Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19

" ShOOSS llOhl' lOu Coll ANc hCiO
for 81 a day or less, or you can
spend $50 on your living If you like.
Mr.. Hansen, II seems, was not
satisfied with living among the COM
mon people when his come here, and
chose a spot some where near where
some of the movie stars live, so he
has to pay accordingly.
There are some parts of Los Ang-
eles where the people are so wealthy
they use diamond tires on their autos
and l am told they actually wash
their windows with Gold Dust.
And in Mr.. Hansen's district
where a few years ago they were
content with raising Lima beans,
now they are raising the rent on
some of those high priced bungalows
he writes about.
Here in Los Angeles, on Broadway
you pay SO cents for a picture show,
on Spring, it costs you % to 81 cents
and on Maine street, you see the
same show for IL cents.
AS to the trust controlling the
lumber situation, 1 pass yards where
dimension lumber is sold as low as
$24. per thousand feet, all lengths.
but here in Los Angeles things just
move along.
For a little illustration, tonight /
walked out a few blocks and saw
fruits such as new apricots for IS
cents per pound,or two for 35 cents,
down town any market sells for 10
cts. per pound, strawberries same,
some places 20 cents per box, down
town Is cents or two for rs cents.
Just last week l went down to the
market and bought a box of oranges
$50 size for SO cents the box. eat
oranges three times a day, the reason
/ live so cheap l guess. In the fruit
stands they ask as high as so cents
a dozen, owing to location.
Butter here 40 to 46 cents per
pound, eggs 80 to 35 cents dozen,
vegetables very reasonable, fresh at
your door every day in the year in
some localities.
Wages here in my line or trade
scale 81 per hour. / have a very
comfortable room six blocks from the
heart of the city with hot and cold
running water and privileges of bath
every day if needed FOR $3.50 per
week. During cold or damp weather
as they call it pay % cents a week
extra for gas il / use it This is
not in the aristocratic neighborhood
however.
Since February first / have never
missed a days work and had some
overtime, thereby being able to lay
aside about as much each week after
my living expenses were paid as
usually make back home, but 1 al
ways keep the 18th Commandment
before me which eads Never spend
more than thou makest." Or in
other words let the Jones take care
of themselves, and really believe a
great many people would make more
Roadway il they would follow this
plan.
am truly glad as Mr.. Hansen said
was right in regard to the water
rate here OF course they have other
drinks here but they are more ex-
pensive.
AS to buying property, the time
to buy is when the other fellow
wants to sell but If he sees you COM
ing, look out. No doubt Mr.. Hansen
paid $500 more than the other
fellow had to pay for his property,
but how much more will he ask the
next fellow when he sells as he is
contemplating.
1 see some wonderful bargains ad-
vertised around but they are not in
the Hollywood or Wiltshire district.
AS to my remarks in my last letter
took them from the Government
weather report and during my stay
of four months now 1 have never
seen any snow down here in the city
You can see 1t in the mountains and
foot hills often and / guess they have
had some terrible coast winds this
winter and / hear there was cy-
clone last week in the Wiltshire dis
trict and man I am working with
told me that he felt the earth trem-
BILE at $50 p. m. yesterday but l
didn't.
have not had to wear any heavy
underwear or an overcoat so far, so
guess 1t is not so bad.
The building permits are still
soaring, averaging better than s5,-
900, 100000 for the month so far this
year.
Now l don't want TO be the means
OF anyone running away from home
to come out here and get rich or
Just to get a cheap meal but it's