The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-05-09

all over the country The newspapers
would have been full of It, as they
we're Of the Galveston disaster and
the recent Ohio aIods The people
Of California suppressed the news of
the damage done so far as possible.
and the newsrapers Of that state be-
little 1t for ar OF the Injury that
would be done to the state In keeping
Investors away If The true facts we're
known.
Ibe damage done was much great
er than It was flrst thought Instead
Of only destroying this yepr's crop.
the trees themselves we're, In many
Instances, so badly frozen that the
limbs had to be all cut of, leaving
only the bare trunk. This was nut
universal The frost was great
deal worse on the lover ground aud
followed the draws. while the trees
on the hills aud higher gounds es-
capped &c a great extent.
''rhe lnss OF the fruit crop and the
Injury to the trees was not the only
calamity that has heiallen the Cali
fornia farmers this year. The season
has been an exceptionally dry one
The rainfall 10 ordinary seasons is
very light, but sufficient to raise
good crops In most localities. but
this year there has been none. The
crops are a total failure 10 the south
eru part of the state Th nelds have
turned brown aud look as though
they had burned over.
"Around Los Ange - the oondl.
tlous are not quite bad aud a gond
rain right now wo11S save some Of
the crops. AS one goes still farther
south the conditions continue to
grow better :"
Mr.. Hunt visited Mr. Wlnship.
formerly of this city, aud found him
one of the sufferers from the frost.
lie had a lue acre tract In oranges,
which ordinarily would net him
$500 after paying all expenses
This year 1t Is a total loss.
Mr.. Hunt was enthusiastic about
the roads 10 California. He says
"On an average one man In every
twenty Eve 10 San Diaeo county owns
an automobile, aud great attention is
paid to the roads. The county has
expended vast sums on them. besides
receiving state aid, aud they are the
best that have seen anywhere. The
roadbed is graded up leaving a road
way forty feet wide wherever possible.
The soil Is decompnsed granite QRly
automobile trucks are used audi ~
and the automobiles have pae& ,
soil until the road bed Ia fd
hard as a paved. street
"Further north, ard - Ange-
les, where the soil Is sandy, oil Is
used in making the roads. -Four
coats Of crude oil is put on when the
road is constructed and another coat
is added each year. These also are
excellent roads -
Speaking Of bis wife be said
"Mrs. Hunt Is greatly improved. She
was very tad when we reached San
DiaRo She could not walk a city
block. As soon as she WAS able to
staud the trip took her by automo'
bic to a place called The Willows, or
in the hills about forty miles from
San Diego It has an elevation ol
about 1900 feet aud the air is fine
She began by taking short walks anC
improved from the hrst, until before
left she WAS able to walk a mil'
without unduly tiring her.
81 expect to be able to bring be-
home 10 about month aud we plsr
on spending the summer 10 the hill
10 this vicinity, as I believe we havl
as fiue a climate as can be found any
where. EARLY 10 September We will
leave for California again, and will
either spend the winter there or Il
southern Arizona