Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-01-27
Whole Number, 362.
November, is mentioned" for treasurer,
councilman, or whatever happens to be
lying around loose.
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA,

LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
| A Journey Across the Continent
BY PleasantviIle Citizen.
NUMBER THREE.
Owing to little delay in getting ac-
| cllmated and stormy weather for the
| past five days, we have been unable to
see the country or gather interesting
information. The wind is easterly and
blowing, as we sailors. say a two reef
breeze and stormiDg hard at intervals,
and 1T ls as cold and chilly as our North
casters at home. | asked gentleman
IT such storms were usual. He said he
had lived here twenty years and never
saw such high winds unless it was dur
ing "NOrther." Others said it was a
pretty severe storm for this state Los
Angeles is a thriving town of about
100000 inhabitants. Many of her lead
ing citizens are wealthy enterprising
men. They with the Rail Roads, use
their influence to bring settlers and capi-
tai to Southern California. Many letters
OF inquiry come from the east. The
Board of Commerce alone has received
as many as 100 letters in a day, all of
"fAiNh 1cNCifCo dllcntlOn LIE WHY OI
pamphlets giving fiattering descriptions
of the agricultural resources, and mid and
healthful climate. The latter, to con-
sumptlves. is misleading. Hoping for bet
ter health and permanent cures, hund-
reds come here never to return alive1
They give employment to doctors under
takers and embamers. 'It might be
listed as one of California's successful
enterprises" AILos Angeles Physician of
experience who had been on q six weeks
visit to his native State of New York,
and with whom | became acquainted on
my journey here, said he had not ex-
perienced in his visit to Aew York State
one day of the cold chilly atmosphere
that was almost continuous through the
winter months in Los Angeles. He ad-
yised us to get warm snug rooms, and
said there was more danger of taking
cold indoors than out, and in his many
letters to eastern medical journals he
always discouraged sending consump-
tive people to California, and that the
proper time to come was in the early
Summer, so they might become acclima-
tived before winter. DIR. Lindey in his
work California of the South" SAYS
hundreds OF consumptives arrive in
Southern California who would be bet
ter Off at home; but to those in whom
the disease is still dormant, there is a
well-founded hope that it will remain
dormant; and to their children born and
raised in the home, there is q prospect of
It's entire eradication from the blood.
In Southern California there is no rain
In the Summer months In winter the
rainfall is sufficient without irrigation
for vegetation. The nights are cool and
wraps and OvercOats are worn morning
and evening. 1t the middle of the day
the sun shines quite warm, and the
shady side of the street is the most COM
Portable. There is very little thunder or
hard winds, and seldom frost. Through
the Summer months the winds are very
light. People coming here whether in
poor or good health should dress as
warmly as they do east, and always
get upper story rooms, on the foot bills
or suburbs and have heated rooms.S
Even with care they are apt to have
colds in the head. Bronchitis and Ca
tarrh, are common complaints Many
remarkable cures of Lung trouble are
reported and many people who have
throat trouble, while in the east, are en-
tirely relieved when here, and people
who live here contract and die with con-
sumption. Rattle snakes, gila monsters,
horned toads, Lizards, scorpions, CEN
tipedes. tarantulas, tortoise and millions
of vicious ants, and thousands of rats
which carry off every edible around the
temporary camp, are found through the
deserts, and in every household fles
abound. The different journals estimate
the California orange crop of the present
season. from & 500 To 400 car loads
and now is the height of the season.
Shipments are at a standstill owing to
a glut in the eastern markets. 1t will
probably be several weeks before the
packing houses will be- full
blast. An interest
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