East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-29
PLANT WIZARD IS
HOST TO PARTY OF
GUESTS FROM FAIR
LOCAL MAN is AMONG THOSE
WHO GO OUT TO HOME OF
MIR. BURBANK.
G. X. CranstOn Writes Of Trip
Through Interesting COunFy-New
Variety Of Wheat Being Developed
Former PendletOn Minister Is
Visited by Cranston.
lBy c. K. Cranston.l !

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 81
(speciaD--I took little side trir
last Sunday, the first since COMING
here this autumn An excursion
open to exhibitors in the different
palaces and buildings Of the fair, to
Santa Rosa had been arranged The
days program included the Journey
to and from Santa Rosa, the county
seat Of SonOma county, fifty-three
mmiles north Of San Francisco by
way of the Northwestern Pacific
railway, drives by automobile over
large part Of the county and a
cry nice noon lunch at the hotel in
sana Rose. All except the railway
fare was supplied to the excursion
lists gratis by the Santa Rosa Realty
Board. There were about a hundred
IN the party and the railway com
pany supplied two special coaches.
which were attached to regular
trains, for their accommodation So
nomma county occupies a part of the
peninsula between the ocean and the
northern arm Of San Francisco bay.
which is known as San Pablo bay.
TO reach ii one first boards the Sau-
salito ferry at the Market street and
rides to the village Of Sausalito
where a steam train takes you the
remainder Of the distance. This is
the road which runs north to ter
minus at Eureka, 2S4 miles north.
Our route took us along the shores
of san Pablo bay, past tide meadows
on which grazed hundreds of Con
tented cows" through Petaluma, at
the head Of navigation OF one Of the
creeks which run down into the bay.
which is world famous as center
of the poultry industry and manufac-
tory Of lncubatorys Thousands OF
chickens are seen from the windows
Of the train and. what surprises me,
practically all Of them were white.
Inquiry ELECTED the statement that
almost everybody in and around
Petaluma breeds White Leghorn
fowls exclusively.
We reached Santa Rosa at eleven
o'clock and were met at the station
by relegation OF Santa Rosa peo-
pie headed by Walter II. Nagle,
secretary Of the chamber of COM
merce. and conducted to waiting au-
tomobiles A short run was made
through the principal streets of the
town and a few miles into the couu-
try in the direction of the VALLEY of
the Moon made famous by Jack
London and the site of his palatial
country house which was recently
destroyed by fire just as 1t was
nearing completion We fetched
up at the town home of Luther
Burbank, the plant wizard" and
the whole party was entertained
very courteously by that celebrity
We were conducted through the
grounds by Mr.. Burbank in person
and he talkedA Aentertainingly of ex-
periments which he is constantly
Among the things he show
ed us were two small punches of
wheat heads which very much re-
semble the variety known in Uma- |
tilla county as German Red" and |
which he announced as new varie-
ties he is developing. | believe some.
thing was said about these little
sheaves of grain being valued ex-
tremely high. | think $4,000 was
the amount mentioned, One of the
which Mr. Burbank made
TO us was that he has developed one
hundred and forty thousand distinct
Of prunes.
The complimentary lunch at the
hotel was very nice. indeed Fried
chicken and "fixins' constituted the
thief piece. After lunch all who
wished to go were taken for a long
luto ride around the county The
main objective of the drive was n
visit to big winery and wine grape
nearly 40 miles from Santa
Rosa hut "cut out" the afternoon
rip and called to see Mr.. Potwine
instead l had a very pleasant visit
With the former rector Of the Pen
ileton parish and his wife and young
Ton. Edward junior Parson Pot
vine looks much as when he lived
lmong us, except for the craving
If his hair which the nine years in
ropical Honolulu has caused. He
gives evidence of strong interest ana
owe for Pendelton and her people
md expresses hope of making us d
'isit before many years perhaps
lext summer.
The following Pendleton and Una
lila county people have called at the
astern oregon booth c. H. Olcot
/ II. VESSEL County Judge Marsh,
ir. and Mrs. John Vert, Mr.. and
lrs a. Phimister Proctor DR. W r.
and son. Mr.. and Mrs. e.
}. Casey Dr. and Mrs. Harry A.,
iedernach, Doug Leffingweu Miss
Harriet Rush Frank +, Porter G.
Heard ! have also met and had
leasant visits with the following
ormer Pendletonians Louis I.obeu
tein, Fred H. Drake, Walter Wag
er, o. II. p, Shelter. Mrs. Jack Nc.
arthy.