Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-14


not yet macadamised to catch the inst north. |
bound train at station where the public could
be Accommodated upon signalling. In the early
morning haze probably my form doomed w a
sufficient signal iof dozen, tot the ponderouS
engine slowed down as graeiously es though an
army awaited transportation. The "lone
traveller" was myself, | took my seat with a
satisfied feeling SO fat As present circumstances
were concerned, aud busted myself pioluting
the changes should find in the garden city
since my former visit, twenty years ago. At
that time | had two friends 70, pilots whereas
now ] would have to pilot myself To ind
two friends, and so--with vague ideas OF
San Jose geography sailed forth from the
station, ON my arrival to make the most OF a
brief visit. need not say that found little
to remind me of my trip OF 1903, excepting the
fact that the city had grown up with the same
objections | had to II then, via. It's great level
stretch that made one feel as il he was entirely
shut in mid all these high buildings and tall
trees, and, as | reached the electric light tower
that spans the crossing Of Santa CLARA and
| Maikel sieelh anu 'e'h us S'o""''s '"f WV
hundred feet, telt like congialnla'ing Inc Guy
On having one eminenec where they might look
oft from and ENJOY the lice Az anu view the
broad eSpanse of country around. As an OH
set however to this Hat condition OF san Jose
its broad thoroughfareS are an evidence OF the
wisdom OF its founders The only other e'''
denee mad OF ever having seen TINS place DC
lore was IN the NoHe Dame convent 'hen
several blocks IRON The hustle oil business pu'
now crowded. 10 It's inmost bonnde'y ny SUD
Nan'iai buildings oil tasteful design 'ot BANKS
and other commercial uses Inc Lyndon
block ADJOINING the convent was receiving It's
finishing touches at the time OF my VISIT and
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Leaving types and type interests salliet
= forth to view other scenes OF more general IN
terest to Press readers. The growth OF Sal
u Jose struck me as remarkably uniform, for no
only had the business area been extended, ant
Z the buildings gave one the impression OF sta
+ bility and wealth combined, but the suburb
; had b. : so built up as to render it Difficult
for ..-;-..,i'ine to know, for instance, wher
San lose left off and where Santa Clara began
y All along the avenue OF willows and popla
d 1.-THE latter now leafless) that connects the tw'
u and gave it the name OF the Alameda are t.
be seen succession OF fine residences witt
weli-kept gardens or orchards. And the SAINT
may be SAID also oil what used to be known
the Willows 1t too is as much part
San Jose proper as kulaokahua is OF Homo
in'u. II was whiie visiting in TINS section tina
learned OF the scale-oug pest that OF lat
years nave attacked Inc 'ruit trees oil inns stat
ana TO overcome winch renders the iru'
grower so much additional labor ana eSPens
compared with former years. On the frui
farm Of MIR. Z. j. Delaney he kindly explained
MS method OF WORK 10 overcome the EVIL.
good sized cask was fixed on wheels on wh'cl
was fixed force pump that would throw
spray OF whaleoil-soap solution on the tree
after they had. been pruned back in the fal
and before the new shoots appeared. This h
explained to me as Harmless remedy :
that IS, lite to the trees but death TO the bugs
naturally thought OF the blight to the cole
and orange groves of the Hawaiian Island
and wondered il little systematic labor il
this direction were put forth whether we to-
would not see beneficial results thereirom. Re
turning l passed by the once profitable ho
fields and curing houses OF this section bu
which now are lying idle owing to the 10y
figure, IL to IS cents per pound, obtainabl
Tor the marketable article. This was the only Ian
gushing industry saw. AS already noted IN
business houses gave evidence OIL prosperity
Inc seVefa' banks anu insurance once
N no''cap'Y so; the improvements were oDser'
n able on many prominent Streets and The var