Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-01
IN THE
LAND OF
CITRUS
Journal Man Sees Oranges
IOwanS and Lots Of
Other Things

coast route down from San Francisco
is one of the most interesting Of the
s. =. Co.'S many scenic lines. II passes
through no large cities. the most NOT.
able ones being San Jose and Santa
Barbara We made thc trip in the night
this time but know that The stretch Of
rugged coast BE- charming in its con.
trasta. with small stretches of che
ocean anil The occasional fertile valleys
tbc landscape Is sufficiently broken 20
lend interest and variety. such as
charms the eagre tourist
Everything down here is green. as The
result " the frequent rains, and real.
lly California looks quite respectable,
thus clad in che mimont Of alfalfa,
clover and blue grass ~ has usually
been our fortune 90 hnd things dried
ny down here. as they are in Oregon
during August. and thc change " rc.
freshing The truth is they have bad
several years " good rain hero and
farmers ore about ns prosperous as was
ever known Thry ran yet along with
about ono fourth iho rainfall we can
boz Oregon. ani they have learned TO.
u.c what they g'i Co much greater
at,anDgo in fact. every ihImbIoful
BE- utilized anil maIr Co produce sumr
thing
rbsro aro Hufss of Oregon people
down hsra. but We haven't hBd re-.
sboBse to 500 many uf them as yrt The
drst event io attract our Interest after
vo arrived wBs thr lunual Iowa picnic
which took place uH George Washing
tons birthday There we're oBlt
10000 ilbvkr,,s present. and We .hIa' q
happen in know thrm BlI BOOT chat
madn uo difference. f1r everybody
present insisted upon asspmlug au ar.
qu1iuiburr ~ nui tlnship with every
other fellow that thuHFrI che man.
moth phrk Bach county haI o. b,ad
quarters whore people registered aud
looked up oh friends Here tho,
spread their tables auL malr up par.
tIrs of obi time fnrnIs that carried
40 back luio tho sweet millennium ~
ibr past There was moro snlil com.
fDrl to iho square yard than it was
yrr hrforr our lbt Co witness. anI
raIl, gold ylrfusls tasted heiier Col
MOST of fhr uII bows aub girls than
ihe, had for years
GOO af thr husi rerslus It was m,
a'aI iuuuur tu meet was ms hu,i
school teacher whom I baI NOE srsu
Iu many ,.rf sat haH lasi tts rosy
rHr.ts tHaf . remembered auI was as
.'mH4H.ri D., "a y,rt attractive utUe|
FaHIauFtt.r We visited over tta|
uIt IH,s aHI r.Has00I mar, uf coo iusi
Iruis ihat Urrr Irlr t0 uur Younger
I,rs Q a.H nuHI iNr autograph of|
oas af fdo uHs.uI,r, af tts school
da,s of "Ur ir.ns hut aHrI ta meet
h'm We ha| often sorspIrsI together
t' make lfn rIaaut.n f.r our
frssH.rs HHI ufHrraIs. s.I,srrr ft. Ir
tsr,.is af education b, GIVING .ar ir
strastors sme Knott, prahsm. ioI
solve that wrrr rat exactly, ir ,ur ems.
nculum uut te .s aoW rrssrtiry tts
gospel for prominent church avn
bsrr AMI psrhsps 4 haIt.,t r.f o., irt,
particular uor ,ytsl bis iIsutIf,
After the spread there urr, .n.,.b..
of au Informal uatur, b, m,l olltim,
friends al MiBistsr CaDs,r. Prof Gate.
AMI other. of h.s. h.irstI,B Ip All.
pubHs e,e. hut uto sr, iu.i .s dear \,
tbe lo,al iouau 10 uas great event
aaJ fauy emphasize. tb, ns,.s,It, ~
ibe orssaa Hauke,,. rs.uming h..r
orrau rstioB and holuae b..r animal
reunion.
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