The record-union., 1895-09-20

the steamer course is serpentine winding
among the most beautiful island and
mainland shores imaginable, the latter
I lndented by bays, inlets and refugees j.
Vulnerable. Public and private in>' IT,
tlons and establishments succesi cor
other constantly on these shores - tLa
series OF intermingied land ond M.otor
views are beautiful beyond dasorip,ion
one notices how noiselos' sly the vessels
underway make progrO, and wonders
ne nas ne'eT onaCrved this feature
the light of the moon invests with singn-
lar ana fascinating beauties. those of the
Waters are mos attractive. Someone has
sung ol tn,-s feature as it appears while
rehectihg me moonbeams.
1here Is music on the waters, which
are paying on their silver flutes. a
mysterious loss in the estimate Of POSI-
tion ana whereabouts is the total disap-
PeaIance OF all forms after nightfall,
"hl4e Ia their places only lights are TO be
seen. The eye, searching for tall, white
smart, sees not what it looks for, but in
stead brilliant fireball that no ordinary
DARKNESS can Quench. But this clear
nght, burning in mid-air and seemingly
without surroundings. associates itself
| with no location, SO far as the experi-
enceQ gaZer is concerned.
In the Fall River line trims these Oft
recurring lights, throwing their beams
from every point, near and RENE note, form
important incidents that are certain to in-
lerest every beholder, while, the varied
conditions under which th'sy exist and
are seen only enhance their r attractive
ness.
But 1 will not weary the reader longer
with the sights and scene - of the Fall
river route. We reach( ID Fall River
ABOUT daylight and soon took the train,
reaching Boston about p. NJ. expected
10 meet friend that sed to reside in
sacramento but is now living at place
near boston called \ bwburyport, but
was disappointed in th at, SO j had to be
my own guide, and wit letters OF intro
Quctlon TO fruit-dealerss from New York
succeeded very we'll in making part of
the city interesting to me, aHd that, of
course, among fruit-deaIers. found
some very busy scenes where fruit is
handled. and had the plea sure of saying
many good word for California in gen.
eral, and Sacramento in particular, so
That L hope 10 have Interested good
many so much that we will have the
pleasure OF some friendly calls, if nothing
moro. But certainly hope great deal
more.
l found that everything here is sold by
measure, not by weight. Potatoes are
81 40 per barrel, and tomatoes % cents
per pushel, box, etc. l saw great many
packages of California fruit and the
many questions asked about our products
proved conclusively the keen interest
taken in anything raised in California.
heard considerable inquiry about our
lemons, especially, and would say right
here to the growers-you can knock out
Sicily in the first round If you will only
take lessons from Blanchard of Santa
Paula, JOhnston q of Santa Barbara or Lit
tie Bros. of Ontario. To use common
expression, Sicily lemons ''are not in it"
compared TO ours, and the means we
have at our command to reach the mar
ket, and there is good money in lemons.
So why should net California, our own
country, have tlAe money and keep it,
rather than send it to Europe?
also had inquiries made about our
grapes. and fincl the TOkay is the variety
that brings the best prices in the Boston
and New York. markets, which OF course
you can see if you glance at the sales.
Others inquired about our wines, nuts
oranges and other California products.
All such inquiries | answered to the best
OF my ability. Perhaps if had hired a
ball could have reached more with my
California talk.
l had travelled so much l was glad on
MP return TO New York to even have the
floor for bed on the steamer Plymouth,
IL being impossible, on account of the
hnights Templar returning, to even get
a mattrass TO rest my weary bones on.
| So am back to- the home of my child
! hood, and have been enjoying myself to
the fullest extent | will write you Of
this partic ular spot more fully in next.
l am now too busy answering the many
Yankee questions put to me about our
glorious State. Very truly,
A. w. UPsoS.