The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-23
WHAT IS WORTH DOING AT ALL IS WORTH DONG WELL.
LETTERS
ON THE FAIR
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'onu ~ oPon NY tyPe"ilte
again about California or any
thing in it, but YOU just can't g
around here without catchin
enough of the spirit of "get- NJ
and.go" to make you break out i
a new place.
When l was here doing til
state five years ago, the wise me-
and the knockers were saying tina
every thing was overdone, an,
that reaction was bound to follow
but everywhere | 60, l see mark
ed Advancement in everything.
New farms new roads and canal
new orchards and vineyards, new
school houses, hotels and resorts
land values advanced or doubled
and new packing houses for hand
ling their products. The tourist
trade is increasing, new liners
plough the seas, and the harbore
are crowded with merchantmen
under every flag. Special train
loads of tourists are as common as
carload excursions were a few
years ago, aud the demand for
''folder literature giving infor-
nation about the Orient and is-
lands of the Pacific, is as great as
it was for the western coast. while
every tourist is as busy as a school
boy studying the coast states.
They swarm in Los Angeles,
Santa Cruz and San Francisco.
they crowd the steamers going out
through the Golden Gate, and the
trains to and from the exposition
at Portland.
The trains on the coast line are
loaded with them, and they are in
evidence making tours of the San
Joaquin Valley over the Southern
Pacific and the Sante Fe.
Some of the notable things
which they talk about are the
great variety of products which
gre raised in the different belts of
the valley; the work of irrigating
the arid lands; draining the
swamps, and covering the foot
hills with orchards and grain. In
the southern part of The valley
are the oil fields; then the grape
and raisin districts; the peaches
and apricots; oranges; wheat belt;
oat belt; potato belt; cabbage belt;
celery belt; strawberry belt; melon
belt; olive belt, etc. -each district
producing its own special crop on
q large scale.
Another nice trip is from San
Francisco to San Jose.
On the way out the train follows
southwark on the west side of he
bay, bringing to view succession
Of great fields of onions, lettuce,
radishes and other things grown on
> large scale in their big fields. !
1t isn't so much ia seeing these l
:h'ngs as IN seeing the method d
ased that has value to the visitor.
At San Jose there is an electric
inc that carries passengers out on
circuit Of about thirty miles v
through orchards of peach, pruue, t
'pritot and olive trees. There a
re thousands of trees all a
he same size without weed or a IL
pear OF grass or trash anywhere il
n sight. and the common expires fl
ion of tourists is, 81 inever saw N
0 many trees Of the same size" 81
Palo Alto is on the road lead IL
1g to San Jose: the attraction 81
1ere is the Stanford University, in
nd the notable people going down K
le line stop to see 1t. / went b,
:raight through. Now, l don't L
lean that l was not entitled 70 tb
op it l wanted to, bat | had az
zen there before and staid a coc. e1
e of days.
Another trip that I want you tn
take when you come down pI
ere is the one to Mt TamaItals, pl
hIch is one OF the high peaks Iol
ross the the b." 9th 0. San We
rancisco, aud about six CT eight sa
lies from the Golden Gate tie
Hound trip tickets cost 81 90, n,
I'd you start via of The ''Ferrirs F." b.
verything here but the trip south
gyms by putting you on q pala 10