The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
FROM BRUNEI.
Another Interess1lx sketch From the
News Calif0ra1a Correspondent.

Another IntsressIax sketch From the
News Calif0rHi& Correspondents.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 24.-Editor of
the NEWS: The California papers es-
innate that there are eighty thousand
eastern tourists in this state, scattered
from the Mexican line to the most
northern counties, but the majority of
them are in this, the southern portion.
Every state in the union and all the
British provinces are represented, and
by
ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE,
the wealthy to see The country, enjoy
life, and possibly speculate IN city
property and farming lands. A good
many are poor, or at least of moderate
means. who have heard of the wonders
of this coast and wish to see the land,
with view of moving here if it is all
that has been represented. They have
| six months return tickets, and do not
wish to be on expenses, so they go to
work at anything that will pay their
years business has been so brisk
all over this part of the
state that anyone willing to work
could find employment at good wages,
or they could start business on their
own account, as a thousand little
schemes presented themselves, where
with but little capital and good stock
of energy money could be made during
By the time their six months were VI
they could determine whether they
wished to remain or not. And any
class of mechanics could get steady
work at good wages. The real estate
dealers, the newspapers and the rail
roads have advertised "or boomedn TIT
country for all that it was worth, al
. though it has wonderful resources, ant
, fear brought in more OF the working
classes than can be kept steadily EN-
) ployed. AS there are good many on
r of work now in all parts of the state
D and as living here is very expensive
|, there will be dissatisfaction an
those who feel disappointed vii
discourage their friends from comm
s out, and as this has been such a cold
4 disagreeable winter, many of til
wealthy tourists are
DISGUSTED WITH THE CLIMATE,
and disappointed that they cannot fin
investments that give promise of pay
y ing them fifty to a hundred per cent
e thirty, sixty or ninety days: so they al
D discouraging others from coming. Tai
y ing all that into consideration, man
! think that the great rush of travel t
- | bAlC COdoJ ID dUOuO ONCl9 Gnob nCAJ yOd
+ it will not be as heavy as in the pas
C But that is all conjecture, for
MANY LIKE THE COUNTRY
in every particular and are perfect
q satisfied to remain here. Althoug
70 there is not as much property changiI
l. hands here as there was last year, Il
i place is building up very handsome
and substantially.
70 For four days the rain has poure
3. down nearly ali the time, and Il
+ streets are simply rivers of mu'
and business has been almost Su
/ pended. 1t is warmer than at ar
IS time for the past month, still it is NJ
J. an unusual thing to see merchan
5. waiting upon customers with owe
- coats on and rubber boots too, as bl
% few of the stores have stoves and the
&c FUEL HAS BEEN so SCARCE
a That coal has sold here during tt
, last week at forty dollars per ton al
wood at any price per cord that Il
10 dealer had cheek to ask for it. It HI
just been announced in our hotel tn
not a pound of coal can be bougl
70 so the outlook for us is still mo
d gloomy. believe that the dry cri
cold of Kansas is better for the heal
than the damp cold of this coast {
10 though it is not severe enough here
u u freeze a person. The EmpOria color
y, ~ are all well and enjoying life as mu
~ as possible in the rain and mud.
- Yours truly, E. 2. BRUNER.