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

ing, tnu necessltatlng an early break
fast, in order that the party might be
driven about the city. This was served
by the leading ladies of Stockton, at the
large exposition building, the feature
being the coffee and Strawberries and
cream. OF course there were many
kinds of meats, but such Strawberries.
Many of them were over two inches in
diameter and of delicious flavor. Cherries
and other fruits we're also served, and in
front of each lady was placed a beauti-
full bouquet, and to each gentleman was
given a boutonniere. 1t was a warm
morning and the ladies experimenting
the morning banquet we're dressed neatly
and as sparingly as modesty would per-
NIT, and it was the unanimous verdict of
hungry, dusty and unkempt lot of dead
heads who sat around those tables that
they never looked upon
sECH LOvEIY WOMEN
before. President Cappellar insisted
upon a resolution to that effect
being passed and it was not without
some effort that the jolly Ohioan could
be induced to continue the journey with
the party. Stockton is a milling center.
1t is the Minneapolis of California.
Around Stockton, in fact throughout the
Sacramento valley, is one of the most
fertile districts in the state-yes in the
world. No irrigation is necessary in that
part Of the state and the crops raised
are simply enormous. This being so,
land is valuable and very little is offered
for sale. I don't think I ever saw a
more beautiful agricultural country.
The farms are we'll fenced and good farm
buildings can be seen on every hand.
We had seen SO much fruit it was really
quite a relief to strike the Sacramento
valley and again see diversified agri-
culture.
The Sacramento committee met us at
Stockton with a new supply of wine and
truit-a special baggage car being nearly
filed with good things-to drink.
Badges were given out that gave US
THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY IN sAcRA-
MENTo,
from dinner at the French cafes to
swimming baths and street car rides. 1t
may be said in this connection that
everywhere the acceptance of pay for
anything was the exception rather than
the rule, and in Sacramento one could
dispose of a quarter only by obtaining a
shine or a shave. A reception was given
in the capitol building at Sacramento in
honor of the editors and Governor
Markham and staff paid the guests
special attention, accompanying them to
San Francisco. The capitol building
a magnificent structure on which two
millions and a half have already beer
spent-was profusely decorated with
choice flowers and the state band dis,
coursed sweet music-sweet, did I say:
The ladies called it exquisite.
From Sacramento a run was made w
through
H FAMOUS NAPA VALLEY,
n of the greatest grape growing
regions in the world. Napa and St
Helena, both familiar names, are small
but important towns, the wineries in the
vicinity being the largest in the country
Vaccaville, the scene Ct the disastrous
earthquake last winter was also visited
1t is situated in a beautiful valley under
a high state of fruit cultivation. Peaches
prunes and apricots are the principa
fruits grown, and thus far have yielded
very satisfactory returns to the growers
Orchards in the vicinity are held at S4O(
to $500 an acre.
Everywhere one goes he hears of 5000
$500, $500 and ] 1000 an acre for land
Naturally a North Dakotan concludes il
California land is worth such a price fol
raising the luxuries Of life, North Da
kota soil, for raising the necessAries
will at no distant day, be considered
cheap land at three, five and ten times
the present range of value. And as one
travels, over and around the United
States, he also realizes that here in tn,
northwest, in North Dakota, is the las
Of the free public domain, the last o
cheap fertile lands, and realizing this h
concludes that the future Of North Da
kota as we'll as the Pacific coast region
is bright.
ROSA.
One of the prettiest cities-in fact tn
prettiest outside OF P~asadena-is Santa
Rosa, about fifty miles north of Sal
Francisco. It is a city of homes-aI
one old gentleman expressed it, "a plac'
for old men and flowers" One of tn,
neatest receptions on the trip was give1
by the ladies and gentlemen of SAINT.
Rosa, beginning with a carriage ride ant
concluding with a grand banquet at the
opera house. The rose season was at it
height in Santa Rosa and the fines
specimens of the whole trip we're seen a
this point. The opera house was beauti
fully decorated and the arrangement O