The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-03-30
A Letter.


10. A. Wilson. ESQ.,:
ssThe Land of Sunshine" also one of
our city papers, with editorial marked.
Am sure Mrs. Wilson will enjoy read
ing them.
l have rented about all my suburban
property for barley planting, but u
the orange grove myself at leisure
times, and made quite a ''spec." My
English walnut grove will soon be in
full bloom, or rather, in full bud. The
trees are among the finest in Southern
California, magnificent fellows, twenty
years old. | may get Sl4 a tree for
the walnuts this fall. A man near ii is
attending TO it for ne. Our glorious
rain of the past few days is over, and
abundant crops are promised. Every
orange raised here will sell this year,
and this, taken with the abundant
promised crop, has raised enthusiasm
here almost to the summit.
Southern California is very prosper
Gus, though unfortunately, partly made
so by the misfOrtunes of Others, Rob.
among the number.
The building going on here is really
marvellous, and the most magnificent
business blocks. l actually believe ten
million dollars III improvements will
90 up before next winter. We are
going to have a metropolis here, be-
yond question. The directory census,
just completed, shows SO 1000 inhabit-
ants, and that the government ensus
of 1900 will show 2O0, 900 is perfectly
within reason, and what a conservative
person would judge, after living here
q few months.
As soon a. | can spare the time |
wonld like to send you some literature
about the great engineering feais per-
formed in making irrigaiing bitches,
dams and reservoirs TO get water on
the deserts, for rs soon as il is accom-
pl,shed, 4 sand blasted valley Of death
is at once transformed into a terres-
trial paradise.
Nature has CHAINS of mountains Dor
dering California on the east, and also
another of lesser height on the west
side, running down along the coast,
ssas II nature had built two walls to
hide the garden of Eden within them"
Los Angeles week of carnival takes
place in April. 1t will Guido the Mardi
Gras, Yelled Prophets and Priests of
Pallas combined. Will send you some
of the ssoficial'' literature In proper
time. Much regret Is expressed that
between Pasadena and this city will
not be completed by that time, as the
large number Of boarders, of Eastern
people there, at the hotels Raymond
and Green, especially, could come to
the show at all hours of the days and
nights during the carnival week, and
return ut their own convenience.
My throat is almost well, and I am,
of course, much elated, and mighty
glad | was here when reading OF all
your blizzards last winter. Hele all is
sunshine and flowers. We have rose
bushes, or rather, trees, climbing all
over our porches, to the top of the
roof, full of lovely red, white, yellow,
and pink roses-just bushels of them.
When we have visitors we usually pick
about a gallon-sized boquet Of them
" plCSCut, hIu IL u tuC SdtuC way III
year around, as we have but two sea-
sons, the wet and the dry. Eastern
people think the rainy season is MOTH
ing but rain all the time, whereas it is
called so merely to differentiate it. All
this winter we had not twenty cloudy
days, and about half as much rain as
Lexington gets during April. Blu,
many Eastern people are incredulous
about the charms of California, and
think it nothing but brag and blow.
My mother looks like a woman OF
forty walks all over town, visits friends
and parades the main business streets
with the crowds, viewing the show
windows, or saunters along with the
tourists and plessure-seekers on the
walks and drives in the suburbs, among
the orange and lemon groves, the long
lines of pepper, banana, palm, fig and
other semi-tropic trees that decorate
the sidewalks, yards and gardens. She
is out in the open air all winter, instead
of being in bed at home from one end
of that season to another.
Your old clerk, ]. Otto Krlehn, is in
the grocery business here, and has a
smashing trade. Has had to hire an
other clerk, and is, 1 suppose, making
money. l see Mr.. VIM. Pigott at the
Sisters hospital now and then. He
still retains his mind aud memory,
which are as good, il not better, than
some of the ''best brains" He is al
ways glad to see me, and asks about
nine-tenths of the Lexington folks.
Hope the bridge is .'sure pop" We
just sent our subscription yesterday.
With kind regards.
w. r. GosEwIsCH.