Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-20

SAh ouN odlI LdAS, duQ the Sa0pS
FED and pay roll in the various in.
dustries reaching nearly. $3.50. 100000
year, and giving employment to
more than 1000 persons. Where will
you find a city OF present population
OF only 5000 with 80 many prospec,
tive advantages, and which, promises
to increase that population 20 speed,
lily to many times what it IL now?
Southern California is but In the
infancy Of Its development. The soil
and climate have always been here.
Lut the development Of the water SUP
ply has been recent. There are 1000
OF acres of level open land upon
which the sun shown 300 days in the
year, but there was no watefosupply,
and air this vast country was OF BIS
.tsle value 70 the small farmer un.
til recently. All that has been
changed through the development OF
water. Men are, making fortunes on
small tracts Of End and enjoying lie
in favored cline. And to these cor
ittions have been added two others
transportation facilities and loca
markets. We are but IS miles east
of the city OF Los Angeles, which II
is estimated entertains annually 1O0,,
600 tourists. Most of them cone to
enjoy the climate and are we'll to do;
some are wealthy and others are i'm.
mensely rich. Everyone that comes
has his eye open for some good In.
vestment. and It seems to me that
now is the day Of opportunities. and
those who have THE foresight to take
advantage OF them will surely reap
a substantial reward.
Amy person who is willing to work
may find employment here. Families
can scarcely get women to help dur.
ing the house cleaning times. Those
that are available get 25 cents ar
hour. There are two Jap Camps
somewhere outside of Cotton and
some Of the house wives procure helr
during house cleaning time from
these people. They are not. howev
er. desirable.
The weather has been delightful
here, and the air is now filled witt
the sweet Perfume of the ,orang,
blossoms. which are. by the way, un
usually late this spring: The load
ed wagons OF ripe oranges are pass
ing many times a day to the packing
houses. and how many times have
wished that the orange lovers bacl
east might have the bushels W,
have had given us that stand unit
about to spoil. when we are the1
obliged to throw them away or burr
them up. 1t seems such waste ".
cannot eat them or give them away
The crane vines on lur grape arbol
are full Of tiny grapes just formed
into cluste-s; our peach, plum. pea
and lemon trees are indicating t.
MS thu pleasure we will have wheI
their rtpening fruit comes. Tbs
hanging basket at each end of on
arbor. where they have hung all win
ter are growing and blossomins
While think of 1t. ] must mentor
the mammoth potatoes that err
grown here. They are larger than
have evertseen back east. and ney
er have found one hollow inside. TIL
strawberries are also immense. NV
have had some very fine ones. Fl
teen Of the largest. weighed IS oua
ces, one weighed two ounces. an
one IL ounces. Strawberries hay
been in the market here fSr som
time.
] realize that ! must not let m
enthusiasm for this country run ava
with my pen, sbut when one starts
write of southern California. OF
hardly knows where to stop. Ho
pleased and surprised so many low
people are who come here The pc
pie OF the country are anxious +
new comers. i know am giving a
i vice when l say that whemsyou VII
Cotton, and want to be popular. I
not begin knocking. They will n
stand for 1t. I presume this is
good rule to go by anywhere whet
er the country Is new, middle ag
or old. II you show an appreciate
> of the good things in sight here u
Il Il will be gladly shown about. and
{ Will find that the people take pie,
i IRE in doing it fer you. 4:
l thank you for your pasts XII
Z words and wish you and my 9th
y Delwaare county friends all fht,
= prosperity.
J. Mary u. Young.
i. Cotton. Californ