The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-27
ARTHUR COFFIN !
! HAS GOOD TINE
Says Long Beach Is . Delightful
City and Very Lively for a
Prohibition Town
TOO MANY OLD FOLKS
FOR REAL RESPIRATION
Yakima Man Says That Everybody
Is Doing Wen and Despite
Goodness They Are Prepared
for the Stranger

Arthur w. Coffin Of this city, who
is in California for the winter, writes
to Th4SIIerald' from Long Beach, put
ting into words for his friends here
sorns ". the things he has seen and
heard ct the California resort. He
Long Beach. Cal, Dec. II, II.
Life in Sunny California Is surely
enjoyable, and it is claimed that one
will live ten years longer II he will
spend the remainder of his days here.
after he reaches the age of ffty-five,
and keep away from the rigors of the
cold winters Of the north, middle and
eastern states. And from the looks of
the old fellows one sees on the streets
I believe it is true.
Great Diversity of Amusement
There il q great diversity Of amuse-
ment here; trolley rides automobiling
over the finest roads, orange groves,
lemon groves, walnut farms, poultry
and pigeon ranches, ostrich preserves.
fishing. boating. and, II you are very
hard put, pitching horses shoes in front
of the Carnegie library. At any hour
Of the day from Ia m. until dark you
can hear dozen Of the gray-haired
boys following out: Put her right
over the pig. Cap; that's ringer. We
beat EN-
Long Beach II Beautiful
From the name, Long Beach, you
would think this simply a beach or
summer resort It Is this ana more.
It is q fne. beautiful city with 10000
people, with five large banks, as many
churches. palm 'bordered, asphalted
streets. and all done on taxation for
city, county and state of a $2s70 rate
against ours In North Yakima of $3.50.
The city owns q large auditorium ad-
Joining the Pike and Midway, with
expensive lighting plant, city artesian
water, long wharves built away out
into the ocean and all of which which
have to be kept~up and still the taxes
are low.
Is Prohibition Town
The city has increased in popula-
ton and wealth 100 per cent in the
past ten years and is prohibition
town. 1t seems strange that all the
open dance halls, Kinks, merry-go
rounds, pool rooms, swimming baths
ten-cent theatres and every form OF
amusement can do SO well and draw
the large crowds they do. from Los
angeles and different towns, without
any booze being sold here. You see
young girls dancing together and
promenading the Midway at 10 o'clock
at night as safe from molestation as
II they were at their own fresides.
1.-THE old folks proposition is get
ting little on my nerves. Two-thirds
/, of the population are past the meri-
dian. You see rich old cattlemer
from Montana, corn fed Nebrasks
farmers, retired eastern sea captains
Canadians. all out with their little
pals sarrying cooked things from the
nearest delicatessen. Signs such a.
| Boston Baked Beans Cooked by Bos.
ton People, Mather's Waffle Kitchen.
Maine Mackerel.' Fish Dinners make
you think Of the time you had whole
stomach and you sneak around behind
the clam chowder joint before going
to your Battle Creek nuts and baled
hay diet.
Everybody Is Doing Well
Everybody seems to be doing vel
and making money here. The new
conner is besieged with all kinds Of
land investments and joint stock
schemes, from a wave power propo.
sition to a new project submarine div.
ing boat and while the people are sc
terribly good still they are alive tc
taking in the stranger within theil
gates and putting him on the roya
road to fortune.
Rents are not high. Best bushes.
stores bring about two-thirds the rem
that we pay In Yakima. Dwellings
for families rent for from $40 to $a(
per month and can be had for short
or long periods Apartments with
kitchenettes and sliding beds which
disappear under the bath ttlb can bt
had for from $40 to $40 per month.
"a. w. c."