St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
From Sacramento, California.
Sacramento, California. April 10, 1909.

Sacramento, California, April 10, 1009.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer
While sitting IN my room this morning smoking a
cigar my mind wandered back the Ozone Belt and
the historic town Of Covington and it's good citizens
How enjoyed the time spent there The kindness
and hospitality OF the people of the character
istics of Covington. | am delighted to hear of the
improvements in the town in the past twelve months
Keep up the good work and in few years Covngton
will be one of the leading towns of the State All
that is required is energy and harmony the part
of the citizens. All go to work with determination
to improve the conditions of the town. You have all
the natural advantages, blessed with pure water,
which very important to health. The air is simply
grand Sweet and refreshing to the lungs, all of which
make the town popular place. My best wishes are
for the up-building of Covington.
You will be surprised to know am out on the
Pacific Coast. Only on visit for few months. Ar
rived in Los Angeles on the ed of January Spent a
couple of week there, enjoyed the city very much
grand place. can't do justice in describing its beau
ties. Nothing in America to equal it in point of
grandeur. It is paradise of fruit and flowers min
gled in between some of the elegant mansions owned
by people of wealth who live in New York. Chicago
and other northern cities. These peopletspend the
winter only in Pasadena. After doing up' Los
Angeles / bounced down on the 'Quake City, San
Fracisco. struck live one great big city of over
four hundred thousand population, all full of push
and energy. The entire city is pretty well rebuilt
with much better buildings, many of them sky scrap
ers twelve and fourteen stories high. Golden Gate
Park is of the grandest parks in the world (said
to be by those who have visited foreign countries
was carried away with its beauty. Twill not under
take to give you description of the city of San
Francisco. Too big job, too much space takenup.
spent seven weeks in the City and adjoining towns,
enjoyed every day of the time. now in Sacra-
ento the Capital of the State of California Arrived
here coulpe Of weeks ago. This is beautiful little
city of sixty thousand population. Lots of business
done here. Great farming country around here. The
City nptodate in every particular Beautiful stores
and residences, wide streets nicely paved, fine
electric street car system all over the city Have four
nice parks here, everything is kept nice and clean
The Capital building very large. Beautiful archtec-
ture. Very imposing The grounds are beautiful mag
nifcently embelished with palms. cedar and flowers.
1t IS certainly a credit to the State of California
will leave May for Portland Oregon, where l
will spend couple of weeks, then go on to Seattle
Washington to take in the big exposition that opens
there June l. 1909.
My old friend W. N Patrick of your town has
written several letters showing how the town
was improving. He also sent me the ST. Tammany
Famer several times since [ have been out here in
the Golden State. So am pretty well posted on Gov
ington, Wishing you all good business this sum
mer. have soft spot in my heat for the citizens
and the town of Covngton. Yours,
J0HN r. PENN