Bingham Bulletin | 1918-03-01 | Page 1 | Conditions in California Seen by Bingham Citizen

-rfV CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA SEER BY BINGHAM CITIZEN They have had some drouth, in Southern California. There has been so rain of any consequence in that section since June last year until about two weeks ago. C. E. Adderley, mana-J mana-J ; ger of the Bingham iMercantile Cora- pany, who has just returned from a month's visit to Los Angeles, says that ' the long drouth was broken Sunday of last week when abundant and refreshing refresh-ing rains fell. 'Prior to that time the situation' had becomt alarming. Farmers, Farm-ers, cattlemen and sheepmen were almost al-most staring famine in the face. The fields were almost crisp and hay was almost unobtainable, and that at very high prices. That section usually gets its rain in the fall of the year, but last fall was en exception, and the lack of moisture had given rise to serious ser-ious alarm. When asked about business conditions condi-tions in the city of tourists he said it appeared to be vnry good. Great numbers of 'Easterners are there for the winter and the hotels, boarding and lodging houses are well filled. The cost of living there is about the same as in this community. IMr. Adderley appears to have en-Joyed en-Joyed the visit to the semi-tropics. He now looks the picture of health and it is evident that be has gained several pounds Jn weight.