Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-01-29
MANY AUDUBONITES
in CALIFORNIA
AUDUBON MAN SPENDING WIN
TER IN CALIFORNIA WRITES
OF FORMER RESIDENTS

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 81, 1920.
Friend Hoogenakker:-Sin writ
ing Christmas time have had two or
three inquiries about conditions here
and will tell them as near as possible
This has been the largest crop of
tourists California has ever had the
opportunity Of reap1ng and they sure
are doing it right.
have talked to several old timers,
people who have been here a few
months and new corners and am
around the hotels a good deal and
hear a good many tales of woe.
In the last six months rents have
advanced so to 100 percent and in
some cases more, but there are few
people here who still have heart"
IL you can just find them.
They claim there are 1000 people
coming in daily and / guess as many
are leaving for the crowd doesn't in
crease much. Long Beach and other
suburban towns are the same. A
month ago / saw as many as so peo-
pie in the lobby of the Rosslyn hotel
with no place to lay their heads.
Beds are working day and night here.
So many people, though. don't know
how to find a place outside of hotel
in city and want to be in close so of
course things close in are congested
and high priced. After three days
found a nice room in private home
with good bed. dresser, stand, one
straight chair and one rocking chair
and use of bath, all for $40 a month.
Not so bad for a crowded city. As
far as meals are concerned you can
get meal for Is cents up as high as
/ you want to go. Just want to tell
| you of some few things | have seen
on bills OF fare here in some places.
! One place. choice of meats, soup,
bread. butter and coffee 15c Coffee
and choice of pastry SC: sandwich
and plate of beans SC; 2 cuts of pie
/ &C. OF course there is no linen used
| in these places, but they all stand in
spection by the city board and you
would be surprised at the people who
take advantage of such places to
combat the high room rent. | sup
pose. Wages are the best here l
ever saw them in eight winters l
spen here. Painters get $3.50 to
1 $500 for eight hours work: carpen-
| tiers Sc to IS and all mechanics in
proportion.
Truck drivers demand Sc and
never saw the like of exeavating,
building and remodeling being done
here. They anticipate $35, 900. 900
improvements here this year. Long
Beach led the whole coast in permits
last year-they claim over $1,000
900 worth Of improvements in the
city.
think that people writing their
friends back east to stay shy of Los
Angeles now has given it black
eve for the last few days 1t is more
quiet. In two more months there
will. be room for ALL Lots OF peo-
pie say Florida next winter
The climate here is sure fine. On
January 18th the thermometer regis
tered SS degrees. breaking the pre-
vious January record by one degree.
The last census l think runs close
to $4,000 people here. They claim
they are gaining It's permanent res
idents day now. Los Angeles Is
sure hummer and with all her
faults | still love her and all of you
would too il you were only here now.
spent New Years day at Pasa-
hCia at tht IAOcl L.. 10oY
claimed 100000 people there and
the parade was one hour and ten
minutes passing given point and
they had the most beautiful
floats and ~ bands. II have seen
much larger parades but none more
beautiful than this one.
visited Ed Cotton's family while
there and met Sam Brown and fam
lily. NJ Harmed, wife and son also
came while was there-all Extra
people. have been at Long Beach
twice and visited e. j. Freeman,
Mrs. Clark Cross and family, old Au-
dubon residents. Samuel Gardner, ID.
ID. and j. M. B. Cole and family, also
Mrs. Moon and two sons. John Web
er, F.. B. Davis. Jake Baier. Will
O'Connell's folks and III. G. Walters
were at Long Beach Saturday. o. p.
Tyler from Guthrie Center is here
now. | also talked with w. r.
Burners family and my nephew.
Chas. Fulton and family have lust
moved from Extra to Long Beach. I
saw A i. Friend, L. j. Hill. L. Bax-
ter and others quite often--a good
deal like going down street at Audi
bon. ! accidentally met DIR. (den-
tist) Clarke and wife on the street
one day. They are living in Holly
wood. also saw Byrd Phelps.
sure feel fine here and have
gained 20 pounds since leaving Au-
dubon and did not take Tanlac either.
January LIST went to work and
am doing nicely. My address Is
TAI Ottawa St., Los Angeles. Calif.s