Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-19
FIND COOLING BR[[Z[S
Marshalltown Tourists in Cali.
fornia Extend Sympathy to
Home Friends.
J. 6. Brown Writes of His I'm.
pressions Of Santa Catalina
Island.
Former Resident V;ct;m;,o. Co.
Former Resident Victimizes Sa,
loonists at Kansas City,.
Local News.

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July 1.-Times- Republican, We left
Williams, Arlz.. June %, and journeyed
over the hot desert, which reached the
extreme at The Needles, where the mer-
curry markd 106 at o o'clock -. m. The
dishes and silverware on the supper
tables felt as tho they had just been
taken from boiling water. The next
morning found US at Redlands. the gem
of the San Gabriel valley The place
consists Of a few fine business blocks
with streets paved with bricks and a
large suburb OF elegant homes nestled
in flower gardens and surrounded by
orange groves and other fruits in the
finest state OF cultivation for niles in
every direction. Everything is so new.
clean and bright, the first improvements
being made only thirteen years ago The
view from Smiley Heights is a panor.
anna of beauty hard to equal.
Riverside. noted Tor its orange indus
try, Was next visited, and there, ike al
Redlands, We found great improvements
since our last trip six years ago. The
Riverside district shipped the past sea-
son over 1900 car loads of oranges.
about one-fourth of the entire product
q southern California. When one con
siders that only compare lively few
years ago this, now the garden Of the
world, was practically a barren desert
ne IS astonlshed beyond measure. A
beautiful, enterprlsing business city
surrounded by an immense fruit area
dotted with handsome houses, a spot
that has no superior anywhere and, with
millions upon millions. have completely
hid the desert from view And what has
ACCOMPLISHED all thiso simply three
small clrches conveying streams d. Ma
ter from the mountain twsnts niles or
more away. No other Of natures com
mon product mas proved 50 valuable 10
this former ard section. Surely Mater
IS Neas.y everything 70 Southern Cali
fornia.
On OUR arrival at Pasadena we found
warm weather ard soon sought the
ocean breezes at Santa Monica where
this temperature was just 70 ones Xix
ing. During our stay there and at this
resort We read of the scorciing weather
from the Rocky mountains to the At
antic ocean, while we enjoy the refresh
ing sea breezes with the mercury vary
ing little from 10 degrees during the day
or night. Avalon is an ideal summer
resort and IL Is rapidly gaining in pop
ularity. 1t is located on. a small bay
withl less than 100 acres of level ground,
and about the same of terraced ridges.
with background Of mountains reach
ing one and e-half miles from the
beach. Nearly all the business. consist
ing of hotels restaurants, fruit and ice
cream stands and curio stores, is ongt the
front street. The ground back is a park
of eucalyptus trees With avenues run
ming al right angles. and is covered with
tents and an occasional cottage. The
terraced ridges have mostly cottages.
One company has 400 tents fitted up
occupied little later when the season
dred of private tents which truly nlakes
this place a tented city.
The Banning Brothers who wn the
Island. which is twenty-five mics from
San Pedro on the main land. have
planned we'll in the regulations and the
personal control Of all matters com.
nected With its management. A charge
is made for all privileges, whil. anuse-
ments, such as daiiy evening outdoor
concerts by first class band and dane
ing later by an orchestra of the same
band in a large pavilion specially aud
handsomely fitted up and goif and base
ball grounds all free The ocean around
much of the island IS usually as smooth
as a small lake. and scores OF Launches
and hundred or more of row boats are
out every day for pleasure and fishing.
All. fishing. that is the sport which at
tracts thousands here 10 test thei. skill
With rod and reel after the learins tuna.
ponderous jew fish thefestlvey ellaw tail
and barracuda, and many smaller va
r!eties; that abound in lhese waters Af-
ter wrestling with and landing twenty
pound yellow tails ard smaller fish We
decided to let the other fellows have the
big ones that destroy much expensive
fishing tackle and occasion sore disap-
pointments. One enthusiast troIied ev-
cry day for two weeks, and when finally
he reeled Il big tuna % gaff 1t was lost
thru the carelesstiess of his boatman
Many large jew FISH Weighing 10 above
SEQ pounds are caught but the siciors
are not entitled totarl buttons.
We go to Long Beach next
j. G. Brown