Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-27
TOO
MUCH
RAIN
Journal Man Likes California
But Finds II too Wet
San Francisco. Feb. 21. 1905.

ltup, DuJ tnat isn't the fault m the
railroads nor the hotels. We have
been just before and after wrecks oi
different kinds. and mos. OF the hote
people have given us room 1S. AT
DUN muir we we're in No. is. and II
was on Friday night. with several
other inauspicious conditions. Bus
Oregonians seem to be under provi.
dental protection. even in California.
AZ our San Fraucisco hotel thay had
no room numbered 10. so they very
CONSIDERABLY gave us No 1871. but
even this combination Of unnclSy
numbers failed TO disturb our slum.
benz I'm the most wicked city in
America
San Francisco may be a very wick
cd city. but Il is certainly an attract.
I've city, with an invlgorating rush
Of business that Is always refreshing.
There are few utreet signs. and it
is cowespondingly diHicuit for the
stranger to end obs way about with.
out questioning passers.by. Neither
are the streets named scientifically
so the nam.s are very essential The
street car service is very AK. and K
is said that Mayor schmldtz and his
administration are lax and stand IN
with the corporations They need all
the available funds FOR graft purposes
and cant AFFORD 70 label the streets.
Gold,n Gate Park o. certainly
luxury that any city could be proud
Of auj Ia visited by thousands daily.
Our friends. Mr. and Mrs. Page. gave
ui a forenoon IN their touring car.
showing ne the magnificent place.
We took In the immense establish.
mcut. Including such points OF inter
cut as the Chn HOUSE.. su'ro Heights.
mammoth children's free play grounda
chain uf lakes rivers of the bay AMI
other attraction The chilircn's
play grounds and buildings include
all kinds of swings. games. merry.
go-rounda etc. Provision has boon
made b. some WEALTHY man 10 that
tho children have these priviiofes
free aud nothing costs over "a cenus
This small sum win buy a good sand.
wioh, a Saws % pure milk. or al
howl OF mush VITA sugar anl cream
The Presldio adjoining this great
park Is the governments hoadquar
ters Tor her troou5 and contains me
arsenols and supplies for the amy
On this coast The bmns along the
bay front are well fortified with mod
ern ordnance. such as disappeari.g
gun, moWars, and the long gwnge
cannon 10 pick on ships a. ten loI
hfteen mild az sea. on the nnor bay
the government has recently acquired
'arge holdings OF property for the
l0ading OF transports. Everything
here Is on a munihoent scale, except
the officers quarters. which are small
wooden buildings, erected some 20
yeans ago, and are sadly out OF keep
ing with an their grand surouua-
ings The auto is certainly the We
hioe In which 10 see these large
parks and places OF public interest
THIS ST. Francis hotel Is the new
upEOdate hosiery OF this city, In
whose honor IL Is named. Il faces
Union square with Dewey monument
aud IL far ahead OF any hotel on the
coast, not excepting the famous ones
In Southern California built for the
millionaire tourists OF the Easf
Those San Francisooans like 10 do
things wal and thee have the money
as Well as the knoN-how with which
20 do a.
We spent Sunday al Palo Aho
whers James Met and Mac Hofer
two Salem boys attend stanford Uni
yer ity These boys room together /
and take great pride In the institu-
uOu. They showed us all the sigh
that are permissible on sunday incud
ing the famous chapel, which is Ger
taiRy a marvel OF beauty. Il con
tains one Of the greatest pipe organs
In America. AMI we were favored
with a couple OF selections by the
nOfed old organist, whue skll Is
wOIthhy Of the great instument We
had expected 20 remain several days
longer IN the metropolis but the
rains set in so heavily that We could |
not ger about % advantage. and We
have decided 10 start south.