Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-12


ahead q he unnarried, VINO fnd ex,
cuees 70 iihgeF IN shady mad roman
tic places. SLIGHT women Of rather
good shape and with a pretty foot
nearly all ride up the mountain trail
on burros. while the plain, tall and
neshy ones prefer TO walk. OF course
men are not vain and nearly all walk.
Pasadena is about 600 feet above
Los Angeles and has a cooler, clearer,
more refreshing atmosphere. and no
smell Of burning oil But the whole
country is under the influence OF a
delicious tropical climate. The
weather in summer Is warm, the
grass dries and the temperature va
ries between 50 and 100 In the shade
One good soaking rain in FIVE years
is about all the people expect The
principal industries are climate, real
estate and oranges over It all is
golden halo Of hospitality charac
teristic OF Californians
The harbors Of San Pedro and San
IA Monica are centers Of an export.
ing commerce. There are ships from
Atlantic ports. but most are from
Frisco and Puget Sound One can.
not but speculate on the effect Of
opening the Panama canal when
standing on these piers that reach |
miles out into the ocean. with oil
fuel in unlimited quantities and the
stormless Pacific extending to the H.
limitable south and west the possibiI.
tiles Of commerce surpasses the i'm.
agination.
A liner cleared while we were at
Frisco that took on oil enough 70
carry the vessel to New York via Ma.
yellan straits South America. 10000
niles. Besides her fuel she carried
10000 tons Of freight. The weight Of
III is 60 per cent Of coal, on basis
II fuel value. The oil is carried in
anks In a double bottom Of the yes. ]
vel. while coal takes room in the '
lold. OF course there Is more dan. I
ser from oil catching fire. The Pan. :
ma canal will reduce the distance
nd time one-half. \
What will be the effect OF building 8
he Panama. canal? First will be the 1
irect benefit to shipping and com. n
ierce and the public generally The d
arrying capacity and earning power @
( a thousand vessels will be doub. n
ID. II II is true that the trans-con. n
mental railroads have opposed the h
anama canal in the past and may 4,
ppose II In future, they may as we'll u
repare for the after.effect OF con. r,
iruoting the Panama canal, As sure n
as dropping a stone In a pond OF
ater will Uncle Sans dropping fifty h
iillions into an interoceanic canal In. |,
uence the whole transportation prob I,
nm The sequence Of a government =,
anal, that cuts the time and ex. r.
ense for shipments by water from q
ew York TO Frisco In two In the a
Iiddle, will be double-track gov. a
railroad between the same >,
tiles, that will cut the expense in y
NO once more and reduce the time y
transit 20 a minimum. This news ;,
'unds like a dream at present. but :,
mother generation will see the dream :,
,aliEed -
One hears no much about the com. !,
aratiyo climates. atmospheres and 4,
'spective merits OF Los Angeles I,
asadena, Riverside. Redlands and !,
an Diego that Il is confusing 10 =,
aveier Los Angeles people viii :,
loughtlessly say that II is hotter :,
ian hades In summer az all the other :,
aces, while their town has a cool !,
'nbrious climate all tho year \
'ound. Pasadena and valley people =,
III say theirs are residence cities ;,
ave no factory smoke all over them :,
Se Los Angeles. but luxuriant in !,
ountain air and sunshine when Los l.
ngeles Is covered with ocean fogs. !,
IN Diego people speak In pltying a,
ay OF the dwellers Ia the other cities