A ROD, A HOOK, A TROUT A MOUNT AiN STREAM You'll Find Them Waiting a Week End Visit at Santa Cruz VOLUME CV.—NO. 179. SANTA CRUZ THE PLAYGROUND of CALIFORNIA A GROUP of men and women, with a brass band, will assemble at the Southern Pacific railway depot at Santa Cruz tomorrow morning at 11 :10 o'clock. A, locomotive drawing, a train of cars . will puff in. amid cheers from the passengers and those awaiting .the train. The brass band will strike up a stirring air, and the party will march up the main street of Santa Cruz, led by a score of honk ing automobiles, and flanked by cheering, laughing faces in doorways and windows. It will be a simple ceremony smacking: of the circus; to the out sider: but Uj the residents of Santa*< Cruz the cheering, the tooting of i horns and the merriment will have j a deeper significance, and the date j will be marked as a red letter one I in the -history of Santa Cruz. It vvSll be the reopening of the; Mayficid mountain cutoff of thci Southern Pacific? railway. It will mean San Francisco 78 miles , from j Santa Cruz instead of 120. it will: mean frequent train service and the ; doubling of die summer tourist pop ulation of Sania Cruz. To San Fran- j ciscans it will mean the beauties of,j ihc mountain, and seashore de- 1 lights laid at 'their doorsteps. The new mountain, scenic route has been entirely reconstructed. Before the earthquake of 1906, which blocked the tunnels o* the line, it was an un important narrow gauge line. The new line has been broad gauged- and entirely rebuilt. It will be the prin- ] < ipal line to the Santa Cruz mountain ] rcsorl> which, tor variety of attrac tions, arc unsurpassed in California. The new line goes down the main duuble iracks of the coast line through Los Ahos to Mayficld, where it branches oft to Los Gatos. Here it leaves the fertile plains of the beau tiful Santa Clara valley and mounts upward imo the heart of the wild and enchanting Santa Cruz mountains. On every hand from the time he leaves ].<>> Gatu> ihe , delighted traveler view •» purling brooks and dashing mountain torrents. He finds leafy bowers, craggy knolls, verdant hol low-, ideal for camping and the charm of unfettered nature. Los Gatos, the first town on the new lino located in Santa Cruz coun ty. is a~bcautiful city of homes and live business houses. It nestles snug ly in under 'the protecting wing of the foothills of the mountains. The fir*t station beyond Los Gatos is Alma, wliere many residents of San Francisco and San Jose have their summer homes. Camp Curry is near here and easily reached. Farther on up the line between the stations j of Wrights and Patchin arc located! the Sumntit hotel and The Anchorage, two of the most popular resorts in the yiountains. Then comes the entrance of the tun nel which caved in during the fearful grip of the earthquake and lias since I been cleared out again by the hand j of man. The entrance to the tunnel is a summer resort of itself, with] hoielT. cottages, stores and rural mail service. At Felton, some distance down the line, passengers change cars for. Ben Iyomond, Glen Arbor, Brookdale and Boulder Creek, ajid tnis district is al -most' universally acknowledged to be j the prettiest place in the hills.. The; San -Lorenzo river, which finds its out- i let to • the. ocean at the city of Santa Cruz, bursts from the heart of the mountain.'