The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-06-03
FROM OAKLAND TO THE
PANAMA EXPOSITION
A Description Of the Trip nade By
Harylanders.
FOURTH LETTER.

Well We left San Diego on Thursday.
May II, at 2 a. m, arrived at Los
Angeles at 6 a. m. After taking break
fast at hotel Alexandria we were met
by the Chamber of Commerce with
enough automobiles to take the entire
party trip oyer the city, which was
enjoyed very much by every member
OF our party. In the afternoon the
the party was taken out to the Mis-
sion plaza. | did not take in this trip.
but went to Pasadena, 1.-The city of
flowers" instead. There | had the
pleasure of taking dinner with DR.. E.
II. Mcmillan, a former Garrett coun-
tain and from Accident. The Doctor
has been here for the past six years.
lie has a good practice and am glad to
say is doing very we'll and seems to
think California is the place to live in.
After spending very pleasant evening,
returned to Los Angeles and joined
the party at the hotel.
The next morning our party was
taken on trip over the Pacific Electric
railway to Pasadena, where we were
met by the Board of Trade with auto
mobiles and taken trip over the city
and surrounding country. Near this
city is mountain peak 5000 feet high,
with an automobile road to the top.
where they have a magnificent hotel,
right on the top of the peak. After the
trip our entire party was entertained at
luncheon at the MARYLAND Hotel. Here
wemet number fiMarylanders, among
them were Benjamin Shep, William
Wilburn and sister of Mr.. ]. C.
Cunningham, of Carroll County DR..
Mcmillan, being member of the Board
of Trade, was with US at luncheon.
After luncheon Mayor Hamilton, of
Pasadena, was introduced by the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade and gave US
short address. In his remarks he
referred to Pasadena as the Garden
of Eden" The Mayor was followed by
Senator Bulla, of Los Angeles, who
referred to Los Angeles as the City
of the Angels" who have passed
through the Garden of Eden" and
arisen.
/ We returned to Los Angeles at 3:15
D. m. Here had the pleasure Of TAX
ing dinner with DR.. A. F. Speicher an
other Garrett countian, whom many of
I you knew some years ago. The Doc
tor has been in this city twelve years
and is now one of the leading physicions
in the city. The doctor is very nicely
/ located, and has very pleasant home,
which is located in one of the fashion
/ able residential sections of the city.
The doctor and his interesting family
are perfectly happy and think this the
country to live in, and when one stops
to think of the beautiful flowers bloom
ing all the year and the many, many
miles of good roads, it does seem that
it would be much more desirable to live
in land like this, than where we have
at least six months of cold, wintry
winds and frosts nearly every month in
the year.
Left Los Angeles at 1870 p. m, Fri
day; arrived at Santa Barbara at a.
m. next morning. Had breakfast at
the Potter Hotel This is a town of
about 6, 700 and principally Spanish and
Indians mixed. Here we had another
drive of about 25 miles over the sur
rounding country. We visited one of
the old Missions, founded about 125
years ago. After leaving this place we
went through a fine valley and then
crossed mountain range, with grade
of 250 feet to the mile, and through a
tunnel 1900 feet long. After crossing
this mountain we soon reached the
Salinas valley, which is one of the
most fertile valleys in California. This
valley is about $50 miles in length. 1t is
here that you see alfalfa grow in abun-
dance. In this valley dsirying is car
ried on very extensively. There are
from 50 to 225 cows in a herd. They
also raise quite lot of sugar beets.
Near Salinas is the largest sugar beet
factory in the world Salinas is very
pretty little town, located in the midst
of this fertile valley and about 20 miles
from DelMante where Cur party STOP
ped for the night.
| stopped off at Salinas to pay Mr..
and Mrs. Harne a short visit. Mrs.
Harne is Garrett county girl, who
left Grantsville some years ago and
came west to make her fortune. After
spending a very pleasant night LETT
Salinas at 7:45 a. m. and Joined oul
party at Del Monte, where we were
given a fine drive along Monterey Bay
and the Pacific Coast, a distance Of
twenty three miles. We left Del Monte
at 1910 Sunday. All along the way we
saw people cultivating their orchards
and blowing same as any other day II
the week, 1t seems they do not regard
the Sabbath but work every day anc
Sunday too.
Our next stop was at San Jose, where
we were again met by the Board OF
@0Ir frTT