The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-28
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Mrs. Elizabeth N. Sharpe, Formerly Of
This County, Now in Stockton,
California,
WRITES OF HER TRIP TO THAT STATE.

NnI % ANihH0oSSt N'As fOhoA POt WIZ
ow of the late Samuel Sharpe, of
Bethel township, this county,
but for several years a resident
of Hartford City, Ind and dur
ing the last few months living
with her daughter, Mrs. Binga-
man, in Kansas City, is now in
Stockton, Cal, and IN a recent
letter, Mrs. Sharpe says:
"My daughter, Mrs. Edith
Blngaman, and myself, left Kan.
sas City on the fifth day of April,
joining an excursion for Califor.
MA. We travelled what Is known
as the Southern route of the San.
ia Fe road, and the train was
made up of ten passenger coach.
es besides other cars, and carry
ing all the passengers that num-
Der of coaches could carry. 1t
took US all night and the next
day steadily steaming along to
get to the farther boundary of
Kansas, large and very produc.
tive state, with many beautiful
cities and towns. During our
journey we passed through New
Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and
up through the southern half of
California. Through New Mexi.
co and Arizona we saw many
mountains, but they did not look
like the good old mountains in
Pennsylvania. Instead of being
clothed with luxurant growth Of
timber, as are the mountains in
the East, they are practically
naked and barren with the ex-
ceptlon that they nearly all wear
caps-white caps-of snow.
Through New Mexico, we saw no
farming land, and Arizona looks
more barren. Not a tree. 1t
must be borne IN mind that no
rain falls In this region, and
where the country is used for
farming. provision must be first
made for supply of water, which
is brought IN canals and bitches
from the rivers and mountain
streams. We crossed the state
line into California Friday morn
ing. The beauty of the scenery
from this time on to the end of
our journey is beyond my power
to describe. Even In the desert
portion of southern California,
grow beautiful cactuses and 9th.
er plants that do not need moist
ure to sustain life; but we soon
reach that part of the state that
looks like an earthly paradise
beautiful flowers, balmy breezes,
fertile fields, we'll cultivated,
Vineyards and orchards as far as
we could see. And this, too, IN
the irrigated section of the State.
"At four O'Clock, Friday evep-
ing, our train rolled into the
station at Stockton, a beautiful
city Of 10000 people. The foil
age of the trees and the crops in
this part of California look to be
at least two months ahead of
those In Kansas.
Compared with Pennsylvania,
there is no winter here; and
from what 1 can see and learn,
this Is surely a very desirable
place Ia which to live; at least,
our folks here, think so.
my son, DR.. II. w. Sharpe
and family are now In Portland,
oregon, where Mrs. Sharpe's
parents live, and where the Doc
Tor has tract of land that he Is
laying out into smaller lots for
orchard purposes. They will
return to this place In a short
ume, and then they expect to &c
70 San Diego, where they viii
locate permanently, as the eli
mate there is about the same the
year round.
I'VE had a foe trip from Kan
sas City to this place. II any Of
my eastern friends are contem
plating trip TO the Pacific Coast
would advise them to watch fol
excursions with cut rates. These
come two or three times q year,
and reduce the expense Of the
1'p very materially.
my daughter, Mrs Blnga-
nan, has round trip tlckes