The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-01-01
THE CITY OF ANGELS
BY Frederic j.. Haskin

rupted the reporter, quickly, having
heard almost enough about the har-
Dor.
NO." replied the citizen, I'm
from Illinois-the southern part Of
Illinois-but I've lived here eight
years."
One Of the curious things about
Los Angeles is this fact that most of
her citizens have come from Illinois
or Milwaukee or Massachusetts, or
Iowa. Iowa, especially, seems to
have furnished the largest percent
age of the population. During the
entire time that we have been here,
calling on banks, chambers of COM
merce, moving picture concerns and
such, we have met only one native
Californian, and he was not a native
of Los Angeles.
But inasmuch as many Of the mid
die weSterners who come here are
extremely wealthy, having had the
good taste to make their money be-
fore seeking a more salubrious CHI
mate, Los Angeles is rather partial
to the sons of that section. 1t often
proves profitable; for the citizen of
Illinois or Iowa, who retires in his
middle age to California, remembers
the few good points of his home State
and is anxious for California to pos
sess them, too. So, having plenty OF
time on his still mildly energetic
hands, he proceeds to start a move
ment for the building Of some pub
lie institution such as they had at
home, and himself contributes gen.
erously and it's cause.
BENEFICENT MILLIONAIRES
To retired ~millionaires from the
east, also, the city owes many Of its
beautiful homes. Some sections con-
tain whole colonies of soap, bread,
toilet powder and chewing gum kings,
who have organized in the Of
exclusiveness by building their Ital-
ian, Dutch and Japanese residences
all on one wide, palm-planted street,
shut off from the public by pictur-
esque iron gates.
On a less exclusive plane, but even
more beautiful in some instances, are
the numerous bungalow colonies Of
the city and the surrounding suburbs.
The bungalow is said to have origin
ated in California, which has greatly
contributed to the convenience OF the
world. In the California bungalow
have been developed the most novel
devices for econOmizing on space.
There are built-in refrigerators and
wall-concealed ~cupboards, dainty
closet dressing rooms, and basement
garages. The bungalows of the south
ern part of the State, where the Win
ters are mild, also have the most at
tractive styles of windows, some of
them forming wide French doors,
and others extending in an unbroken
series of easements about the walls,
which are thus almost wholly COM
posed of glass. Sometimes ten or
twenty separate bungalows are built
about a f1oWer-trimmed court, and
run on the apartment house princi-
pie, with hot water and heat supplied
from a central plant in charge of the
superintendent.
With the exception of the servant
problem, which is particularly acute
in California, the upkeep of a home
here is a comparatively simple mat
ter. 1t is, in most cases, small and
compact, requires little fuel, owing
to the gentle nature of the climate,
and it's table can be supplied at sur
prisingly little expense. Food, es-
pecially fruits and fresh vegetables,
are cheap compared to prices in the
east, while the outdoor groceries in
which they are sold make marketing
almost an agreeable experience.
Then, there is always the cafeteria
to fall back upon when housekeeping
loses its zest. Thees institutions are
gradually springing up throughout
the entire country, but the true caf-
eteria, with orchestra and comfort
able leather-chaired lobby, is still
produced exclusively on the Pacific
coast. In such a one it is actually
difficult to spend more than 80 cents
for a meal, and any check over a
dollar brings a grunt of surprise from
the cash girl.
Thus, those who are weary and
heavy laden with long, cold Winters
and nerve-raeking activity, find a
peace and comfort in Los Angeles,
which change their very facial ex-
p%ressions. The whole atmosphere is
easy-going. Business does not in
terfere with pleasure, but 1t is these
adopted sons who outrival even the
natives in shouting the praises of
California. To them, California is,
as so many a tell you, the pot of
| gold at the end of the rainbow.