? here, 300 , feet above sea level. At. Boulder. Creek a regular line of states, meeting all principal trains, leaves for Big 1 Basin, a huge govern ment iorcsr reserve, a. favorite haunt of < ampers who like Jo take their nature in the raw. For those who demand the comforts of life, however, there are tents and cottages and stores for sup plies. The mountain scenic railroad, con tinuing from \u25a0 Felton. winds down the mountainside through the famous Santa Cruz grove of Big Trees. Here the mighty monarchs of the forest are to be seen more conveniently than in any otlK-r place in California where the big trees are to be 'found. The passenger alights from the train > f to step into the grove and atonce is lost in the grandeur of the scene. Creeping with what seems perilous case downward through, the San Lo renzo canyon the railway continues with, the roaring San Lorenzo stream, disappearing far below the railroad track and again plunging and splash ing close .by the train windows. Arriving in jSanta Cruz, the traveler finds himself in' one of the prettiest <:ities in California^ Broad streets, fast trolley cars, and innumerable summer resorts and hotels beckon him on every. tide. The cliff drive" he will first be urged to take. \u25a0'\u25a0[ This is without' doubt the most beautiful scenic drive to be found on tlic K'oa it ; . of •',, California: Fronting directly on ttie"; Pacific ocean the road winds for se^ral.iniles. Trie cliff drive has been excellently, macadamized, and sweeps broad, and. inviting along the ij wave : was**-**! shore. , > The \u25a0 drive is directly along a c! I ft. blown i by. sea "breezts. Many' line ie»l : donee* are "located '• there, among-theni brine- h summer home closer to the: lighlbougp t point owned by James D. T'helkn of tfan Francipco. Tbe T San Lorcato i.rivei winds, directly The Can Francisco Call. PART 'TWO through the city of Sairta^Cruz. . Tt is a beautiful stream and streets sinteraect' it. 'while others go along, with it. ,It is an ideal and a favorite spot for moonlight boat rides. Sea bright,, a^'part. of Santa 'Cruz, is on the east -side of the river. Seabright -is a section" of pretty cottages. Streets there are well cared . ,for., - Furnished » places ready to rent to; summer visitors cab be found during -the season. Santa Cruz has: all the modern im provements. A , bond j issue ' for sewers was recently voted, and an : extensive system is now being Santa Cruz has one of the best electric rail way systems' of any; small' California city,' and other-public conveniences are above . the * average \u25a0in '• efficiency. »"-a modern postoffice has been granted'by the government and .will shortly: be begunl 1 ; A" site has already been selected. WatsonTiile, another -important city of Santa .Cruz : county,'.. is located at the mouth of 'the \u25a0 famous Pajaro valley, and , it will pay, visitors | to- make -.a The Famous "Boosters" Train Leaving Santa Cruz, Fred W. Swanton in Charge , .' •. '. \u25a0\u25a0 . " - - •'.„\u25a0\u25a0--/ .. "-:- v " •. ' , l," ' i , ' ;";,\u25a0: • :., ;.TheVpicture'showsithc;Santa Cruz-36ostersVrtrain^leavin^^Saritai^ neighbors. This is; an annual; . entcr P rise^ o^SwtetC^MStofchl&w<»twh SAN^ -^RIDAY^Ca^: /28:. 190^ THE LURE OF SANTA CRUZ To one . who ' would 'go- gypsying : Through leafy /forest ' shades I offer haunts of : dappled deer . . In silent mountain r glades. ' % \u25a0-:\u25a0.. \u25a0:,:.-.\u25a0.\u25a0 *h I offer depths of cool -green pools Where silv'ry -fislibs' flash,?; The treasures of trie joyous brooks . That \u25a0 down . myimoun tains dash.' trip, there. 