Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. JUNE II. 1897 NU
NUMBER ST.
From California.

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few lines might be interesting to th
old friends left in your county, / be-
of you a space in your valuable paper
in the interest of Fresno City, Cali
fornia.
Some seven years ago / left the oil,
home which was situated amongs
you, and started out as many Others
have done, for the far famed California
the land which has no equal; reaching
Fresno City March Sd, ! decided tC
locate here and try fortunes chance ir
this locality. A stranger in strange
land is not the most pleasant situation
to find ones self in. but was not dis,
couraged in the least. but rather en-
tranced by the beauties of California
scenery, the delightful climate oi
spring. and the enterprise of Fresno;
thought, where in Gods great Universe
could one find more advantages for a
livlihood? The thought came to me,
is this California's ideal city, or is il
only foretaste of what we find along
the Pacific coast? And now, kind read
er, let me say, after living these few
years in Fresno, California boasts oil
far more advantages in its cities of GEN.
trail location, than we find here in
Fresno; the first opinion was only the
result of ignorance. / would not lead
you to believe. however, that our city
is devoid of great advantages. Let me
go into detail and forget that other
cities exist in California, mere desira-
BILE than Fresno.
This city with population of about
$4,000 is wide awake in a business ca
pacity, and we find it to be the great
center of the San Joaquin Valley, but
my intention in writing this article
is not to boom Fresno; it is not
meant to arouse the feeling of unrest
within you, and canse you to believe
that but to come West means fame and
fortune for young man; ah, no! How
many we find even here in this fair
land, toiling day in and day out, but to
eke out only an existence; it is here as
1t is elsewhere, fame and fortune come
to some and others must strive on by
the sweat of their brow.
Since l came to Fresno l have been
occupied almost all the time in the
same position, that of salesman in a
large grocery department here. I say
my position has been constant only for
an occasional trip eastward, of which
the last was taken to insure good
health, so you see we sometimes come
east in gain of health rather than re-
main west. Onr climate in the spring
time is delightful; mother earth is
gorgeous in her new dress of green,
and the flowers peeping hither and
thither only add dash of color to the
gorgeous landscape; the trees which
past, begin to put on their new ap-
oarel and ere long we wonder at this
great transformation scene, from this
evel expanse of country. with scarcely
/ blot of green, no bubbling stream,
10 mountain ranges. and then the
many umbrella trees which spread
heir cold bare branches to the wind
loes not mother earth seem barren?
And you wonder now that l say trans
ormation scene? when but a few
months and we find ourselves in aland
# beauty? Summer Is coming and
Tod prepares for the shelter of man
kind from the burning sun, for in this
,art of California we have the extreme
leat.
The beautiful umbrella tree we find
o numerous here begin to send forth
is foliage and ere long we find dotted
lere and there a natural umbrella,
the earth and shielding
III who come beneath it, from the
un's rays, it's foliage being so thick
hat scarcely a ray can penetrate it.
Jome with me for stroll and / lead
-ou to spot, that is but to stand in
is midst and one never forgets it. 1t
S Fresno's greatest charm-her park.
scarcely know words to describe it
or fear I would not give it justice, or
how our appreciation of it. can but
ay on a warm day, it is as an oasis in
he desert.
The orange, the lemon, umbrella and
many other trees intermingling their
ranches overhead forming canopy |
f nature with the evergreen sod DO.
cath it, broken only here and there
18th its clean kept winding walks. A
amptiug seat and the odor of fragrant
lowers. trfckling spray of water over
be grass only aid to enchant one, and
,ake you wonder If there is a fairer
lace in all this earth.
Well. my readers, are you wearyP
ave written much. but oh. how much
lore 1 could write. Why forgot to
ven mention our vineyards. and they
re an attraction alone. | am afraid
have talked OF Fresno, from an artis-