Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
POLITICS ARE LIVELY N CALIFORNIA.
The worship Of the Almighty Doiisr-A
Tiae ,Iirnstc-rhe Consequence. OF
Another Dry winter Dreaded.

Mission. san Jose. Cal. Sept. q. 1895.
To the Editor.
The writer left salt Lake city July
9TH. arrived In san Francisco Juiy IAN.
ana left Angus, isi for the far-famed
hop fields " Picasantun which lies
some thry-acven miles south u san
FRANCISCO. We crossed the Oakland
ferry and then took the road south,
over hill and dale for nfieen miles to
Haywards. II was a great relief 10 get
out Of san Frunoiaco. with ~ ceaselosa
rOar, clatter and din. She streams "
people vending thsr way In one long
cont-nuod. successive round u cOniin-
uity. created a havoc In ones mind.
San FfanclscO Il a very large city,
and IN fact I can state that % 81 the
mecca" Of the whole Pacific cOast.
Like crust OF bread with a flock u
sparrOws around 4. Like a sweet.
tender strain Of music, vibrating thro'
a grand oraturio, ~ does ain Francisco
vhfaie 90. permcate through, and In
fuse Into commercial, political aud civil
life.
on the Pacific coas, the political held
u very aggressive al present. James q.
Mcclure q San Franciscu u running
on the Democratic aud rvpulisi docket
ior governor. with fair chances - sue
cess Henry r. Gage % Los Angeles
u opposed a. him on the Republican
side. The country Ia aHtlr with the
bustic. activity and excitement inciden,
20 the coming election, and q n re-
markablc that In this land u fruit
gfltpea and lr1aHS R'gi sl'apca, 1hcr,
IL not more drunkenness. I have onl,
sr.n one drunken MN since I've beer
In California. Now n the tiine % haf'
vest ont here. and u II the time thai
there IL most 60 do. ApricOta. peaches
prunca and grapes (orangea IN Dlccm
bcrD are harvested now. The cpuntri
IL b,crally ohvc with tfamph c'nno
polls must have omptlcd herself %
them. There arc NIL shades. condition.
and manners of mot. There are s,og
OF thyn In California. There are Netl
few Portuguese among them. however
and they make up large element II
thc population Of CALIFORNIA. They ar
very cLmsh. Their lberaiity u no
- greaf a. that OF Utah farmers, wher
one even though he De trump. car
70 In aud ut down % q "fraat'. I'm
writing this from Nlss,on. Sun jos.
Yearriay I was coming into town WI
a upado ON my shoulder. when !
hrufd some one say Hes not gen
tieinan now, he's carrying spade.
u has often occurred 60 me. that hnnll
fty waN the greatest word N me Ing
hsh language. Though the Apes,le i'au
says, faith, hope and ch-hl'y, w.
three. bus che grcaif-' OF ihciv u 'i'''
ity."
'llark. che voice ~ Jesus crying
Who Will 90 and work today. 49,.
Tho fielda arr ripe, The harvest waltlhi
Who will bear the HhehVe. away
Long and loud the Master cnH'th'
Rich rewards he onsrs thee.
Who will answer gladly aayinE,
Here am !. send mel
nut 20 resume our narrative, ! arrlvi
In plcaaantnn and there found the va
out'' 10 r1nsiai ~ about coo acres. ru
hy tho pirnAanton Hop 60, % who
Geo. Davis N superintendent Thel
was plenty OF camplnH ground. tons
fire.wo0d. water. etc, a. tne clrcula
We had nccn had said. and the butci
er'a and bakers wagon came throun
the camp every day. ~ I purchase
tent. and proceeded 10 make myHc
comfortable. I erected a tent Ia u
midst Of the campers and settled bat
10 thorouxhly enjoy the nituatio
The FIRST evening dancing platfor
was erected. aud "Nlka nanich, nil
konchmnn. ere the daylight fad
away There were ntrinEcd instr
mcnta and u mute, 20 spent tho uigl
Il use this word ndviacdly) very We
Tho aft duicet tones 81 the flute "
lowed me far into the night
The neNt nirht went 90 Liyermo
To hear the mrgAnsa nprnnu, Lillii
stark. and truly rhv was all my llycl
ct Imagination could coniuro. she vi
dressed very simply, A white III
dress hanging from tho waist dow
In organ-llke folds. white tafieta. an
the corfnnr c"' thnpe, complete
her tout ensemble"
The cnltuniu.If are 10 man r
that most dcsmchhlp yet most talk
about. nlthy lucru, the almighty DO
lar" They adore u, they worship
they part itu hair IN the middle az
veneratc H. They can detect ~
glance, whether man has money
not, " not, then sit thou ynnder." n
religion Of our fathers IL not implnn
cd In their hearts. They are Hslns
first last and all the time. II II mon,
that makes the mare 80, but II IL bel
ter 20 Jog along rather than dri,
az a furious salt you viii wreck N
wagon u you persist IN Doing tho lal
ter. However, a nickel II as inrEc 4
a chrtwhcel. and munics u largcr a,
nomination IN like proportion. In q,
gard o. the climate the tcmperatui
u equitable. though they say that
they have another winter DE- dry d
the lay one, u viii send eycrythln
into a State Of "inocuous desueiudo '
CiAs. W. AUSTIN.