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Show I WEST BOOMING I SArSJLDREDEE ; Ogden Publisher Declares Marked Spirit of Optimism General ' , California from San Francisco to San Dlegro is enjoying a hullrilnp; boom ,t of huge proportions, according to J. pi i. Bldredge. jr., general manager of 1 The Standard-Kxamlncr, who hail re- Cj turned from :i visit to the coast, gfl "Business blocks, houses and apnrt- 8$ mont houses arc polnp UP In every I'.S community In the state." he said, i "There has l.ccn a marked deduc tion there In the coal ol building matt ma-tt ; terlall and 1 understand that tlu JM imiidinp mechanics voluntarily cut 31 their wnges $1 a day. M -With all this building solng on jj It Is hard to see any sig-ns of depres- f sion, especially when one sees the Ms great quantities of advertising carried H; by the newspapers, gfl There la another side to the plc- CT: turc. however, and that is seen dur- ftlh lng trips to the horticultural sections jUT of the state. Plies of oranges and j lemons aro to he seen In the orchards M' with signs inviting the passersby to 3m palp themselves. 81; "Growers declare the freight rates ?S are so high that they cannot afford yf fo ship their fruit to markets in com- jaf-j petition for instance, with lemons fM which can be shipped more cheaplj ; m the big United States markets from A! Italy. ! 'Passenger travel Is light. This tg condition is declared to be due to the I' great expense these days of railroad iind Pullman tickets. "Everywhere, however, there Is a marked spirit of optimism ' |