Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-01

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February 27th: We escaped a cloud
hurst at Redding but don't know what
we have ahead of us in the way oil
deuges. The boundless wealth Of the
Indies will not be a circumstance to
what the grain fields and herds, and
orchards of California will produce
this year. am told one Chinaman in
the San Joaquin valley expects to raise
a million and a half sacks Of potatoes
The Seventh Day Advent people con
duct vegetarian and health food res
taurant on Market street that Is well
worth visiting. Large crowds go there
for meals, and the variety offered is
so wonderful and tempting that one
forgets all about the heshpots OF
Egypt, and really enjoys becoming a
grass-eater. They carry their devo'
ton to principles so far as TO serve
neither tea, coffee, chocolate or cocoa,
/ UuJ OlIeI a CGIedl uCCOSbibh VI NiAN
postum" variety. The walls are GOV
cred with scripture quotations, and
placards announcing that no meals
will be served from Friday evening
until a. m. Sunday. The waiter girls
at the anti-hesh restaurant all had
nice, clear compilations, and none Of
them had that emaciated pallor so
often seen in persons following this oc-
cupation. Altogether we we're favor.
ably impressed, and yet we could not
help quoting the scripture: Take no
thought of what ye shall eat and
drink"
OF course we visited the Palace
Hotel but why take time to describe
palms and marble. To us the interior
had a stiff appearance. The people
stood about as If they were wax.
figures, and were on exhibition, and
we are told that many get a room here
at S100 a day and eat at dairy joints,
so they can say they have stopped at
the Palace. It can be said, in a gen.
eral way that living in San Francisco
is cheap, At one restaurant we had a
good breakfast, and gave the waiter
a small tip, and he deducted 1t from
my bill, with knowing smile, so tips
are often at loss to the house.
Thursday we had a bright, perfect
day to see the city, but Friday the
rains poured down all day. At 4
o'clock we took fast train for Stock.
ton, reaching there at 7:10. On the
train Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Wagner, form
er managers Of the Willamette hotel,
Salem, met us, and we stopped off to
see their town, a city of $4,000 that is
the center Of great trade at the head
of the San Joaquin valley. Steamers
run up from Frisco. There is q two |
million-dollar harvester plant that has E
been involved in threatened strikes
for some time. To reach Stockton the
train goes up the Niles Valley canyon
crosses a divide and then down into
the San Joaquin valley.
In the Niles valley is the beautiful
home of Mrs. Hearst, mother Of the
presidential candidate, and a grand
woman, who has been a benefactress
to Berkley and 1t is said stll has mil.
lions to give to the state schools. |
must note a fact that | observed at
Frisco. The Chronicle building has
the street crowds-the Examiner has
none. Both papers post war news on
great bulletin spaces, in English and
Chinese characters, and flash them
with electric lights at night. But the
crowds gather at the Chronicle. and
the Examiner cannot get them. To
read the Examiner, one would think
that the masses Of the common peopl.
hung like swarming bees about its
premises, awaiting the latest inspired
utterances from the sybillant lips of
yellow journalism. But they are pain.
mlly absent. Neither Is there any
preceptible interest in the Hearst can.
didacy for President outside the col.
umns of his own newspapers. There
may be deep-seated and undisclosed
sentiment TO enthrone a freak editor
as president but it is uowheres an
parent
by telegraphing ahead we were able
to get a room Of Landlord Wagner
who, with his talented wife. are the
propietors and managers of the I'm.
perial and iosemite-the two best bo.
tells in town-with telephones in each
room-and no guests AT less than
$3.50 10 $500 a day The Wagpers
have done well at Stockton. and II was
a pleasure to learn that they were an
coming TO the Lewis and Clark fair
next year, and will not forget to make
their Salem friends a visit They sim
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