Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31
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The remembrance of fair Woodstock is very pleasant to me, but I presume that no special interest Of pre- eminent impor- tance could be connected witE my serene recollections of that lovely hill top viii Iage in aOld New England.",
 Life in California is very pleasant in thIs delightful climate, and the City of the Angels Is beautiful and growing phe- nomenally. This halting pen is entirely inadequate to the merits of my subject. Among numerous topics of prominent importance, how can l select those which should be stated in this article?
 Many beautiful residences of notably various styles of architecture, fine boule- Aards, pretty parks, attractive suburbs and near by mountains, all make Los Angeles a charming place. The record of buildings erected here during the month of June surpasses u at of any pre- vious month of her history.
 The bank clearings of our city during 1911 were over s42 million dollars.
 The improvement Of our hal Dor at San Pedro, now part of Greater Los Angeles, also the construction of the Los Angeles aqueduct are facts which are probably not unknown to most eastern people. This aqueduct will convey to our city water from a river that rises in the snows of the Sierras about 250 miles away, and is the greatest enterprise of any city in this country except New York. Besides the water supply needed, surplus is to be sold for irrigation in the country north of us, and electric power developed for manufacturing, street lighting, street railways, etc.
 In respect to electric railways, Los An geles leads American cities, having 1920 miles of trackage and more than l420 trains daily, being the foremost city of the U. 5. in it's street and interurban railway lines. On July 4th about 100,- 900 people went hom our city to one of our many interesting seaside resorts. The population, rapidly increasing, ia now beyond the 400, 900 mark.
 Our many clubs, societies, conventions etc., furnish the most enchanting facili ties for mental advancement; and the ed- ucational opportunities offered by our fine schools are quoted as superior, plans having been istely adopted by the Board of Education that elevate our school system to a universally acknowledged high plane of excellence. Enroilment in public schools is now about 60,000 The Manual Arts High school, Agricultural High, our grand Polytechnic, besides the regular High schools, might surprise many readers of the Cleaner.
 We have University comprising nine colleges, We have numerous music and art studios, colleges of Fine Arts and Music. Occidental college, our splendid Y. NJ. (. A. and '. W. c. A., the largest organizations of their kind in the world, -all showing the remarkable progress that has been made by the old pueblo from the times of the Franciscan fathers to the present metropolitan city.
 Among the mountains along the north eastern horizon is Nit. Wilson, where is situated the Carnegie solar observatory, for which the Ia, gest telescopic lens that has ever been made Is now being prepar- ed, and which is one of the worlds foci of astronomical interest.
 Time fails me to tell of our great noble churches and their grand work of exten- sion at home and abroad. The First Congregational church, to which I be- long, wilh it's splendid Bible school, Y. P. $. c. E. societies managed by our new Director of Religious Education, Boys brigade, Mems brotherhood, Women's societies for missionary and church work, has in the main body and in its Chinese, Japanese and Armenian branches, nor