The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-10-18
HILL RANCHER
SAYS GIRLS IN
WESTPRETTIER
Ralph Stafford Writes About
Trip to Fair; Visits HistOr-
ical Spots; Finds Farmers
Object to AAA

Ralph Stafford, longtime resi-
dent of Horse Heaven, who is now
in the East, thinks the western
girls are much prettier than their
eastern cousins. He says the fur
ther east one goes the more oppo-
sition is encountered to the gov
ernment's agricultural act.
His letter to this paper follows:
While reading a New York Sum-
day paper, ran across the follow
ing page, which is enclosed, and is
very typical Of the boosting and
advertising the state of Washing
ton and the West is receiving here
in the East. 1t is not always that
you will see a picture Of some one
in a newspaper so far from your
hometown that you know person
ally.
(The picture mentioned was q
full page feature section for one
Of the New York NEWSPAPERS
showing photographs of Coulee
City and some of the operations
there.)
It is quite striking the interest
the people take in you when they
learn you are from the West and
they are very eager. to learn more
about the country. 1t is hard to
believe it, but once in a while some
one will ask you earnestly" is the
West as wild and woody as they
say?" SO.
The roads as a whole are in
good shape except in the city
limits Of the towns and cities. The
greater part Of the roads in the
cities are Of brick, some Of which
are in severe condition. Most Of
the state highways east Of Sioux
City, Iowa are three and four lane
drives and Of concrete.
The Worlds Fair is well worth
the trip to see, but is really too
much to visit in few days and
not tire of it. The most interest
ing thing to me was the Ford
Building, General Motors, GMC,
Firestone, Transportation, Ripley's
Chryslers, Hall of Science and the
Skyride; also the Chicago Board Of
Trade and the wheat pit. A noisy
children's party is nothing compar-
ed to the racket those traders make
in the wheat pit, especially just be-
fore the close.
] am spending month in New
York state visiting relatives in the
different parts of the state. This
state is very beautiful and has
many historic points. Among them
is the birthplace of Marcus Whit
man at Rushxille, New York. AZ
Waterloo, New York is the Sythe
Tree where man hung his sythe
to go to the Civil War and never
returned. The sythe was never re-
moved, but the tree has almost
covered it over now. Many places
of Indian battles, civil war memoir
ials, etc.
I was planning on visiting New
York City and taking in a world
series ball game, but the Giants
fell down on me, so I will visit in
Washington, DC. instead as have
no time to make it to st. Louis
for the games. Detroit is closer,
but ] came that way, SO will have
to give up seeing a world series
tall game.
Some Of the peculiar expressions
/ notice are "draw" and "drawing"
for haul and hauling load. In Mis-
souri, it is tote.
Most Of the people back here as
a rule are Of a darker complexion.
As to the girls, / think the western
girls have it over the eastern girls
10 20 ] for looks and that "school-
girl complexion"
AS TO politics, that is the ones
] have talked to, and what / have
i.aG, the western states are for
the administration strong, but far
thor east you Con. the feeling Is
more in doubt and especially in
New York state, most Of the farm
crs that have talked with art bit
teriy against T.
Well ! must close, but will admit
miss the hoi.is. town paper and
1 s:il believe Benton County of
Washington is hard to beat and
Will look pretty good when / re-
ftr,