The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-12
FLOWERS
AND ORANGES
Southern CalifOrnia's Attractions
in Winter


bloom in riotous profusion, where
orange groves are more plentiful
than tree claims in South Dakota,
where the mighty Pacific ebbs and
flows upon the sands of harborless
shore where the wealth of the
world has assembled to transform
the vast. places into a fowery
dreamland that delights the eye
: and accelerates the desire for a
chunk of Rocky's tainted burden.
1t is all here. The boosters have
not exaggerated. But it has taken
millions Of dollars mostly made
elsewhere to produce this effect, to
place water upon this warm, respon-
sive soil and make desert bloom as
the rose. Today many millionaires
have elegant homes here.
Los Angeles, the metropolis of
southern California and its trolly-
bound suburbs are worth SEEING
yea even worth crossing vast des-
ert of apparently useless country to
get here which is done every win
ter by thousands of tourists-for
here happy and prosperous people
get about as much out of life as any
man has coming to him.
To be bit personal. in the spring
of 1878 the undersigned left his
Ohio home bound for California.
Dame Fate, however, interfered,
and decreed that period of thirty
years should elapse before this wish
of boyhood days should be gratified
"a wish created by the stories of a
father who enjoyed the historic OK
team journey of "49." when gold
was discovered in California.
But at last we have viewed Bal
boa's great discovery, have looked
upon this fowery kingdom. have re-
veled in orange groves, enjoyed the
summer-clime in mid-winter and it
is good.
Here man could view flowers,
eat fruits, nap on the sand of the
sea shore, and dream his life away
if he had the coin and disposition.
The weather is very much like a
So. Oak. May. Light wraps are
worn, perhaps more because of the
time of year than anything else, as
men work out doors in their shirt
sleeves, and boys are seen barefoot
cd, while many use no wraps. How
ever there is something about the
atmosphere that makes light wraps
agreeable most of the day to us.
We have had the pleasure of meet
ing few old friends here, in whom
PRESS readers will take an interest.
J. L. keyes, wife, and son Lynn live
in Pasadena. Mr. K. has just return
ed from some mining work in Oregon
They like this locality, but Jack has
not yet decided upon any permanent
business venture.
Ralph Munger is also located in
Pasadena, where he has nice cot
tage home and bride. Ralph is
working at line work for a telephone
company.
While in Pasadena we accompani-
ed Mr. Keves and family to an
orange packing house, and were sur
prised to learn that the oranges are
washed, run through brushes. rub
bed, sorted, etc.. by machinery.
wrapped and packed by hand, boxed
and loaded into big fruit cars. This
one plant had orders yet to fill for
800 cars.
G. II. Preston and wife, of Miller,
and w. S. Preston and family, of
Huron are here among the tourists
for a few weeks visit. Many other
Dakotans are also here.
Los Angeles and suburbs have
grown and developed wonderfully,
upon climate, fruits and vegetables.
The city now has population Of
some 100000, and has begun to ex-
perience commercial ambitions.
Three railroads have joined her to
the east, and tapped considerable of
the nearby mining country.
Private enterprise, aided by the
government, is now engaged in an
effort to create harbor at San
Pedro, beach suburb. connected by
rail and trolley lines. If they succeed
in making a harbor, this city will
grow to the coast, take in several
suburban towns, and become COM
mercial point of considerable inn
portance, aided perhaps by the great
Panama canal
Many kinds of attractions are Of,