Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-09

I water. Marine gardens can be seen
through glass bottomed boats, the cll-
mate Is perfect and fish are In great
abundance. the most wonderful Of all
being the flying fish. There Is
no end OF attractions. There
| Is Mount Loves, Port San Pedro, Port
Los Angeles the Soldiers Home,
Oceanbeaoh. ostrich farms, orange
| groves. beautiful drives, palm ayen.
! ues and everything 10 well deplete your
pocket books. but you can With econ.
omy enjoy lots Of natures wonders at
O cheap rate II 80 disposed.
The Mormon mission In this city
II nourlshing one. they have church
and parsonage that Is very commo-
dlous. II was well filled with people
when / visited H. Through the whole
coast OF California the people are in
telligcnt kind and hospitable 10 our
Elders, and as rule treat them re-
spectfully There is nothing rabid In
their opposition.
ATTRACTIVE SAN DIEGO.
/ started to see the Mexican coast.
and took train for San Diego, From
this point the Santa Fe trains carry
the travel The distance Is l3i miles,
ana the coast is rather nat going there
until you get near San Diego. when
you run 80 miles close 10 the ocean.
Walnuts are the paying product. as
oranges have very little value as you
80 south. The tourist business Is the
chief source OF support. San Diego IL
a city OF $4,000 inhabitants. There are
more stores in II than dwelling houses
lat least Il looked that way to me,
Everybody is polite and model street
car conductors live here. The climate
Is marvellous, no other one like II on
the globe. II makes life very pleasant
for all who can afford TO live here San
Diego has a fine harbor, whore float
many OF Uncle Sans warships. but tho
mercagtlle fleet IL very small.
Here Is found the famous Hotel del
Coronado the greatest hosiery on the
coast, located near the beach, west OF
San Diego and surrounded by SENT
tropical vegetation. Olaf Hammer. a
thoroughbred Mormon" well known 10
old Salt Takers, lives nearby and keeps
a very neat rooming house. He al
ways welcomes his Salt Lake friends
and never tires to make their visit
pleasant. Old Mexico Is seen when
looking 10 the south. nearly all the
visitors go TO Tia Juana, (Aunt janet
just over the border, where Mexicfu
curios are offered for safe.
There is also a fine branch OF the
Mormon Church In this city made up
OF an intelligent body Of people as full
of hospitality and pleasant welcome.
az can be found anywhere on the globe.
pronounce San Diego the cheapest
city to live In in the United States.
Some OF the well-kept restaurants
charge 10 cents per meal, the service
being clean and generous. Rooms can
be obtained at almost any price per
week One could live here and not
lose flesh, on $ per week, If econo-
mlcal There Is an old mission near
by, one at Oceanside, another AT
Capistraus These grand relies OF the .
past are the shrines OF visitors. as are 4
the grand cathedrals Of Europe.
There Is very much TO be seen and I
enjoyed in the nelghborhood Of San I
Diego, The coast Is beautiful. the fish +
ing fairly good. The seml-troplcal 4
foliage and the great productiyeness Of
the soil are always an object Of en-
joyment 10 the lovers Of nature. When
you can make the trip do So
c. r. SAVAGE.