Pacific municipalities . of hillsideswith their changing, flitting colors; the site of Fort Stockton of historic memory tobe recovered and improved; and lastly, a Torrey Pine Park to permanently pre-serve in their wild native state those quaint and curious trees, the wonder of botan-ists and nature lovers. All of these parks are comprised ii> the limits of the City ofSan Diego, all are easily accessible to vehicle and foot alike, all belong to the city,or could be reasonably acquired, and together would make splendid systems ofdrives and vistas. It will be seen that all these plans are feas
Pacific municipalities . of hillsideswith their changing, flitting colors; the site of Fort Stockton of historic memory tobe recovered and improved; and lastly, a Torrey Pine Park to permanently pre-serve in their wild native state those quaint and curious trees, the wonder of botan-ists and nature lovers. All of these parks are comprised ii> the limits of the City ofSan Diego, all are easily accessible to vehicle and foot alike, all belong to the city,or could be reasonably acquired, and together would make splendid systems ofdrives and vistas. It will be seen that all these plans are feasible, and with public support andpublic acceptance can be, and in the course of a few years will be changed fromsuggestion into being. A vitalized desire in a community is bound to become anan accomplished fact, and San Diego, thriving, active, energetic, will becomethrough these activities, beautiful, attractive, and a cit\- of character and charm,the water-front gem of the Southern Playground. >oz > H> 2c •z. 114 PACIFIC MUNICIPALITIES SAN DIEGOIts Advantages from a Climatic and Hygienic Standpoint FRANCIS n. MEAD, M. 1>. CH1<: climate of San Uiego City has been well epitomized by such a well knownauthority as Prof. H. A. Hare, in his text book of Practical Therapeutics 12Ed. 1907 as a place where there is virtually perpetual summer. There are extremely few climates in the world that compare with this City andits immediate littoral and this important factor has been very immediate in Iniildingup the population. A city where the trying heats of an Plastern summer never pre-vail, and the rigors of winter are unknown is a very comfortable one to live in, andthe coming of one family has meant the exodus of others from uncongenial record of the Inited States Weather Bureau for the past twenty four years es-tablishes the fact that there has been an average of only six days in each year whenthe temperature rises above SO degrees or goes at night below 4
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