Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-19
LIKES MAINS BETTER.
But Mr.. sewaIl Was Pleased With What pe
Saw in California.

fupushlDS house, returned, last week
from few months visit to California
He says, however, with all the beauties
and comparative monotony Of climate in
that state, there is 10 place like New
England
in an interview with a Journal re-
porter, Monday, he said: California is
beautiful country, Of course. and it has
many advantages Of its own. But, taken
as IA whole, it is not so satisfactoryTau
habitat as is New. + England. g, - Man!
eastern people who go there, and stay per
manently really miss the varieties afforded
by our New England climate, and often
long for good snoN storm to break the
comparative monotony Of the climate
From business standpoint, Cali
folnia is greatly handicapped. In this
first place the manufactures, to my think
ing, as general thing, are inclined to
cheapness. This may be accounted for by
the large amount of foreign employment
there.
As vineyard and orchard, and also as
a paradise, Of course California is too well
known in these respects to need any ex
tolling. But there are, from q business
standpoint many features ia regard to
raising fruit, and manufacturing wine
there which ara a serious handicap to the
exporters. In the first place the southern
Pacific has such monopoly of freightage
that their rates are almost independent.
Then an over crop hurts them, in very
similar way that an over crop of potatoes
in Aroostook will hurt that section.
Then, too, the dangers of an early frost
makes fruit raising precarious. One in
stance Of varying results, is well shown
by the fact that piece of land, last year
produced four tons Of peaches, while this
year the same land produced only one
half ton of the fruit. And, it often
occurs that in "A year when there is an
over crop, great quantities of all kinds of
fruit are left on the ground to rot.
from that picked ripe from the trees as
chalk is from cheese. Figs, especially,
would hardly be recognized. In the
natural condition they arc simply lus-
oious, and wholly free from any sickish-
ness.
THE Hungarian prunes which grow
there are as big as ones fist, and very
delicious "
''Is there much drinking done in Cali
formal" was asked
Decidedly yes was the reply. al
though there are many exceptions, and
many towns which do not sell, there is,
especially in the vintage sections, tire
mendous consumption of wines, and
| liquors, which in measure tend to en-
crvate the consumers to considerable
extent.
In one town that | have In mind,
called Pacific Grove there is not one
saloon. This place is used as place of
convention for religious societies. There
is q standing population Of 800, with
/ transient one. at the convention season Of
5000. On the other hand, St Helena,
with a population of only from 5000 to
1000 inhabitants, supports between 80
and 40 saloons. In one instance, where a
temperance town adjoins non temper
anoe section, the last saloon on the road
has been somewhat tersely labelled The
Last Chance
81 Del Monte is the Bar Harbor OF Cali
fornia, and is certainly a beautiful place
Oakland, too, is a charmiug locality, and
situated as it is across the bay from san
Francisco is euphoniously named the
Brooklyn Of New York and is also known
as San Francsoo's Bedroom.
At Santa Rosa, the flowers were
magnificent while l was there One tree.
about Is feet high was fairly loaded down
with the most beautiful and largest white
roses have ever seen. There happened
to tc floral festival, while l was there
which was most magnificent in every
way.
Tho climate sometimes affects differ
cnt people, similarly affected, in a pre-
cisely opposite way. Aud I knew a
woman, who in one place had long snf
fcred from hcadachc who on moving but
four miles was permanently rid of her
trouble
"Are there many doctors in Cali
fornaY'
They are very numerous, rs people
are equally ail!ng there, rs here. The
doctors charges are there, from some
reason very high.
MFR. Sawall was accompanied by Mrs.
SewaH, ana their son, Roy, who enjoyed
the trip, and have returned much i'm
proved in health.
Another large lot ri Baskets were sent
10 the Soldiers Home by Trouant & Bates,
yesterday.