Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-24
LETTER FROM SANTA ANA.
A First-CIass IfOtel-James Laynan's
Now ImprOvements-The Steamer
NewpOrt-CrOp PrOspects-Observ.
er-Artesian Wells-Other Facts.

EDITOR HERALD: We propose to
give your valuable paper a few items
of the progress and prosperity of our
section of the country. We are happy
to inform you and your friends and
the public in general that we have
now first-class hotel, where the most
fastidious can be accommodated with
all the conveniences and luxuries.
Our enterprising friend James Lay
man purchased, short time since, the
hotel building from Mr.. Palmer, and
leased it to Mrs. Curtis and Mr.. Cald-
well, formerly of the Hygeian Home
at.Orange. Mrs. G. and Mr.. G. have
fitted the entire building up, and are
now prepared to accommodate all who
may call. We can say OF truth that
| there are no better accommodations
| to be found in the county than at the
Santa Ana hotel. Should you hear of
| any families seeking good quarters for
| the Winter, who cannot be accommo-
dated at Los Angeles, send them down
| to view our prospects. Last Friday
night there was ball given, which
proved success in all particulars.
NEW IMPROVEMENTS.
Fine and costly residences are being
erected all over the county. Mr.. Pal
mer has nearly completed fine resi-
dence near town, costing $4,000. Mr..
Fruit and Mr.. Andrews are each con-
structing houses that will cost equally
as much. Mr.. Potts, near Tustin City,
has erected fine building. Mr.. Ly-
ons and Mr.. Hilton, near the same
place, are erecting fine private dwell
ings. Mr.. Tustin will soon have his
store ready for occupancy.
CROP PROSPECTS.
Crop prospects were never better.
The greater portion of the small grain
has been threshed and sent to market.
Corn, both here and in the Swamp"
is yielding better than ever known.
Pumpkins and sweet potatoes are in
abundance. In one of our former let
ters we were accused of eXaggeration
in regard to the growth of corn and
orange trees; and now, at the risk of
being called a-well, we will not say
what-we will tell sweet potato tale.
Mr.. VIM. Tedford, of the Swamp"
told us yesterday that he dug potato
that weighed fifteen pounds, and he
was of the opinion-had he let it re-
main in the ground-that it would
have weighed twenty pounds.
OBSERVER.
If thought "Observer" was in the
county would not have said anything
about the aforesaid Potato. All that
has been said and written has had no
deleterious effects upon our "New
Italy" Sensible people will come
and see for themselves, and when
once they come they are convinced
and drop anchor. Scarcely day
passes but some one purchases land
in our vicinity. The McFadden Bros.
cannot begin to supply the demand for
building material, though they do all
in their power. To no one do we owe
so much our growth and prosperity as
to the kind and courteous McEaddens.
THE STEAMER NEWPORT.
They have had built the beautiful
steamer Newport for the especial ac-
commodation of this side of the Santa
Ana River. They have sold their
valuable lands at loaO figures and given
men of small means chance to secure
a home and pay for it from the crops.
Mr.. James McFadden tested for arte-
sian water one mile South of Santa
Ana and was rewarded with the
largest flow East of the river, except
Mr.. G. Allen. At 263 feet he (McF. }
struck a stream that flows an inch and
a half from u seven-inch pipe at the
height of seventeen feet. The parties
who bored the we'll aver they can
carry it twenty eight feet high.
Messrs. Holmes & Long struck another
fine stream last week at o depth of
seventy feet which flows ten inches and
q holf five feet above the surface from
q four-inch pipe. This makes the
third well they have bored upon their
farm in the last six months.
OUR AGRICULTURAL CLAIMS.
To the skeptical who doubt our agri-
cultural resources we say, come and
see for yourselves. We court inspec-
tion and criticism. To see our beauti-
full valley is to be convinced that we
have the garden spot of the county.
There are persons now living in
Los Angeles who have resided there
tor years who have no idea of our
country. During the late canvass we
met several aspirants for Office who
had never seen the East side of the
Santa Ana river, and yet claimed
right to our votes. We shall in the
future ignore all such politicians and
vote for those only who "know" us
before the canvass begins. S.
Santa Ana, October 10Th.