The National tribune., 1908-05-07

by Commodore Stockton, U. s. NJ. in
1876, and in 1850 had population of
1,610. The census of 1900 gave 1t
I02,479 population, of whom 10000
were of foreign birth. At one time
Los Angeles had q very inflated boom
which burst, but since that time the
town has gone on steadily, beautifully
and strongly, increasing in wealth, pop
ulation and Importance
Santa barbara.
Santa Barbara, which has just given
our fleet such a magnificent reception,
is known as the Newport of the Pa
cific, and has aspirations for CONNER
cial greatness exceeding those of Los
Angeles. 1t is 100 miles west by north
from Los Angeles and is picturesquely
situated on a slope rising gradually
from the shore to the old Franciscan
mission, $40 feet above the bay. 1t
has a fairly good harbor and is on the
coast branch of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The country around pro-
duees great quantities of beans, wal
nuts, lemons and olives. The city had
a population in 1900 of 6.5S7.
san Diego.
San Diego, which jefferson Davis
and the pro-slavery cabal tried so hard
to make great city, is the County seat
of San Diego County, 25 miles south
by east of Los Angeles. San Diego
Bay forms a splendid Iand-locked har-
Dor % square miles in area. The
Navy and War Departments have,
separately, large tracts of land on the
bay for cavalry station and for forti-
ffcations. The latter are known as
Fort Rosecrans. The city has much
reputation as health resort and the
shores of the bay are dotted with
which Coronado Beach with its large
Hotel del Coronado Is the principal.
There are ostrich farms and other pc
euliar attractions in the neighborhood.
The city is the center of an extensive
lemon and other fruit commerce and
its exports in 1901 reached $1.500,009.
Its principal manufactures are car
riages, wagons, -four, furniture, ferti-
lizers, vinegar, wine, citric acid, oil of
lemon and orange, etc. The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad reaches
the city and there are several impor-
tant steamship lines. The SpaniardS
first settled the city in 1863, so that it
is the oldest municipality in the State.
1t was taken possession of by Commo-
dore Stockton in 1916, who fortified
and held the city. The population is
increasing but much more slowly than
the census gave il 17.700 people.
Magnificent aramada.
The plan is now for one of the
| uISpidSS Tie
world ever saw when the fleet shall
reach the Golden Gate. The Pacific
fleet has been ordered to join with
the ships from the Atlantic, so that
altogether there will be 43 vessels to
enter San Francisco Bay in imposing
array. The arrangement was that the
Pacific feet would meet the Atlantic
feet off the light ship, six miles from
the entrance to the Golden Gate, on
the morning of May 6, where the form
alton would be made for entering the
Bay. This would make mile after
mile of naval display, with all the
vessels blossoming in red, white and
blue and all the formalities of the most
impressive ceremony. San Francisco
is decorated for the occasion and will
attempt to give the bluejackets a re-
ception that will make all her sister
Cities look pale. The decorations on
the principal streets are measured by
the mile with thousands of dollars
fpr the square. 1t is expected that a
million or more persons will find places
7 from which TO witness this wonderful
spectacle of the entrance of this mighty
feet into the greatest harbor in the
world.