Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04
Gay Oregon Bridal
Couple Still Re-
membered
Thinks Los Angeles Will Show
up Well Ia Next Census
Likes the Town
Editorial cOrrespondence0

riches VI lHb edIlus Ouc bteb SUN
blocks of hundreds of carloads Of tn,
choicest dried fruits put up in boxes
= ready for shipment. One goes fol
miles out on the electric cars into the
wineries, where stand the tanks hold
ing thousands of barrels, the distller
les on every hand converting wines
into spirits. We saw no wine drank
on the trains or at hotels, and must
still consider the American people the
soul of sobriety, and a cold-water TEN.
perance people, as a nation. At 'Fris.
co we heard of increasing love Of
"gln-Hzzes" and "high.bals" among
the socallod society women and up
on the Mission and Stockton streets
we saw Italian and Portuguese women
who were what might be called drunk
en-. The uselessness Of these society
women may not be proverbial, II she
will make a horrible example of her
self, and teach sobrety as the Spar
tans did by publicly exhibiting drunk
ards.
At Stockton we got on the trail Of
pretty gay Salem couple. who were
all through this country a few months
ago-stopping at all the best hotels
and having a good time generally-on
their wedding trip. Some of the train
men remembered that Oregon bridal
couple, and especially the devoted
groom, who, In spite of being in the
seventies, was all attention to his
charming bride, who appeared to be
much younger It became very well
known to former Oregonlans, before
they left the land Of gold and sunshine
that they lived at Salem, and had both
az one time occupied a high Official po
sltion in that state.
Leaving Stockton we had to wait an
hour at Lathrop for the main line
train, The Owl Limited is one Of the
finest and fastest trains on the con.
tInent, and is not much longer going
the 500 miles from Frisco to Los An.
gelcs than the overland is going from
Salem to Ashland, The country is
mostly great level stretches Of valley
between the mountain ranges. Att
Lathrop we found picnic lunch
counter, set up under the shade OF
some eucalyptus trees, presided over
by a Mr., Royce, for 90 years a Cali.
fornian His wife was from Des
MoInes, Ia, cousin Of the late Hon.
Isaac Brandt. His homemade sand.
wiches, doughnuts and apple pies had
the real Iowa flavor, and We can rec.
ommend his refreshments and good
Christian measure TO all travellers
especially lowans. He pointed out 10
ms the Dlablo mountains. where. In
early days, Spanish hlghwaymen and
bandits OF other races made rendez.
vous, and az times descended from
their strongholds 70 raid the peaceful
ranchers OF the valley, and hold up
the stage coaches with their gold |
dust ladon travellers. The San Joa
Quin valley Is a great eNpause Of grain |
fields, wineries, irrigated districts.
while between the railroad and the |
foothills is a continuous fringe OF farm
houses, villages and towns. The
wagon roads are smooth and hard as |
cement payements.
bakersfield Is at the south end of |
the san Joaquin valley. aud Is the /
center OF an OH output that amounts /
TO 90 carloads a day. on no. only sun /
plies the fuel for engines steamboats,
locomotives, electric power and mar.
utacturers,. but is used on the farms
aud IN tho heating of furnaces for
residences and business buildings. II
viii make an California a great manu- 4
featuring state.
We cross another mountain range
and go down into the Los Angeles val.
ley and the metropolis OF tho south.
west city that Is going TO show 200, /
poo to 100000 population at the next
census. Il Is a non-union labor town
ana buildings are erected almost while
You wait lt is quite common 10 let
contracts for the delivery OF resi-.
ienee or business building IN so days
and IL is generally ready.
We went 70 the Angelus hotel and
were surprised TO hnd Il. IN elesapoe
'f appointments aud service. superior
~ some respect1 10 the Palace AL
Frisco Our friends soon called for
is aud took us to more hOmsliks II