Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24
SEE PASADENA
AND OSTR|CHES
WATCH ORANGES SLIP DOWN
BIRDS THR0ATS
oreaonlans Stop Sightseeing and Pass
Resolutions In Open Air Thank
Ing Los Angeles for Its
Hospitality

Visiting Oregonians saw ostriches
bolt oranges as easily as a hungry boy
swallows peanuts yesterday.
1t bothered the Beavers worse than
r. did the big birds.
The onlookers expected to see the
ungainly creatures choke on the yellow
fruit, but they didn't.
I'VE see now what the long necks
are for. Think of all the joy they get
In tasting the morsels all the way down
their throats," remarked one.
Then the visitors from up north de-
scended on the booths at the Cawstor
Ostrich farm near Pasadena and swept
away feather after fether, souvenir
painted egg shells and photo cards.
The saleswomen hustled as hard as did
the birds in the pen supplying the buy
ers' wants.
Outside the farm the motormen on
the four cars were frantically blowing
their Ensemble" whistles, as it was de-
parting time And the birds looked
longingly at the departing host with
yellow badges and perpetual smiles.
Twas a sad hour when parting time
came.
Some Succumb to Travel
Some of the Oregonians, members OF
the Oregon Development League on a
two weeks tour had succumbed to the
exertions of travel Tuesday morning
when rallying time came at the Pacific
Electric Railroad company's depot, and
the party numbered less than 200, with
the Los Angeles chamber of commerce
representatives included, when the four
cars bounded towards the San Gabriel
valley.
Those who made the trip did 1t with
IL NIT n 90 or
eyes the charms of the towns en- route
to the San Gabriel mission. where 5000
Indians have been baptized in the 136
years that the old house of worship
has been used for divine service.
In squads the visitors entered rever-
emily the crumbling structure, reminis-
cent of the days of the padres, and
inspected the old paintings of the
saints and noted the quaint handmade
peWS and the hammered copper bap-
tisnIal font.
Stop at BaIdWln's
The cars were then sent speeding
through BaldWin's ranch, where a stop
was made at O point where tallyhos
were in waiting. 1t was decided, how
ever, that Pasadena engagements with
hotels prevented the tailyho ride, sc
the spectators were content to heal
of the thirty-two mile burrows which
are cut on this vast estate, of the miles
of cultivated fields and of the $4,000
acres that comprise this princely do
main in the heart of the richest sec
ton of California.
BY stages, with occasional stops, the
trolley tourists were conveyed to Pasa-
dena. They eyed with ecstacy the
beautiful tracts of rolling lands flanked
by mountains, the orange orchards and
flower gardens redolent with perfume
and the trim-kept homes that form
almost a continuous line along the wide
boulevards.
Before the noon hour was far past
the Oregonians were seated in the inn
mense dining room of Hotel Green
commerce. over an hour was set aside
for independent strolls through the
streets Of Pasadena, for writing OF
letters and mailing of picture cards
and then came the picturesque ride tc
Hotel Raymond. The visitors ac-
knowledged that they lacked a vocabu-
larry expressive enough to describe theil
emotions at the beautiful panorama OF
the San Gabriel valley and the stately
flower bedecked grounds of the hotel
bordered by walks, beds and decorative
effects of shrubs and trees.
Vote of Thanks
The surprise of the day came wher
the party had reached the edge of the
Raymond grounds and Secretary
Thomas Richardson mounted coping
and in a few words moved that the
delegation then and there express it.
self in thanks to Los Angeles.
1--WE do not want the old stereotypet
kind of resolutions" said he, and the
thought was cheered. I'VE, out here
in the open, want to express ourselves
that this is the most magnificent series
of entertainments any organization has
ever received, and we are grateful t.
Los Angeles for its unbounded hos.
pitality."
Mr.. Richardson then called for G
vote and 1t was given with rousine
cheers. Then there were calls fol
Chairman Skinner OF the entertain
ment committee, to whose skill in man
aging much of the success of this series
of entertainments is due, and Mr.. Skin
ner made few remarks.
The last stage of the outbound trlI
was the journey to the ostrich farm
On this spot. beautif1ed by semi-tropi,
Verdure, where the great awkward
birds from Africa seemed to roam IL
comfortable familiarity with their sur
roundings, the men and women en-
joyed a delightful half hour. They
saw two-day chicks and veterans
whose ages ran all the way from fort!
to sixty years. The camera owners
who were numerous, took snap aftel
snap, and all the while the ostrichei
We're gulping down oranges whole.
Today is the last set outing in tn,
trip up Mount Lowe.
Thursday over sixty of the visitor
have chartered cars to take then
to San Diego on a special half rat,
good for three days.