'The s Pajaro. yajley \u25a0 isj.the^ most /famous* apple .producihs^ region in" the ' w6rijl. C' Great ''.'canneries- , and fruit packing: .plants arc in * Watsoh vjlle, , and it is of • much . interest, to visit them. AVatsonville has the} best £tre ets in California o£ any city. of its size. Its homes are. beautiful anil well representative • -of -~ the - -prosperous Pajaro valley. ..Sarita'Cruz is a. patriotic city. .The naval: militia "has a:large'and enthusiastic division thereVunderVthe commandrof ;" James .'.Willey. :-:•-\u25a0< > . . . -^- ;i - Giving iin'detail the/wonderful-agri cultural,^ industrial ( and -other; resources of: Santa; Cruz;., county; with \u25a0' its' 500 square miles, Charles G. Miller of IWat sonville,?" statistician: ;} 0f;. .. Santa i Cruz county, 'filed 'recently r -with- the - county clerk his 1909' report. " The v figures- tell a remarkable atoryto£;fertile:lands,; fat cattle, * great ! forests- and '. tlie ; working of machinery^ in^prosperous factories.^ . * Reliable authorities \ .assert that Statistician Miller has been-highly.con servative, even ? underestimating \u25a0- the true facts,; inja'. few;cases. He devoted To one .who loves the splashing surf— The salt spray in his face— I :give;my beaches broad and smooth. Where foaming breakers race. And if he likes a; merry crowd — \u25a0 Good fellowship and cheer— ; This.broad old world has sent, its best : To spend their playtime here. much lime; to } ' going: over .the ground,' gettinjjj.-his figures in^air cases at: first hand^and^inaking.an; exhaustive report of ' the- conditions. . ' : ',1 - ' \u25a0 '\u25a0/-\u25a0 ; - In~his'.'statistks9f b'tr.llw -agrietrittrral and:.horticultural ; products,' the* berry^ acreage,^ the .-number- of N apple:, and cherry trees, and other similar products \u25a0Miller includes;only -"that 'part-of the wonderful Pajaro valley in Santa Cruz county.-: This "beautiful crop. laden val ley: runs into -Monterey county." . •\u25a0 Santa' Cruz Vounty_,*repbrts' the*statis tician.-has -1,763 farms. ilt - : assesses 262,938 'acre5. . The > entire county con tains, 320,000 acres. Tiiese farms, produce, annually-114, 954,945,p0unds of fruits and -vegetables,' with; a Valuation of; J 1.860,030. 7 Thus the average annual income -of each farmer in Santa Cruz^ ;county \u25a0 from fruits and vegetables ;. alone Is 'more than. sl,o33. . , ; - : Apples comprise: 93,000,000 pound? of the total .fruit and; vegetable i produc tion,', with a valuation of 11.4 48.000. \u25a0; In.;the % llst\ of /fruits strawberries A' \u25a0' \u25a0- \u25a0- -' : " : ' \u25a0•-\u25a0\u25a0' '--\u25a0 \u25a0'-- \u25a0- - ' \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0 Rose Wilder Lane But- best of all ;' my; gifts I 'give To one who - knows its worth : I let; the ; tired j soul 'f eel again r The "\u25a0 kinship of the earth; I \u25a0-. The free man's deep tranquillity, Away from bolts and bars, " Where wood smoke rises: faintly blue Beneath the quiet stars. come siext to apples with a total an nual production of 2.460 pounds, bav ins a valuation of #t*»S.OOO. The an nual grape product! .J'bring? to Santa Cruz county $r>2,SOO; peaches -net \u25a0 the county $37,095, wl>ile cherries withs2o. fi6."j:and blackberriVs with; $17,250 fol low in value- on the list of fruits. Po tatoes .* lead" the \"'egetables. 5, 000, 000 pounds being produced annually. These have a value of $10,000. ... : A, total, of '3,494.ooo' pounds of dried ! apples, considered Vo be worth $209,-1 000, leads the list of ; dried, fruits : and vegetables.-. . ? *.