The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-13
Some Beneficial Publicity for South
ern California.

some beneuctSI fupuclty Iuk SOutn-
ern California.
We observe with pleasure that the
Railroad Administration, which is
now urging Americans to travel their
own broad land, has in the last week
been favored with two bits of pub
licity which must stimulate travel
over the longest railroad route in the
United States. Incidentally southern
California, whose VIGOROUSLY reticent
citizens speak only too infrequently
of their habitat and its climate, must
profit by the items.
The first piece of news, which came
early this week from Santa Barbara,
announced that the Hon. WOODROW
WILSON will write history of the
Great War "soon after he retires to
private life" on a hillside site over
looking the city of Santa Barbara /;
a site which, according to the article.
was recently purchased by Mr.. WILL
IAN G. McADoo, and which Twill be
| divided into two estates, one being
for Mr.. WILSON and the other being
for Mr.. MCADoo."
Now, California has not had pau
city of authors. 1t has more Of 'em
than any other State except New
York and Indiana, and we are not
sure about Hooslerdom. But 1t has
never had an author Of history Of
the Great War who had been a Presi-
dent of the United States. And, CON-
ing to local fame, Santa Barbara has
never had as many authors, In pro-
portion to population, as many other
California towns have had. Carmel
by-the-Sea. q place Of 500 souls, was
the home at one time of ut least
twenty regular authors, including two
| WILsoNs-count them, two-HARRY
LEON and JOHN FLEMING. Berkeley is
full of authors. Los Angeles 30 swarms
with them that traffic policemen are
busy keeping literary gentlemen and
moving picture kings from blocking
the streets. San Francisco is ia
mously literary. Pasadena boasts, or
houses, UPTON SINCLAIR Santa Bar
bara, with all It's population, has been
obliged to lean entirely on STEWART
EDWARD WHITE for authorship. Now,
If the bruit from the cvast be true,
Santa Barbara Is to come into her
own. The more authors in California
the more publishers buying long
strips Of tickets from here to there.
The more former Presidents in Cali.
fornia. the more sightseers rushing
down from San Francisco for a peek
The more histories Of the Great War
the larger the receipts Of the express
companies for rushed manuscript
Thus the benefit to the railroads.
We would not have 1t thought that
Santa Barbara has hitherto lacked
general distinction. Before us lies
california Of the South" a volume
by Drs. WALTER LINDLEr and ]. p
wIDNEY. and 1t says this Of "the Men
tone of America:
1.-THE Princess LOUISE and the Mar
quis of LoRNE spent a part OF one
season here, and were profuse in
their praises of Santa Barbara's ell
mate. products and society. Santa
Barbara prides herself on being more
aesthetic and cultured than her some
what plebeian sisters San Diego and
Los Angeles. and the impress of roy
atty that the Princess LOUISE gave
the city had a very expansive and
exhilarating effect. Santa Barbara's
citizens are noted for their politeness.
A curious. idle tourist watched two
OF the city's leading professional men
for one day, and in that time they
met on the street and elsewhere
twenty times. and each time raised
their hats and shook hands with each
other. Such virtue carries its own
reward"
The same book informs us that
Santa Barbara has not suffered from
VI IOi III IL, loOO
when a simeon came from the north
west and showed the mercury up tc
1873 degrees.
Santa Barbara, however. is not the
only place in southern California t
be doomed. The second Of the un
conscious publicity items is from Los
Angeles. and 1t deals with a piece OF
farm land In Riverside county the
owner Of which is the prospective
historian Of the Great War 1t wal
purchased, says the despatch. befor,
Mr.. WILSON became President. TIL.
hero Of the piece of news is a certain
Mr.. GEORGE A. Fox, who prevented
the sale of Mr.. WILSON'S lsud for de
llnquent taxes by paying the taxes
which amounted to $37.2l. A tele
gram of thanks from Secretary
TUMULrY is reported to have beer
received BY Mr.. Fox. who is II