Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-12
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IN CALIFORNIA
Mike Maher Finds Prices Have Ad-
--vanced in Los Angeles. no
Thunderstorms or Sanstrokes
There.
(From Saturdays daily.S
Los Angeles, Nov Is. 1918.

Arrived in Los Angeles November
10. with a pleasant trip and no de-
lay, only 90 minutes In Omaha and
20 minutes in Salt Lake city. We
stopped at GAINESVILLE, Belle Plaine and
Denver. We did not find any ieas here
as some of our friends say there are.
but we found the influenza very bad.
averaging from, 500 to Loo new cases
every week and about 300 deaths. But
it is gradually dying out. THANK Cod
we are free from 1t and very. well
They are going to lift the ban Tues
day. Los Angeles seems to be as pat
riotic as her sister cities having gone
over the top 16 per cent for the fourth
liberty loan and also the same -1or
the last war drive. Four society girls
worked "a months to help uncle Sam
win the war and their salary was. 50
cents each. 1t is record not dupll-
Gated in any other food administra-
ton Office in the United States.
Living is Higher.
Everything in the shape of living
expenses is a great deal higher than
last winter We always said you
could live cheaper here than In the
east but it is about the same now.
The only thing we see cheaper IS
bread and a 10 cent loaf here is as
large as a Is cent one at home. Po-
tatoes are 8 cents pound, eggs are
from so cents to 81 cents dozen, but
ter is 62 cents a pound, porterhouse
and strlOin meat is from 25 to As cents
a pound, -four from $12 to $13 bar
rel. fish from Is to 25 cent a pound,
bacon from 80 to SO cents pound,
turkeys at SIS cents, cranberries 10 to
20 cents, oranges 70 cents dozen and
milk cents pint.
Do Not Mind the Rain
The rainy season started two
weeks ago but the people here don't
seem to mind it as they are out just
the same. 1t don't rain hard very
easy
Looking toward the Orient.
Now that peace is declared, Los An
geles is going after some Of the Orien-
tai trade. American goods are go
ing to be shipped to the Philippines in
enormous quantities. Los Angeles, if
properly equipped with ships, will be
one of the gateways that will link up
a land Of sunshine and covers in the
orient with a land Of sunshine and
flowers in California
Temperature Normal.
Now that the ban is lifted from the
building permits, Los Angeles is go
ing line. A 100000 hotel is to be
built and a geat many other buildings
are going up The street railway sys-
tenn of Los Angeles is very complete.
There is no city Of it's size in the
United States that has such a we'll
equipped system. The summer CHM
ate is free from moisture and when
the thermometer registers 100 degrees
here it is more comfortable than 80 in
the east. There are no cyclones,
thunder or Tightening here and sun
stroke is unknown. Los Angeles elm
ate is not perfect but it approaches as
near to the ideal as can be foound ON
the globe
The most notable thing of this city
is the water system. 1t is the longest
aquaduct in the world, being 258 miles.
It was built at a cost of $24,500, 900
and provides water for more than
1,0O0,0O0 persons and irrigates $4,000
acres of land is constructed Of steel
and concrete, During the last few
years Los Angeles has been making
rapid strides industrially. 1t now has
over 1000 factories and the openings
for more are plenty II l had a few
more millions l would start wooden
and cotton mill.
Los Angeles in the last few years
has built up motion picture industry
making it the film capitol Of the world.
Even Charlie Chaplin is living here
and taking pictures every day. Cal
ifornia is one of the greatest petrol
cum producing districts in the world,
the total yield in 1916 being 91,976
barrels of oil. Well, we could write
enough to cover the whole of Mr.
Coles newspaper but he would not
like it so we are going to say regards
to all.
Mike and Hanna Maher,
1861 Mango street. Los Angeles. Cal.