La Junta tribune., 1915-08-21
TOURiNG GREAT NORTHWEST
Seeang Seattje by tie Rabbesneck
nss-wooderfal FruOEess - 10
.Yeass-leillions for Roefls.

Arrived In Seattle Thursday after
noon. and ~ usual with me was
soon seeing the city In the most BOZ
alar tourist fashion via the rubber
neck bus" This ID the farthsst
north will 60. - I leave for spo-
kane and the Yellowstone Park in
the morning. II was rather q sac
rifice ON my part to forego the ''mov-
les" or some other theatrical per-
formance tonight. but after an hour
or 20 Of "the great white way" I
decided to visit with the home folks.
Seattle has made wonderful pro-
gress since l last visited II ten years
ago. 80 much indeed. that would
hardly know II. Uncle Sam and the
state Of Washington are erecting or
building a canal from Puget Sound
to Lake Washington. which will
give Seattle a fresh water harbor.
The canal will be Of lock construc-
tion-the federal government doing
the lock work and the state OF Wash
inEton digging the canal. which will
be 100 feet wide by sixty.five feet
deep. ! learned from the auto
spteler that Seattle has 500 church.
es and 5000 saloons.
will now journey backward ON
my trip to Southern California and
give . few facts heard and saw
there. Farming land there ranges
in value from $500 to $1,000 per
acre. Bearing English walnut land
brings the latter price. There are
very few farm houses In that section.
the acreage being mostly owned By
large land holders. and titled or cul.
ttvated BY the residents Of the small
towns or cities. The land must all
BE- irrigated from ditches. but most
Of the laterals are Of either ooueat
or concrete construction. aad Tits
Il . system that 10 far II sdvases Of
anything We have In Celoraas. q
nose Instances he vatss 4 .Dunped
'fsso Ahs-Gsssae-sv -sleA~ onssllae
easiass or electric power. sousAsrn
California is the most thoroughly
cultivated Of apy section Of the
state.
I must now refer to CALIFORNIA;
most excellent system Of Highways.
They extend almost the entire length
and breadth Of the state. and Cali.
fornia IL 700 miles Up aud down ON
the map with an average breadth Of
200 miles. Il u only $50 miles from
the east to the west line Of Colorado.
and ?7S miles up and down on the
map. Most Of the roads In Calf.
fornia are ~ smooth - paved
strest--slightly different from the
road that leads to destruction. via
8wink. The state has already ex.
pended $4,000, 900 In the constrvc.
tion Of roads. and are proposing TO
spend tls.0oo.000 more. One piece
Of work across the Yolo basin. b.
tween Davis and Sacramento. q
worthy Of mention. II II nearly
five miles long. and built Of concrete.
like 4 trestie on piles-the piles BE-.
Ing driven into the ground. the cross
pieces being laid on them aud then
surmountsd with = twenty foot road
way. Over $500. 900 IL being cx.
psnded on this one piece Of work
alone. and Il II all 10 plain view as
you ride along on the Southern Pa.
cific.
Living on the railroad ~ much ~
! do I an rather critical about the
track I ride over. and I must give
the Southern Pacific credit for an
excellent rosdbcd along the north
shore Of Siusun bay. where II had 70
much trouble when I passed that
way once before.
was rather surprised 70 see .
great deal Of rice grown around
Biggs and Richvaic. There IL pien.
y Of water there near the surface.
and the green rice was rather =
pleasins contrast 70 the parched
grain fields elsewhere. In Oregon
and washington the farmer seems
70 live on his own iand--a good deal
more 70 than in California. The
dust 10 very Objectionable oil through
ehis western farmias country u shsa
season. there beins no raia 70 pat Z
Quissus % H. aad Il accsnulassa
lay u asd day out.
! vas N peseisad yesterday. asd
1lke oeasais. II hes also made sssat
pgoersss slaes The Lswis asd ClssA
eseeslsiso u 1895. I nst Harm
lgeoAse \ roetisal. He has . 0eel
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