Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-30
Southern California, AS a High
land Bow Sees 1t


\ For rye" Editor. as we'll as my
many Virginia friends. | take pleas.
ure in writing a word as regards
Southern California, (where am
now located).
Southern California as regarded
by many, is a choice section of this
great country. A little world of
itself. The scenery is varied/There
are long stretches Of valleys and
foothills, and higher up in the
mountain ranges and pineclad
SUBMITS, snow fingers until late in
spring.
One may find a remarkable vari-
ETY. of climate here within two or
three hours journey. On the coast
it is quite cool in summer. with
occasional fogs at night. Farther
Inland it becomes much warmer.
There is a climate here to suit every
one. There is no summer and VIM
ter in Los Angeles county-they
are represented BY wet and dry
season. am told that the rainy
season is by far the most pleasant
time of the year. Three or four
days of rainfall are followed by as
many weeks of sunny skies. There
is no depressing heat such as is
known in the East. The climate
is exhilarating, as the nights are
always cool. and naturally ones
sleep is very refreshing. Sun
strokes and heat sickness are abSo-
lutely unknown here.
y Los Angeles is the chief city of
Southern California, and great a =
fractions are offered by the city to
tourists and health seekers. I The
city has made rapid progress in the
last ten or twelve years.
There are about three hundred
miles of graded and graveled streets;
about thirty of paved streets; nearly
four hundred miles of cement and
asphalt sidewalk. and two hundred
miles of sewer. A complete sewer
system including outfall sewer to
the ocean. 1t is one of the best
lighted cities in the Union. Most
of the electric lights are on high
masts, and when viewed from sur
rounding mountains at night, pre-
sents beautiful appearance. The
city also has one Of the most COM
plete railway systems. In addition
to local electric lines of two hum
dred miles, single track, there are
suburban lines from Los Angeles,
to Long Beach, Redondo, Santa
Monica, San Pedro, Altadena, Pas
adena, Monrovia, Alhambras Mt.
Lowe, and many other suburban
places within from ten to twenty
miles from Los Angeles. This city
lies about half way between the
Sierra Madre Mts. .and ocean, and
is about three hundred feet above
sea leyel. Los Angeles river runs
through the city from north to
south, seemingly small stream,
and just beyond this river is the
section known as "Boyle Heights.
a high table land.
There are dozen public parks
within the city limits. One, Ely
sian Park consists of five hundred
acres; another. Griffith Park, ii tract
of three thousand acres, lies about
one mile north of the city limits.
The beauty of some of these parks
it is impossible to describe. Here
YOU will find the most choice orna-
mental trees and shrubs. palms of
every description from South Amer
lea. Africa and from the islands of
the Pacific, as we'll as the natives
of California. A great many vari-
cites of Eucalypti, Camphor trees
Oleanders. Cedars, Laurels, Magno-
las, Rubber trees, and great way
ing Bananas, and Il fayorlte variety
is the Pepper, growing to great
size.
There are many places of interest
in and around Los Angeles as Mt.
Lowe, 61OO feet altitude, and one
hours ride from this city. over one
of the most wonderful mountain
railways in the world. From Alta
dena we ride up the mountain to
IN elevation CT five thousand feet
in open electric cars through the
canons of the Sierra Madre noun
tains. Truly wonderful trip.
The places which interest the
tourists are as follows:
Pasadena Ostrich Farm, a grow
ing industry of Southern California
has two hundred birds Of al sizes;
San Gabriel Mission founded Sept.
8. It'll still in remarkable state
of preservation. This building we
read of in Ramona" San Fernau-
do Mission. founded in 1897; San
Juan Capistrano, founded in l776;
Camulos, home of "Bamona;"
Chamber Of Commerce exhibit
the largest display of products in
the world; City Hall and Public :
Library; County Court House.
built of red sandstones and granite, j
costing 100000; La Gabrielle; <
County Farm; Chinatown; Church
of our Lady of the Angels; Hollen .
honlr Hama Cor tho auaa. SnldlprS :