Show SEES WONDERS OF SOUTHWEST j 4 J. J R. R Letcher Tells of Interesting Interesting Interesting Interest Interest- ing Trip to Coast Towns PROFIT BY THE DISASTER i IA Los Lo Angeles timid and Some Semite Other Cities Forging Furll Ahead Hard Lines for After Acel a u months month's visit to tho the princIpal principal prin prin- cipal points of or Interest along the California anti Oregon coasts coast Jerrold n Letcher clerk of the United States Slates court cout returned to the thc city yesterday morning Tho The trip made by Mr 11 Letcher was purely one o of pleasure hut but he lie took tool advantage of the opportunity unity afforded for rOl studying the thc country coun coun- try Liy l' l and amid tho the cities cites as well wel as tho the coast towns lown making the Journey through the Interior of or Oregon and California by hs' bri rail ri an and amid the lie Journey along the coast const b by steamer Coos ba bay on omi the southwestern coast of 01 Oregon Oreon was one Otto of tho ho most interesting Interesting Inter Inter- or esting points visited by Mr Ir Letcher According to tn Lu Mr Letcher It Is I otto one ole of the tho prettiest bodies bOllS o of water along along the coast crast and Is surrounded by a bit of the time st Inet lumber count country rn in I all al the West est Cst Pine fr fir white pine anti and myrtle myrte grow to tremendous proportions andIn and anti andIn In forests that would seem scent to promise an nn Illimitable ble supply sawmills sawmills saw saw- mills mis arc mire bus busy preparing the lumber for COl market San Francisco being the tue I Ichic chief chic destination Just now but hut so Carthe far Car the time mills mis about Coos bay hay have been all Al too small smal to supply the demand from rom that cl city Mr 11 Letcher tas passed d several overl days das In Inthe Inthe inthe the ruined 1 city of or San Francisco where he was the guest o of his ol old old- time friend 13 g. W. W Wilson Just say my that even yet th the thought of or tho the city Is too to make one think that he would ever carp care to see sec It again Nothing but the yes elasticity elasticity yes elas ems elasticity Is the word worl- worl of of the people would give them th the courage to believe beleve that tho the cl city can b be rebuilt for Cor many man years Streets ts In hail Bad Shape Why ihy I cant can't see fee how they arc are goIng going go- go oIn o- o In Ing to clear the tIme streets of oC debris for or yem's years ears because lec-ause the main streets street there now nott seem to h bear iOtti J not the slightest evidence e of or any work ork having having been done upon them since the lie quake Along Van Ness NC M avenue they the have built buil business bush busi nC ness hess hou houses es by hy raising the residences the residence on one rifle stO story placing top Lop of oC a story one bu business lne block These temporary structures will vili wi probably ably be u used for an Indefinite period ond nd I bol believe eve will wi dela delay tho the rebuilding time Merchants of Df the city for a long bug will wi be he likely lely to get Jet along alon with them theta themas as long Ion as they the can and amid try to recover recover re re- re- re cover over as much as possible of or their lost fortunes before building great Lures ture for or business blocks R again aln Los An and San Sari Dle Diego o were also ilso I visited lcd Ce by IW Mr Letcher who ho found that both huith dUCK haul find profited by hy tho the misfortune of their sister Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles eles especially ho lie says Is booming and the amount of or building going on there here Is Js almost beyond comprehension In Los Lo An Angeles h s Mr Letcher 1 visited the Lime C C. P. P Mason laon family and anti tin tho the F. F F F. Clayton layLon family formerly Salt nl Lakers LakerR and found them all al happily situated A. A R II n Derge and A A. A II n. Atkinson on were among the former Salt Sai Lakers Jakers that Mr 11 Letcher Letchor met nt at San Sami Francisco Frncisco and both hoth appeared to bo le well wel and pros pros- p n g. g Compliments En Engineer The return fo Co o Salt Sal Lake was wa marie made marieDer over o the San Pedro road anti and Mr Letcher called cled upon unon Colonel Charles CharlesD D D. Moore yesterday for Cor the express purpose e of or complimenting him upon the magnificent ent engineering engineering 1 skill kill 1 ex exhibited ex- ex In the construction of the tho roa road Mr MI Letcher says 18 he ho considers It ono one o othe of the finest roads In all al the tho country an and was more Impressed b by his trip over the road than b by the tho first |