The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-08
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A MEMPHIS WOMAN
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10 The News Scimitar:

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To The News Scimitar:
| AS man thinketh, so is he.
This statement from the Book OF
books has come to me over and over
on a recent visit TO tho West
In spite of earthquakes, hot weather
| (the thermometer lowered around 90
| in the shade for three weeksl, high cost
| Of living and gasoline famine, the
| average Los Angelian is a happy, con-
tented man, because he thinks he lives
| in the finest city in the world,
make every foot OF his little ground
yield, whether he owns or rents his
home. and as there is no rain from
May until October, or later, bis only
chance for q harvest Is daily and
| thorough irrigation. So he rises early
| in the morning and starts the hose TO
work
| In the evening he hurries home from
| work and spends an hour or two in the
same performance, II he would get any
results from his half row Of beans or
his half dozen tomato or squash vines.
As for his orange or lemon tree, 1t
must be sprayed and fumigated and
protected from frosls and insects and
diseases OF more varieties than the
peach or pear raisers ever dreamed of,
But doas he complain or blame the
mayor for the hot weather or the in
oars? Not Ne. He Is so busy making
his littlo so feet as beautiful and Sse-
full as possible and trying to convince
the chance visitor that Los Angeles
is the Vestibule OF Paradise that he
has not time TO blame anybody.
\ And II YOU are not convinced that
tho climate Is better than your own
that the parks are prettier, that earth
quakea are better than transforms, and
that Los Angeles is better place TO
live, you are convinced that 1t is bets
ter to be booster than knocker-
better to be loyal to your city and its
government, To keep busy holding up
your end Of things. doing something
constructive rather than throwing
brckbats like the idle, bad boy, at
every paSserhy,
In the fashionable West Side of the
city | noticed the row OF garbage pails
sitting along the sidewalk. asked
my hostess II there was any opposition.
She said she had never heard OF any
She supposed the city was doing II the
beet way. In fact they are all sure
their beloved city does everything the
best way.
In beautiful Pasadena, conceded to
be the wealthest city per capita in the
United States, | noticed a pile Of old
rusty tin pans and cans on the green
sward bordering the sidewalk. Ten days
later It was still there. but nobody
rushed into print about II,
In fact the complaint column Ia con
spiCuously absent from all the papers
Los Angeiisns are too busy doing their
part to have time for "kEscking' let
tiers. Most Of the suhurbanites bury
or burn their dry garbage thereby
lessentng tho work OF the city force
II IS this spirit Of loyalty and OPP
tmiSm that has made Los Angeles tho
tenth city in size and one Of the show
cities OF the world. Her disa dVanta ges
are as many as her natural advantages
The summers are hot and very dry
the winters very, very rainy and wet
rain sometimes falling Is days con-
! socuuvcly But It never dampenS the
cnthusis SIN Of the loyal citizens Rent
dry goods groceries. are all higher
| than in Memphis hut tho spirtt of Inc
people rises above it all There is never
word Of criticism or complaint Of but
one thing. and that Is tho presence Of
the japanese among them.
| Stopping over in Kansas CITY for a
few DAYS, had occasion 10 ride ON
| the street cars. We got In AT tho
| front end to save the expense OF q
conductor We were ordered to the
rear through tho dense crowd which
already packed the front half We
were pushed through by those coming
behind and finally settled in the bottom
Of thcebag hanging 10 strap We were
! not like saTdiCs IN box for sardincs
are all OF one variety. while We repre-
scented many races and coIors Getting
the privilege we paid eight cents But