Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-03-14
.SNUFFING SEA BREEZES
ON THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. Bigelow Living High Among the
Orange Groves. His Impressions
of That Popular Winter Resort
Long Beech, Cal, March 10. 1900

LOuS bcfCu, ttti., 4Aatch 10. htSo.
/ am at present at the sea shore.
snuffing the sea breezes, eating CLANS
and fresh fish and growing fat. Yester
day visited San Pedro, where there il
quite harbor, which will be extended
just as soon as Uncle Sam will loOsel
up his purse strings. have not seri
so much shipping for long time and
counted over hundred crafts of AL
kinds. San Pedro Is quite business
place, but has some of the rough ele-
rflent that is to be found In all seaports.
/ have visited Mrs. Judge Nelson,
formerly Mrs. Dan. Noble) and Mrs.
Clark, of Decorah. Mrs. Clark has
improved in health wonderfully and is
only waiting for you to shovel the
snow of the side walks and the weather
to become endurable, when she will
return home. The weather here cores
ponds with the almanac, and when
that says spring it is spring. Several
Of the winter tourists are leaving for
the east. Hotel Greene in Pasadena,
the finest in southern California, has
had 500 guests during the winter.
This hotefis owned and named after
Greene, the patentee and proprietor of
the humbug medicine, August Flow
err. What lot of physic ii must
have taken to build that hotel. 1t Is
said that there were never SO many
tourists in southern California as this
winter. Los Angeles claims to have
entertained over $4,000 of them and
some feeble minded Republican papers
claim that it is all caused by prosperity,
when every body knows they come here
for health, and to live where the tea
kettle won't freeze up solid while they
are getting breakfast.
The first rain for two mouths fell
yesterday and was received with great
hospitality, as grain in some places had
begun to suffer. All kinds OF fruit art
kept in good condition by irrigation
but grain and grass must have rain.
have been asked by friends at the
east my opinion as to moving here tt
make permanent home, which is
very hard question to answer. The
climate, fruits and the citizens are al
that could be desired; the churches
colleges and schools are No. /; living il
about as cheap AS in the east; the sup
ply of labor, either skilled or unskilled
seems to meet the demand, althodgf
skilled labor is usually in demand
everywhere. There Is any quantity o
property for sale, from town lot uI
to ranches containing thousands o
acres, and all very cheap-to let tn
real estate agents tell il. What the.
call farming land sells 1 mean the.
ask from one to two hundred dollar
an acre without buildings. LAM
suitable for oranges is higher, and lam
set to oranges In full bearing, thrifty
on the right soil, away from fogs, u
I danger from frost and no scale and wit
: plenty Of water for irrigating, is held q
} $1,000 90 per acre. Town lots with Q
; without buildings are valued accordin
i to location, improvements, etc., tn
| same as in all cities. Some can ;
: bought quite reasonable. 1t require
z one kind of land for grain and alfalfi
another for oranges and lemons, anoths
: for decideous fruits, etc., etc. 1t ais
requires some knowledge and skill