Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-15
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Editorial Correspondence.

much all Of interest In this part Of The
state and leave today for Santa Bar
bara, romantic old city on the coast
which Is reached by the peerless Pa
cihc Coast line of the Southern Pa
clfic company We are much pleased
with the train service on this com.
pany's lines. They are sometimes
accused of being slow and behind
time, but this is more than made up
by the absolute safety and comfort of
the service. The men and the man.
ayers seem to go on the principle Of
being sure and then going ahead and
one feels so perfectly secure in trav.
cling on their trains that it is some
times not appreciated by the careless
traveller. At Los Angeles we were the
guests Of old Iowa friends, who have
an elegant home at Los Angeles, Mr..
and Mrs. r. V, Day, Mr.. Day and his
brothers being large operators in tim.
Der lands In Wisconsin and Louisiana,
and are now extending their opera.
tions into the West. BY their kind
ness and courtesy we were shown
much Of the city and it's surrounding
attractions.
A Woman's Club Town.
Los Angeles has a strong woman
club spirit. There are many women's
organizations. but the Womans club
proper is strongest of all-haylng
nearly thousand members and many
departments. The club house occu
pies nearly a block and is an orna
ment to the city. They are very
strong financially and have made their
club house a source OF revenue The
auditorium Is very well adapted for
large receptions, musicaleB, concerts.
Lectures and dancing parties. Il
Is arranged so that the club can fur.
nish decorations and serve refresh.
ments, and ii is very swell and at the
same time a homellke place and
center OF many cultural movements
for the Improvement Of the city. The
ladies take hold OF practical matters
like street cleaning. removing insight |
ly telegraph poles and disgraceful ad. |
vertising signs. The Salem Woman's
club would find their organization
greatly strengthened by having a club
house Of their own.
An Artists Home.
We took a trip TO Hollywood.
beautiful suburb OF Los Angeles,
where is situated the home and flow. |
or garden OF the artist Paul de Long
pre-. He has several acres Of the
lovely old-fashloned flowers. as well
as those belonging TO this climate,
He grows them In endless profuslon
and just wagon loads OF all kinds.
The most perfect he gathers In their
season and then paints them In oil
eolors-pictures that sell from 500
TO $4,000, or at least those are th&
printed catalogue prices. The resi-.
dence is a dream Of a home for an
artist-built In the Spanish Morocco
style-with the archod courts and NJ
agree decorations within and without
Of miniature Alhambra. This gem
Of art in the way OF building is a
private picture gallery open 10 the
public on certain days and by far the
most unique creation. next to the old
missions that We saw In Southern
California.
A Street Car Paradise
This country is paradise for the
street car business and there ara
millions invested and more millions
being expended In their construction.
The street car line is back Of each
lew town and real estate improve.
nent The line to Hollywood Is be.
ng double tracked and there Is a
hird double track line being bult tc
he south beaches from Los Angeles.
Most OF the men get 2s4 cents por
'our wases on the cars but there are
many nnes imposed and the service
hard strain on a mans eyes and
learing they run so fast. The men
ave TO buy uniforms, pay a deposit
o make good any damage done by
.esleot Of duty. Il costs a man about
400 TO get on the JOB. and he has 10
ass a rigid physical examination. Il
anything but a paradise Tor the em.
loyes l noticed several eaorts "a
short change people when riding
nd conductors are supposed to have
better thing than motOrmen. Men
no want TO street car for a living