Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-03-07

tannerv. paper mill cracker factory, be
sides trunk, paper box, brush. cornice, candy
and cigar factories electric light, wire, marble
and pipe making works and irui, conserving,
drying and eannery establishments. Many Of
these employ large force Of hands and have
grown to become important factors in the
growth and prosperity Of Los Angeles city.
This gave me fresh evidence Of The wisdom Of
doing all that IS possible for ourselves instead
Of iG the sake of saving few cents on the
purchase Of present needs, and diScouraging
local enterprise hy sending away for so many
things that ought 10 be supplied at home.
A trip to l. IS Angeles is not complete with
out visit to Pasadena, the village Of orange
groves par excellence Of this section, and flmed
far and wide for the salubdy Of its climate. II
lies but eight miles northeast Of the city on the
gentle grade Slopes Of the Sierra Mldr. range,
just s'iut out of sight OF Los Ang lies by a
range Of intervening hills. The drive is one
Of continuous pleasure as, through all the
avenues, you meet with successive villa res.
dcnees nesting among well kept orchards and
vine yards that are in marked contrast to tn,
homes Vt farmers 10 Other parts Of the state,
especial To The riuhward. Pasadena was
selected and settled upon only few years age
y well-tU.do people from Indiana, bringing
wealth. and culture with them that has mad,
he pace b,pSsom as The rose" and has en-.
Outraged colonization parties in various patts
II the state. Pomona and Riverside not fn
To thu eastward, are -fsrred to as examples d
successful cooperative colony building, as !,
also Anaheim to the southeast. Ontario is nov
" booming" for the attraction Of settlers, be.
sides others of repuled equaly strong attrac
tons. Continuing my drive Though Pasadena,
the road to San Gabriel was followed so as tc
take in the Old Mission Church, one OF the an.
cient historic buildings u the state. II is
quaint looking adobe structure with It's odd
hefry Of arched recesses, for its several bells,
still hanging, but which have long snce ceased
to ring out the "ing .lus." The evening shades
fast drawing nigh as | reached the will &c.
prevented my alighting for an inspection Of thu
interesting ruins so with an unsalished long
ING for internal evidtnces Of carly mission la.
nor | was hurried back 10 the city for h,i
engagements.
All things have an end and my time for dc
plnurc came,so traced my way 'Frsco.ward,
| expecting 10 make visits ut several places Ell.
route. At Goshen was welcomed by "Keoki
stewart tiny former co-'aborcr on the Press) !,
past midnight in heavy rain, and ty the tim,
~e reached V.salia, by local train and stage,
The town seemed a-huod. 1t naturally put o
damper on my visit and doubtless shoftenet.
my stay. As a consequence, the liawaiiaL
- Gree" (l'll not say "cub, for that, as d
rule, excludes ladics) disap pointed in then
promised dinner in honor Of live Kanaka' :
arrival. found through "Keoki," and few
aides who carried away pleasant reco.lectons
VI a visit 10 llawair,a strong bond OF aloha ano
interest in all pertaining To the islands. Then
friends are sufficient to control the local market
for "a Cha" perfume. My host did the honors
Of the town admirably, Notwithstanding it,
moist condition. lfinstead Of awcek could only
spend day must see the length and breadth
aud also the circumference of the town, even
20 the "hog. wallows" Of The foot hills. Leaving
10y the a ~ NJ. stage 10 connect a, Goshen with
The local" train ior Fresno, had a cold rid.
| through seas and rivers Of water, but, fortuna.
natey, without rain. Reached Fresno in coed
time ior breakfast after which 'did the
Town" found number Of large and sub
stantial buildings that spoke volumes for three
| ar fDur wear q a. anil s,.ypfol neat and cnn,rnn
dous hotels. Real estate is the great 'boonl
aud the productiveness Of the land in his sec
ZION remarkable. Irrigation is the great de.
siderntum aud the future of Fresno depends
upon the settlement OF the vcNed question o.
waler-righls. | found this same conundrun
uolbing parties in the San joaquin, Tuare
Fresno. Kern, MERGED and other countie.
adjacent, as to values Of their real estate.
mad hoped to meet Professor T. IN at Fresno,
nursery man OF considerab experience. who
earned WAS seeking information pertaining tt
the agricultural and horticultural possibilitic,
vi these Islands, but living several miles out %
town he had not arrived ere the train cam,
d.ong to bear me nurihward for MERGED.
the intervening towns had passed through
and possessing number Of substantial and lin,
buildings, some Of which were in faced bricl
with terra-co,a ornaments which gave them
unique finish. Until three seasons apo tn va,
the connecting point for Yosemite; and, from
the popularity vi this wonder section of coun,r,
10 so Large number Of tourists" MERGED ha
spacious hotels, E. Captain bling the principa
one. The Office Of this famous hotel j.
al'u the railroad Office. Wells, E.rg,
& Co. s., and the Telegraph office.
+ Yosemite tourists in the season now connec
with the train a, MADEIRA. Merccdites are there
fore cut Of from much Of their summer revenue
and are devoting themselves now To more stab.
attractions in and about he town itself
|, Raia came on in torrents ON my arrival
necess!talng tn. foregoing Of stage ride t.
Cresy, som. twenty miles distant Fat
being against m: | took the morning
train for ''Ihe city," and reached Oakland il
the heavies, rain Of the season, where at or
Christmas rest sighed for pastures new" 9
which more anon. 7. G. T.
lionolu,u, March S, 1885.
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Eruit f'i"MfiaD 1T kaIihL
Tse experiment, which Mr.. Edward Lycal