO Resident Writes
From Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA
COMPARES A SMART RIGGED
SAIL BOAT TO A PRETTY GIRL
Many Foreign Vessels Land at
What May Some Day Be Great
World Port
gy DR.. R. D. RANsoME


In view of the bright outlook ahead
for Los Angeles as world port, the
work of extending, widening and
deepening the harbor channels has
gone on progressively. Not only has
the city filled in the lowlands owned
by it and erected huge municipal
wharves and warehouses but private
interests as we'll have gaZed into the
future and seeing, have believed and
acted accordingly These many pri-
waite interests have gone ahead OIL
an extensive expansion plan and the
result of this work is seen by the
observer in the many large ships
from foreign countries loading and
unloading at the docks.
Here one may see many freighters,
lumber schOoners and passenger boats
Harvard and Yale
Among these there are two boats
that particularly attract the eye =
they are the Harvard and Yale, two
DGdEL1luI UOdLS uSSu III COct0I W AOC oCA
vice between San Diego, Los Angeles
and San Francisco These two boats
for a few years prior to the world
war, were in coastWise service on the
eastern coast. They were primarily
built in the east tor eastern service
When the war came, they were
transferred into government service
and for two years were in actual SER
vice in the English Channel between
England aud France.
For this service they were each
awarded the duty cheyrons, enc for
each year of service and today these
chevrons are to be seen on the smoke
tunnels OF each boat
After the war, they returned and
were r9itted for regular passeng er
duty by the Los Angeles S. S. Co
and TO-DAY Il ey are the fastest ot our
c2astwi5c Passenger boats.
ley a t,in and neat N ] cks,
wer9 built fer peed as we'll as COM
fort and justly can be caller the
GreyhoundS OF the sea.
Boats Are Clean
To ride on them is likewise pleas
ure, as the boats are connexions and
clean. There are a row Of cabins
opening outward overlooking the wa
ter, then inside is a double row of
cabins. These extend but a short
distance from the center toward the
Prov Wide, beautiful 9tairs cen
trally located lead from the lower to
the second deck and at the head of
them is a beautiful large painting
typifying some early discovery in
Californian history.
At the rear on the upper "B" deck,
is a ball room and there is dancing
each evening. Forward at the oppo-
site end is the library, writing and
radio room with it's cozy furniture
and chintz draped over the windows
Above this deck, is the boat deck
and pilot house, which on warm
moonlight night is well filled.
Below the first deck is the large
eommodious dining room, reached by
central stairway Along the sides
by the port hole windows are little
hooks holding four, while in the cen
ter of the room are the various tab
les arranged around the captains
table.
Prefers Sail Boats
The skipper had given PIE quite
a bit OF information ABOUT the ships
as he had been induced to take q
trip to San Francisco; and, as he said
"Outside of blow on four master
those boats ride nearly as we'll
There was one thing he said about g
sallor-that was the fun of being III
in the yards furling in sails in blow
AS for steam ships, well, -four
master after all in a spankin' breeze
with all sail spread is prettier pic
ture than any other boat made, ant
while I had a good trip, was glat
to get back and feel my old boat IN
der my feet" he said.
Eyes," he continued, "A smar
rugged sailor is like pretty girl al
decked out with ribbons and fri1ls
She's a pretty sight and steps RICH
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