The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28

Ocean Springs, Miss, June 2S.-To
The Forum: Having a desire to write
to so many Fargo and North Dakota
friends giving some of my impressions
Of this section after being here for
some time and finding that 1t is i'm
possible to address each individually,
/ decided to send them my greetings
through The Forum, knowing that it
is read faithfully in practically every
home in Fargo as we'll as in thou
sands Of homes throughout the state.
I receive The Forum regularly and
it keeps me in touch with affairs up
there and the paper is greatly enjoy
ed, though it has in several instances
saddened me to read of the passing
on Of several Of the old timers, whom
/ knew practically all my life.
We have been in the balmy and
sunny southland now for nearly five
months and have found the climate
most delightful. We were informed
that, the coolest snaps of the season
were experienced during February af-
ter we reached here and, while we felt
| the chilly air to some extent, the
! coolest register of the thermometer
was rs above zero - quite different
from 26 below as we have seen it in
the north. Though below freezing
there were nc reports whatever Of in
I JURY 10 Tie OrdIlSS anu S1dRS-1Eu1I
trees in this section and we learned
that the varieties grown here have
been developed to Withstand a much
lower temperature than the California
and some Florida varieties can. This
has been accomplished in the develop
ment Of the famous Satsuma orange,
the most popular variety here. by
grating and budding the Japanese
fruit onto the native or wild citrus
shrub found along this coast. thus OBJ
tanning the choice fruit on the sturdy
native stock which is naturally &C
climated. The Satsuma orange is an
early and prolific bearer which COM
mands top prices in the northern
markets, with a supply, as yet, so far
below the demand. that it is doubtful
that one person in a thousand
throughout the country ever tasted, or
even heard, for that matter, Of the
Satsuma orange.
Returning. however, from this
DEPRESSION to the climate, WE have
found it to be about as nice as one
could want. Winter" ceased about
the first Of March and that mouth
ushered in a beautiful spring embel-
lished by gorgeous flowers and YER
dure accompanied by sweet scented
blossoms on the fruit and other trees.
| An abundance of roses and other
flowers came forth to welcome the
spring and have continued to bloom
since. In fact some varieties Of roses
bloom every month in the year which
assists in substantiating this sections
claim to perpetual summer.
OF course at this season the sun gets
warm during the day and causes one
to welcome the shade, but it is re-
markable how cooling and refreshing
the shade is as there is always a
fresh cool breeze blowing from the gulf,
so different from the hot winds in the
interior district of the south as well as
in many of the northern states. This
with the cool nights makes the CHM
ate delightful. 1t is said that the
month of September Is the hottest of
the year, though the first three days
OF June were the hottest for several
years. Even so, at Mobile, naturally.
warmer than here. the highest register
was SO and yet with that fresh. cool
breeze to give ene comfort precluding
suffering from the heat in the gulf
coast country-'the Riviera OF
America to a much greater extent
than the paper would indicate. has
been experienced in several other sec
tons. In fact it is claimed that SUI
| strokes and heat prostrations, for
either man or beast. are unknown in
this section. or course it is admitted
that the lengtn OF q summers mere
wears somewhat on one. especlally tne
| coal bills nor the wearing effect that
tnek long nortnsrH WlnteIs ao.
9nls country az just aWamening from
a Una OF oyers 9 nail century
lIoHoWlns the great war eng Y ls JUS
commencing 70 come INTO It's own ana
20 make ltseiI known % 2 OUTSIDE
world, Inc successIul GROWING q tne
choicest citrus 2 many Irult
IN q private and coinnerciai way mas
peen Iuiiy aemonslfaIed ana TINS sec
tlon DIGS Ian to rlyal CallLornia VITA
IN a rev years az rs eIn1ate As equal
TO 4 OF her sister IN the West--and
many former Gaillornlans mere claim
~ AZ Wnile
rain fasa ISsS asgs4s W4ssis the irrlgating
problem and tile proximity TO the large