THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



for winter visitors. Its churches, schools, clubs and 

 social advantages are of the best. 



Riverside, to the east, belongs in the same class 

 with Pasadena, and Redlands, though smaller, is a 

 beautiful little home city. For energy and movement 

 in all that is modern, Long Beach, twenty miles south 

 of Los Angeles, is phenomenal. It has connection with 

 the former every few minutes by electric cars, and no 

 one should fail to see this brilliant coast city of 20,000 

 people when in that region. San Pedro is on the same 

 bay, but is more of a commercial point. Redondo, 

 Venice, Santa Monica and other shore towns west of 

 Los Angeles are well worth a visit. 



One of the rarest points of interest that may be 

 visited from Los Angeles is Santa Catalina Island, 

 situated a few miles off shore in the Pacific ocean. 

 No one should miss that, nor a trip to Mt. Lowe, near 



is in the midst of the great raisin vineyards of Cali- 

 fornia. South of Fresno are Visalia, capital of one of 

 the richest sugar beet regions of the West; Hanford, 

 another county seat town standing in a garden spot of 

 great fertility. Southward is Bakersfield, located in a 

 fertile country, and head-quarters of the greatest coal 

 oil field in the State. All this valley is hot in summer, 

 but healthful. In winter it is only a little cooler than 

 Los Angeles, and is a good place in which to spend 

 the cold months. At Fresno oranges may be seen on 

 the trees in December, January and February. Palms 

 are too common to mention. 



No one has seen Southern California who omits 

 San Diego, located on San Diego Bay over 100 miles 

 south of Los Angeles. It is a handsome, progressive 

 city of 32,000 people, on a natural harbor which prom- 

 ises to become a port of international importance. 



Shenandoah Valley, Colorado. Looking East on Line of Denver & Rio Grande Railway. 



Pasadena. Other good towns are San Bernardino, 

 Pomona and Whittier. Santa Ana is in the midst of 

 a very rich orchard region, and is highly prosperous. 



Northwest from Los Angeles some distance is 

 Santa Barbara, one of the fashionable and popular sea- 

 side resorts. This point divides interest with the best 

 towns in Southern California, and is attractive in sum- 

 mer as well as winter. , 



IN THE GREAT SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. 



Over the mountain chain to the north is the San 

 Joaquin Valley, one of the richest spots in the United 

 States. Its lower half is south from San Francisco, 

 with the prosperous town of Fresno as its center. This 

 place is a city of not less than 25,000 population, and 



SAN DIEGO S CLIMATE, PROGRESS AND ATTRACTIONS. 



The climate of San Diego is the most perfect in 

 North America, both winter and summer. The city is 

 in a frostless and practically a stormless region and 

 is making fine progress. U. S. Grant Jr., son of the 

 great general, lives there and is largely interested in 

 the city. He is building the U. S. Grant Hotel, cost- 

 ing $600,000, one of the finest public houses west of 

 New York. The Hotel del Coronado, by-the-sea, is one 

 of the greatest seaside residential houses in the world. 

 There is a large area of rich land back of the city, now 

 being reclaimed with irrigating works, which is already 

 adding to the prosperity of the town. 



San Diego homes are made charming at all times 



