Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-08

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ton is almost exclusively American.
The first settlement was about twenty
years ago, but the growth was slow
until 1886, when with other Southern
California towns it secured all rail con-
nection with the east. Practically the
growth and development of Southern
California dates from 1886. Pasadena
is only nine miles mountainwards from
Los Angeles, but its climate and physical
and social characteristics are as different
as North Dakota, and Florida. Many
who do business in Los Angeles live in
Pasadena. 1t is here that Governor
Markham lives and adjoining and prac-
tically a part of Pasadena is Raymond,
where is located the Raymond hotel,
which has become famous because of
its being the winter headquarters of the
Raymond excursion parties. At Pasa-
dena Towering plants and shrubs are in
bloom in January, as in June, and the
fragrance of orange blossoms on a moist
morning is almost oppressive, producing
much the same effect as an overabund-
ance of musk.
H GOOD LADIES Of PASADENA
will never be forgotten by the editorial
excursionists. While absent from the
cars, being driven about the city, the
ladies decorated the coaches with roses,
pinks, lilies and other flowers. Scarcely
a portion of the interior of the coaches
remained uncovered, and the hat racks
and corners of the coaches
were fairly banked with roses. Large
swinging baskets hung from the top of
the cal and the lamps were almost OBJ
scured. Between each window were
large palm leaves pinned to the side of
the car and on each leaf were arranged
all manner and shades of beautiful
flowers roses predominating. The
backs of the seats we're covered with
roses and one could not sit down with
out sitting On a huge bouquet. When
the excursionists came back from their
ride this was the scene that greeted
them. 1t would be difficult to describe
it. The most extravaganza expression a of
surprise and delight did not do justice
and in the eyes of many of the ladies
of the excursion, as they thanked the
good ladies of Pasadena, there nestled a
tear-a token of appreciation and joy.
When it is considered that over $4,000
roses we're used in the decoration and
seventy-five ladies and half as many
gentlemen we're engaged, many of them
from early morning till late in the after
noon, the time of the arrival, some idea
of the magnitude of the undertaking
may be had. A book might be written
about Pasadena-in fact dozens have
already been written-without doing
justice to the subject. AS a place to live
and enjoy health there is probably not a
%pleasanter spot on earth. Irrigated fruit
land in the vicinity is worth from $500
to $500 an acre and even as small a tract
as three acres is called a ranch.
o ANGELES.
One day was spent at Los Angeles.
San Diego is the seacoast city of South
ern California, and has an excellent har-
Dor, but Los Angeles Is the commercial
center of that portion of the state and
from the nature of it's location and ad.
vantages must always remain such. 1t
is a modern city of 10000 people, wealthy
and progressive. It has recovered from
the setback following the boom period
and the building of large business blocks
and palatial residences give evidence
that the city is substantial and prosper
GUS. In 1886 when the Santa Fe road
reached that point, the city claimed but
$4,000 people. By the way a word to1
the Santa Fe. A trip to California
should be taken by one route and the
return by another. The tourist will
never regret the selection of the Santa
Fe for the Southern and the Northern
Pacific for the northern route. While
in California he has no choice of routes
| the Southern Pacific system controlling
everything north of Los Angeles. It is
a wonderful system in many respects,
and takes one to the finest scenery on the
Pacific coast-the Mount Shasta district
the Santa Fe runs through a wonderful
interesting region-the Oldest in the
United States, and if n has the time
he will find frequent stops along the
line from Pueblo, Colorado Springs
to the Needles, the entrance to Cali.
fornia, both pleasant and profitable.
At Los Angeles the Santa Fe system
ends, and from that point on through
the stale, the two trains were as an
excursion by the Southern Pacific
management and certainly everything
that could be done to add to the pleasure
of the excursionists, was not left undone
| Along the Southern Pacific the same
character of soil, climate, towns and
| valleys exist as along the Santa Fe in
| Southern California, and the same en-.
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