The Yale expositor., 1902-12-19
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE.
James Brown Writes Intere stinely OF this
Land OF Sunshine and Flowers.
Los ANGELES, CAL. Dec. I2

Land OF Sunshine and Flowers.
Los ANGELES, CAL. Dec. I2, '02.
YALE EXPosITOR:-
The name Los Angeles translated
into English, means THE House OF the
Angels" but IL does not follow by any
means that they are all angels that are
domiciled here, for within its borders
are lots of Satan's bowers, overtlowing
with humanity, that have not as yet
developed any angelic tendencies of
the Heavenly order of things. A walk
through the streets devoted 20 the ex-
hibition Oicensed) OF painted feminine
charmers, whose names are frailty,
and its adjoining haunts, known as
Chinatown. with its swarms of almond
eyed, pig.tailed, copper-colored little
Orientals. lodging i'm and out through
their narrow streets, crooked alley
ways, their Joss houses, ought 20 con-
vince the most optimistic that the
millennium had not dawned on Los An
geles Just yet. But laying aside for
the present these blots on the fair face
of this city of wonderful beauty, will
endeavor in my own way 90 give my
friends and readers of the ExpOsitor as
interesting letter as my health will
permit. may here say in this con.
nection that my health has improved
during our sojourn here. The trip over
the mountains, which | would other
wise have enjoyed immensely, was,
owing 10 weakness, almost blank, but
the California sunshine beauti-
full sunshiny days,-the air so soft,
warm ana balmy, coming down from
the mountain tops, tempered with
the heat that comes up from the warm
currents of the Gulf OF California and
Mexico, and impregnated with the
delightful fragrance of perpetual tlow-
ers. tropical trees, fruits and plants
These have worked such wonders I'm
my physical condition that my friends
here say that am transformed into a
new man. BE that as IL may, | get
round good deal and try TO take I'm rs
much as possible of the sights. We
are now domiciled for few days with
Mrs. Darcy in her cottage down by the
sea, at santa Monica. This is n sea
side resort. twenty miles from Los An
geles. Alex. Frazer, Yale boy, has a
beautiful cottage here, and now has
made IL his permanent home.
Alex. has struck IL pretty rich, hav-
ing large property interests, which he
has, by Judicious and shrewd manage
ment and foresight secured. and which
yields him an income beyond the wild
est imagination of the slower going
people of the East. lle and his part
ner and one or two others who were in
the deal. made purchase ola mile and
one.half or more along the beach,
reaching back about twenty or thirty
rods, seemingly dead waste of sand
dunes, washed up by the sea. The
price paid was half million dollars.
Money and pluck converted this waste
in less than two years into one of the
finest seaside resorts along the shore,
being laid out into streets, with gas TO
heat, electricity To light and water
works and sewerage, all up-to-date,
with bank, stores and business places
of every kind and nature, including %
wide-awake newspaper, and church and
schools. Lots are selling along the
beach for 800 per foot, and ON side
streets from 500 90 $50 foot frontage.
and these prices swelling every day.
The original purchase price being al
ready returned TO the venturers, two
thirds of IL remains yet for sale at those
fabulous prices, and selling right along.
Our old friend Alex. has been the main
protector OF this enterprise, and among
the business men of Los Angeles and
Ocean Park" Ohis new city by thesea)
he has q standing with the best of
them. So much for Yale boy
Mrs. Thomas Darcy, her father j. I.
Frazer, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. Brown. Carl
and myself came down last night. and
Mrs. DIR. Mitchell, Mrs. Harris and Mr..
Darcy will come down later, so that by
sunday, we will have quite "A party Of
laleites here. People come here for
enjoyment and pleasure alone, aud long
faces are supposed 10 be left behind
and one has Go get in the swim or turn
their faces eastward
! enjoy N. This sea shore life has -
wonderful fascination for me. ! can
sit on the beach for hours, and watch
the sea gulls aud other ocean birds. the
waves. 10 feet high, toppling over each
other in their mad chase 20 reach the
shore. and breaking into spray round
my feet. and the roar Of the surf fur.
nishes music wild. weird aud grand.
The mnin street Of Ocean Park"
faces the sea. and the cottages stand In
rows close together. about 10 feet back
from high tide mark. and are built in
every conceivable style of quaint ar.
chitecture. wide ycrandas forming "a
very conspicuous part Of every build.
INK Here dwell in summer months
The aristocracy of the east. and