Show from los angeles A les back to utah afar a ten tea day stay in Aliann brai and los angeles the automobile party of 0 which th writer aas as one 0 let left t toz for the last aap iap ap of t their joy ride thrill edi with th the 0 wonders and pleasures thereof the visiting with relatives the mingling with friends and the loyal hospitality extended them from every side southern california Is truly a won darful section to visit and with Is iskades cades sc ades ot of money a good place to live and enjoy life but not the b best est place to go lust just now to look tor for work or to engage in business los angeles is tar far over done according to those living the there re and business failures have been many ma ny the past two years A recent survey showed that at the present time there aroz are 60 vacancies in los angeles which chic includes new homes business houses living apartments offices etc i the rid ride e fromal from los angeles home furni furnished new experiences it was a wonder ride to san bernard Bernardt alno nio with paved roads and a continued unavailing ot of vast orange orchards immense vineyards fruit farms arid anid pretty country generally before reaching that city a stop was made at fontana one of the most attractive orange andi abild chicken raising sections of southern califor california A large area Is cut up in five acre plats and being sold on the installment to us ua it appealed as the most promising section tedi and it is as sale le to predict it will boast of a city ot of large proportions IV within the next five years many utah people are already located there it is fifty miles from los Ang angles ples and nine miles mile s from san berardino Bernrd ino from the last named city the mountain country coan commences bences and then the desert with some bad roads untie las vegas is reached it was intended to ta make this city in ia one day but night found us at wheaton springs I 1 where a cabin was wa rented and the night spent the little store I 1 there was completely out ot of tood food so becaas a rink drink ot of warm tasteless wat water uliter tad bid to appease the appe appetite tits until 1 I breakfast later in the foren forenoon von the next day at las ank ciar na n a busy place consider ing its barren surroundings from there on to st george is ia one long lone all stretch etch of 0 dry barren con country but with gen genially vally good roads the barrenness is not particularly not noticed leed for good time can be made and speed always gives a pleasure able thrill just alter after leaving mesquite bad encountered and in one rosias were of the many man y ravines crossed a raging flood was found caused by a cloud burst goodness knows where it came an hour houf before we rea reached elied there two young youn mien men traveling lm in a ford had bad left their car at the bottom ot of the ravine and were in the act t ot of drinking from a spring near by when without warning the flood floo deame came and tha ford and J its t a contents constont were washed nas beL away the mach machined inet ai a complete wreck the boys their stars they were out of the car r many cars care had gathered on each smi sills of the now rushing river and those who desired were pulled across with a team of horses as cemere we were while several waited until the flood lad had spent itself perhaps an hour or so go after crossing flue utah line the roads ads are good dinner was enjoyed at st george and the th e night nt g lit sad a U d the th 9 following day was spent at cedar city the place wi liere the union pacific has spent millions to attract and accommodate the thousands thou sanda ot of tourists who yearly visit zion canyon and other wonda kondar r spots section here we were the guests of mr and mrs andy finnane Fin nage of the 1 C penney com company compana panr whose whole hospitality will long be remembered while here iron mountain wis was visited where there is enough iron to supply the needs of the world for centuries the desert mount works were ere also visited here the iron is being mined that supplied liea the columbia steelworks steel at spring ville it on interesting side trip the next stop was beaver bearer a busy little city where mr william firmage is engaged in the moving picture business andi and idding well with mr 1 firmage armage the old fort comeron two miles east of beaver was visited and the L D S academy that once I 1 flourished there now c cosed closed because i of changed school conditions many fine buildings of this one time busy I 1 fort are standing but none occupied it is all L D S church property I 1 all and d is bea beautifully it I 1 ily located it is ull understood de der rt stood od I 1 the be church authorities are contemplating the building of a state stata os old folks home on this favorable acreage and it would be an ideal spot snot for an institution astop A stop at fillmore tor for dinner a visit isit with dave dai e firmage and faral family lir at nephi and then the mile automobile tour started nearly tour four weeks before was ended at spanish fork with no accidents or mishaps to report re port just a continual round of pleasure and sightseeing sight sigh t scein seeing g and the participants happy and again let us ejaculate there is no place like home bome and we are thankful to be back in our mountain city and here to stay star this time tor for at least a YE ar it if the old dread messenger keep his hands oft off |