West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-09-10

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Dear Argus:
In the last three weeks have erected
q nice 4-room cottage and rented both Of
our Encanto ranches.
voted at the State primary On IL
10Th and on the next day moved %
Coronado where we are now vsry 49,
antly located 1t 3rd Street and # svenno.
We have comfortable cottage fros a.
rent and my work is very light phich
suits me admirably. A. Brucs Shaw ~
a nice electric garage and seems . b
doing good business.
Coronado is almost an island beine.
connected with the mainland only b. the
Silver Strand which divides the bag from
the ocean and extends from Tent city. 70
the Mexican line I'll miles.
Del Coronado, the finest hotel On The
coast. rs on the north end OF the poninsuls
and is surrounded with palms and every
other kind of tropical plants and treeo.
The hotel is connected with the ferry b.
Orange avenue containing . street CIR
line with palms on both sides. The Polo
grounds are north east OF the hotel whiIe
Tent CITY is south. North Ialand Il IN
the bay above Coronado and the eovesn-
ment aviation school is located there: &
is also the camp of the naval militia.
From my window have fine view OF
the exposition buildings in Balboa Park
and also nearly the whole OF the city Of
San Diego. The bay is about half = milo
vide at the ferry and boat crosses every
ten minutes. Coronado and Tent city
are filed with tourists, many of them
from Imperial Valley where the temper
AZURE runs from ITO TO 40. The temper
ature here has not been above 80 during
this summer and at night pair Of wool
blankets are very comfortable.
This is both Summer and q winter
resort because the temperature is 90 nearly
equal all year. All that is needed n
make this place paradise is plenty Of
water which we have now but as the city
grows it viii be necessary to acquire
further water rights The city bought
the Southern California Mountain Water
Company's plant two years ago for e4,-
Co., 200 which provides 10. 600, 900 gallons
per day, now they are negotiating for the
Volcan Water companys rights Ct The
same price which has a capacity Of
%. 000,0 900 gallons per day. They also
have an option on the Cuyamaca water
company's plant which furnishes q largo
daily production and besides this they
have the San Diego river to draw upon
and with all these resources when fully
developed both the city and country will
have an abundant supply. All the rivers
OF southern California are subterranean
except the San Louis Rey which is in
cluded in the Volcan system and which
flows the whole year. In the dry rivers
you can obtain water by digging 10 feet.
NV neighbor at Encanto raised melons
without irrigation or cultivation that
weighed 40 pounds but this can only be
done when we have good rains in March
as we had this year. II it should rain
now as it is threatening to do it would be
a calamity as it would ruin. the pastures
and destroy the raisin crop. 49,
The orange and lemon crop is hue this
year, the trees having recovered from
the effect OF the freeze two years ago.
There are no warships in the harbor
now. They are scattered up and down
the coast. The Jap cruiser Idzuna coaled
here last week and with the English
cruisers Rainboy and Shearwater are now
out looking for the Germans Ieipsic and
Nurnberg which have been cruising along
the coast. The U. s. gunboat Raleigh d
also cruising within the three mile limit
to see that American neutrality is not
violated.
A German here when asked his opinion
OF the European war replied: "yell /
tink by yeminy dot ven de var is ofer
Won't have any more faderland ns a yack
rabbit"
AT the late primary election the Pro-
gressives all voted for William Kettner
Tor congressman from this district which
makes it possible to elect him over j. G..
Needham Republican at the Noven1ber
election. Mr.. Kettner has served bis
first term and made good and we propose
to keep him there. The candidates Tor
governor are Hiram Johnson, Progress
sive, and John d.. Frederick, Republican.
and now the Democrats propose Ia vote
largely for johnson and thus secure the
defeat OF another Standpat Republican.
feel lively interest in West Virginia
politics and am glad Mr.. Browns
election is assured by the nomination of
Mr.. Keim and Mr.. Bowers. IL seems 70
me that now is the time to wipe pawson-
ism off the face Of West Virginia politicsr
We believe we are going 10 carry State
wide Prohibition in California although
the wine growers are putting up stiff
fight, but the women have vote and
are working hard.
A few weeks ago Troop NJ OF the LIST u.
s. Cavalry passed through Encanto on
their way to Tecate, Mexico. / told
them that 40 years ago I was LIST Seargt.
of troop f. 1 had to shake hands with
every man in Il g troop and to use John
Stones expression, there was lump Ia
my throat about the size OF walnut.
Capt. Mosely informed me that Brig.
Gen. Camille O. @. Carr had died In