Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-04
SALEM MAGAZINE TELLS OF SALEM SCENERY

The Ladd & Bush Quarterly neat little magazine
unique in character in that is published by banking
house. though wholly devoted to Oregon and especially
the pioneer features of it and not to financial matters
came quite by accident into the hands of the writer few
days AGO although it was number Of the third volume
and published in January Of this year.
The cover page has the picture of splendid looking
man under which is the line: "a face well known by old
SaIemites-lIr A. T. Yeaton" Then for 81 pages there
follows collection of interesting matter, especially TO
old timers as could well be crowded into the space There
is a splendid story of EARLY Day Teachers written by
Mrs Mary A. GRAY Lench concerning her trip to Oregon
in 1851 recitng the death Of delegate to Congress Hon
S R. Thlston on board ship near Acapulco and descno
ing the men who afteward wrote their names large IN
Oregon history who were passengers with her on the
trip Then there is an intensely interesting STORY OIL Tue
teachers who they married and what became OF them
and theirs and all told concsey yet so fully that 1t is
a model of historical writing.
Then there is picture of the old flag tree at Fern
Hazel whose top cut off to make place Tor the Tag
staff and give cold glory" chance to aunt It's beauties
under the blue Oregon skies and accompanying letter
written by John s. Zieber from Fern Hazel July 4 lool
to his daughter.
Then follow couple of pages of editorial matter con-
cemng Jackson day. good roads and bridges ana otner
up to date matter; followed by story about the naming
Of Mt Hood with fine view OF the mountain, the most
majestic and attractive in the whole range.
There is also a letter written by W. N. Barnhart IN
1852 from Acapulco An article on LOU brings one
hack from the long ago and series of short suggestions
about road building brings to the concluding article
written bv Mr. Bush himself 1t matters not however
who wrote it. so long as did, and that someone
was intimate with Nature in her most delightful MOODS
and appreciated her handwork here IN our own pig
valley ,
Others wander far afeld to write OF SWltzerand ana
the Alps of vnecad France or the blue skies OF ltay
Still others carry us with them in Imagination around th
world and grow enthusiastic in ferd word paintings oil
the beautiful-that is far away.
II remained for Mr. Bush to call attention to the
scenery here at our DOORS in delightfully."- yet simply told
story of what he has and pointing out just where you
NAV also see these same 'wondeIscapes He takes you
over the roads around Salem pointing out here little
dell tucked away as though from very bashuness, and
there glade then vista opening suddenly that lets the
ewes gather in the full sweep of the Cascades with their
snowy peaks and again noisy little stream that bab6es
out of the greeney laughs at yOu ees away and is lost
in the tangle of vine and underground.
An old fence that Nature, always beauttymg, mas
turned into great stretch of wild roses that gladden. the
ewes and fill the air with fragrance is called to your at
tenon You have seen it, but it will look different to you
next time. -,
Then he takes you over the Polk county hills, and
everywhere he points out unsupported beauties or rather
beauties we have overlooked because they were with us
all the time and were common. He has grown up with
it. been of it and it is part of his life
He has seen the valley change from its original state
when the Indian roamed it. until it waved in yellow
pillows of grain or boomed in the spring time miles upon
miles of orchard He has the cayuse with his ban
nered name give way the railroad and the auto but ne
has not forgotten
The Baseball season opens today. This ought to help
IL thn fsnfrf Nny an