Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-09
Peoples Column
To the Editor:

the hearty welcome of our friends
and neighbors, after our absence of
about a month, makes US feel mighty
glad to be home again, although the
trip was one Of the pleasantest of our
lives and one We wish everyone might
have the privilege of taking.
We travelled the Northern route
both going and returning, it never
having occurred to as to take the
Southern trip as so many do and we
might as well have done; but we are
satisfied with what we saw and don't
see how It could possibly have been
more interesting or beautiful.
Our visit was to my brothers,
Charles and Joseph Benson, both of
whom live in Los Angeles. Joseph, a
bachelor, was home here about ten
years ago. Charles, whom / had not
seen for As years, is married and has
a family of four children, three sons
and one daughter, all married and
living in homes of their own. They
surely showed US good time. They
have cars-both the men and the
women drive them-and we were TAX
en- to all the places of interest, even
over the border into Old Mexico.
At Mr. John Buffers, a former resi-
dent Of Pocomoke, we went into an
orange grove and gathered oranges
and grapefruit to bring home with us;
out of my nephew's yard We gathered
lemons; and my sister-in-law gave
me canary which sang in every
train we rode in coming home.
On the day of our arrival in Los
Angeles, my sister-in-law went into
her garden and gathered butter
beans for dinner, and when we went
down to San Diego we had English
peas and roasting ears.
And fowers-I never saw anything
so beautiful! There are Gala lilies,
carnations and roses everywhere, and
fish geraniunas i'm great masses,
growing as high as the caves. Palms
and California pepper trees line the
roads, and those little red berries,
hanging in clusters as they do, are
certainly pretty. ~
One Of the places Of interest was
San Gabriels Arch Mission, founded
Sept. 8, 1771, Padres Cambon and
Sierra. Ramona's home is at San
Gabriel too, and there is an old grape
vine growing in the yard which was
planted in 1775 and covers 10000 SO.
#. Of ground. In places the vine is
as large as the trunk of a tree. Mr..
Henderson and I had our pictures
taken as we stood under the historic
old grapevine, after we had gone thru
the Mission. =
We travelled by way Of Denver and
Rio Grande Western Railroad from
Denver to Salt Lake, said to be the
scenic line Of the world; through the
Tennessee Pass, 10,442 feet above sea
level; through the Royal Gorge, over
the hanging bridge; through the Can.
ons of the Eagle and Colorado rivers;
through Glenwood Springs, great
health resort where people 60 to get
the healing benefit Of hot baths; and
thence to Grand Junction, spot
where the rock formation Of the
mountains is one Of INDISPENSABLE
beauty-all streaked as it is with
pearl, pink, blue, yellow and gray.
We stopped off at Salt Lake for a
days and visited Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Tull, formerly Of Pocomoke. Mr.. Tull
has good position. He is boiler in
spector for the Hartford Steam Boil
er Inspection and Insurance Company.
He is in the best Of health and looks
years younger than when I saw him
last.
Salt Lake is an interesting place.
They took us to see the State capitol,
Temple Square, the great Salt Lake,
and Bingam Canon. We went inside
the Mormon Tabernacle and saw the
pipe organ which is reputed to be the
finest in the world. No one but Nor
mons are permitted to enter the Tenn
pie. We brought home several pieces
Of ore from the mines and some salt
from the Great Salt Lake Desert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tull gave US a solid cop
per spoon made from the copper
mines Of Salt Lake, and their son
Allen gave us a silver pin tray with
the State capitol on It in bas relief.
They did everything they could to
show us a good time and we surely
enjoyed every minute Of our visit
there.
In fact our trip to California and to
Salt Lake will never be forgotten,
but will remain in memory as one of
the most enjoyable of our lives; and
we wish most heartily that all our
friends and neighbors might share
with as the pleasure Of the expert