The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
ESan Diego, California,
The Ideal Home Land.

Soon to begin work on naval coaling sta. Z
ton, which has already been authorized
New $4,000 addition to quarantine sta
ton completed.
Fortilcations and defences of harbor
costing $1,000, 600.
In addition the secretary of the navy
has Just appointed commission to
examine into the desirability Of San
Diego as a. naval training station. Ad-
nliral Taylor, chief Of bureau Of navi-
cation, says San Diego is the best site
for this purpose on the Pacific.
Famed Coronado.
Travellers concede that no more
beautifully located coast resort graces
the face Of earth than Coronado, just
across the bay from San Diego. The
water Of the mighty Pacific caress her
shores, bay and ocean being rivals for
possession of her yellow sands. Point
Iona rises to the right like a sentinel
and out at sea loom the Mexican ISL
ands, bearing the dignity Of centuries.
The dawn Of 1904 finds Coronado
the permanent city-like home Of many
people, including men of large means,
and Hotel del Coronado, with it's ca
pac1ty to care for and entertain be-
tween LOO and 1900 guests, Is an
nually visited by an almost countless
number of travellers. It's patrons
come from all parts of the world.
SOIOuduO HAS y1ildIly OI a0Vdn-
tages of city life, and none of its .un-
pleasant features, while just across
! the bay, twenty-minute ride by troll
Hey and ferry, Is San Diego.
1,4OO-Acre City Park.
The Chamber Of Commerce raised a
fund of some $4,000 with which it
| employed the eminent firm of land
scape architects, Parsons & Cooke,
who have charge of all the parks of
| Greater New York, and who are now
engaged In laying out a 1,400-acre
park reservation in this city.
The Fishing Industry. -
The fishing industry has shown a
wonderful growth. A trade in fresh
fish extending as far as the middle
western states has been built up and
the market is constantly being ex-
tended. The shipments during the
twelve months were nearly double
those of the preceding year.
For instance, during November,
1902. 53,45S pounds of fresh fish were
'sent out, while in-eN November, 1903,
the Shipments amounted to, 112,152
i pounds. In October last 1913, 346
pounds were sent out. Or more than
two tons "a day, In addition to fresh
! fish, many tons of salt fish have been
sent out. :
I Rowing and Yachting.
Pleasures of boating. and yachting
reach their climax here. San Diego
bay and the calm waters of the ocean
, near by afford the finest fishing and
the safest yachting courses on the
coast. .
Several girls rowing clubs have
9 been formed and scarcely a day passes
= that one or more of them are not or
4 the water in their barges.
o The club house Of the San Diego
yacht club. which comprises fifty Q:
, the most sproninent@ citizens of Sal
: Diego, was built the past year.
s The Cofinthian Yacht club was zor.
ganized in June, 1902, and ha.
: purchased a wharf and landing facil
tiles and are fitting up buildings to en-
| terrain the many guests expected t.
participate in and witness the Si
Thomas Upton cup races.
e1 The trophy given the club by ST.
|, Thomas5is probably the finest compe
t. tition cup in existence.
S A syndicate of public spirited ciu
e zens will, build a, defender for this; cu]
l. that it may remain in San Diego an
IS other year instead of at San Pedro
j. Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Oak