The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-26

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is little different except that we see dis
tant hills and some fruit trees. On q
sign board we read Farm Land Colo
MES. If you are up to snuff buy land in
MADEIRA county," It looks as though the
buyer would get more snuff than any.
thing else. There are no trees except
now and then a few around houses. We
pass MADEIRA in the evening and Saupus
next morning. The white buttes remind
one of the bad lands of Dakota. The
small valleys are farmed. A few trees
border the valley.
l fell in with an enthusiastic social
worker who was on his way to Los An
geles to join with friends in the estab-
lishment of a social colony. His ideas of
caring for the aged are little different
from pensioning; only he proposes for
tn colony to care for the aged instead of
the government. He is very pronounced
in regard to placing the blame for social
evils on society sentiment, which re-
quires young people to select their life
partners from their immediate associates.
instead of allowing them to select from
the world at large. He also alluded to
the Christian teachings in Europe as
witnessed in it's results.
This country may we'll investigate to
see whether its teachings are better. A
ole hit +b1,,
how about those educational officials who
would condemn students who violate the
rules of social etiquette ignorantly.
How about the Christian President who
condemns the ignorant student and ap-
proves his instructors who know of the
ignorance and neglect to give the need
ed information? Every instructor will
excuse himself by saying it is out of his
line of work, and not even the President
holds himself responsible for the whole
body of useful knowledge. Our educa-
tionaI monarchs need as much of shak-
ing up as the monarchs of Europe are get
ting Our educational institutions should
assume the responsibility in shaping the
character of the people and use the
churches as mere helpers in infuslng
little morality and vitality or life into
the system.
We pass through a long tunnel and see
huge irrigating ditch coming through
another tunnel and flowing down the hill
at right angles to the railroad. AS the
stream of water is about the width of
the highway, it looked in the distance
like highway, but as we approach we
see it is stream of water coming
through the mountains and flowing
across the railroad.
At San Fernando are few fine build
ings, one of which is the Industrial Arts
building. We pass olive trees, grapes and
alfalfa. The greater part of the valley
is unimproved. After passing Burbank
the valley is mile or more wide, mostly
improved. The bordering bluffs are
about 200 feet high and mostly covered
with green shrubs, through which the
white bluffs are occasionally seen. A
train of construction cars is bordered
with flowers showing the influence Of
Burbank on the laboring people. Many
corporations are doing the same, exert
ing an influence for more cheerful homes.
After leaving Los Angeles we find
ourselves among the olive trees and pass
through valley several miles in width.
On our left are the high variegated
bluffs with some greenish vegetation.
On our right is rolling bluff with some
very slight growth of grass. We see
orange trees, eucalyptus, apricot, pep
per and date trees. After passing On
tario we pass 4, 900 acre vineyard owned
by an Italian Co. and used to make wine.
On a sign board we read prohibition
would destroy this business. Land
with small apricot trees is advertised at
$3.50 to $500 per acre.
After passing Bloomington we see
lemon trees and pass some very light
unimproved land covered with scanty
vegetation. The elevation of st. Ber-
nardino is $4,000 feet. Many trees were
winter killed and are sprouting out. The
elevation of Cotton is $50 feet. 1t is SAC
miles from San Francisco and 1850
miles from New Orleans. The mount
aims are very barren looking, but are
said to produce timber. The government
has cleared many roads from summit tc
base to aid in stopping forest fires.
Redlands junction is the center of the
orange region. We pass through st.
Georges Pass between eucalyptus hills
and San Jacinta mountains. In valley
Is miles wide we see eight mules pillow.
ing on gang pillow. On some lane
there are a few weeds and many stone.
The white sand looks like snow. Noun
tains which look to be mile away are
said to be twelve miles away by one who
has driven over the land. We see tbs
Salten sea and mountains of bare stone.
This sea was produced by the flowing OF
river into this basin, which is below
sea level. The government spent one
and a half million dollars to turn the
river out of this basin. The sand is al
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