Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-03
A TRIP TO ANAHElM.
rBy OUR RAPID REPORTER. !

Two hours and half is not bad time
from Anaheim to Los Angeles, that's
fact, but but I did II nevertheless,
and sitting behind Gaddy's team all
the time. had such lovely time
that / hardly know where to begin.
The drive is not worth cent till you
get beyond the 17-mile house and then
there's hill from the top of which is
view that cleans out all the poets
have ever sung Of Paradise or the Elys-
ian fields or any other fields. For
twenty or thirty miles valley stretch
es out, smiling with perpetual ver-
dure, whilst innumerable streams
flash in the sunlight, and the garden of
Anaheim, with no forbidden trees in it,
lays below dotted with elegant resi-
dences and blooming with vineyards
and fair orange groves. You know l
don't write by the line, but how Is that
for elegant language
On arriving at Anaheim the first
gentleman called OH was Capt. Knox,
proprietor and editor of the Southern
CutJOrni0n. AS q rule l don't like
editors, at least 1 never met one yet
that l could bear yourself included)
until ! saw Knox, and in his favor I
desire to make an exception. Know
ing my habits you will not be sur
prised to learn that l next visited
Fischer's hotel and recruited the inner
man, for Anaheim air has a propensi-
ty to create vacuums which can only
be filled up by sojourn with either
Max Nebelung or Fischer. They are
both genial fellows and keep table
that would cure consumption any time
whilst it causes it, Next, being Sum
day, l went to the Methodist Episcopal
church. This il Il fine new build
ing elegantly finished and fitted
up.
l would report the sermon but I know
you would not insert it. The Odd
Fellows have new hall just finished
at great expense, which will be opened
on Wednesday, December Sd. The
business houses are large, we'll built
and commodious. The principal gen.
eral wholesale firms are those of Her
man & George, NJ. Calisher 4 Co.,
Langenberger, Davis Il Bro, Goodman
l. Co., Steinhart Bros, and others.
Clarke g. Austin have fine book store
and stationery house, they are also
general news agents and dealers In
musical instruments. Amongst the
pleasant resting places are Enterprise
Hall and Billiard Rooms of P. Rich
ards, the Exchange and others. The
livery stables of Gaddy e. Lewis and
n. IL. Mitchell are finely appointed,
and noticed a large millinery store
owned by Mrs. F. NJ. Eldridge. The
largest OF the wine growers Is Benja-
min Dreyfus, who has three ware
houses about 40x60 feet, each of which
contains 60 casks Of capacity Of 1900
gallons and upwards. All the wine
growers have beautiful residences,
gardens, and Of course, vineyards.
In my drive noticed specially those
of Mrs. F. Schneider, Korn & Co., w.
K9nig, Theodore Reiser, r. Luedke
Henry Kroeger, Mrs. T. E. Smith, H.
u. Bodt, f. Hartung, Mrs. Eliza Quilp,
Stewart Il Hill, and Crowther Bros.
1t is impossible in a short report to
describe their places, and it would be
but a repetition of history of beauti-
full gardens, orange groves, vineyards,
fruits ana mowers.
Messrs. Sacriste & Elliot, as you
know, have opened branch depot Of
their woolen mill, and business IL
brisk and good generally. l had the
pleasure OF meeting A. J. Brown, con-
tractor and builder. He is genial
gentleman to whom the construction
of all the bridges and approaches to
Anaheim is due. One of the leading
spirits of the town is friend Bob.
White. He has nursery as complete
rs ever I saw in my life, full of every
thing that grows except children and
these he has also at home.
The nurseries of Doctor Harden are
exquisite, as also are the orange groves
and gardens of Mrs. Garlic. l was
given little branch with seventeen
oranges on it, by Master Strobel, a
young gentleman fourteen years of age,
with the remark, "My father planted
that tree, this year I shall have 5000
oranges off it," This young gentle
man and his brother We're both left or
phans OH the death of Major Strobel.
They are very much beloved in Ana
helm, and the elder boy has all the
dignity and the ability to manage an
estate, Of many men Of twice his age.
Coming back, the country seemed
more than ever like O vast estate,
owned by some potentate, in q high
state of cultivation. My visit was
most enjoyable one, but you need not
record il in your paper unlesss you feel
inclined. don't like editors anyhow.