Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-18

parks, They are not 80 large as the
| Golden Gate park In San Francisco
which, by the way, Is the third larg-
est park In the United States, the 9TH
ers being Druid hin park, Baltimore,
and the largest, Central park New
York.
one Of the potential factors IN the
progress Of this country Is the Los An
geles Pacific Electric railway It's 200
miles OF track connect all the towns
and gives them the best transportation
facilities Of any county in our nation.
IL Is a railroad in every sense OF the
word, It's trains making so miles an
hour on some runs The people can go
from Los Angeles TO their beach homes
In about the same time that salt LAX
ers can go from the Pioneer monument
to their beautiful Waterloo homes.
AN ENJOYABLE OCEAN TRIP.
We made a 500 mile ocean trip from
here to San Francisco that was full Of
pleasant experiences, save for the little
item of being seasck, on the way our
boat, the steamer State of California,
stopped one hour at beautiful Santa
Barbara, during which time we went
ashore and drove TO the famous old
Santa Barbara mission established In
Ai''t hlnb So lAlf HNdilNbl A'AN VI
Gen. Fremont and the home of the first
Spanish governor Of California.
The governors home IL a wide
spreading one story house with fiat tile
roof. adobe walls and Wide yeranda. It
stands In strong contrast to the homes
OF the milllonares located In this one
OF the most beautiful cities Of the state.
SCHOOLS OF WHALES.
on Monterey bay we saw several
schools of porpoises and whales. They
appeared to be playing some very ex-
citing game the way they were spout
ing and jumping 10 and IS feet out Of
the water A month ago large whale
was almost run ashore at Santa Bar
bara by two sword fish. He at last
escaped TO deep water At Port Los
Angeles we talked with a Danish sail
or on the Rhinebek, one OF the largest
sailing vessels ailoat, 800 feet long, that
had Just come from Hamburg with a
cargo OF Alscn cement. She will load
wheat from here to Australia. wool
from there TO Chill and salt petre from
there back to Hamburg.
This fair-haired manly Dane told us
that while rounding Cape Horn the
ship was covered with fee and snow
and had encountered terrible storms.
A WORD FORTH ELDERS.
While in California We have met and
associated with the Elders and Saints
OF the California mission, and have
much to thank them for during our
stay. They are as good and progressive
a people as you can find anywhere We
are now reluctantly leaving Ocean
Park for our home in Salt Lake City.
where we expect to arrive about May
20, after seeing San Francisco.
The trip has done US all good. espec-
tally my wife, for whose benefit 1t was
undertaken.
During our stay here we have had
very pleasant calls from Bishop Rob
ert Patrick and wife, Mrs. Wilford
Woodruff, Jos. j, Daynes, Jr., and
wife and Mrs d, A, Swan Of Salt Lake
City, President Robinson of the
California mission, Elder c. w, Nbley,
Miss Emma Ramsey OF Utah Miss bet
IA Saffrey Of springvlle. and Or. c. w.
Baker and wife Of ogden.
For few weeks or months outing
and rest we are sure no better place can
be found than the beach at Ocean Park
and Santa Monica.
SAMUEL II. ALLEN,