Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-30
The Ora lge.

EDITOR HERALD: l have been
much interested in the perusal of the
excellent and very able article on
"Orange culture in Los Angeles
county" from the pen of my friend ].
J. Warner. In the point fully con-
cur with Mr. Warner and in partic-
ular manner in regard to the keeping
qualities of our oranges which is of
untold value to our people. He says
"the orange grown here bare transport
portatIon with less injury than those
grown in more Southern and moist
climates" 1 have been an observer
of the keeping qualities of our oranges
for period of twenty-five (22) years,
and have had continuous. practical
experience for nine years, during
which time have had ample evidence
of the facts in regard to the exceeding
good keeping qualities of our oranges.
AS a further confirmation of the state
ments of Mr.. Warner, / embody a
copy of letter from Mr.. F. M. Shaw,
which fully explains itself. 81
Thos. A. Carey, Semi Tropical Nur-
sery, Los angeles. vy5c
DEAR SIR:-Herwith please find en-
closed synopsis of my report for the
year 1874, so far as it relates to the
fruits of this section, and their adapt
bility to the demand for superior
order of semi-tropical fruits for trans
portation.
After making up packages of dried
fruits for exhibition abroad and q
small selection of lines and lemons
which l plucked from the trees the
day before leaving-not calculating
upon taking oranges-I accidentally
met, on the boat between San Pedro
and San Diego, one of the Wolfskill
brothers who was taking small
shipment of oranges, not especially Sc
lected, to dispose of immediately;
they were fully ripe, and in the ordi-
nary boxes containing about a bushel
each. Knowing my determination,
Mr.. Wolfskill asked me if did not
want some oranges to take to Europe.
I laughed, and replied: That they
would hardly be likely to keep for
the length of time and space, but that
/ would accept of q couple of boxes.
We were thirty days in making the
passage to New York, where selec-
tion of the oranges and other fruits
were placed on the table of the Agri-
cultural Editor of the New York
Tribune, looking almost or quite as
fresh as the day started, eliciting
handsome editorial in regard to the
fruit, and the place of its production.
The delay in New York made the
time to Europe (49) ferty-nine days
forty of that through tropical heat
before the last of it was used, and
then no decayed fruit had been thrown
out and no especial care to preserve
showing the keeping qualities and the
flavor to be equal, if not superior, to
any of the best in the world. 1t was
almost incredible to the party of ladies
and gentlemen who partook of the
full favored and nice-looking oranges
in Londonderry, Ireland, and Edin-
borough, Scotland, that the delicate
and luscious samples had come nine
thousand miles, and been seven weeks
fact was indisputable.
am, &C., 41
FREDERICK M, SHAW,
Genl. Sup. of So. Cal. Sanitary Hotel
and College.
These facts are encouraging in an
eminent degree, to rhose producing
oranges, as well as to parties propos-
ing to plant orange orchards.
The question of the success OF or
ange culture in Los Angeles county
consider fully settled. ~
Yours for the material advancement
of Southern California. sr
THoS. A. CAREY,
Los Angeles, October Goth, 1876.
A new Jail is now being erected at
Monterey. Salinas serves meantime