Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1901-07-25
EAaOE IN THE WEST.
He is Located in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and has a Fine Newly.
Built Hotel

Built Hotel.
To the Editor OF the Ledger.
! Los ANGELES, CAL, July I5.-You
viii doubtless be somewhat surprised
to receive a letter from me so long,
after my departure from your city, but
as will always retain a warm spot in
my makeup for Mexico and my many
| good friends, those with whom l was
so closely associated for more than
nine long years, that | cannot refrain
from writing to tell them something
of my new home and the California
climate through your valuable me-
dium, the evening LEDGER.
To begin with ] will state that |
left Sioux City, Ia, the 2lst day oil
November last, having sold one-half
interest In the New Oxford Hotel tol
Mr.. J. L. Follett, and making my son,
w. c. Eagon, present Of the other
half. From there l went to Omaha,
Nebraska, and enjoyed nice visit
with my old friend and scho0lmate, ].
L. Markell, who is owner Of the Mil
lard Hotel, real estate and furnishings, |
besides controls the management OF
one hundred and seventy other hotels
along the line of the Union Pacific
and Its branches, reaching to the Pa
cific coast, as well as on other railroad
sytems running south to the gulf.
From there went to Kansas City,
remaining there only few days, and
from there to Hot Springs, Ark
where / remained over five weeks and
enjoyed my stay there immensely.
From Hot Springs / went to Fort
Worth, Tex. where | enjoyed few
days in company Of Robert and Sam
Volt. / also met Billy Walton and
family there. From there / came d.
rect to Los Angeles, and after remain |
ing here for five months / finally made !
lease for ten years on the Hotel
Portsmouth, which is a beautiful
three-story, yellow pressed brick. The
frontage is one hundred and twenty
five feet by one hundred and ten feet
deep. / have eighty choice rooms
with all modern appliances, such as
steam heat, electric light and gas, hot
and cold running water 10 all rooms,
elecric bells with return, etc. The
building was only completed in
May and out Of over three hundred
applicants was the successful one in
getting a lease and am now just get
ting finished up In furnishing and
hope to be In shape to open for guests
on the 18th inst. We viii have one Of
the handsomest hotels in the city
when completed, and can keep it filed
almost without an effort and should
any OF our old friends from Mexico
ever visit Los Angeles and win call on
us we will extend to them most cor
dial welcome.
am so enthused over this country
and particularly this lovely climate,
that cannot say enough for it. | land
ed at the Arcade depot on the 7th day
Of January and IL was raining and con-
tinued to rain more or less FOR several
days, which did not expect, and
therefore it made me feel rather
gloomy, for | was anxious to get out
and round the city on tour of inyes- |
tigation, though / soon found out that
had arrived here right In what Cali
fornians call their wet Season,a they
were all feeling as happy as larks and
wishing for more. Itseems a fact that
the rainfall is between about Decem- |
Der and April /, and from April on
until December there is seldom any
rain in Southern California. There is |
always an abundance Of all kinds OF
new vegetables, fruits and flowers Of
every description, but ALA cultivat-
ed by irrigation. The climate isl
simply grand, The nights never hot
or even uncomfortable. There has
not been single night since came
here that / have not sleptunder a pair
of blankets and a white spread, and
many nights / have had to pull up the
comforter. This may seem like ex-
ageration to some who do not know
this country, but it is, nevertheless,
true and when | read in my morning
papers the terrible accounts OF deaths
and prostrations all over the east,
north and south, it makes me feel like
this climate is surely paradise. /
do not understand why this country Is
not as extensively advertised as a sum-
mer resort as it isas a winter resort for
1t is certainly an all-the-year-round re-
resort. Los Angeles is just IS miles
from the Pacific ocean and lies In a
beautiful valley between two noun
tain ranges, and enjoys the sea
breezes every day during the summer
season from about 10a.m.until 10 pm,
and IL is delightful. There is never
such thing known here as sun stroke
or prostrations from excessive heat.
There are quite a number Of beach re-
sorts adjacent to this city. The prin-
pal ones are Santa Monica, Is miles
by electric line; Redondo, 20 miles by
two railways; Terminal Island, %
miles by steam line; Long Beach, ls
miles by steam railway; Coronado
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