The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-04-01
Letter from California.


grocery. 1t looked interesting to me
and went In also-to find Frieseke,
Of Owosso, expatiating on the quality
OF the new breakfast food. l learned
that carload OF this product had just
arrived and that representative had
gone north to San Francisco to make
a market for more.
1t is not Slitz beer that has made
Owosso famous but an excellent prod
uct that gives both brain and tissue.
Vigor-O will soon be known in every
city In the land.
Clark ID. Smith and the popular
mayor OF Corunna are nothing II not
patriotic. These excellent gentlemen
never took their eyes off the United
States during all their trip to Old
Mexico.
Have our eastern friends ever WON
dered how the boundary line when not
natural one Is defined? Rivers or
mountains have always been chosen
when practicable. The boundary be-
tween the United States and Mexico
near this coast is marked by large
granite monuments erected near
enough together to be easily seen.
They were erected according to treaty
az the expense OF both governments,
and on one side are carvings in Span
ish and on the other English. Both
governments make ID a miSiemeanor
to deface or remove these landmarks.
People are continually talking OF
this wonderful climate. AS matter
OF fact Los Angeles is no farther south
than Nashville, Tenn. 1t is the infu
ence OF the wonderful Japan current
that makes the climate. 1t has SIM
liar influence on this coast TO that Of
the gulf stream on the British Isles.
For reasons have never understood
there are no electric storms here and
selcom any strong winds. Pasadena
and Altadena, where so many wealthy
Chicago people live, are known as re-
gions Of perpetual calm. A severe
most wearing on sensitive nerves.
At first 1 thought every one who
came to California came for some lung
trouble. 1t Is excellent for that, not
that the air contains more oxygen than
at home, but because the mildness Of
the temperature and freedom from
winds enable one to live out OF doors
In the daytime and sleep in tents at
night. But it is not lung troubles
only that bring people here. Every
disease that is benefited by out Of door
air and sunshine Is subject to cure in
time. The lives OF all old people are
prolonged here. The undertaking
business is one Of the best here be-
cause OF the large number Of people
who come here too late. Bodies In
large numbers are taken east for
burial.
While prohibition OF the liquor traf-
fic has been rather losing in the north.
ern states 1t has been constantly gain
ing In Southern California and in the
south.
Southern California is intensely
republican, while the south is intense
ly democratic. In passing through
Kentucky pretended to want drink
very much. A man made hum ole
apologies to me for not having it as
it had been "voted out" The state of
Texas with its 10000 democratic
majority is practical prohibition
state outside the larger cities. In
those southern districts where the
ignorant and vicious negroes have
been DISTINGUISHED, prohibitory liquor
laws have been introduced through
local option and these laws are quite
rigidly enforced.
The reason for these laws is the well
known fact that negroes commit the
diabolical crimes that lead to so many
lynchings ia the south and north alike
while inflamed by liquor.
The condition of the fruit grower
has reached an acute stage. An ap-
peal has been made to the railroads to
lower their freight rates on oranges.
Many growers will be ruined this year.
The railroads are returning a net of
fifteen cents box for seventy pounds
of oranges. Tons Of oranges will never
be picked and the ground is covered
with inferior stock.
Paul de Longpre is known the world
over as the King of Flower Painters.
His beautiful villa at Hollywood is