Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

HoiloA Observation-Disclosures: flue stay
of the undersigned tourist" and wife
in southern California is now matter
| of only few days, and some impress
! sions OF the winter season of 1915-16
may not be amiss. The cordially and
welcome Of transplanted Marshall
| townians to the annual freshet of home
1olks Is one of the unfailing accom-
paniments of q visit here. 1t seems to
come as naturally as the genial breeze
and is as refreshing. Already one
hears such expressions as After a
! couple Of visits then comes the hunt
ing Of a home" If the only thing in
life were to live to exist. then the
| search for home might we'll be begun,
but there is, work yet, at least for the
writer and that must be done In the
dear state that has furnished 50 much
in wealth and means to enjoy life to
, those whose inclinations have led them
from its borders. 81
AS one stays longer here, he Is inn
pressed more and more with what the
hard surfaced roads have done for this
country. In conversation with one of
the older residents here, he gave relia-
bic information as to the conditions
existing before the general boulevard
or hard surfaced roads were in exist
ence, and 1t was, if possible. worse than
1t was in Iowa in the earlier days.
Now the construction and maintenance
of these ways of travel are begun, car
ried on, and completed for the better
ment and improvement of the locality,
and even to the top of Mount Look
out, we find a hard surfaced road, be-
ing in its upper half or more. q line for
ascent and another for descent with
electric lights at each bend. and this
is a county road. kept up and main
tanned at the expense Of the county. It
Is done because the view from the top
Is one Of the finest in the land, and
there is the Mountain Inn where rest
and refreshments may be found.
noticed the result Of the convention
called to advise as to the hard sur
facing OF the roads at home. and Of the
result. 1t Is one that is to be re-
GREETED. We are behind now in the
race for better means Of access from
and to the rural districts. Iowa, with
its rich soil, should have first class
means to get its products to market,
and to pass, either on business or for
pleasure from place to place. The
stand backere in this progressive
movement will find that while they
may have delayed, they can not de-
feat the hard surfacing OF the roads
in Iowa as radically as It has from the
time Charles Eadie ran his chusging
make believe OF an automobile thru
the country (to be followed soon by DR..
Cottie as the writer remembers) and
the complaints that arose Of owning
the road and soaring the horses to
death to the present conditions when
a procession OF cars large and small.
can dart by the average Marshall
county quadruped, and not cause him
to bat an eye.
The winter. with its more than av-
erage rainfall, has been favorable for
southern California. Flowers are
blooming and the hills are green with
grass. The war conditions have sent
an unusual number Of the. excessively
rich to this coast. and while the real
estate condition in sales is at law
ebb, once in awhile we notice a trans
ger Of property that mounts into the
hundred OF thousands Of dollars.
The distinctive feature of this coun-
try Is that 1t is a great playground, and
az contrasted with Iowa, as Admiral
Schley said of the naval battle at San
tiago. There is glory enough for all.
Yours truly. J. L. Carney,
Los Angeles, Cal.