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10
THE NORMAL RECORD.
walks are quite common, even in the residence
sections. Most of the sidewalks in the business
sections of Chico are good, but coarse gravel,
clay and mud holes prevail in the residence
streets. A few exceptions to this are found,
a few enterprising citizens having put down
good cement walks. Of course, it takes money,
but with as many people visiting Chico as there
are every year (to say nothing of our own
comfort), good sidewalks are necessary to the
prosperity of the city. Sidewalks are things
by which strangers judge the town. Let us
have good sidewalks to keap ourselves out of
the dust in summer and the mud and water in
winter, and to create a good impression on
visitors.
Another difference is in buildings. Chico
is remarkable for the number of one-story
buildings. After you get past the great plains
just east of the Rockies, there are few if any
towns where so large a proportion of the buildings are less than two stories, and
two and three stories are the prevailing types of both business and
residence buildings. I recall one small town
with a population of less than 500 people, which
has more three-story buildings than has Chico.
If you question which adds the most to the
general appearance of the town go take a good
look at the rows of one-story business houses
and compare them with those of eithei two or
three-stories (but especially with the latter),
and see for yourself. A well built two-story
residence also adds more to the apponaice of
prosperity of a town than does an equally good
one-story house. Perhaps no other point about
an Eastern town attracts attention so quickly
as the character of its residence sections. 1 ike
the residences in Chico they are mostly frame
buildings, but they are built with n:uch more
attention to general appearance than in Chico.
It is not probable that they cost much
more, but the architectural and
artistic effect is better. Many people who have
Its own place, however, small, add to the gen-
been in Berkeley and some of the other towns
about San Francisco Bay have namarked that
the residences, big and little, had an artistic
effect and have an air of prosperity about
them. That is what exists in the Eastern
town. Every property owner seems to take
pride in adding to this appearance by making
his own place however small, add to the general effect. Fences are torn &way, the lawn
and shrubbery artistically arranged and kept
in proper condition. Everything shows taste
and a pride that is of advantage to the city.
Anyone who has watched Chico carefully for
tha past three or four years must have seen
some improvements along the lines just indicated. There have been such improvements
and they are still going on. What is needed
is an increase of pride in the appearance of
our city. Nature has done much for the beauty
of Chico in the luxuriance of its vegetation. If
city pride can be called in to assist nature in
all directions, but particularly in the directions
just suggested, the attractiveness it already
possesses will be greatly enhanced and it will
be not only "The City of Roses," but it will
be one of the most attractive places in all
California.
Now, Mr. Editor, I have already drawn this
out to too great length, so expecting to be
with you soon, I am,
Yours truly,
Climbing Goose Nest Mountain.
a. c s.,
In the oast central portion of Siskiyou county
stands a large, blue, snow-capped mountain,
known as Goose Nest. It is a mountain peak
in one of those short ranges, which form a
sort of net-work in this particular county. This
net-work is formed by the coming together of
the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada mountains.
Mt. Shasta has sometimes been called* the pillar to which these ranges link themselves, and
Goose Nest is a prominent peak about thirty
June '05.
miles north of Shasta and is connected with it
by one of these short ranges above mentioned.
I had often heard about the deep crater on
top of Goose Nest, of its unfathomable depth,
dangerous descent and ghastly appearance. It
could plainly be seen from a distance that there
was a crater, for the summit looks like half a
large globe with the curved side up. It looks
smooth near the top, except for occasional
patches of snow, and farther down its sides
Object Description
| Title | The Normal Record. October 1904 |
| Original Date | 1904-10 |
| Description | The Record. Published by the Associated Students of Chico State College. |
| Creator | Chico State College |
| Location of Original | Archives |
| Call Number | LD723 C57 |
| Digital Collection | The Record: Chico State Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Repository | Meriam Library, California State University, Chico. |
| Description-Abstract | The Record served as both a student magazine and a commencement program for Chico Normal School. In the year 1904 it was published every month - except the Summer months. |
| Date Digital | 2013 |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | For information on the use of the images in this collection contact the Special Collections Department at 530.898-6342 or email: specialcollections@csuchico.edu |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Filename | index.cpd |
Description
| Title | 1904_10_NormalRecord.020 |
| Original Date | 1904-10 |
| OCR- Transcript | 10 THE NORMAL RECORD. walks are quite common, even in the residence sections. Most of the sidewalks in the business sections of Chico are good, but coarse gravel, clay and mud holes prevail in the residence streets. A few exceptions to this are found, a few enterprising citizens having put down good cement walks. Of course, it takes money, but with as many people visiting Chico as there are every year (to say nothing of our own comfort), good sidewalks are necessary to the prosperity of the city. Sidewalks are things by which strangers judge the town. Let us have good sidewalks to keap ourselves out of the dust in summer and the mud and water in winter, and to create a good impression on visitors. Another difference is in buildings. Chico is remarkable for the number of one-story buildings. After you get past the great plains just east of the Rockies, there are few if any towns where so large a proportion of the buildings are less than two stories, and two and three stories are the prevailing types of both business and residence buildings. I recall one small town with a population of less than 500 people, which has more three-story buildings than has Chico. If you question which adds the most to the general appearance of the town go take a good look at the rows of one-story business houses and compare them with those of eithei two or three-stories (but especially with the latter), and see for yourself. A well built two-story residence also adds more to the apponaice of prosperity of a town than does an equally good one-story house. Perhaps no other point about an Eastern town attracts attention so quickly as the character of its residence sections. 1 ike the residences in Chico they are mostly frame buildings, but they are built with n:uch more attention to general appearance than in Chico. It is not probable that they cost much more, but the architectural and artistic effect is better. Many people who have Its own place, however, small, add to the gen- been in Berkeley and some of the other towns about San Francisco Bay have namarked that the residences, big and little, had an artistic effect and have an air of prosperity about them. That is what exists in the Eastern town. Every property owner seems to take pride in adding to this appearance by making his own place however small, add to the general effect. Fences are torn &way, the lawn and shrubbery artistically arranged and kept in proper condition. Everything shows taste and a pride that is of advantage to the city. Anyone who has watched Chico carefully for tha past three or four years must have seen some improvements along the lines just indicated. There have been such improvements and they are still going on. What is needed is an increase of pride in the appearance of our city. Nature has done much for the beauty of Chico in the luxuriance of its vegetation. If city pride can be called in to assist nature in all directions, but particularly in the directions just suggested, the attractiveness it already possesses will be greatly enhanced and it will be not only "The City of Roses," but it will be one of the most attractive places in all California. Now, Mr. Editor, I have already drawn this out to too great length, so expecting to be with you soon, I am, Yours truly, Climbing Goose Nest Mountain. a. c s., In the oast central portion of Siskiyou county stands a large, blue, snow-capped mountain, known as Goose Nest. It is a mountain peak in one of those short ranges, which form a sort of net-work in this particular county. This net-work is formed by the coming together of the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada mountains. Mt. Shasta has sometimes been called* the pillar to which these ranges link themselves, and Goose Nest is a prominent peak about thirty June '05. miles north of Shasta and is connected with it by one of these short ranges above mentioned. I had often heard about the deep crater on top of Goose Nest, of its unfathomable depth, dangerous descent and ghastly appearance. It could plainly be seen from a distance that there was a crater, for the summit looks like half a large globe with the curved side up. It looks smooth near the top, except for occasional patches of snow, and farther down its sides |
