The San Francisco call., 1897-09-10

on whether or no. The result was that
the train was delayed, but carried to its
final destination 1000 instead OF 400 pas
sengers.
1t was grand, gala sight as the engine
hove into view, with streamers flying, her
five pointed yellow star on her breast, her
voice screeching at its height for the last
half-mile OF the journey, end the colors of
5000 people thronged about the stopping
point, enveloping the great string of cars
almost before they could come TO stand
still
When the train pulled in the big whistle
at the water works gave the signal, and
all the rest of the whistles in the city
broke loose like a steam calliope in cir
Gus parade. Bells joined in the bedlam of
sound. Every tin horn that could be
bought in the city screeched its unearthly
sound, and men and women shouted and
cheered, while the boys whistled and
yelled. 1t was not a Morosco gallery
crowd, but it had striking points ci re-
sem blance 10 that nightly gathering. and
it was plain TO be seen that the city
youngster is not the only one who COM
prehends the use of the mouth as noise
generator.
But the real thing-the feature OF the
sight which may be remembered long
after the small boy has grown to manhood
ana stopped his hideous whisting-was
the tick!ed old farmer al his family here
and there, peering over the crowd as best
their natural modesty could, their faces
simply bathed in ecstatic smiles. The
farmer and his comrades realized at the
moment that they were gazing upon the
beginning of train service which was 10
save ;hem $25, 900 in freiehts during the
first year OF Is,existence.
Tne Tulare farmer is farmer sui gen.
eris. He is little older and little more
experienced than his brethren in and
about Fresno. He is not so thrifty as his
orange-growing comrade of the south /;
and he has hornier hand'than his fellow
farmer of the grape lands Of Sonoma or of
the fruit lands of Santa Clara. Prosperity
has held away from him quite as doggedly
as the railroad, and it has left him a
sturdy, we'll bearded, short-set and reso-
lutte type of man. The first beam of any,
thing sanguine shone in his coun enance
to-day. He knows now that few years
more will place him on a level with the
farmers of the best-dcyeIoped sections of
the State. He is growing peaches and
prunes as well as any of his compeers, and
he has railroad which he calls his own
10 carry his goods to market.
The parade headed up School street
from the train, and swung down from
that street to Armorv Hall, There it was
formally organized. Thence, led by the
Hanford band, it followed a crcuitous
route, which might easily have prevailed
upon an unsuspicIous visitor TO believe
that he had been marching in NJ metropolis.
General Muller and staff of Fresno and
Colonel Wright and staff of Fresno led the
first division, which was composed of
Company E. Company F and Company c,
and the Hundred Thousand Club of
Fresno.
VisalIa figured in the second division,
having given the visitors the place of
honor. Following the Tulare band was
the Visalia Fire Department. the Porter
Vile and Tulare departments and other
visiting fremen. The fire laddies are as
important to a country parade as the
regulars are 10 : metropolitan parade
a. o. .. W. and other lodge representa-
tives, he Fresno and VisaIia baseball
teams and people in carriages closed the
procession.
All corners along the route of march
were jammed with country vehicles and
country people. The scene was p ctur-
esquA, and will doubtless be remem bered
in Visalia when all the Fourth of july