The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-07-23

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DRY Of his beautiful country home, its
wide spreading galleries. its shade of
stately palms and dainliIy fringed
pepper trees, and more than all, of
his smiling. queenly wife in the open
door is one that will linger long with
u.s.
The best grape crop produced in
this section is ten tons &c an acre. an
average is five tons. These vii. av-
erage $3.50 ton when marketed,
and Chinese labor is employed at
$I.10 day in taking care of the
crop. The freights are matters
worthy of consideration. A man told
me that from Freso to San Fran
cisco, a distance of two hundred
miles. he paid $40 ON car of wheat,
s57 on car of grapes, sos on car
of brandy, and he bought boiler for
$3.50 and paid $144 to have it ship
ped.
On l60 acres of land, valued at
1925 an acre, the State taxes were
$40 Part of this was levied ON the
winery, but large portion on the
growing crop, which is here taxed
early in the spring.
We were told many times that we
in the East do not get pure California
claret, and were also told how what
we get is manufactured, which give
for what it may be worth.
1t is called the Petiot process, and
is not allowed to be used in France
unless the product be labeled. By
it one gallon of grape skins will
make fifteen gallons OF claret. Water
and glucose are put on the skins,
flavoring extract added, and claret
drawn off. More water and more
glucose are added so long as the
skins do not spoil, and more claret
is the result. The pure grape syrup
that is shipped for the manufacture
of wine sells at SIS gallon.
At Vina in Tehama county we saw
the largest vineyard in the world. 1t
was presented by Senator Stanford
to Leland Stanford Junior Universe
ty. 1t is the intention to cover 5000
acres. 1t has now about 5000, 900
vines, covering 1926 acres. Its dis
tillery has a capacity of 1920 gal
Ions daily, and one hundred men are
employed in the care of the vineyard.
This University rancho is a wonder
to those of us accustomed to the
small farms of the East. 1t has s.
900 acres in wheat, $500 acres in
barley, 1000 acres in alfalfa-which,
by the way, produces four crops in a
year-and 1000 acres in corn. 1t
has $4,000 sheep, and some of the
finest cattle and horses in the state.
Our visit to this university in
Santa Clara county was full of inter
est. 1t stands in the midst of a
rancho Of 200 acres. Its buildings
are yet incomplete, but are of Moor
ish design, and constructed of the
native sand stone. The central
quadrangle is completed, having a
frontage of LOO feet. 1t is the
richest university in the world, and
when finished will present facade
of half mile.
At Stockton we reached the center
of the agricultural district of Cali.
fornia. 1t was more like an eastern
city than any we had visited pre-
viously. Is a manufacturing place
turns out 5000 barrels of flour day
has established a great trade with
China, has communication by boat
with San Francisco, which regulates
the freightage, has large factories for
the manufacture of farming imple-
ments, street cars and carriages.
Natural gas has been discovered
near the city, and is now used in the
factories and private houses.
1t has the reputation of being the
healthiest city in the state, and all
about it arc vast orchards Of peaches
and apricots. apples and pears, and
great ranches of wheat and barley
corn and oats.
Time would fail in the telling, and
patience be lost in the reading were
one to picture the almond orchards
the figs, the walnuts and the olives
California gave US the fruits of oul
home lands and those of the tropics
For the most part we were silent
with amazement at her resources
but state pride was not wholly sub
dued, and we could always count on
Maryland man "to the rescue
Though overwhelmed when first
the productiveness of valley was
unfolded to us, his courage was sure to
revive before we left it, and we would
certainly hear the familiar phrase.
81 tell you, sab, we of the eastern
shore have three things upon which
we can beat the world: the oyster
the terrapin, and the canvas back
duck" This did duty through
orange ranches, hop fields, ostrich
farms and rose gardens, and lost none
of its comforting power by constant
usage.
The flowers of California are not
less wonderful than her fruits
We passed through miles that were
covered with cloth of gold dwarf sun
flowers that lifted bright faces in the
unvarying sunlight
The whole way was bordered with
the orange colored poppies-the state
flower. There were dainty blue bells
and touches of pink and scarlet
There were lilies and geraniums,
yucca and cacti, the whole world OF
flowers spread out at our feet.
/ shall always remember a night
at San Diego, when the moonlight
fell down through the rose trees in
the court yard, and the roar of the
waves came up from the beach.
1t was what this world so seldom
gives to one, the realization of a
dream. The roses lowered fifteen
or twenty feet above us, their trunks
were those of the trees. The geran-
iums climbed up to the height of the
roses, and the heliotrope met them
half way. The sweet fragrance, the
soft light on the flowers, the silver
CLEAN from the playing fountain, the
sound of the beating surf seem part
of some vision eouchsafed me. / can
not make them real.
At Monterey / saw, in an old wall
ed garden, rose tree standing that
had been planted in the last century
by one of the Fathers, and it was la
den with magnificent roses. Mon
terey is a quaint, foreign looking
place. where one might spend as