Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-27
BARBECUE,
E NJ. Waite Eats Big Meat
A Rasy Letter From Oregon's Pc
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Here ze have pleasant and Esru
sunshine with q clear SKY and balmy
air 70 cheer "a and fit chances q
rain in the night, the s8n i cat ia
the morning and everything look:
bright and cheerful Mrs Waite.
health j. greatly improved and she
feels happy and greatly improved: for
myself I seem % gain flesh and
strength every day.
" have been taking 10 the sights
.Of Ls Angeles since Ne zane here
and everything which could add u
the interest Or pleasure q our visit
has been done. Last Sunday We vent
% East Lake park. where We sav
thousands OF people and sat on the
grass in the pleasant sunshine and
listened 20 the delightful music b. a
fine band u tNenty-four pieces
We sent on az excursion 20 san
Pedro. Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Cottle,
formerly ~ salem. but nov residing
here. accompanied u. The train
consisted Of fourteen cUucheS all Of
which we're well packed. The South
ern Pacific also started a train
OF the anne size, carrying
equally a. many passengers When
yOu are told that the same companies
sent three other trains each during
the dag, you may judge Of the crowd.
All the people from the region Of San
Pedro were there, 50 it was estimated
that 1900 visitors were 10 the
city. The occasion was a barbecue
given b. the citizens Of san Pedro ia
celebration u that place having been
selected By The government engineers
as an harbOr Of refuge for the South
err Pacific Coast. You probably
know there has been a long tight 10
congress over this question. Hunting
ton, for the Southern Pacific, favored
Santa Monica as that company owned
all the land around that town. He
finally secured an appropriation OF
g, 200, 900, for improving that and sup
posed his faVorite would be the place,
bu: the city Of Los Angeles and
It's influence prevailed on congress to
leave the selection to a COM
mittee Of government engi-
neers. After careful examination
they recommended San Pedro for
many reasons, which l have not time
10 give. The barbecue was in honor
Of this occasion and location. San
Pedro Is wild with JOY and excitement.
Talk about bOOms-you never saw one
like this. Every other door On the
main street is 4 real estate Office, and
not satisfied with that they paint
their plats on canyass-the name,
lots and blOcks-some OF them 1920
feet, and put these up on the vacant
lots and along the streets. Then
carriages, tallY-ho's ETC., tOltake
you out 10 see their property. Some
Of the largest agencies have an army
Of drummeIs, who 60 out with the
victims as pretending purchasers. Oh!
its fun alive TO see the excitment.
Property a advanced 200 and
300 per cent ia the laat four
teen days. What there is to warrant
all this IS more than 1 a see. In re-
gard to the barbecue / must say that
the people OF San Pedro did themselye
great credit, and must have expended
A good deal of money. The town was
literally ablaze with flags and bunting.
The eatables for the barbecue were:
10 fat steers, Is hogs, 50 sheep and a
clam bake of three tons OF clans and
Holsters. The cooking OF the meats
was In charge OF a Spaniard whose ex-
perience and judgment were univer-
sally acknowledged. You know the
Mexicans celebrate most or their
events with barbecues. So they know
how TO manage one. The meats
beef especIally- were nicely cooked,
not smoked or burned, but as nicely
as you would do in a kitchen stove.
We obtained some of the beef and
,lams which with our great big"
unch gave us a very nice meal. We
listened to some delightful music by
/ band from Los Angeles, several
hort and stirring speeches, and then
vent u way TO the train. Taken al
.ogether the joyous ride, the beauti-
al scenery, fine farms aud residences,
never enjoyed a day more in all my
lie. Il. NJ. W.