The Washington times., 1894-06-11

| she dug, irrigated, and planted. and has
developed some valuable theories in small
| fruit culture; has tried systems OF develop
| ment OF hillsides and slopes by irrigation
which are Of great value to the city dads, -
| which she freely gives to them as they gave Of
land to her-all a woman's work, and an
invalid at that, but not an invalid now.
A great bouquet found at our "Demarara"
bore the kind adieu of our host, Mr.. Hadley,
| on Monday noon the San Diegan Sun and
| Union representatives waved farewell, and
| on we sped back to ''the City Of The Angels"
! feeling we had left some Of the angels behind
in Mrs. Jennie W. Snyder and the wife of the
Union editor, both members OF the Southern
| California Woman's Press Club, resident at
the extreme south point OF the state. Our
| invited guests for this trip were our esteemed
host Of the s. P. X. OR. May) and Prof. G..
W. James, of the Mount Lowe Echo Maga-
zine. beth OF whom declared they had en-
| joyed themselves.
The Los Angeles Press reception committee
scription of which We must give herein) was
/ as follows:
Mrs Mary E. Hart, representative OF the Inter-
national Press Association: Miss Louise A. of,
editor Of the New Californian, Los Angeles; Mrs.
May + Bensen, editor of the woman's depart
ment in the Twentieth Century Farmer, Los
Angeles: Miss A. A. Chevaielier, editor OF the
International Magazine Of Truth. New York;
York Christian at Work: ar. Willard < Allen,
editor Of the Twentieth Century Farmer: Mrs
Clara I. Bouring, the Times; Mrs Mary Ives
Todd, Los Angeles Herald; Mrs X ( Miller,
Contra Costa Gazette. The mems press club,
represented by Mr. H. T. Osborne, of the Los
Angeles Express, was also present.
A day in Pasadena is feast of fruits and
flowers and beautiful homes. with one OF Ray
mond's ilne hotels near by; but to add to it
the climb on the Mt. Lowe Great Incline
Gable railway, with the enjoyment OF Echo
mountain scenery, is more than one can men
tion in a paragraph. Words are tame TO de-
scribe the grandeur OF the Sierra Madre
range, covered with eternal snow, and its val
leys of summer verdure together. From
orange groves and roses to snow" was a
trip given to the W. n. P. A. excursion party
through Prof. I. S. C.,Lowe. its founder. The
terminal railway from Los Angeles to Pasa-
dena, the home-city Of San Gabriel valley,
rendered by the G. A. X. Mr.. W. Wincup.
esq.. accompanied by Supt. W. H. Knight. ofthe
electric trolley line to Rubio Canyon. and the
kind care Of Prof. G. W. James. our esteemed
editorial friend of the Mt. Lowe Echo IA
weekly paper with fine illustrations). we ar
rived in one hour and forty minutes into the
heart of the canyon. Professor Lowe had
special party, too, in the person OF the second
assistant postmaster general J. Lowry Bell,
Postmaster Van Dusen. of Los Angeles and
Railway Mail Superintendent Fiint-a pleas
mail service to inspect governmental service.
The Terminal Railway is understood to be a
beginning Of another transcontinental road,
the Pacific terminus of which is to be at San
Pedro or some point-probably the great
Long Pier. San Gabriel Valley is one beauti-
full garden and Pasadena its blissiul bower.
Orange blooms were plucked for our pleasure
at two stations, with fruit on the same stem,
verifying the well known couplet:
..Ohi would were N oranre
That busy plant,
Then would ever laden be,
And never want
Some fruit for him (thsm) that dresseth me"
The motor road to Rubio canyon is a con-
tinual ascent through fields of fruits. alfalfa,
poppy, and lastly rocks-rocks and heather.
The pretty coloring of poppies gives US rea-
son for its selection as TIE state floral en-
blem Hotel Rubio, at the terminus Of the
trolley. is a curious structure, like one house
over another, fitted into the canyon as if
grown there half hidden in the luxurious
foliage and tail forest trees, 2,20O feet above
sea level. 1t has fine dining room, ITO by
35 feet, and resting on its roof laws the great
platform on which runs the trolley trains and
from which starts the great incline. Also on
this level is built house number two with
railroad offices, the sanctum of the Mt. Lowe
Echo" and finely constructed and we'll
lighted music hall. pronounced by Professor
konski ''the most perfect building to play in
possible to be conceived" Water supply is
from mountain springs, called chemically
pure. In the Summer evening trains convey
the pleasure seekers of three cities to this
grand amusement and resting place. where
uplifted nature uplifts the sordid mind and
reviviies the overworked brain and body.
Thousands thus bless the hands tina. have e1-
ecuted, the brain that planned, and the deep
pockets that furnished the means for the de-
velopment of this resort. Here are furnished
frst-class lectures of science and travel. have
balls, parties. banquets, everything to enter
tain at hand.
But the climb OF the "white Chariot" to
Echo mountain. 5000 feet in length, is glori-
ous The cable is Of finest steel. tested ut
100 tons, with never over five tons weight on
actual strain with cog wheels Tor breaks in
machinery, and triple action in case OF scci-
dent by one motive power. 1t makes the lift
positively safe until worn out. Words fail to
express the scene that opens to view in the
ascent and as We seemed to rise on wings we
found the eagles eyrie at the top-the Echo
Mount Chalet, at which a banquet was given
in honor of the Women of the Press OF the
Great East and the Great West" Prof.
Lowe heartily greeted all in the reception
parlors, and turned over the further duties Of
''mine host to his lieutenant, Prof.
James, who gave a most poetic and enthusias-
tic speech of welcome, responded to on the
part of the Washington contingent by cur
president Mrs. Mary 5. Lockwood, saying:
This has been the red-letter day of the en-
tire journey to myself and travelling compan-
IONS 1t is the eliminating delight OF our
California trip thus far, and we gratefully
acknowledge our Indebtedness to Professor
Lowe, the distinguished man whose genius
made this pleasure possible" Major Samuel
Walker, of Washington, one OF our party,
said also: 1.-The master genius of the man dis
plays and demonstrates the wisdom and the
glory OF his God AMI Creator
Mrs. Hart, of Los Angeles. responded for
the local press in happy expression of fra
ternity, and We were most royalty entertained
all round.
The construction of large mountain
house lie going on and is nearly completed;
also the extension of the incline cable ra il
way up Mount Lowe, the peak where is begun
the great observatory buildings in which is to
be set a 37is s-inch rejecting telescope. This is
the pet scheme of the professor-the acme OF
his hopes and ambitions. He says that the
Sierra Madre chain and this highest point
e. 0O0 feet higher than the Lick observatory
is superior to any now occupied because OF
climatic effects on instruments, the sea fogs,
cloud making, and a survey Of portion OF
the stellar zone favorable here and as yet un-
explored. We responded to all, even the
stellar zone. for. in the words of the forty
second verse of our rollicking excursion song
we have faith in what we see and point up to
the professor for what we cannot see
The noted guests were met, prominent
among whom was. the timely arrival of DR.. .