Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-09
More sIanders.


ceived by us from the East and gave
the information they asked, telling
them the exact truth. This, it seems,
did not suit some disgusted visitor,
and he wrote an anonymous letter TO
Mr.. Charles G. Kellogg of Ottawa, ILL.,,
one of our correspondents, denying all
our statements. We trust all our
readers will peruse his productions:
Mr.. KELLOGG - Dear Sir: This
morning on picking up the Los Ange-
les HERALD of May Sth, 1875, | read
the article editorial, take it to be)
which | enclose to you, tho the paper
containing it, suppose, has already
been sent you. You ask for informa-
tion concerning this part of Cal, both
for yourself and for the families in
your vicinity who contemplate remov-
ing here.
Ny blood boiled within me when 1
read the effusion of lies contained in
that article, and Immediately re-
solved, for the sake of those dear Illi-
nos fanatics who desire to come to
California, to drop a word of friendly
warning, and that must be my excuse
for addressing you. Nearly two yrs.
ago we sold our beautiful home in Cen
trail Illinois to the tune of $1,000 and
came to Los Angeles. We, too. had
been reading up Cal. had read Nordoff
and had sent for papers and obtained
all the information in our power-we
felt very sure we would like it here,
and did what hundreds of others are
doing sacrificed much to come. But
we have learned since here that the
bright side of things only comes out in
print. The dark side is wisely kept
back by these land spectators, who
stand just ready to fleece every man
from the East on his arrival here.
Now, am certain that there is no
land smear Los Angeles that can be
bought for $40 an. acre and l am
equally certain that there is no land
smear Los Angeles" where water can
be obtained for irrigatiug such land
that can be bought for 500 per A.
land smear Los Angeles
say a mile from G. H. that can be
irrigated, is held at from 5000 to $500
an A. Again: A man is not "wel-
cOmedn according to his moral worth,
but according to the number of 5 he
has in his pocket, and if that chances
to fail, he is looked upon by wealthy
with contempt. Southern
Cal. is no place for poor man;
he has no position IN society, no mat
ter how good and honest he may be,
and if he has family it is constant
battle for life; it is work, work, the
year round, if he can get it, and if
and despair. I'll venture
to say there are more hungry people,
and more people hunting work to-day
in California than in any other State
in the union. The climate here is de-
lightfhl, but aside from that there are
but few attractions. One soon learns
that they cannot live on climate alone,
and living is not easily picked up.
Farming is attended with more labor
than in the East, owing to the irriga-
tion OF crops.
The Los Angeles papers are down on
any or every person who comes here
and says or writes anything deroga-
tory to the country, and they accord
ingly give them a blowing up. They
are doing all they can in the interest
Of the "land companies" to induce
hither. Don't rely oil what
you read in the California papers for
concerning this place. But
if you who are heads of fanatics cam
not be satisfied without coming to
Cal. come first and look for yourselves,
and if such like 1T, secure q home and
then go book for your fanatics; it
will be cheaper to do that, and You
will afterward see the wisdom of this
advice-unIess, indeed, you should all
be worth from $4,000 to 10000, then
bring your fanatics with you and pad
die your own canoes after getting here.
Several of our relatives and friends
on moving here if we "liked
it," but we have written to them times
and again Ito stay where they are
happy" Now, my bro. ''succors," if
these few hints will do you any good
you are welcome to them; but remem-
Der, if you come to Los Angeles co. |
shall slyly move around in your midst
and perhaps Sell you my farm.
Your obedient servant,
OBSERVER.
Los Angeles, May 14th, 1875.
This scribber says he sold his farm
for $1,000, which in Los Angeles would
pay him an interest of 500 per month,
and for that sum he could support his
family in luxury. If he had been a
fair. honest man, telling the truth, he
would have signed his name TO state
ment of facts, but he hides under
"nom de plume" His statement that
he had read Nordof (?), and his APP
peal TO those dear Illinois fanatics
and to the "Succors' are full of pathos.
We suspect that this gentlemanly OBJ
server came here without money, and
found that he had to work to make a
living, and that he is still seeking
lazy mans paradise without finding it.
We can only repeat to Mr.. Kellogg
that land can be bought at $40 and
upwards. Nearly every day we note
that government land has been taken
up, and there is still some left for ac-
tual settlers at government rates. We
ask 1t as a special favor that intending
send one of their number
to spy out the land; our statements
are open for questioning, and we court
In answer to inquiries propounded
we will say: l. Land can be bought
near Los Angeles from $40 per acre
upwards, on favorable terms. =. There
is water accessible for irrigating near
ly all the land, but some of it does not
need irrigation. 8. A young man of
industrious habits, with $500 to
$1,000 cash, would do well in anything