Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-08
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Peoples Forum
Travel Letters.
Sacramento, Cal, Oct. 2,

| Everything mas 10 nave DeSln-
ming. Therefore, having arranged to
contribute a few short articles for
your valued paper while on my east
ern journey, l am starting in early so
as to avoid the rush. There is moth
ing in the city of Sacramento to at
tract particular attention excepting
that it has the distinction of being
the proud capital of the great state Of
California, which to the native sons
living within the radius Of this me-
tropolis is not by any means to be
considered lightly.
While 1t is difficult for a stranger
to see all the merits claimed for this
particular section of our globe, yet
Notwithstanding its malaria districts,
its long, hot, blistering summers and
few other minor drawbacks, it is
only fair to say that Sacramento is
thriving, up-to-date city with all
the vim and go of a Characteristic
western town Having said this
much, want to say something more,
and that is that during the past few
years have many times Travelled
from Seattle to southern California
/ have been through every province
in Canada, stopping at every impor-
tant place, and also through many
portions Of Mexico, visiting the most
beautiful sections. During the past
sixteen years have crossed this con-
tlnent twelve times, and now having
said this much I want to say what
las in my mind from the beginning
that our own home town of Ash
land is the most beautiful spot In
which to live on this continent, and
the more of the other cities we see
and the more of the other regions
we explore, the more definitely, pow
erfully and clearly we are enabled to
see this. Let no one in Ashland who
has property to sell give 1t away.
Prosperity is coming this way with
leaps and bounds. All over this
coast the vaults of the banks are
bursting with money that they do not
know what to do with, and Just as
soon as absolute confidence Is re-
stored in the stability of things they
are going to put this money out
speedily at reasonable rates of inter-
est, and when the people have recov-
cred from the pressure and stress of
these hard times so that 1t will be
possible and safe for them to move
to more beautiful cline and health
full place 1t will be found that Ash
land will easily take first rank in the
state of Oregon and will start side
by side with the best that California
has, and in some respects 1t will rank
much better. While 1t is folly to
claim that Ashland has everything,
still it is equally safe to say that it is
a greater folly upon the part Of her
own citizens not to strenuously lay
hold of the great fact with ever-in-
creasing enthusiasm that it has with
in itself the making of Oregon's most
beautiful city and greatest health re-
sort.
AS we left on the south-bound train
the ride. was so beautiful around the
curves and up the hill, and when we
reached the summit of the Siskiyous
I stepped to the rear of the train to
say goodbye to the scenery that more
than hundred times has gladdened
my heart and stirred my soul to its
deepest depths. raised my hands to
the mountain peaks above me, then
dropped my eyes to the valley below,
and Immediately the words came to