Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-04-21
EDITORS LETTER.
Dear Readers F:
Home.

Of course the appearance of my let |
ters has been a week or two behind
my travels and I reached home before
last weeks letter was published al
though it was mailed in California |
This letter will mention my travels
after leaving San Francisco and sum
up some of my conclusions after five
weeks Of constant travel and study.
Few hours were wasted. Fourteen
nights were utilized in travel in order
that my days might largely be spent in
sight seeing. | engaged many people
in conversation in order to obtain facts
and ideas. / asked many questions,
stopped in more than a dozen cities
and towns west of Chicago long
enough to some acquaint myself to
some slight degree with conditions.
But I desired to leave my summing
up until the last.
After quitting the exposition l
FASTENED to Los Angeles, the center of
all activities IN Southern California.
Here I hunted up several former resi-,
dents Of this section, among them
being former Editor Jacobs of the Mont
tor. It appears that most Of our friends
who have settled in southern California
have prospered with the country and
like the country because it t'has been
good to them
Los Angeles has had q remarkable
growth. The city now claims more
than 500, 900 population and aims for
1000. 900 in 1920. In 1900 the city had
1O2, 900 inhabitants and in 1880 just
II, 900. With Los Angeles al the sur
rounding towns have had a remarkable
growth have built substantially, and in
this respect was surprised in all these
rapidly growing western cities and
towns. Los Angeles has a dozen very
fine Office buildings of steel construc-
ton that are classed as sky-scrapers.
From Los Angeles visited Pasadena,
considered by many travellers the most
beautiful city in America, also a num-
Der Of the beaches. Pasadena has
wide streets lined with various trees
common to that section such as palms,
pepper trees, cassia, etc. Many ex-
tremely wealthy families live there
and have spent lavishly upon buildings
and grounds An abundance of all
kinds of flowers bloom almost continu-
ousiy and the atmosphere is usually
clear and warm. These conditions
combine to make Pasadena a DELIGHTFUL
place. AS one resident of the place
said, "ShOw me another place where
you can have green peas from your
garden every month in the year, and
by travelling two hours east any day in
the year you can be in the snow on the
mountains or by travelling two hours
west any day in the year you can go
bathing in the ocean. and then l will
talk with you"
Long Beach, Redondo and Hunting
ton beaches were the most prominent
beaches I visited. All are fine beaches
washed by the waters Of the Pacific
which one of the guides on a sight
seeing trip said, 'was the largest ocear
on the coast" Which leads me tt
wonder that everything seen in Cali
TOrnIa is the largest, the smallest, The
highest. the shortest. the finest, the
oldest or the most beautiful in the
world.
San Diego is 100 miles south of LoG
Angeles. Here is another exposition
the 2 an a m a-California exposition
While the buildings and exhibits ar,
not As large or pretentious as those a
San Francisco, the grounds are yer.
beautiful and the exhibition worthy
Exhibits here bear more particular.
on the historic and romantic feature
of that section of the country and tn
buildings are archltecturally of Spanis
and Old Mexico types and l under
stand they are permanent. TIL
grounds are within large city par
and after the exposi ton is over thes
buildings will house art treasures, on
will become a museum and others vii
be put to other uses. The largest out
door pipe organ in the world has bee
given to the city and is within tn
grounds. At four o'clock each after
noon are recitals.
On these ounds are fruit an
vegetable exhibits consisting of orange
lemon and other citrus groves an,
products of the southwest. A mode
farm and farm buildings are shown
In these respects the exposition il
different from all others.
Let me just say that if you have M
special place to stop, any of you WHIT
go to San Diego. just go to the Barbara
Worth hotel. If Landlord and Mrs
Lane don't make you feel at home ane
1zo,, r.or,a fcrt hI1z than LOCI