The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-13
M. PROCTER'S SECOND
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
He Tells Of Pasadena, The Beautiful,
and It's Surroundings.
Mr.. THOMAS ]. PEDDICoRD,

For background there are Sierra Madre
mor Ttains a few miles away, and the
Pacific ocean about twenty-five miles to
the west, is visible from heights near
the city. The valuable land surround
ing the city is highly cultivated, orange
and walnut trees prevailing, though
many acres are devoted to grape vines.
Pasadena is divided into two residence
parts by the business section. which is
comparatively small because Of the
proximity Of the large city Of Los An
geles, and there are no corner stores
outside of the shopping district. The
principal streets are paved with asphalt
and the side streets are tamped and
oiled. All cutters and curbs are of
asphalt, which is a California product,
and every sidewalk, even on the small
est streets, is made Of asphalt, with a
stiip Of green g-ass F7i a row of trees,
| pepper trees or palms, between walk
and curb. No lot is less than fifty feet
front and every residence stands back
at least fifty feet from walk, with no
fence or sign Of division, unless it be a
line Of rose trees, gersniums or cherokee
| roses. Hardly yard but in it is at least
one orange tree, now MARCH yellow
y tn its golden fruit, with here and
there some on the ground, as apples in
Garrett county orchard in October.
Many families, especially those living
away from the center of Pasadena,
keep chickens in back yards, but be-
cause of the damage they might do to
/ flowers, fruits and vegetables, the own
ers are obliged to surround them with
high fences Of wire mesh. The general
1 effect of Pasadena is that Of prosper
Gus suburb of large Eastern metropo-
lis, The city is trying to have all tele-
! phone and telegraph poles removed from
/ the streets, as being unsightly, which
they certainly are. One telephone COM
pany already has its wires in under
ground conduits. Until poles can be
removed they are required to be painted
/ green so as to be less conspicuous among
the green trees.
Pasadena is the headquarters for
Eastern tourists in southern California.
All points Of nearby interest can be
reached by cars of the excellent electric
system, at the head Of which is Mr.. H.
(. Huntington, nephew Of the late
Coils P. Huntington, one Of the build
ers of the Southern Pacific railroad
Cars run every few minutes into Les
Angeles. BY an arrangement of trasfer
tickets one can ride for single fare
from Pasadena to Alhambra, Monrovia,
Lucky Baldwin Ranch, San Gabriel
Mission, Sierra Madre and Mt LONE.
The latter rises to height of about six
thousand feet few miles north of Pas
adena. A trolly line runs into the foot
hills through Rube's canyon. There an
incline plane carries a cable car up a
thousand feet. From here to the top
another trolly car goes over a track
built on roadway that winds up the
mountain side until the summit is reach
ed, the climb from the top of the incline
occupying an hours time. There is a
small hotel at the terminus of the trolly
line, where many people take luncheon,
and not few pass the night to get sun
set, sunrise and moonlight views. One
can see not only the Pacific ocean, but
also the three islands off Santa Barbara,
about one hundred miles away. From
Los Angeles the cars of the Huntington
system extend to and along the Pacific
coast. In one of them the writer went
from Pasadena to Hollywood, where the
residence of Paul de Lougpie, the cele-
brated painter of flowers was visited, to
Sawtelle, location of National Soldiers
Home, to Santa Monico, where one
reaches the Pacific ocean for the first
time, to Venice, seaside town built by
millionaire Abbot Kinney, of the Kin
ney Tobacco Company, in which are
canals, bridges. theatre, a midway
plaisance, open air amphitheatre, a tent
city for summer cottagers, hotel on a
ship, bank, postoffice, shops, and beau
tiful bungalows, the permanent homes
of intelligent, well-to-do people, to
Ocean City and Kedondo, seaside resorts
for Los Angeles citizens in the summer,
to the Palms, beautiful town midway
between Los Angeles, distance of fifty
miles in all. The return trip from Los
Angeles to Pasadena was especially
memorable. AS the car went up the
grade the whole landscape was bathed
in the light of the setting sun. Ahead
the full moon appeared. On either side
of the track acres of orange trees, full
of flowers and fruit, stretched out for
miles surrounding the handSop,a bonoas