Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-21
Enjoy Thar Stay
IL Cali orsia

sfrkrf1 IL
( Republican press, room. and his wife
have been enjoying their stay IN
H southern California, according to q let
ter written BY MT. Wick, to this pa
per. He says:
I'VE have now spent a month in this
hand made state OF California, enjoying
with those who live here the warm
sun Gas 1t only gave that pleasure this
year commencing the last three days
Of January. We have also greatly en-
joyed the vegetation. citrus groves
( ocean, marvellous landscape gardening
and roads. It ID sure q wonderful
transformation that time and money
will make out Of q heap Of sand and
rocks, plenty Of water, and q generous
applying OF Fertilizer. The famous
Busch gardens OF Pasadena, for in
stance, are good example. We stood
at the summit otter following the num-
erous winding trails. admiring the
beautiful sight. Then the thoughts Of
4 the millions Of dollars spent. the many
women and children who went hungry,
and without clothes and the contribu-
! ton Of manhood-wel1 1t made us sick
at heart and spoiled the grandeur. y
IT some Of those Iowa fellows think
the t. R has colored Its road articles
about California roads would have the
pleasure OF q spin over these oiled
! roads, they would say 'whoop her up
and count me in; you have told it to US
mildly We have travelled little over
200 miles in Texas and California over
oiled roads and generally speaking.
they skin our asphalt streets at home.
On our way up here from Los Angeles
we saw several large camps of road
men working on the state road, which
Is nearly completed between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles. I was told,
from Los Angeles south to San Diego
this will give q stretch Of pavement
equal to twice across Iowa. They in
yites drivers OF cars to exceed the
speed limit, which is now thirty miles
per hour. In the southern part OF Call
fornia good roads furnish about the
only mode Of travel not owned by the
Southern Pacific unless 1t be walking.
TT has been our pleasure to meet
many former and some Of the present
home folks. San Diego is suffering az.
result Of the floods. Business in the
tourist line IL very poor. with hotels
cutting rates in two. The floods raised
nearly eight feet in town. On Fifteenth
and Broadway they had four or five
feet Of water in some Of the buildings,
settling many buildings, cracking walls.
etc. For about three weeks boats were
the only way to ger there. In addition
to the floods they had freeze here
in California generally that was the
worst ever known. They are still busy
trimming of the burnt edges.
Yesterday Mrs. David Lennox, my
wife and myself were entertained by
the Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Coleman, of
Cupertino, Cal. He was formerly
Methodist pastor at home and at To-
ledo. The Colemans came to San jose
after US with their car and took us out
to their ranch. They have q fine home,
a large barn, thirty six acres Of prunes
and peaches, some cherries, plumes. a
few almond trees. and . few orange
trees valued 1t $4,000. We had the
pleasure q picking oranges ON their
ranch. They gave us also q fine auto
ride. We passed the Winchester es-
tate and went to Saratoga and Con-
gress Springs. We took supper at the
Union church, where they were serv--
ing that night. This church is hne
small church. The members are Of ell
denominations there not being enough
Of any one to support q church. Mr..
Coleman II president of the board Of
trustees, and some times breaches.
Today was poppy day here. Mrs.
Lennox, wife and were entertained by
Mrs. Lennox's parents and sister, Mr..
and MrA. ]. n. Reynolds and Mrs. Rose
Porter. We went to the poppy fields
forty acres all solid gold with flowers.
From there, just short distance far
Their, we had dinner at the beautiful
Alum Rock park. .-... f.
my vito and had q fine auto ride
with Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Johnston
at Whittier. Their daughter, Mrs.
George Wanberg driving the car. They
do have some OF the finest roads here,
and are Just breaking their necks' to
see which will be the best the state
road or county road. This Santa Clara
valley Is beautiful now with it, blos-
sonls.
wife ana were at Palo Alto We'd
nesday and visited the Stanford UNI
yersity. Tho Memorial church at this
university is the finest ever saw. The
MOSAIC work inside and out ID grand
work Of art. We were moro impressed
with this work Of art than the paint
4 ings at the fair. We are enjoying ev-
cry minute OF our visit. 81 !,
we left Monday, March 10, for
Santa Cruz, from there 90 to Frisco,
then to Ogden, Salt Lake, Colorado
Springs, Manitou, Denver, and then
home. Mrs. Lennox starts for home
March ~. l. d. viteax."
San Jose, Cal.