Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10
Tropical California.


To the Editori
suppose that everybody who Il ac-
duainscd with me knows how much I
think OF salt Lake and her people and
that ! think that Salt Lake IN the best
place On earth o. I've. provided. OF
course. that You have as good health
there as anywhere else SO that In the
following remarks that I may make
Ia regard - this part OF the country. II
! appear % say many nice things. Just
remember that | say things about salt
Lake every day.
In coming 90 southern California
from Utah at this time of the year We
wee a great change The dny that 1
lett home II waarainlng and had been
showing some. IN fact IL had every up-
pcarance Of winter being right upon
~. How great the change. Here In
los Angeles everything has she appear
nncr OF spring well advanced. or early
summer az home. The people dress In
clothing very similar 20 that worn In
Salt Lake. the first ~ June.
All vegetation II green, the flowers
bloom out In the gardens with no signs
Of blight, the roads are dusiy,and every
thing has the appearance Of summer to
me. Those beautiful roses that We buy
IN the Hover stores at home grow here
IN the gardens In great prufuslon. to-
gcther with other choice varieties Of
fpwsrs, such as hellpitupe, Gala llllles.
etc. OF course, these flowers have not
tho odor that our home raised flowers
have, but as Tor beauty, the Southern
California flowers beat the world.
They have a greater variety ~ Orna-
mental shrubs ana shade trees her.
than any other place l ever visited.
Some of these are very beautiful. es-
pcclally the various kinds 0f palm trees
that are grown both for' Communication
and shade; these trees. 90 my mind.
being one OF the great attractions OF
this part Of the country.
| should say that one OF the best bus
iueFses IN this part Of the country
would be house painting. Nearly all
the houses are frame, ana they seem 10
be kept well painted. Some OF them are
nearly covered with climbing vines OF
different kinds, many OF them just
loaded with beautiful flowers, but the
par, " the house that III exposed IL al
ways well painted. ! should judge that
building houses IL cheap here IN COM
pared with Salt Lake because ~ the
cheapncsa % material and the walls be-
Ing thin, there being no necessity of
having them thick, II being warm all
the year round.
There are different styles Of architec-
turc here. the favurlte AZ this time being
~ the "Misaion style. adding a variety
ana plcturesqueness TO the city that
you would not otherwise gct.
Whenever we talk about Southern
California Il always suggests to our
minds, orange groves and grape vim
yards In great abundance. OF course
those two fruits are the ones that are
the most noted VI an the fruits grown
IN these parts; but there are many
others that are being produced here
that Will bring Just ns great laurels
Ia this country In the future as the
orange and grape have In the past. In
coming into this country from the coun-
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much country devoted 10 the grape cul-
ture, but tho orange growers are not to
be seen along the road we Travelled
over. OF course we have seen the orange
trees loaded with fruit. but We haven't
as yet seen any groves.
We expect 10 take n trip into the
country where the fruits are gown.
and packed ana shipped TO market. IL
| rec any satisfaction l VIII write let-
ter 10 regard 20 some OF these indus
tries
cHAs, NJ. CANNON.