Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

LOS ANGELES, March 4.-South-
ern California already has resumed
its normal winter outdoor life, amid
balmy air and under sunny skies. AL
though this region was visited by a
rainstorm almost unprecedented in
its volume, consequent floods sub
sided as quickly as they came. and
every activity of commerce, agricul-
ture and recreation is in full swing
throughout this region.
Railroad transportation, interrupted
two or three days by washouts. is
fully restored, and railroads are haul
ing more than normal traffic. Hotels
are full, weather conditions are per-
feet, both for crops and for enjoy
ment of Northern California outdoor
life.
No damage whatever to the splen-
did orange and lemon crops was done
by the rain, except in isolated cases,
where a few trees near streams were
Uprooted. On the other hand, the
rainfall was most timely and benefi-
cial to citrus fruit groves. Picking
of fruit is in full swing, and experts
estimate the crop Will approach the
$4,000 carloads harvested in 1911.
Business Much Brighter.
Dairymen are jubilant and all forms
Of horticulture and agriculture are
blessed with ideal conditions. The eff
feet is manifest in a decided bright
ening in every line of business.
The total rainfall for the season has
been 226 inches for Los Angeles, far
above the average to this date. Be
sides thoroughly soaked soil, vast
quantities of water are stored in the
mountain sheds and subterranean res
ervoirs which supply artesian wells,
and assure agricultural and horticul-
tural prosperity for several seasons.
even if rainfall should fall below
normal.
Ford A. Carpenter, local forecaster
of the United States Weather Bureau,
says: THE rainy season in South
ern California is accounted to begin
on October l and close in April. Dur
ing these seven months So per cent
of the annual rainfall occurs in this
vicinity. At the end of February the
present seasonal rainfall exceeded the
normal to date by over 100 per cent,
and breaks all but one record in the
30 years since the Weather Bureau Of
fee was first established.
Nearly All Sunshine.
"Since the beginning of the rainy
season Los Angeles has had 81 days
of rain out of the 151, and during that
interval of five months there were
but nine days without an hour or
more of sunshine. The percentage Of
the time that the sun shone during
the various months is as follows:
october, 80 per cent; November, n
per cent; December 6S per cent; Jan
uary, 81 per cent. and February, 30
per cent. Although Los Angeles re-
ceived the heaviest rainfall in it's his.
tory in a given period Of time. the
damage was confined to that district;
the beneficial effects offset by hum
oreds of per cent the damage In
flicted by the floods"
f. f. Battura, general passenger
agent Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, said:
Traffic Promptly Restored.
Damage by the storm was mostly
suffered by the railroads, but traffic
was promptly restored. The railroads
will get back many times over their
losses from increased traffic from
heavy crops and general prosperity
Our storm was not at all a storm, in
the Eastern conception Of the word
It was a warm rain, there was no suf-
fering nor hardship, and except here
and there no considerable damage to
private property"
T. c. Peck, general passenger agent
Of the Salt Lake Route, said
What comparatively little damage
was done by the storm win be COW
cred a hundred times by the benefits
Railroad traffic was back to normal
in a few days, the dairymen along
our line are reaping rich harvest Of
profits the orange growers are busy
picking a splendid crop Of the finest
fruit they have ever had, and all