Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-13
AUDUBON FOLKS ARE
ENJOYING CLIMATE
TELLS OF HAVING GOOD TIMES
IN SUNNY CLINE, AMONG
MANY OLD FRIENDS.
Editor Republican,:

ludI Time llleSs IOOhlHB dDOul L
-'e that the garden which We plant
~ ----a after our arrival here, Is up
nicely, such as onions, peas and rad
ishes, all these having been up sew
eral days. Barley which was grow
ing in the garden for the chickens,
is heading out now, and tomato
vines are over two feet high and in
bloom. presume a tomato vine
would not last long in Iowa at pres
ent. The barley for next seasons
crop has been or is being sown at
present. In some fields l note ii is
coming up nicely. The orange crop
is doing we'll, they tell me, and will
soon be ready to gather. This is
Christmas day. was down along
the Pacific at noon and one would
be perfectly comfortable in shirt
sleeves and straw hat. 1t was "a
degrees above zero in the shade at
noon, but on taking a thermometer
down to the beach with me, ii regis
tered 80 above in the sunny
warmest Christmas yet. Bathers
out in the water today were perfect
ly comfortable. Many people are
living in tents and quite few para
soils were noticed just recently. Only
the other day saw a man wearing a
straw hat. Have not used an over
coat since being here, and am dress
ed Just as l am at home during the
summer. These various facts have
just given may be of interest to
those who have never been here,
and are the cause of the marvellous
growth of Long Beach. People are
simply paying the price for climate.
Practically every day can be spent
out of doors and 1t is especially nice
for the aged or infirm. Hundreds
of geraniums are blooming about
our house. Rose trees and flowers
of every hue greet the eye every
where. The hated dandelion is out
in all its glory at present. Quite
well named out here when called the
land of flowers and sunshine.
have made two visits to San
Pedro and the region off to the west
of here, the last time on a gasoline
launch. We were on the water about
an hour and half, and just got a
little taste of the old Pacific. Man
has destroyed a good deal of earth's
natural scenery, but / suppose the
Pacific is Just like Il was when Bal
UOd IlTSI saw IL III lOlO-ONeT fUU
years ago. In the San Pedro harbor
are the three battleships, the Idaho,
the New Mexico and the Mississippi
There are also many cruisers, num-
erous lumber vessels and hundreds
of fishing boats, scows, launches,
etc, in the harbor. It's depth is about
thirty feet at low tide. San Pedro is
the greatest lumber port along the
Pacific. 1t is something wonderful
TO see the many big lumber vessels
being unloaded by machinery. This
lumber comes from the region north
of here. even as far up as British
Columbia. Some of this lumber Is
scarcely off the vessels till 1t is load
ed on great trains and started for
the interior. Rather strange that
one of the worlds great lumber
ports should be at place which pro-
duces no lumber itself.
To illustrate one of the numerous
points of interest about here let me
mention Signal Hill, which is To-
located off to the north edge of the
city. This is lone hill 1854 feet
high and entirely surrounded by
level country for some distance. An
angling auto road and walk reach
the summit. This beautiful elevation
is being developed at present, and
among other improvements Is $685.
900 villa just completed. A beautiful
view of the ocean Is obtained from
here-also Catlina island, about 80
miles away. Off to the north and
east you have a wonderful view OF
the snow-capped mountains about 10
miles away The San Gabriel valley
Is also seen from here. Thirty-five
miles of coast line is in view, and
you can see 81 towns, including Los
Angeles. Thus from one point you
survey vast variety, including
wealth and scenery of land ano
water.
Just a few words about the edu.
cational system here. Wayne is in
school and likes it fine. The schools
of Long Beach have nearly twelve
thousand scholars at present; they
are cared for in a number of large
buildings located all over the city
II Is estimated by the military de-
partment OF the school that il the
scholars were marching two abreast,
1t would require six hours for this
army of pupils to pass a given point
The books are free and there is no
tuition. In some of the rooms two
sessions are held daily-one group
of scholars of certain grade attend
ing In the forenoon and different
class OF the same grade in the after
noon. This congested condition is
caused by the wonderful growth OF
the city, for it seems they can scarce
ly build schools fast enough to keep
m yxyifh hn do nd m lie
the Atlantic, and is located about II
half mile from home. II has almost
one thousand scholars at this time.
Quite a change in attendance from
the old Sands school at home in Cam
eron, which had tea pupils last fall.
My first day in school was there 81
years ago and no matter where I ava,
the Sands is one of my fondest MEM
cries, for there is no better spot to
be found anywhere.
VI seems like nearly everyone you
talk TO has been resident of Iowa
at some time. A few evenings ago
John J. Hamilton spoke here. He is
commissioner of Pasadena at pres
emit, and candidate for congress to
fill vacancy. Iowa people remember
him as editor of the Des Moines
News for many years. also saw
John Dawson Just recently. They
are located at Huntington Park, a
growing town of nearly five thou
sand, just to the southeast of Los
Angeles. Frank Buckner, who came
here with us, is looking good and
feeling fine. He went on down to
Mexico few days ago, but as he
stayed only short time / think they
must have run him out of the coun-
try. Anyway, he Is back in Long
Beach again. Last Thursday I was
over to see ]. w. b. Cole and wife,
and his brother, Dell. They have a
nd nd koI