Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-03-12

around Santa Barbara is acknowl-
edged to be much more beautiful, and
nearer at hand. Water can be more
easily brought into The town. This
place is, also, more protected from
wind, on account of the surrounding
mountains.
Undoubtedly it does not REQUIRE 50
much patience and heroic endurance
to reach SanDiego, but IL is not i'm
I possible that the Isthmus steamers
may be induced to make this one OF
their ports in time. There are grave
doubts about San Diego becomin.. the
/ terminus of the Texas Pacific Rail-
road. l should think it would be as
cheap for the builders of that road to
run il behind these mountains uD TO
San Francisco as to take the freight
from San Diego by boat. They would
have to build a line of boats for that
purpose ..t.-. -. .-.....
1t might be remarked, incidentally,
that the new hotel is finished. This,
of course, furnishes more accommo-
dations; but the number of invalids
seems to increase in proportion. This
hotel is not as good as the old one
The rooms are smaller. The parlor is
particularly cramped; so much so,
that unless you are Intimately ae-
quainted with every one you find
there it is not pleasant to enter. 1 do
not understand why some one does
not put up a hotel, and try to make
the guests comfortable. Frantic ef-
forts at style. IN this country, prove
abOItive. / had rather have good,
wholesome food to eat than bell-rope
and carved bedstead in my room.
The different ways IN which differ
ent people take California Is very
amusing, indeed. The other evening,
after dinner, a number of the guests
parlor, round the fire (you always
have fire in the evening, propided
you can get it), and after a little de-
sultOry conversation, began discuss
ing whether California and California
life had been overated; and whether
they were glad they had come here.
Among the number were persons
from New York, st. Paul, Cleveland
and Detroit. Some were invalids and
some were not One gentleman final
ly seated himself at the table and read
various paragraphs from that latest
book on California, for travellers and
settlers. Almost every sentence pro-
vOked discussion, and the author was
praised and berated in the superlative
degree. The fourth part of what was
said in regard to- Santa Barbara, San
Diego, and like places, it was agreed,
was tue as far as the letter of the re-
marks was concerned, but the major
ity were more of the opinion that the
impression which the book conveyed
was not true that is, in regard to
fruits, accommodations, pleasures,
and everything, in fact, save the clim-
ate.
1t was decided that there were in
which a child or a deli
cately reared woman would not laugh
at; that the San Francisco hotels are
not the best and eheape.t that the
noble art of cooking is not better un-
derstOod in California than elsewhere
10 the world that the common rosds |
gre not better than anywhere in the !
Eastern States that the pleasure |
roads in the neigbbOrhood of San |
are not uneQualed that you I
will not return East with the notion /
hat New York is the true frontier 4
and and that you have in the Unit
ID states a more complete civilization
han in California, in all material
points at least; that the cost of living
S not to day less in California by
hird than in any Eastern State. But
{ was also the prevailing opinion that
he climate is unsurpassed ; tnat'the
TieWs are beautiful, a9d that any day
TOu may see much that is full Of in
crest to a person who is intelligent,
nd who is on the lookout. Now, 10
eIating, 1 do-not, necessarily, indorse
hese opinions, but give them to you
nd allow you to decide as to their
merits. Et--. AYE.