The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-21
BRYAN WRITES OF WESTERN TRIP +!
Moscow the Only Point he Stopped in daho--Sdys Some
Most Kindly Things Of the Great West.


April. Ex-Mayor Phelan, who is In
charge OF the relief fund, showed US
over the city and gave us brief de-
scription OF the splendid work which
the commission has accomplished.
At San Jose, Cali, we found
flourishing city surrounded by the
most celebrated pruna gro9es OF the
world. A large percentage of the en-
tire prune crop cones from this i'm
mediate vicinity, and as 1t Is a con-
tinuing crop, the city is built upon
an enduring basis.
Los Angeles Is constant surprise |
to the visitor. AT first health re-
sort, it has become a great manu-
featuring city and Is destined To play |
an important part in the develop |
ment of Oriental aud South Ameri- |
can trade. Pasadena, the popular |
health resort, is but few miles dis.
tant, and there one sees many beau
tiful villas which serys as winter |
homes for the wealthy families OF the |
East.
An electric car line connects Los |
Angeles with Mt. Lowe, and con.
meets with cable road and another
electric line carrying the visitors to
a height OF some five thousand feet.
| One can have variety of expert
ences In Los Angeles at this season
OF the year. lie can gather snow
balls on Mt. Lowe, and returning
through the orange groves laden
with yellow fruit, can within few
hours enjoy the surf, the ocean water
being practically the same tempe'a.
ture the year round.
Near Los Angeles is the island
Catilina. 1t is some twenty-five
miles from the main land and Is the
summer resort OF southern California.
The most attractive feature OF the
island is its submarine garden. Per-
haps | ought to say gardens, for at
several points around the island the
sea plants present most interesting
sight. These are seen through glass
bottom boats. The variety Of plant
life aud the fishes OF different kinds
and colors feeding In the waters
present most enchanting view.
We returned on the new shortline
road running from Utah to southern
California and passed through the Or
ange groves that have been such a
! source OF wealth to southern Cali
fornia. We brought back large
basket full OF the oranges which dem
ocrats brought TO the train AS We
9 journeycd eastward.
( Salt Lake and Ogden, while not
A growing as rapidly as the coast elites,
l are still constantly adding to theiI
( population, and each year substantial
a buildings take the place OF more tenn
. porary structures.
= Grand Junction, Colorado, another
0 city visited, presented remarkable
e Some of the orchards In this favored
e locality have sold for from fifteer
e hundred TO twenty-five hundred dol
: lars an acre and are today paying in
S terest upon that valuation. Lara
a ME, Wyo., is the home OF the STATE
i University and has the distinction o.
t being one OF the highest cities In TIL,
IS United States. It's altitude is abou
j. :, 100 feet, and 1t lies In a plateau OF
a the top OF the Rockies, the mountain
y ridge of the range lying 10 the ives
y OF 1t while 10 the east OF II anothe
Is spur OF the Rockies rises 10 til
e height OF about 5000 feet.
}. In the course Of the journey ad
e, dressed the legislatures OF Montana
rs Washington, Oregon and Wyoming
l. the invitation being even more az
ID preciated because the republican
D. have a majority in all Of these bod
as les. The invitation extended by III
House OF Representatives OF Uta
At could not be accepted ewing TO lac
I'd Of time.
Of attended democratic banquet
at during the months absence at Spt
1t kane, North Yakima, Seattle, II
10 coma and Los Angeles; addressed
NJ democratic meeting at Salem, one
ne at which Governor Chamberlain pr
ut sided: attended non-partisan dinner
S. at Livingston, Helena and Missouli
TO Mont, Henatcbee and Pullman
ne Wash, Santa Rosa, Los Angelo
a Salt Lake and Laramie and Che,
ed enne. wyo. When add that ] ei
te joyed the hospitality OF Governs
at Toole OF Montana, and Govern
rn Mead OF Washington, and address
es numerous schools. colleges and 9th
cd non. partisan gatherings, the read
e. will not doubt that the month vi
p fully and pleasantly occupied.
e, The whole west IL aroused on q
&. subject of the railroads having 81
fered from car shortage, coal farDii
he and discriminating rates. One
Ike the train crew on The Northern J.
st ciiIc Implanted that since that roi
IL had passed under the Hill inGuen
IS. the effort to increase the tonna
*, without increasing the operating c