Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

continental lines one OF which Is 500
miles shorter than any other from tide
water TO tide water, and over easy
grades the ocean furnishes a cheap
method Of shipping freight to all parts
Of the world by sailing vessels or
steamships.
At South Pasadena you can be fur
nished with ostrich plumes while you
walt II is the only farm OF the kind
except at Phoenix, Arizona, which Is
owned by the same proprietor, outside
Of Africa.
Los Angeles supposes that the chief
products that will be shipped from the
deep sea harbor OF San Pedro viii be
-four pork and canned and dried fruits
salt Lake win send down TO the sea iron
and coal worth more than all OF these
by the electric railway an hours run
through a residence district Of the city
and farm lands lying away towards
the sea. The Santa Monica range Of low
mountains trend off TO the northward
ana along their foothills are numerous
oil wells. The road passes the station
at Sawtelle, and on the high lands Of
the village the government has built
a soldiers home a resting haven Of
peace for the deCrepit years OF her sol
der boys, who long years ago earned
this care from their country. fighting
for the Union. II is a beautiful place
Leading down from the home four
miles 10 the sea shore Is a broad avenue
of eucalyptus trees.
At Santa Monica are all the signs Of
"A seaside resort. The great Arcadia
hotel and the immense swimming pools
leading Summer cottages for winter
occupancy beautiful grounds and shaded
walks, and everywhere back from the
sea bloN beds Of flowers in bloom, and
trelIses Of climbing vines aglow with
color and fragrance.
Il is a December sight to see-women
and children summing themselves in the
sands of the seashore. and stalwart men
disporting themselves In the surf
Concerning southern California archi.
lecture. which Is decidedly unique,
writer Of that city gives this picture:
The log cabin OF the original settler
supplied a substantial abode, warm in
winter and cool In summer, which, with
the addition Of rustic porches or long
verandas, harmOnized well with sur
rounding forest scenery.
The frame house whether boarded or
shlngled, which succeeded 10, although
meager and angular I'm It's palmer
forms Is susceptible Of artistic orna-
mentation and architectural beauty,
and some OF the best examples are
found In our southern California homes.
They assume numberess variations OF
the Norman, Gothic and Swiss models,
the architects riyaling one another In
producing with astonishing fertility or
iginal designs for each succeeding edi-
flee. The motive Of the early missions
has found especial favor among archi-
tects and owners in southern California,
for Il Is susceptible Of exceedingly ar
tistic and picturesque treatment. and
has developed into a typical Southern
California Style OF architecture The
mission style Of architecture is our own,
and cannot well be transplantod. IL is
the natural product Of the climate, the
people and the surrounding country
and can only be successful in a land
OF sunshine such as southern Callfor-
mia. a mission house dropped down
into Missouri or Ohio would be incon-
gruous. The people the life. the sur
rounding country the very air and sun
light would render IL queer unnatural, !
INEXPENSIVE, and entirely out Of place. !
originally brought here from a south
ern climate its motives reminiscent Of |
the Spanish renaissance, have lain dor f.
mant for a century until dug out, res .
directed and developed 20 its present