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for tbose whom Circumstances wiIl
not permit this year to visit CzlifoT-
MA ! Efi give = brief pen picture
81 CoVirs- ny present. hone To-Day
Is practically . repeution u 5ls out
Ok The Is days q the rear. The
therlngmeter stands al Il degrees
ard a. write, Withdoors ard windows
open the sight breeze. Just suEcieDt
% stir The foliage q the SHADE tres
salts into The RON q rieh perfume q
grange bl0ssouS heliOtrDpe and r0seS
whiIe passing ny Win60E are the
sives and daughters q ny neighboE
"a their var % church sttired in
their light muslin summer gowns
One q the great attEzeti0us0fC aItf0r-
MA Is its zquitzble climate And yet
il IS possible to to enjoy any variation
IN the bYiefezt possible time On
Christmas day We can bathe in the
mining in the waves Of the blue
Pacific, have an early lunch ca the
poTches q my ranch home in C0Eina,
and dine al Alpine Tavern. above the
STOW line Cd the Sierra Madre Noun
tains
C0vina, which I regard with a GER
tain amount Il personal pride, as /
have seer # 10 six brief years grow
from a little hamlet 70 . prosperous
community, is situated on the South
em Pacific Railruad, within 20 min
utes' ride 81 Los Angeles, one o. the
largest and most thriving cities On the
Pacific Coast, and is nestled in the
very center u the most luxurious and
productive valley ia Southern Cali
the san Gabriel, and Is shell
tered from the heart Of the desert
summer, and the cold north
blast IN the winter by the great chain
q the Sierra Madre Mountains, whose
peaks stand out stern and grim
against the azure sky. COyina IS
prominently the most desirable sec
ton o. Southern California in which
10 establish a home for those who en-
JOY the quiet serenity Of rural Life,
with the culture and ad-
yantages which In other states can
only be secured in cities Of the first
magnitude, for here already are gath
cred the cultured from other lands
and all the social privileges which
tend 70 the promotion Of intelligence
and refinement. together with a per-
feet climate and charming scenery.
Rare opportunities Of profit In the
cultivation Of the orange are offered
here and the rapid growth Of this
industry which has placed US in a few
brief years in the front rank as the
banner citrus growing section in
southern California, is due to three
causes; the fertility Of the soil, immu-
from frost, and our complete and
system Of irrigation. The
orange output last season from this
point amounted 70 1,24 cars, Of 34
boxes in a car, and the average net
returns 10 the growers amounted to
sLO8 per box. Many Of the ten acre
groves Is year old trees) netted their
owners an income Of over 1900.
Good bearing Organge orchards are
worth from eco to 1900 an acre, ac-
eording TO the age Of trees and state
Of cultivation. One mar and team
can easily care for a twenty acre
orchard.
The educational advantages Of
r equal to those Of any Of
the large cities, not only Of CaIifomia,
but Of the United States, and when
a pupil graduates from the Coyina
School be is prepared TO enter any Of
the large Universities Of the state.
enclose you a picture Of our present.
building.
California, like all other places in
The world, has its drawbacks, and oun
IS the dust, which, like the poor, is
always with US.
To a lab0ring man with a Job IL,
would advise him 10 remain in old
Missouri; but, the man with moderated
and the average amount OF
,OmmOn sense can make no mistake in
-rying his luck in California. |.
Wishing you and and ali former
a merry Christmas and a hap
py New Year, l remain ever yours, !,
CHARLEY MESEFKE |,
p. S. Please find enclosed ~subscrip-
ion for the LEDGER.