Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-02-24
Everything New and
up-to-Dats.
Los Angeles, Cal Feb, II 1905.

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EDITOR LEADER:
No doubt the readers Of the LEADEl
will appreciate few lines from tn,
Metropolis Of Southern California
Cinda de La Reins de Los Angeles, O
City of the Queen of the Angels
picturesque in name as in location, th,
verdure of whose shady streets and
Aowery lawns is forever green, and
whose invigorating atmosphere, besuti.
full homes and business enterprise
charm and attract alike the visitor. tht
sojourner and the resident, is in size.
the second city in California, and be
lieved by many Of it's ardent friends,
destined to become The largest and
most important city on the Pacific
Coast.
A genius might have arranged the
surprise that meets the pilgrim jour
neying hither from the east. The des-
erts Of New Mexico and Arizona desol.
ate wastes of nature to the outward eye
though possessing deep fascination Of
their own, holding inexhaustible riches
for those who know how to look fol
them. close round you solemnly and si.
lently over night. while the keen cold Of
the air brings misgiving ss to whether
the eternal Southern Californis sum.
mer be not . myth after all; but with the
morning the great gate Of the Sierra
opens, and You are descending broad
valley Of changing senchsntments.
Dark green orange groves, with dots Of
gold studding their foliage begin to
border the way in serried ranks. the
eucalyptus and the pepper trees
cluster here and there. dwellings Of
agreeably unfamiliar type are en-
sconced amid friendly plantations
with straight roads diminishing away
into ample distances. The air is fresh
and soft, and there is summer in the
blue sky. Hoary mountain tops look
down from afsr, and give that final
touch Of charm which attends behold.
ing from present luxury the sternness
Of remote hardship. The lawns and
palms TEEN to be q fad of the Los An
gelenos, as il to emphasize their con-
quest of the desert. The roses or flow.
ers Of same kind are also there in coD.
firmstion of the half believed tales we
had heard in the snow-bound east
These lovely creatures are given .
drink or two Of course. once In while.
but they afford an object lesson to
topers as does, for that matter, the veg.
stable life in general Of this country
A minimum Of liquor answers all
needs. and the scattering of . days
showers over bare ground will mantle
1t with as charming green blush a.
was ever seen out Of Paradise.
1nterspersed among the cottages at
reasonable intervals are hotels of
handsome and kindly aspect. with big
ger palms and wider lawns and veran.
das overlooking them. they have q. fresh
and cleanly air. and some Of them, for
about Eve aud twenty dollars . week
will give you board and shelter and q
bath with the climate and the noun.
tains thrown in. There are also hotels
boarding houses and even fiat houses,
which are over.grown cottages, which
present none Of the homeless features
of their brick and plaster brethren of
the Atlantic sea board. while the great
business streets are very much like st !,
Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago
There is a profusion of banking
institutions. the appearance Of which
radiant with polished brass and stone
and plate glass indicates that business