The herald., 1894-09-02
AS OTHERS SEE Us.
HOW Los ANGELES is VIEWED BY
A PARKERSBURG CITIZEN.
An Iutsresting Letter on ths Advant-
ages CT This City From
an ERSs-rn
Visitor.

Charming 81. Smith of Parkeraburg,
w. Va, writes to the State Journal OF
that city, from Los Angeles, as follows ::
THE Almighty in His Dountilul pro-
whence did great deal for Los Angeles
and vicinity, and mans ingenuity and
perseverance, must do the rest. With
a delightful climate and thousands OF
people talking about Southern Califor-
mia, snd hundreds and hundreds getting
here, there lie no reason why this city
should not, in the next 10 years, be
largar than San Francisco.
THE daily papers here do a great deal
to help build up the interests OF Los
Angeles, and their influence is felt and
thoroughly appreciated by citizens who
know that papers go ably edited are Of
great benefit to community.
"Mr. W. E. Hughes. who WAS moot
prominent citizen of Wheeling. but now
an influential citizsn of Los Angeles,
was very kind to US, but it afforded
him real pleasure to serve us, which
he did 60 gracefully. When We aeked,
Are the public schools here in o
healthy condition p he promptly spilled,
The public schools are the pride OF Los
Angeles Through the kindness OF Mr..
Hughes We met Dr.. @. T. Pepper, presi-
dent of the city board OF public instruct-
ion. He informed us that over l6 600
children were enrolled last year. There
are 252 teachers, the halliday teachers
receiving $40 per month. Those who
serve all day receive $77.50. Principals
in the eight-room buildings received
$l20 month, while the principal OF the
high school, where 780 scholars are en-
rolled, gets $3.50 month. The people
of Los Angeles have spent $3.50 900 in
enlarging their school buildings. DR..
Pepper seid: There ought 10 have
been just that much more spent for the
game purpose
This is the most cosmopolitan city
you perhaps ever saw. | think every
civilized nation on earth 10 represented
here. know personally men here who
were born within the Arctic circle and
others who were born and raised in the
antipodes.
''After one has resided here for, say, 8
year or such q matter, and has read in
the paper morning after morning Of some
great storm or disturbanc, in other
parts of the country; If in the summer
months either cyclone, fearful rain
storm, an electrical storm, or not wave,
causing prostration from heat; or in
winter extreme cold or heavy snow
storm or blizzard--such storm,
for instance, as caused the death OF
Senator Conkling in New York-one
cannot but contrast this condition with
the beautiful weather which he will be
enjoying here. Generally the game
calm, serene skies that you see today,
and the Same delightful temperature
throughout the year. OF co1rls there
are months when it ia cold, and we have
seasons OF rain, and it 10 not pleasant in
any country during the rainy season.
Our rainy season, however, does not last
long. 1t is never very hot in summer
nor very cold in winter, as compared
with the temperature east of the Rocky
mountains and that condition is a strong
attraction to those seeking an equable
climate. The Thermometer seldom in
dicates above 80 deg, or even 85 in this
city, nor AZ low as 81, although last win
ter it went as low as rs, which was IN
precedented; but enc does not notice
either the heat or the cold as
much as he would east at the
same temperature, because of the dry
ness OF the air. No one can appre-
ciate this climate properly in ehort
stay. Those who come in winter and
stay few days or weeks only may
chance to run foul OF wet season, and
go away with very poor and erroneous
opinion of the climate. Such people
not only do the state and climate injus-
tice, but they do themselves injustice
al tx,k N
are as much superior to our winters az
our winters are to your winters. The
temperature varies according to remote
the rise and fall OF the temperature is
greater; and ell the climatic conditions
needed for the different diseases to
which humanity is subject, can be
found in some one or other locality"