\pricots r -yielded " $97,500 from 1,500.000; pounds, while dried beans, 'of which 1.iJ00.000 pounds were produced, brought $32,500. .Onions val- J uedat $19,600, prunes valued at $30, 500 and* walnuts. "valued at $13,250 are also included in'the'list of dried prod ucts.; v'; , ' .'- ..;.,. ;,,. ,•;*.-_\u25a0 \u25a0 ; The value of the cereals produced in Santa. Cruz county each year,is $S»;510. Cereals, are planted bn.2,t)00 acres.'. %". \u25a0 Alfalfa: liay *and grain- hay - are /I BOAT, A BREEZE, A SAIL AEHfrINTHESURF Ready Wahing for You to Join rf^iritheFnlic^iSarkmCraz'. PAGES Jli^jm 24 S" )EASHORE; and ; mountain, . creek and ; forest , ?lade^ Gpmbinc.^n Santa Cruz county to make it the playground of California; Thdit- I sands of visitors throng the beaches and the camps in tlie'hills; every ! summer. Favored' with nature's sweetest-, smiles, there is nowhere {a'-moreidelightful^vacation spot. t • .' , - " --"•-.I i The opening of -the Southern Pacific cutoff . via Miay field \vftt\ mean a great deal commercially to Santa Cniz. 4 Santa Cruz is acity I of. homes "It is a city- of views and beauty, of trees -and flowers land 'gardens. : ' '.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ;^I planted^on \u25a0 6,215-acres, producing an nually 11, i67-*tons. wliich have" a valua tion of $1.>T.6a7. Grain hay brings $147,000 of this^amount. "^l^ruVtry ariS eggs *produced in Santa Cruz county annually \u25a0 are valued at f^is.sis.. ';. •>-••: The livestock of the county is valued at' 5C63.590.' ; Horses"' make "up \u25a0 5431,725 of thJs total, while the mules of the county • have' a*"\-aluation' ! of $1Q\575.~ There are 4,760 dairy cows in Santa Cruz .county" and" tlTey"are ; ; valued at $142]800. The beef cattle. are r consid ered to be worth !?33.000. ?The county's .dairies produce, 245.333 pounds of butter, valued at Vs?6oi play .finds somewhere in\Sarifa ;Craz> \u25a0 city: or countyv the place-that suits 'Bis fancy. From her '. gayly ' • crowded " beaches to the- -farthest dim nook among her green mountains. she nteetv in every varying. phase sdme dc^ircrof the pleasure seeker. _ t " >>> In the', cool, quiet depths 7 of. her,fa'rvd ev , ..\u25a0 • Quietly \he works '. his \u25a0. way through the underbrush, following- the , littia stream. It*T>ushes- confidently through alt the rocky obstacles on its way "\» \ the sea, laughing gay ly as It . tucjblji i over., .them. Here, .at ..last \ lt ; »ltp» ; • smoothly Into a little su a. flecked j>*ol, • I co«i and. green. IHere Is the /pla«e H» let I the flies fall lightly on the ,* iwater surface, caressing^ fan^tl&S^'^TJCß-'* tod swings high, the flies fall. AgaJa -aaH Ina swift silvery; Cash .from th«;«B«t depthsT. comes-- the" " trout.:** A\' plucky fighter, too. every ounce _ of -hla» : ; r^Up and down the pool-, he rushes^ \ 'trhft* \ every nerve of the angler tingles with ! joy 'at the fight. Er«u3ht\to the", net, ! the-j, fish Is • at , last .; « safely landed—* speckled ; beaoty, -•'iridescent * ;*; * scales gleaming; In; the morning. : sunshine. What ;a .tale to " tell*. the I'poo1 ' poor • fellows down in the city! ' \u25a0 >.