Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-22
BEAVERS VISIT
MAGIC ISLAND
SEA AND SKY AND LAND AWE
0REGoNIANs
Spend Jolly Time at Catalina, the
chloseoans Jolning-Exourslon
TIghtens Commercial Ties
Between States

While sea gulls mewed and flying
fish skinned the whitecaps in shim-
mering flight two hundred of the Port
land guests of the Los Angeles cham
Der of commerce sat on the deck of the
steamer Cabrillo. bound for Catalina
yesterday afternoon. and pronounced
It perfectly delightful.
The pleasure of the trip was not alb
solutely unmarried for many of the
feminine members of the party, as
several well developed cases of NAL
de mer were to be seen.
One unfortunate woman watched
the gulls flying about the spars of the
vessel, occasionally alighting on the
water and gracefully adapting their
motion to the swell of the waves. 1t
was plain to be seen that there was
some Internal disorder troubling the
fair Oregonian for she was pale and
the corners of her mouth dropped pa
thetically. Still she gazed raptly at the
circling birds. Finally she said: 81
wonder if those birds ever get sea.
sick
She was Immediately informed that
the fowls of the air in question were
not subject to the illness of the sea.
The pale lady then said: "Oh, how
nice it must be to be a sea gull
Many of the men of the party were
more Interested in the patches of light
glancing on the dark blue sea than
would seem justifiable, and the pale
ness and lack of appreciation for the
scenic beauties of the ocean was not
confined to the female members of
the Oregon party.
Seasickness Vanshes
Upon arrival at Catalina, the sea-
sickness was all gone and everyone
enjoyed hearty lunch.
AT the conclusion of the meal. the
lass-bottomed boats claimed the at
tention of the curious visitors from the
land of much rain. Every member of
the Oregon party went to see the
submarine gardens and delight, sur
prise and pleasure were among the
emotions manifested by the guests of
the chamber of commerce. Fishing was
INDUCED in by some of the party, and
although no sensational catches were
reported enough fish were secured to
feed the tame seals which abound in
Avalon harbor.
A reduced rate for the trip was made
by Banning Bros, and a special effort
was made to show the people from the
far north a good time.
Several of the evangels Of commerce
from the Chicago Commercial club
were among the guests of the local
chamber to Catalina.
On the trip back to San Pedro the
weather was colder and every one
was satisfied to bundle up in warm
wraps and await the landing of the
steamer at the mainland.
A more jolly time could hardly be
imagined and as one of the 'web fet"
put it: "If we stay in this part of
the country much longer, we will be-
gin to appreciate the excellence of
California people as entertainers"
the entire party.
Praise California
Many of the Oregonians and Chicago
Commercial club men were asked how
they have enjoyed their stay in Cali
fornia and what their opinion is as
to the future of Los Angeles and
Southern California.
Following are some of the statements
made by leading men from Chicago and
Oregon:
Ralph Van Vechten, banker of Chi
cago, said: LAS a banker 1 am free
to say that the tremendous volume of
your banking business had been a reve-
laton to me. Figured on a per capita
basis, the deposits in Los Angeles banks
are greater than Chicago. 1 have been
much impressed by the number and
solidity of the banks of this city, par
ticularly by the large cash reserves
there. l have met several of your
bankers here and they are a brainy,
wideawake lot of men, but withal con-
servative. Los Angeles is fortunate in
having it's banking interests intrusted
to these hands. Such management
f..fV flaG
policy of the banker has much to do
with shaping the future destiny of
your city"
w. NJ. Thompson, chairman of the
delegation from the Chicago CONNER
cial association, said:
No Mushroom Growth
Il have been greatly impressed by
the evident prosperity or Los Angeles,
particularly by the solidity of the bust
ness Institutions. Everything seems to
be on a firm basis and there is no boom
or mushroom growth. / have visited
every important city in the United
States and L assure you l am sincere
when 1 say that Los Angeles as
place to do business and a place of
residence is one of the most attractive
in this country. While Chicago is
larger, relatively Los Angeles occupies
the same position. The clubs of Los
Angeles are IA delight and the citizens
have received us most Hospitality. Our
party has received many pleasant
courtesies here, long to be remembered
and we are leaving with regret that
we cannot remain much longer"
W. II. Moore, president of the Oregon
First National bank of Portland, said:
II have been very much pleased ever
since l struck the California line.
have been surprised by the scenery,
which is much more beautiful than
had imagined it could be. Especially
have been pleased with Southern Cali
fornia. The commercial prospect seems
to me to be unlimited and to my mind
there seems no apparent reason why
California should not be one of the
foremost states of the Union"
Chicago of the Coast
Fl. L. Sayler of the Chicago Com
| Il Il. 49,. 4