The Republican journal., 1903-05-07

New Englander. In the same garden
we saw young figs on the trees, and
guavas, which we tasted. 1t really
seems there is nothing that the State
of California does not produce in the
way of fruit and flowers.
At a distance of about two miles
from the city is another ocean resort
ocean Park" 1t is beautifully 10
Gated, with many handsome cottages
| regularly laid out avenues, hotel, stores
and bank. 1t promises before long t(
build up to the city limits of Santa
Monica.
Before coming here we spent montl
at Redlands, which is most delightful
place Aside from the many local at
fractions which the city affords, th'
genial company of so many forme
Belfast people, and the added pleasure
| of meeting Mr.. C. p. Hazeltine, wifi,
and daughter there, made our stay un
usually pleasant. We reveled in fruit
flowers and kind attentions from
| friends, and the memories of those de
lightful days will linger with us Ions
after we reach our far away eastern
home
When there are so many delightful
| places to spend ones time in it is hard to
decide where to cast your lot. River
side, one of the favorite resorts OF
Eastern people, is charming with its
fruits ana flowers. Pasadena and San
ia Barbara both come in for their share
of praise, but the hours of packing and
unpacking the inevitable trunks, suit
cases, bags and other necessary appen-
dages make one loatE to leave com.
Portable spot, ever to see perhaps more
beauties than you are then enjoying.
Los Angeles is SO near and so easily
reached that we make frequent trips to
the city, and shop, attend the theatre, OF
spend the time in some of the fine parks,
of which there are very many and all
attractive. One can spend unlimited
time in Los Angeles and find something
new and interesting each day 1t is
said there never were so many tourists
in this part of the country as the pre-
sent season, whether surplus in the
pocket book or a shortage in the coal
bin was the cause, l know not The
cold weather that has prevailed all over
the country has been felt to a certain
degree here. An unusual rainfall has
been somewhat discouraging to the
tourist: for when it does rain in Cali
fornia, it gets right down to business
and makes a perfect success of it. Still,
it means thousands of dollars to the
fruit growers. | am told that not in
years has the percentage of cloudy days
during the winter months reached the
records of the season just passed
Although the papers give you little,
if any, news east of New York, mes
sages from various sources keep us well
Informed of what is going on, and let
ter from 'Our George" finds its wei
come way to the Pacific coast every
week with the regularity of the tides,
and after reading it is safe to say one
need not telegraph for the latest news
from the east: and the days The Journal
comes and we read its familiar columns
we forget for the time, at least. that the
entire continent lies between us and
home.
But these delightful scenes will soon
be only pleasant memory for we shall
turn our faces eastward and exchange
these attractive orange trees and grace
full peppers for our beautiful naples
and stately elms, and the fields of
golden poppies for our ''lields of living
green. and more than all that, We shall
see what even California with its
boundlesS wealth cannot furnish, the
dear home faces and friends we left be
hind us SO long ago i'll the grand old
Pine Tree State' \. ). +.