Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-13

pillow, harrow and other tools and imple-
ments. Seed for planting and nursery stock
is provided to those. who wish to set out
orchards. Speaking generally. the colonist
and his family must be supported and pro-
vided with everything they need for at least
one year after their arrival The average
cost is about 81 500 for each family.
Success of Fort Romie.
Nothing is given away. The fundamental
principle of the Salvation Army is to make
men and women earn all they get. It
never gives away a morsel of food. or a
garment. except to the sick and helpless;
and the theory of its colonization Is to as
sist deserving families to earn a comfort
able living, acquire homes and enjoy happi-
ness as a reward for their own labor and
not as a charity. Every dollar that Is
loaned or contributed to a family for any
purpose-for transportation, support. seed.
stock tools-is charged against 1t. and
becomes a lien upon Its farm. At the prop
er time mortgage is required to secure 1t.
with interest at per cent. the principal
being payable in twenty annual INSTALL
ments. beginning the third year after the
settlement upon the land.
The Fort Romie colony has been success
full. 1t has furnished homes for large
number of happy families, rescued from the
slums of San Francisco, Chicago, New York
and other cities; and there Is room for thou
sands more. IL the Salvation Army could
only find the money necessary to bring them
L.
are raising all kinds OF fruit and vegetables.
especially potatoes, beets and poultry. Few
of them have had the benefit of farm train
ing, but Capt. Erikson, the manager. has
shown great skill tact and patience in
teaching city-bred people how to till the soil
and raise chickens and fruit The colony
occupies part of the old Catholic mission
Soledad. founded in 1888 and its irrigation
canal follows the line of an old ditch dug by
the padres before they were driven out Of
the country.
Spanish Names Of Places.
Most of the places in California have
queer Spanish names, which give them a
tinge of romance and an attraction differ
ent from anything we have in the east.
such as Arroyo Grande. De Luz. Lompoc,
La Purissma. Golieta. Pajaro, Ell Casco,
and the names of the whole blessed army
of martyrs and saints seem to be scattered
over the map. The good padres who set
tied the country thought each town needed
a patron saint But the board of nomen-
cllture at Washington, which was in
trusted by Congress with the revision OF
the names of rivers, mountains and post
Offices in order to avoid duplication and as
s1st the post office clerks by simplifying
things, has been taking great liberties with
ancient and honorable titles, and has ex-
cited such indignation that the legislature
OF California passed resolution of protest
last winter and sent 1t to the President
ms resolution declares that the citizens
of California treasure the memories of the
early settlement of the state and desire
TO perpetuate the monuments and names
which have given local color to It's history
and they appeal to the President and the
postmaster General to permit the old Span
ish names to be preserved in their original
form and to prevent the postal authorities
from changing them to new names uncon-
nected with local sentiment or tradition
The nomenclature OF California, they say
Is part Of the romantic history Of the
state. and helps to tell the story Of its
past. Most of the names have come down
from early Spanish occupation; they are
rich IN associations and have a melody of
SOUND, In addition to the reverence which
posterity should have for the reasons that
caused many of them to be applied.
protest Is also made against the combi-
nation of two names into one which Is
often absurd and ridiculous. For example
GRUB Gulch, historic mining town. bushes
with shame when 1t appears in the postal
guide as Grubgulch; Burntranch does not
recognize itself; Gwinmine seems ridiculous
while Lamesa which is the Spanish for
the table land" Losgatos, Lomalinda. San
taynez and Paloalto are unnatural and of
fend the taste.