Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-25

planned trip TO San Diego and the
Imperial Valley where canteloups grow
more plentiful than pine stumps are
where had them pulled last year.
l would like to hear from you and
learn some of the places you were
state, then l will see If can visit any
| Qf them and be able to tell you how
they look now.
This country is as full Of idle men
as any plac overheard of. l have
seen scores of able bodied men lined
up In front of soup house in Los
Angeles awaiting their turn to go in
and get bowl of soup and piece of
bread from the hand of charity. The
city has appropriated money to en-
ploy thousand or more men, on street
Improvements. at about half the price
usually paid for such work there. 1t
looks to me like very sensible thing
to do during these 1893 times. The
Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway.
is furnishing employment for hundreds
of these unfortunate men at 81. ID per
day of ten hours Thev are taking
advantage of the hard times to extend
their railroad and also to widen il to
standard where ii is now only mar
row guage. Last year they could not
hire a man for less than Sl.75
Last year carpenters got SO. so to
S4 so for eight hours. There
are but few working now at any
price, but / know of one job going
up in this city, Pasadena, where
good carpenters are working for So. so
per day, and glad to get the job.
Every westren paper is advertising
this country and shouting for home
seekers to come this..wsy to ''the land
of sunshine where you can live out
doors all the year round" 1t Is
very common thing to see Mexicans
trudging along with their "beds" on
their backs with every appearance of
Giving out doors all the time, be-
cause they have not got the price TO
pay for shelter. But / would advise
Michiganders to be sure thew have
before they drop into this country
expecting to get rich in few years
think there are good opportunities
here for families that have some means
and are willing to live back away
from the cities and school privileges
TO get good land at reasonable prices,
say $40 to $50 per acre, but / would
not want to live back like that There
is some land to be taken up under the
desert land act, at 25c per acre, one
man can get 800 acres. 1t will cost
2ac per acre to get it surveyed. 1t is
about thirty miles from railroad, OF
town or school A fine place for a man
with a familyg The soil is good and
the climate is fine. Every time you
buy anything here you are expected
to pay little for climate. If Ii is
piece of real estate you buy out in
to pay vrey literally for climate and
fine view of theE mountains and sur
rounding country.
| was sorry to hear that Frank
French was sick, hope he is alright
again now. Give my respect to
Will and Bell and family.
With kindest regards to your selves. 1
am. i. f. Hilsinger
Adolphus Busch, the man whom
beer drinkers made rich in this world
goods, lives in this city. He owns
one of the prettiest homes here. His
grounds are large and beautiful and
are open to the public two half days
of each week and closed the balance
of the time. Too bad his saloons are
not conducted along this line. / never
heard that they were closed.so many
days of each week where they are al
lowed to exist. did you?