The Newtown bee., 1904-04-22
Los Angeles, Cal.


 February IT, 1904.
 We had talked some of going to Pas adena to-day, but it was bit cloudy this morning so that we were in doubt as to the weather, so we gave up the trip to-day. It ended by clearing off most beautifully about 9.30, but that was later than we cared to start. So we put in the morning at the Chamber of Commerce building, the second floor of which is wholly given over to exhib- it's of Southern California products. Of course there were all the dried fruits, raisins and such like and every county and town has it's fresh fruits on exhibition. Just what the pears, grapes and peaches are preserved with l do not know. They are in great glass jars, and suspect alcohol (more or less) is used, as the shape and color is almost perfect. One huge bunch of "Flame Tokay''grapes, suspended from the top of jar was labeled as weigh ing 111 pounds when picked. It was the largest 1 saw, tho' there were quite number weighing eight and nine pounds. This monster came from Fresno, the greatest raisin pro- ducing section of California. 1 never saw finer apples at any New England fair, than those displayed here, though the varieties were not so great. Grape fruit, oranges and lemons were there three navel oranges, IA inches in cir conference, and the combined weight of the three was four pounds. Of vegetables there were mammoth squashes of all varieties. Gonrds of various shapes, big ears of corn, and a radish over two feet long. Also cu- cumber that was about IS to 20 inches long. Other exhibits were honey, pampas plumes, ostrich feathers, silk cocoons and worms, tobacco and grain. Of course the canning factories also had large showing. The galler- ies were filled with mineral ores and deposits, but know too little about that sort of thing to be so very great ly interested.
 In the afternoon we went out to West Lake park. It has pretty lake in the center, filled with swans and vari- ous kinds of ducks. White rats are plentiful in the embankments. The main beauty however to one from the east lies in the palms and other trOpi- cal and semi-tropical plants and vines. There is also cactus garden there which contains many varieties l never saw or heard of.
 There are 12 parks in the city, and if we go to see them all it will take some time. The main thing seems to be to keep out of doors.
 San Diego,
 February 23, 1904. We find it very warm here, and the climate is certainly the finest we have found in California. However there is not as much of interest here, as at Los Angeles, and l suspect as a place fo live if xucr111 mt ho ontiro1v daSir- able. There is enough of sightseeing here to keep one busy for some days. The spelling is the worst I have seen in any place yet, and spelling so bad that notice it has to be pretty bad. One place which we saw yesterday had on the one window, done very hand somely in blue and silver, with many fourishes, "Cissors Sharpened," on the opposite window was, "Axes Grouned." I have seen some half doz' en times, "Pleas keep out," ''Pleas go to next door," ''Pleas ring bell.' At hotel I saw "Board by the day or week. Especial attention paid t6 trancients. We have been told re cheapest place to live in Southern Cal ifornia, but we find that at restaur. ants we can do better for our money at Los Angeles. There however, il being much larger place, all style' and pocketbOoks are catered to. Ii you choose they can~get all they car eat for breakfast for 10 or Is cents, O1 if they want they can pay dollar ol so, at better place. In New Yorl the cheaper places are apt to be dirty but out here, from the most elaborate hotel, to the poorest and cheapes
 lunch room, the tables and dishes ar' l Icor 11n m any sort of an eating place here in Cal
 the cleanliness. We got conSiderabI,
 fun while in Los Angeles in finding ; queer signs. One restaurant where they make a speciality of hot cakes
 corn bread, and the like was labeled
 "Waftie Foundry" A big brick build
 ing down in the business section witt
 big smoke stack, and looking like foundry, is labeled "Ice Cream Facto ry." On South Main street is a quicl lunch counter, outside of which hang the sign, "Bowl of Mush, Hot biscuit three eggs in any style, Hot Cakes an Coffee, 10 cents." l doubt if any ref
 taurant in the city gives more for Jh money. On North Main Street is 5 to the main work room can get
 shave and hair cut free. "Sea foar shampoo and mustache curled, 5 cts. f Next door is "Dental College Infil , mary" whatever that may be, an farther down on the same street is store advertising, "Guns, Ammun
 tion, Laundry" For couple of day
 we have spent our time down at Cort ? nada's beach, and lounging around dt , ing nothing.