The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-28
Tn Sunny California.

Pasadena, CAL, Dec. 20, l900.- Editor
Glacier: AS we left Hood River, Nov.
2Sth, on the west-bound train seven
hours late, we missed the steamer, and
SO took the train for Sacramento at 8 80
next morning. Passing through the
Siskiyous at night, we missed the seen
cry OF that part OF the trip. Morning
found us at Shasta Soda Springs, and we
run down the Sacramento valley with a
fine view all day. We crossed from Be-
nicia to San Francisco on the largest
ferry boat on the coast it carries forty
cars. We spent the 3lst in San Fran
cisco and visited the Golden Gate Park,
which contains over 700 acres. Sunday
morning we took the steamer Santa
Rosa, fine boat OF So state rooms, to
Port Los Angeles, 355 miles. We had a
pleasant trip, the only thing / regretted
was that the trip did not last longer.
Arrived at Los Angeles Dec. I'd. Every
body was discussing the oil fields. Look
ing towards the hills we could see hun
dreds of derricks. Some OF them are
said to be set in fine front yards set out
with tropical shrubbery and plants OF
all kinds. Many do not know what to
do with the oil when they strike it.
Some Of the streets have been sprinkled
with it as an experiment.
AT Pasadena our party was met by
Mr.. Ballard. We spent the night with
Mr.. Ballard and next day located in a
house q miles away. We soon had a
visit from Mr. and Mrs Foster, whom
many friends in Hood River will remem-
ber. Pasadena is q city OF 1900, with
some twenty odd churches and no sa-
looms. 1t is scattered over some four
miles square, with rs miles OF cement
sidewalk and room for more. 1t has a
great many cement streets. The streets
are lined with tropical trees and shrubs,
such as pepper, palms, umbrella, dragon,
black gum and many others. There are
many fine buildings; one hotel that cost
100000, an M. +. church in course of
construction to cost $60,000, and there
are many dwellings that cost from $780,
600 to $150,000. Flowers are in great
profusion. BY the first Of the year roses
will be in full bloom. But few oranges
are ripe; the main crop comes on in
January. | would rather grow apples
in Hood River than oranges here. The
trees take more care and the oranges are
picked few at time and have to be
washed and wrapped in paper, and boxes
cost more here. Strawberries are retail
ing two boxes for 25 cents. / am told
they get as low as go cents crate in the
season. / went to the door this morn
ing to buy some apples, but after seeing
them did not want them. Hood River
people would not be seen taking such
apples to the cider mill. There are good
apples here, but they come from La
Grande, Oregon, and sell for 81 80 box.
The cost Of living here is about the same
as in Oregon. They had heavy rain
here about the time we had our cold
spell in Oregon About seven inches Of
rain fell, more than they had had for
two years. 1t has been fine since we
arrived; the nights and mornings are
little chilly, but the days are warm.
The mercs. =, went to 20 and 73 in the
shade the first week this week it stands
at IS and 20. II it wefe, not for the
weekly visits of the Glacier we would
hardly know what part of the year we
are in, as it is more like May orS June
than December. We get the Glacier
every Monday. A merry Christmas to
ALL r. BIsHoP