Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04
CALIFORNIA ONCE
MORE ENJOYS
SUNSHINE
''FIood" Reports Greatly Exag-
gerated, and State Is in Midst
of Big Prosperity Era


its normal winter outdoor life, amid
balmy air and under sunny skies. Al
though this region WAS visited by
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 10 the spien-
did ora nge and lemon crops was done
by the rain, except in isolated cases,
where few trees near streams were
uprooted. on the other hand, the
rainfall was most timely and beneh-
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 ef
feet is manifest in a decided bright
eniug in every line of business,
The total rainfall for the season has
been 226 inches for Los Angeles, far
se, IN
sides a thoroughly soaked soil vast
quantities Of water are stored in the
mountain sheds and subterrauean 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 and close in April. Dur
ing these seven months % 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
nee was nrSt established.
Nearly All Sunshine.
Since the beginning of the rainy
season Los Angeles has had II days
Of rain out of the ISL. 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 so 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 hun
oreds Of per cent the damage in
fiicted by the floods"
r. e. 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 n storm, in
1t was "A warm rain there was no suf-
fcring nor hardship, and except here
and there no considerable damage to
private property"
r, G. Peck. general passenger agent
Of the salt Lake Route, said
what compa ratively little damage
was done by the storm will be COW
cred a hundred times by the benefits
Railroad traffic was back to normal
in a few DAYS, the dairymen along
our line arc reaping a rich harvest of
profits, the orange growers are busy
picking a splendid crop OF the finest
fruit they have ever had. and all
crops OF the spring and summer are
certain to be bountlful'
Fred Held, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Santa Fe. said;
Il have encountered no pessimism
anywhere since the storm. Damage,
even to the railroads has been found
much below the first estimates. and
IL is trivial compared to what rail-
roads suffer in floods Of the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys"
Walter Raymond. president of the
Southern California Hotel Mems AS
sociatiou. said
our storm OF February rs to Il
was a heavy, warm rain; that was
an. without wind and without cold
weather. The country quickly recu-
pcrsted from confused highway and
railroad traffic Tourists without
exception SAY they never saw Coudi-
tions here more idea to contribute to
their enjoyment"
: j. Whitmore, manager of the
Hotel Alexandria, said;
"Our hotel friends I'm the East
have wired US that some new spapers
there published what seemed To be
overdrawn accounts Of the storms
| havoc, and asked MS for the truth.
We answered that the railroads mad
promptly restored their service. that
! tho rain WAS vastly beneficial to
southern California, that weather
/ conditions are ideal. travel heavy on
all the railroads and the hotels at the
maximum Of business"
u. w. Idnnard, manager Of the Ho-
tel MARYLAND ana the Hotel Hunting
| ton. said.
Not half Of ] per cent Of proper
/ ty In Southern California was af-
/ iected by the storm In As hours all
| transportation was moving on time
/ Eastern men at my hotels. who have
/ molored about the country since the
/ rain, say the storm would have at
! tracted no attention whatever ia the
/ states whore they really have floods. "
/ p,,oplou IT ooAa IT.