Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-03-12
SANTA BARBARA, CAL,

February Is, 1873.
The climate of Santa Barbara hai
been so thoroughly commented upon
in various journals of the East, tha
one can scarcely fail to look upon it as
one of the most desirable resorts oil
the Pacific coast. A letter dated Jan
uary Sth, signed aye" which ap-
peared in your paper, has. attracted
my attention, and l think it should
be corrected in some of its Details
The writer, after glorying in the
golden sunlight, the enIapturing
moonlight nights" !" >" splendid beach
| drive" and some beautiful views" f"
says, al but that is all that can be said
Of Santa Barbara as yet.n
Here must beg to differ with him,
although / am not one of the finan-
cislIy interested " ones-merely so-
journer. During the past few months
Santa Barbara has grown wonderful
ly. And even now, during the wet
weather, the buildings going up in
different parts Of the town are sur
prise to the most sanguine. Real es-
tate has advanced, in the most desira-
BILE parts for residences, over two hun
dred per cent. within six months
This growth and ADVANCE have not
been caused by the many sick peo-
pie. who endure Santa Barbara for
their heslth's sake.n but blythe rap
idly increasing population, which
numbers five Instead of three thou
sand, as given by your correspondent.
'Tis tue they have dust storms occa-
sionally, and extremely disagreeable
they gre to those caught out in them,
but I find from record that the most
they ever had in one year was twelve,
by lar less number than our own
city can boast of. The writer eVi-
IDENTIFY had not consulted with the city
fathers before commenting on the |
sprinkling of streets, or he would !
contract faithfully carried out, 1 /
think to sprinkle State street, the |
main thOroughiare, during the entire /
dry season. The salt pond cannot
long be gushingly called Lake Nord-
hOff,"' If it ever has been, which
doubt, as it has been disposed of to
parties who propose converting it into
3 race course, perspective place of
amusement to those enduring sick
people. ..s-.
The equal of the soil In this valley 4.
can rarely be found; anything can be
raised (unless we except the grasses)
irrigation. and crops of one
hundred bushels of corn to the acre
are not by any means a rarity. Bar
ley and wheat cut green as soon as the
grain has "set Is used entirely in 4
lieu of hay, bringing in market from {
sl0 to Sl5 per ton baled,
As Santa Barbara has had but four
Year, growth under the rule of Amer
cans, and as it is generally admitted :
hat the native Californians are prin-
,ipled against the setting out of trees,
'aising fruits, or improvement in any
way, visitors should not come here
Until they have disembued themselves
# that fruit scooping idea which your
correspondent charges dd ibitIBl :
o every ore that comes here. The
husihess of Santa Barbara
las necessltsted the building of new
wharf in addition to one already in
lse now complete, to which the larg- !
st ocean steamer can moor with safe !
y, Goodail, Nelson 4 Perkins have
ranged for their steamers in opposi-
ion to the Pacific Mail, to discharge
nd receive freight aud passengers at =
his wharf, thereby doing away with !
he expensive and incOnvenient sys-
em of lighterage, and allowing pass.
ngers TO step from steamer to car !
lages under cover.
.-.rn A CLEYELANDER.