The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-15
"a Garden Spot"
EnrroR DEMocRAT

EDITOR DEMocRAT
A short article in your paper OF July Is
headed by the above title attracted my
attention for its surprising statements
without single fact presented to substan'
tiate it, and all the more surprising that
was written by native Oregonian, VINO
seems to have taken delight in ignoring
this beautiful Willamette valley OF ours.
San Diego is land of sunshine, we adj
init that; they have flowers there, but 1t
is by artificial means they are kept alive
for the larger part of the year. but sun
shine and flowers don't make garden
spot of earth. And no doubt there are
Just as true men and women there as
there is in any country. You will find
good people in every civilized country in
the world. But these can't make the
garden spot of earth. Church and Sab
bath school privileges abound in every
city in this free and glorious country OF
ours and nowhere are those privileges
more abundant than in our grand and
beautiful Willamette valley. There are
four churches and two Sabbath schools
within three miles of the writer of that
article, but these don't make the garden
spot of earth. The magnificent view OF
the hotel Coronado from the beach, in
all its elaborate architectural beauty and
six acres of land lawned, which cost a
fortune and is an elephant" on its own
ers hands, don't constitute the garden
spot of earth. A splendid view of the
grand old ocean is inspiring at any time,
and the rcllieking waves as they dash
upon the shore are enthusing, but the
grand old monarch in all its power,
beauty and glory don't make the garden
spot OF earth. Not having one solitary
fact to present to show wherein San
Diego, is the garden spot of earth, it is
surprising that the writer is very anxious
to drop the theme. The fact is San Diego
don't possess single thing to make it y
garden spot and 1 am surprised that
person born and raised in Linn county
should try to praise up such sandy,
burned up country as San Diego as the
garden spot of earth and throw slur at
their native home and especially this
glorious Willamette valley. 1t is aston
ishing how one, after living here so long,
can try to belittle this great and lovely
Willamette, where nature has supplied
man with everything he needs to
make it paradise by calling San Diego
the garden spot of earth where they have
nothing but sunshine and completely
ignore their own beautiful and ma
tive land where everything is in abun-
dance even to the sunshine. 1t would
have been better had they dropped
the theme before they picked it up than
to call San Diego the garden spot of earth
when they are not raising enough there
this year to feed jack rabbits, and our
wonderful Willamette valley is groaning
with its heavy load of all kinds OF pro-
ducts.
With the proper observation of the
laws of health there is no place in this
country more healthy than ours. The
ratio of the death rate is nearly twice as
large in California as in Oregon. Those
who violate the laws of health must sui
fer and that suffering will occur with
every one if they disregard those health
laws. Talk about San Diego being the
garden spot of earth, most absurd state
ment.
spot of earth it is the Willamette valley.
Crops have never been known to iail
here and one can raise everything in
abundance that grows except the tropical
fruits. VIII the writer of that article
give one single reason why San Diego Is
the garden spot of earth. l am of the
opinion they looked at the resources of
that country through the eyes of real
estate agent or newspaper man.
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