The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-02
JACK BROWN WRITES
FROM SAN DIEGO

receipt OF an interesting ietter from
Jack Brown, for many years a con-
! ductor on the Canon City & Cripple
Creek railroad, but at present resid-
ing in San Diego. California. from
which we have been permitted TO
make the following extracts. He
says:
mot being at work today and
thinking you would like TO hear from
an old friend. / have concluded to
write you a few lines. VIII begin by
asking how everything is with you2
Hope you are having good health and
are making a little money every day.
We are having excellent health here.
Mrs. Brown is better than she has
been for twenty years. This climate
seems to just suit her. as. indeed. II
does most everybody that comes here.
Mona is with US and has a nice posi-
tion. We see lots OF Colorado people
out here and they all appear to like
San Diego The city is improving
very fast and the exposition buildings
are going ahead rapidly. We expect
TO do" San Francisco when II comes
TO the big fair there in two years
from now. We will open up there the
first OF 1915 and close twelve months
later. We have the best climate on
the coast here; no rain worth speak
ing about. except local showers. San
Francisco has lots OF rain and cold.
disagreeable weather all through the
latter part OF the season. ! think
you know what the climate Is there.
so II you want a good time come 10
San Diego.
There will be fine display at the
exposition here from all parts of the
globe and the city will be amply able
to take care of all who come. We
don't have any earthquakes In south
ern California and there viii be no
danger OF sliding of into the Pacific
ocean. An immense amount of work
is being done here in harbor dredg-
ing and In the erection OF piers. We
have fne. land-iocked harbor and
one that Is very safe for vessels Of
all descriptions. At present II Is
full OF war ships. torpedo boats and
submarines; also large commercial
steamers from the Central and South
American countries. The lumber In
dustry here Is something immense. n
counted fourteen big lumber steamers
and four big sailing vessels unloading
at the docks yesterday. They tow
big RATS Of logs from the Puget
sound country to this port and 1t Is
an interesting sight to watch them.
Il am OF the opinion that San Diego
Diego In the near future will grow
into one OF the big. II not the biggest.
cities on the western coast OF the
United States. At present there is
talk OF the Rock Island and the Salt
roads building into San Diego and the
citizens generally would like very
much TO have them come here. Al
great deal OF wcrk Is being done In
the way OF improving snd extending
the street railway lines; double
tracking. etc. spreckies is spending
a million dollars on the trsmway
system and II will be one OF the most
complete In the country before the
exposition opens. The city has just
voted ss5O.OOo bonds and has placed
them with the Harris Trust q Saw
ings bank OF Chicago. A great many
OF the fair buildings are nearing com
pletion and by the FIRST Of May, 1914.
will be ready for the installation of
the exhibits.
81 think II the Pilgrim fathers had
landed on the coast OF California. in
stead OF Massachusetts,. New England
would still be bowling wilderness.
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