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Show v . , . . . ; ' - i " t' C " - " - - - - . - - - . . ) w 1 Trom Tuesday till Sunday on ths res I from San Francisco to Salt Lake City this was the experience ot David Keith and ex-Senator Thomas Kearns, who have juit returned from California.' . "T.e left Los Ac-clea on the 'Owl' train last Tuesday and arrived here Sunday noon," said Mr. Keith in re- lating their experiences. "At Oakland we were delavd from . Wednesday mornifj until Thursday evening. To reach bacramento we had to travel a distance of .300 -miles extra to get around washouts. . We reached Sacramento Sacra-mento Friday evening. "The railroads were never up against so difficult a proposition n the way of moving trains as they have been cm the West coast and many of the intermoun-tain intermoun-tain lines during the past month. When we come to consider the difficulties and , daorers to be overcome, the wonder is that they accomplish as much as . they do. Great credit is due to the managers and untiring work of employees. em-ployees. Speaking of San Francisco Mr. Keith aid : k "They appear to be doing a large busine again there, notwithstanding the difficulties they have had to surmount. sur-mount. Van Ness is now a prominent business street; Fillmore looks like old Market street, and Golden Gate avenue is being devoted to business. The rebuilding re-building of the city is being retarded by .unfavorable weather, and, what is worse, the labor troubles with which I they have to contend." |