Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-08
LOS NlETOS CORRESPONDENCE.

Los NIETOs, Nov. 6, 1878.
EDITOR HERALD:--No news that
would interest your many readers.
Weather clear and pleasant. Farmers
are busy harvesting their corn crops,
consequently our streets are scarce Of
teams, and our merchants are watch-
ing with longing eyes for customers.
The Los Nietos railroad is finished
to the Nietos depot, and the telegraph
poles are all up. AS soon as the lum-
ber arrives We expect to see the depot
buildings going up, and in a few weeks
regular trains running between Nietos
and your city, and Wilmington,
which will give our valley business
appearance,
The land Of the new town site, (Citv
of Nietos), belongs to what is known
as the Downey Association, with
Judge NJ. d. Crawford, agent. Were
cognize the fact that all persons have
the rightto the full and entire control
of their own property, eitherto keep it,
or to dispose of it at will. This asso-
citation have bought up the land inn
mediately around the depot, and sur
veyed it into lots, and are content.
They have sold a few lots, but wheth-
er they wish to sell any more or not,
is not known to the public. There APP
pears to be lack of energy OH the
part of the association. 1t is true that
Judge Crawford is confined to his
room on account of sickness, but that
should not hinder the association from
putting the City of Nietos before the
world through the press. IF they wish
to sell any more of their lots, the pub
lie must be informed of the fact, or
else strangers will never come here to
buy. Why do not they advertise so
that strangers will know where to find
q home? Not a line to the outside
world has ever gone to the press from
any member of the association. All
that has ever been written for the
press in favor of this locality has been
done by those who do not own dollar
in the City of Nietos, but have de-
sire to see the country prosper, and
immigration come pouring in from
other countries, and assist in its de-
velopments. So long as the associa-
tion remain dormant and sit back in
their easy chairs and wait for imi-
grants to hunt them up in order to
get rid of their money for piece of
ground to make shelter on, to pro-
tect them from the sun and storms, we
are fearful that they will be like angels
visits, and some one alive to the ne
cessities of this valley will take ad-
vantage of the opportunity, and be-
fore the association can arouse out of
their lethargy, the golden moment
will slip from their grasp, and they
will awake some morning to see the
great city of NietOs outstripped and
left behind by some rival location,
with live enterprising leaders or pro-
priet0rs. We pay our portion OF the
subsidy for the building of the Los
Nietos railroad, and we as citizens
have an interest in this matter. We
want to lend a helping hand in doing
our part towards building up nice
village for our own convenience, and
one that will be the pride of Nietos
valley, and thereby offer inducements
to immigrants to settle in our midst,
and Nietos City is the favorite spot
for such place. But change must
come over the dream of this land asso-
citation, something more liberal than
waiting with open hand to take the
dollars for few feet of land, with
don't care style, if you don't come you
can stray away. That's no use, they
will come whether you care or not, and
if you don't hunt them up and accom-
modate them, some one else will.
There is plenty of land in Nietos val
ley to build on as well as to raise corn.
We are determined never to let up un-
til Los Nietos can boast of first
class town. The people of this valley
are with the association if they will
help themselves, but time is money
now, wake up or else we will change
our love to other Gods. OBSERVER.