The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-05-27
FROM OAKLAND TO THE
PANAMA EXPOSITION
A Description of the Trip TIade By
MarylanderS

"dEyEdnueES
We left Grand Canyon, Arizona, 7-30
p. m, Monday. Arrived at Barstow
California a. m. next morning. Had
breakfast at Castle Del Desierta. This
hotel Is also managed by Fred Harvey,
who has charge of all the hotels and
restaurants along the SanteFe Road.
This is town of about 800 inhabitants
We left BarstoW at 8 a. M, and passed
through the great MaioYe Desert,
which is a part of Death Valley. l
could not help put think that if some
of the Eastern people who have heard
so much about California could see
this desert and the bare mountains they
would think it worse than Garrett
county. But. before reaching San
Bernardlno, we saw some fine farms.
1t seems where ever they can get
water to irrigate they can raise any,
thing they plant.
Before reaching San Bernardino we
crossed river that,has no outlet, it
flows down in Death Valley. and sinks
out of sight. We arrived at San Diego.
CAL, at II: % a. M, and was met at the
depot with automobiles, furnished by
the Sante Fe R. R., to take our party a
trip to Riverside Redlands, drive of
68 miles. Here in this Iittle;.city the
thermometer registered about 80 in the
shade and you could look to the right or
to the left and see the mountain peaks
covered with snow and ice, and down in
the valley, only distance of about to
10 miles, they were gathering oranges,
Here is where we first saw the fine
orange groves. all along the drive the
trees were loaded with fruit, some of
the orange trees were hanging as full
as the apple. trees were in Garrett
last year, and in some orchards the
ground was covered with them, same
as the apples in our country.
Mt. Rubidoux is about one mile from
Riverside and is peak 1850 feet high.
There is road that circles this peak to
the top, and a crooked one it is too. Yet
the automobiles go up and Tdown at
perfect ease. This is not state road
and yet it cost SIS, 10000 to build it.
From the top Of this peak we could see
all Of St. Anna Valley The Chinese
trcck farms, and 27O00 acres of orange
and lemon groves. At the top of this
peak is where all denominations go to
hold their easter services. Last Easter
there were 1852 automobiles here for
the services.
On our return from the peak we took
l1nce at the Glenwood Mission Inn. l
have stopped at quite a number of
hotels but in all my travels | never saw
people come and go as they did here.
After lunch we were taken the trip
to Redlands. This was a most delight
full drive with palm trees on both sides
of the road, from % to 30 feet high. In
this section there is some alfalfa, oats.
barley and a little corn raised. They
NOV their alfalfa times year. The
yards are all planted full of fruit trees.
Right in the little city of Redlands we
saw orange trees right up against the
house. They could stand on the pore n
or reach out of the window and pick
oranges. | have said nothing about
the flowers. Here you see all kinds,
and every where you look. We were
driven through Smiley Heights Park,
which is on top of small peak, right
at the edge of this town. This is a
park of trees and flowers of all kinds.
While passing through some of the
orange groves and flowers, Judge
Williams. who was one of our party,
said the blossoms smelled so good that
it reminded him of going to to wedd
ing.
On our way we stopped at an orange
packing house saw them grade and
pack oranges, and picked our first
oranges. The orange groves are kept
as clean as a garden and watered once
a month, from a stream brought in
from the mountains. We left San
Bernardlno at 5-15 for Los Angeles
where the party arrived at 1920. We
passed through Pasadena, which is
10 miles from Los Angeles and is said
to be the finest city n-California, here
stopped off and called on the Gnagey
sisters, and DR.. E. H. Mcmillan, form
erly from Accident, and whom many of
you know. He has been here six years,
is now married and has two children.
After spending about two hours with
him, he took me to Los Angeles in his
machine, where Iijoined our party at
Hotel Alexandria Here we learned
that the eldest son of Governor Colds
borough was too ill to proceed farther
on the journey, so Mrs. Goldsborough
stayed and accompanied him to the
hospital. This morning we received
word that he was some better.
We left Los Angeles at 1890 for San
! Dieuo whore we arrived at 4 a m this