Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-23
TOURING IN THE
LAND OF SUNSHINE.
AUTO ENTHUSIASTS JUNKET TO
NEARBY TOWNS
TELL OF SANTA BARBARA TRIP
English Traveller Tells Of Journey to
Mission and Points of Interest.
Automobile Successor to
Stage Coach
TELL OF SANTA BARBARA TRIP

California has resulted in establishing
out country motoring as a recreation
Of recognized standing" The rapidity
with which the automobile has come in
to general use in the southern portion of
the state has been phenomenal. The
aggregate value of the machines now
in Los Angeles and Pasadena run well
towards millions of dollars. Nothing
seems too expensive for the wallet Of
the Southern California enthusiast.
The highest grade of the horseless
vehicle now receives ready sale and
local dealers are not playing second
fiddle to any city In the country when
1t comes to disposing of their choicest
offerings in proportion to population
ton.
The roads of Southern California are
now in ideal condition for the touring
automobile and the possessors of the
self propelled are enjoying themselves
to the utmost along the country lanes
and bypaths of the southern portion
Of the state.
Santa Barbara is still the popular
destination among local people who
desire a comparatively short trip vet
not limited in pleasure. An expert
enced "chuffer" being easily able to
pilot a machine to the northern town
in five hours.
The majority of Los Angeles touring
parties that junket to Santa Barbara
take the we'll known route by Gala
basas to Canejo and through Oxnard
to Ventura. An agreeable drive along
the coast takes one through Summer
land, Carpentaria and Montecito to
Santa Barbara. Returning from Santa
Barbara the inland route is more popu-
lar with the motorists than the spin
along the coast. While materially more
difficult the scenery Is more enjoyable
to those who admire the rugged beauty
of the mountains.
For the man with the roundabout
there is practically no end of pleasing
side trips to nearby towns and points
of general interest associated with the
development of Southern California.
Santa Ana, Pomona, Westminster and
Norwalk all we'll reward the visiting
motorist. The beaches. too, are with
out exception easily reached in the
motor car.
Ashton Prescott prominent English
sportsmen who is spending several
California is generous in his praise of
the opportunities Of the south to both
tourist and native who journeys about
In a motor car.
Mr.. Prescott wakes enthusiastic when
describing a trip to the Santa Barbara
mission and return and evidently be-
lieves that Southern California leaves
little to be desired to the man with a
yearning for touring. In describing his
Santa Barbara junket Mr.. Prescott
says:
"As a visitor to this fair land of
Southern California or, as it might be
better called, the land of the Sum.
South 1 cannot help but add my little
quota to the already long list of encon-
iums that are SO profusely and so de-
servedly showered upon your lovely
country by visitors from my own
country across the big pond. To my
way of thinking, no better opportuni-
ties are offered to the traveller than
to tour Los Angeles and the surround
ing districts by automobile. While
seated in the hotel on Sunday last eat
ing my breakfast fellow guest kindly
offered to show me the sights by auto
mobile or as he put it Say, Mr.. john
ME Bull, if you have nothing very ex-
citing to do today I would like to give
you some idea why we Americans of
the west call our little part of the
globe Gods own country AS did not
tapis, 1 Immediately clinched the ar
rangement and having robed myself
as quickly as possible 1 waded in to
enjoy what / correctly imagined to be
very pleasant outing.
Mounted in very fine auto, which
am afraid was driven very much in
excess of the regulation speed we
bubbled in the direction of Arcadia
and were soon in the precincts of
Lucky Baldwins ranch. which is un-
doubtedly one of the finest sights of
its kind that can be possibly witnessed
in any part of the globe. OF nothing
does 1t so much remind me of as one
of those wonderful stations that are
dotted along the banks of the Murry
river in Australia, where is found some
of the finest pasture lands imaginable.
The typical American owner was right
ly proud of his estate and was the
soul of hospitality, showing us every
point of vantage and trotting out for
our admiration his wonderful string of
thoroughbreds. AS our tour was to be
a fairly lengthy one, we were not per-
mitted to dwell too long in any one
spot, SO with mild misgivings we again
sailed forth; this time our route lying
in the direction of San Gabriel, the pic
turesque little country district with it's
glimpse into the darker ages of this
youthful country,
Stunning himself under the old
ruined walls of his old chanel was ona