Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-29
Fr ON Our Pacific Coast Editor.

~ OAA WA 0SAAAO NO>~ASSS - 1890
Los Ang4sles, CAL. Dec. 20, 1904.
Special to the Graphic:
I am in . truly delightful climate
Astounding with the brightest sunshine
and the most fragrant flowers. Why it
just leaves North Dakota ont in the cold
aud snow. Since arriving here am
constantly growing heavier, and I think
it will inst suit mo to spend one winter
in continuous summer weather. Water
is king in southern California. for where
the country il irrigated immense guam
titles OF English walnut, Muscordine
grapes, cabbage. sugar beets. olives.
dgs. oranges. lemons. water melons and
bread fruit are produced in abundance.
Sugar beets makes wonderful growth
in this section, specimens frequently
weighing sixty.6v pounds. Six crops
Of alfalfa hay are often produced in
single seseon. when proper water
facilities are afforded to hood the fields.
This locality has sunshins and warm
weather oil the time but the cultivated
land is sold for a price which il deter
mined principally by the extent of The
water right privileges beloning to the
property offered for sale.
At the present time I am working for
butcher ut No 6l9 West 9th street, in
this city, but since coming here have
been employed nv another man in the
same business Ye scribe saws bones
and puts them over the counter at
higher price than he ever did in Will
liston. W. arc selling live turkeys Ut
% cents per pound, and dreesed turkeye
At 30 cents per pound. young chickens
At 80 cents and old hens at 20 cents per
pound. This 10 the price we paid tor
poultry at Thanksgiving.
Los Angeles ia city OF 165 600 inhab-
itants representing people from all parts
Of the world. This is . fine trade city.
and one can sell ANYTHING lie has or buy
anything he is disposed to want, at
some price. have already been on. to
the Pacific ocean and picked up some
shells and on Pier Day iouraeyed to
Long Beach to witness the governor
unlock the gate Of the magnificent new
pier. 1t il estimated that fully 50. 600
people were out to witness the cere-
mony. A barbecue was given during
the day, when 10000 pounds OF tough
beef were roasted in the sand. I got =
quantity of tue beef, and quite sprink.
ling Of sand, too, but nevertheless l
greatly enjoyed eating nv share OF the
roast. for it was late when large num-
her OF the crowd had been served, and
al hao enough time TO get their appe.
tiles whe,tsd for the occasion. The
railroads bring into the state about
800 people every week. Some arr
poor and broken down in health, and
engage in such labor az they are able to
perform. Wages are low in consequence
of the constantly increasing crowds Of
people who are arriving here by every
train. When oranges are ripe, which
will be about the 18Th Of January next,
want to pick some of the fruit for
wages, to ser how much I can make al
such work. lam told that the Chinese
and Japs do most OF this kind OF labor,
"a they work more cheap Y than the
Americans. Having written IT consider.
able length will DOW come to close
for this time. with the hope that some 81
my Williston friends may s"o' visit this
beautiful laod of sunshine and f"wers.
Be" Swallem.