The record-union., 1892-06-14
THEIR IDEAS
Of California Frankly Stated in Their
Papers.
What Our Late Editorial Visitors
Think Of This state-PractI-
cal Observations.

From great number of letters and ed
itorials in Eastern journals, represented
in the late editorial visitation, the
RECoRD-UNIoN makes extracts. AS a
rule, these letters are long and deal largely
in details, statistics, descriptions of
scenery, farming, orchards, vineyards,
soils, business, etc. OF necessity, there
fore, we omit those parts treating Of facts
familiar to our people, and give para
graphs mainly rejecting the verdict of
the visitors.
Cedar Rapids Qa.) Republican,
[San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside,
san Diego and surroundings, the drives,
scenery and farm residences described
Los ANGELES.
The citizens of Los Angeles, with
charming hospitality, turned out with
private and public carriages and drove
the eXcursionists through their peaceful
streets, past their elegant residences and
% the nights overlooking their fair pos
sessions. 3 beautiful city, aboundipg in
hospitality.
FRESNO.
\ most hospitabIe reception awaited US
at Fresno, the great center Of the raisin-.
grape industry. The way to Fresno is
through a level and fertile country.
Wheat fields extend for miles on either
side of us. Thousands OF sheep are seen
IN Irregular hollow squares moving
slowly outward, cropping the rich ver-
dure as they move. Miles of black lines,
straight as an arrow, the furrows the
plow has made, tell of the great duke
dom sa few men own.
After late breakfast the entire party
were taken in carriages to the raisin-
grape regions east of the city.
al fnl Iriv
lar beyond the city, the foothills which
shut III the Pacific; some forty miles east
ward loom the snow-capped Sierra Ne
Yada Mountains.
BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE.
Beautiful beyond the power of words to
even suggest Is that long line OF white
capped mountains which shut this valley
IN on the east. 1t seems more like an ar
1iStS dream OF mountains, impossible of
reproduction upon canvas, than the actual
range which makes one of the several
heavy black lines in the Biographies. But
the Sierra \ NeVada is not simply an artists
dream. If any people had cause to wor-
ship inanimate objects, as the Egyptians
worship The Nile, or the ParSeeS. surely
the fruit-growers, and sheep ranchers,
and wheau-tarmers of this region would
he pardOned for sending, along with their
last evening glance upward to these sun
lit peaks, prayer of thankfulnesS that
the Providence for which they stand
knows, and through the centuries has
known, no variableness or shadow of
turning. This SwiIt-howing stream, that
Water-tilIed furrow-all this fruitfulness
tell of the melting SHOWS on the peaks
OF the Slerras, supply as ineXhaustible
as the re-creatlve power of the All-Sus-
tainer. We are driven miles in the coun-
try. The mercury indicates 900 in the
shade, but the breeze is cooling and the
discomfort is slight.
Speaking of hospitality, the name Cali
fornIa Will ever after be associated in my
mind with
LBnTLESs HOSPITALITY.
1t is in the air. The climate ENCOURAGES
warmth of soil. The inhabitants seem TO
enjoy good thing, and they don't care
who knows 1t So much warmth of well
come has affected the temperature. In
other words, we are oyertaken with
A HOT WAVE.
1t struck US at Los Angeles and is iour-
neying with US. 1t is unusual, yea, un-
precedented. l have this on the authority
of hundreds Of reliable men and women
all the way along our journey from San
Bernardlno north. After
passing many miles of the best wheat
fields L ever saw, we found ourselves
Wednesday evening
AT STOCKTON.
The hotels and restaurants were ready
1or us, and in a few minutes we had
taken possession of the town. The even
ing was spent in promenadng the brill
i2ntly Illuminated streets, The immense
Courthouse was one blaze of light mat
ural gas) in honor of the city's guests.
The hotels were quickly filled for the
night, and the rest of us tried it IN the
cars. y grand breakfast was
served by the Entertainment Committee.
and riding about the city, investigating
ysNyl- thnr III
and other points of interest followed.
SACRAMENTO NEXT.
More hospitality and the same. if pos-
sible, more layishly dispensed. To our
surprise, not only were carriages and
street cars placed at our disposal during
the day, but the whole party were quar-
tered at the city hotels, with noon lunches
and royal dinner set up for the city's
guests. Another and most keenly an
preciated courtesy was the placing of the
natatorium at the disposal of the hot and
dusty ladies and gentlemen of the party,
In the course Of the afternoon and even
ing there were hundreds literally sin the
swim" The evening reception
AT THE CAPITOL
Was great gala occasion. The cleo
trically lighted grounds were thronged
by thousands OF men, women and chill
dren. Delightful orchestral music fIoated
out upon the air from beneath the dome
The Capitol is a stately structure. built
after the good old Doric style OF architect
ure, which puts TO shame the fussiness of
much of our modern architecture It's
white face stands out from the green. and
pink and red of the grounds and against
the starry sky, with a profile which
pleaSeS and rests the eve. The interior
was decorated with many flower pieces
of great beauty and originality of de-
sign. The colossal statue OF Columbus
at the feet of Isabella, the gift of d. o.
Mills, is rare piece of work, the face of
Columbus especially strong, the costume
of the Queen especially hne in detail.
Inc large paintings on either side of the
main entrance, by Nahl, the first artist of
any prominence 10 rise TO the grandeur
of California themes, Were strikingly
typical of early times in California
Speaking OF paintings, l almost forgot to
mention the especial delight of the day,
our
VISIT TO THE ART GALLERY,
Mrs. Crocker's gift to the city of Sacra-
mento. Our party were fortunate enough
10 meet Professor jackson and two of his
pupils in art, Misses Blanche and SulIi-
van. With them as guides, we visited
the State mineral exhibit in the base
ment, the studio upon the first floor and
the art rooms above. Delightful orchas-
tral music relieved the Weariness of the
guests. The walls were hung with many
rare gems of art. There were several
paintings by Nahl, bringing back recol-
1ectionS of 40 as read or lived in the mast
They are too highly colored, but are his
toricaIly OF much value, and the colors
viii soften with age. A small Rembrandt
modeStly looks out from world of color
seemingly lost in its strange company.
Without lingering over the rare draw
ings, the many choice paintings, and not