The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-02-17

hold their court around the humblest
cottage. Is these respects, there is but
| one Los Angeles in America If it is
not the home of THE Angels it looks
worthy of it. There is no city of: it's
! class which will compare with it ex-
cept Denver. But while Denver now
lies buried in snow, thisscity is smiling
in the glory of a day in June. In fact,
this city is full of Denverites. who are
here to enjoy the charming winter
climate
But after all it is the climate of
southern California. which gives it its
priceless value. Thissfpeculiar climate
| is only found in Southern California.
Middle or Northern California is not
much preferable to- the stormy east
This is tue Italy of America, and Los
Angeles is its centre and capital Here,
too, the summers areteven more agree
able than the winters. 1t is an "all-
the year-round" climate l see by the
weather bureau, that there is an aver
age of three hundred Iperfect days al
Los Angeles station in a year, The
variation between summer and winter
is much less than may be supposed
There is no depressing heat, and no in
sect pests OF any consequence. There
are no startling changes of seasons or
weather. The rains fall from No
vember on, during the winter, but the
showers are so seldom that you welcome
the rainfall. The winter here is really
spring, when the grass starts and the
flowers mantle the hills. My wife says
she has to keep calendar hanging be-
fore her, to tell her that it is January
and not June
L do not mean to assert that Los
Angeles has a perfect climate, but
it approaches nearer perfection than
any of which l have any knowledge
With its 173 miles of graded streets.
side walks, with 1876 miles of sewer,
reaching to the sea as it's outlet 1t
will be seen that Los Angeles is we'll
equipped city. The city is prosperous
in everything. 1t possesses a dozen
lines of railroads. superb business
structures, fine stores of every kind.
Indeed, the ladies tell me that shop
ping is fully as cheap in all lines as in
either of the twin cities" AS for
coffees and eating establishments there
is no place equal to it except San Fran
cisco. You can live here fully as
cheap as in Mankato. Some things mag
be little higher, but others are much
lower You can build here much
cheaper than in Mankato
The social advantages are exception
ally fine, both residents and visitors are
of the better class, educated and with
money, who are attracted by the balmy
climate. About fifteen hundred houses
were built last year and have counted
about three hundred now under way.
Building goes on in all seasons alike as
there are no climatic impediments.
There are hotels and lodging houses
without limit, and good ones too. The
mountains and ocean are each so near
| that every lover of nature can find a
place for recreation. Pasadena, with it's
| fiour-crowned heights, Santa Monica
| Redendo, San Pedro and even Santa
Catallia Islands, are each little less than
suburbs of Los Angeles.
This glance will serve to show you
that Los Angeles is truly an energetic,
charming and in every way an attrac-
tive metropolitan city which will fully
meet all your expectations.
Some of my friends are anxious to
know if I advise them to come here.
Later on | will tell you frankly and
truthfully about that but cannot now
advise anyone who is fairly well fixed
in business there to come here. Every
condition of business for you will be
wholly changed. Especially I would
say if there is any farmer in Blue
Earth county who has eighty acres OF
land or more who INDUCES the thought
of selling with view of coming here,
as your friend, let me say to you don't
do it. You will make mistake which
you may deeply regret. But if you
are growing old and begin to feel the
winters drain upon vitality or if your
health is bad and you wish to spend
much time in the open air or if you
are threatened with nervous prostra-
tion from over work, probably no bet
ter place can be found for you in which
you may hope for recuperation.
j. H., BAKER.