* "Farther, on -he -.finds another andiSkA otherl on withr^infinitei^ciii tion under the drooping tree* branches, carefully? caiting; his T fl!es*on' 'the -little - pools. •he f#unds* out - his • xnornlaz's catch and returns whittling, to his t-int. i There over 'the "camp'fire he cooTcs ;the gleaming beauties. It Is a. b're»kf ijc for the god 3/ eaten* under' the rustling leaves, the' sweet' mountain* air /faintly pungent with the'lncenseof cle*n;tTood smoke. • purely there 'suck ' troiit streams, on Mount Olympus/, '"''\u25a0V,^"^ \u25a0; ,\- Scattered -.ov-er- all; the -vcrlcK^ wher ever, true sportsmen are faund.ajre.stu ries'of hunting.;days*in i the>San,t*;Csia v mountains. V To one who knows" it thejf ' is no ":. joy jlike the... TnoMilng£ tramp* downtthe .forest glades, ..with gun shoulder and eager. dog, at- heel. ".ThVf* is ;a "sudden thrill,-. a . taut -steadlness-'.of nerve" that comes wlth.the gUmp«e-»f,*.." graceful deer' quietly , nibbling^the'trei twfgs at . the end , of a . shady valley: - The slightest suspicious sound, or scent will startle'her. Quietly with. lnftdlf! caution the- hunter ...steals ;nea.rer.'^'A twig..; cracks._ Suddenly 1 brisht. v ey>« gleam, the dainty 'nostrils twitch.--everx slender, curve is rixld..alert. Tlje.giw booms ron the silence." There ..in/a . bound,- a crashing fall.* - The ibraaehe^ of .'the'., underbrush, crackle wiih-^th* dead * weight upon * them and -a "Seep hush falls over the"/ lfttle "vaUey.-. i.A clean^shot. „\u25a0:. i- i > % .».»' ;-v • '* There ;is norest like- that of, the even-, ing around, a camp fire. :Ketumhijr?ex- . . 'ultanC; with i well ; filled j bag ; er;str«at string, .the. campers cut a generous,«opf f: ply "of * firewood, - rouse * the smoldertaj: embers ') in •\u25a0 front f of j the , tent and a«tll« v : down.inicomfort-for^ the'nlgh.t- '.. ,' \u0084s . ;';. What is better than supper cooked ia the open airland 'eaten-by 1 the flfekeriax 1 flre after i a. day's hunting! 'There Is"» flavor in the food no^world famous ch#£ ; ; can create. brooding quiet t oC .• th«. * darkness outside the firelight, i the soft .' rustle of Innumerable leaves, : tSe foani- ' * i ing of the y>rook -1 softened* to muafc, r 1 blend into a feeling of restful qu!»tudi. > Ikying back a mon ? the blankets, »mok- \ ing a goodnight plpe.^th'e -camper, fe«U» I i the; sense of struggle- and i effort land chan ge * fade ; into ". peaceful tr*nquimty. [And *6 falls aale«p beneath, thestare/, - The one who loves more than rteld or forest * the! mystery .ofTtfie; sea; finds Hn : i the beaches of Santa Crua an endlessly |- ( varying delight. .^llerV In the splashing t surf Ithe tumbling . laughing bathers.. Here! you can chml \u25a0 lenge the -sea .itseir^'to "aiwrestllng ; match.. : feel the' sting£ofwthe'«prayl.ln; " your faee'.'its'-salt.-bretktb.on'yoii^c.heek. - It is 'a'gay.^boutT^wlthV^the^ hreak«r»l - | Afterward* there J are the \u25a0 broadl. smooth ; beache*( inviting -rest Jn^theriun. End j le*sly.;the 'ocean^ 'charges j^theiahorfc."; i- Column i. after)' column"*' the viravei s - ru*h" | Valiantly-up,"! break : into foam ;aad ;*fall r* [backer Then ln^the tiny pau^e -.there r the fsoft; sound » of .the retreatingibab^ j-bles ohithe sand. ' It is a falßt:lndrav ings'of thefoe^an*sibreath,*tl»Vjrfa» tb? 1 : , sound . oC " sriovr t falling j quietly 'In*' ih» . . , winter*:; woods. 'Then 'comes 1 the ;roar y and 'crash again. -J One. who Jkobws ; the sea can.never-Ulre of 'it. f. • '.'... 'j. " * In" tWe^afternoohn^ahd 'evening* ut the ;Santa' Cruz: beac.hes :\u25a0 there .i s all* th* {. *J -sparkle *jand>; glitter^ alrwaj» * foaad >!»t;-;» sraypleasur*"* resorts.. "The*magatflceotV; hotel3,:ana^t;hannittgicottages s ar«:flll#4 1 * .with -.witty ,i and , beautllujl»Trom#n';ajMt W '.wellikaoTS'n ;- m^n. JTo^tSeTjilhjremsnt }i of nature's' own cnHrm*j>th»>»-add. ,'J th* *- | «iulet;glearj>.and s>himmec of s.won4^rful P gotm»." the sol tl laiigS terjahd jjsyuie iot'Si cul^sed4peapl»iafrryijttakln«.f» t »' .*