Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-19
Letters from the East.


Every day we receive letters from
points East of the mountains asking
for information, of which the follow
ing is sample:
EDITOR HERALD: Permit me to
thank you for copy of the HERALD,
a very instructive and interesting pa
per sent me some time ago. 1 have
also received, through the kindness of
editors and publishers, papers, PAM
plets and other documents from the
principal places of many of the West
ern States, for which l am very crate
full. | know of no better way to OBJ
tain information from any part of a
country, except by personal exam ina
tion, than through the press. A news
paper not only contains the local and
general news, but you will find con-
tanned therein all the societies,
churches, as we'll as all the business
men; in fact, 1 know of no better way
TO judge of the intelligence and the
business habits of the people than
through the press; also, the business
of agriculture, mining, etc. In this
age of progress family might as well
be without bread as the news of the
day.
BY all the information receive, /
find that Southern California is the
most lovely spot ON the globe. / am
desirous of locating as physician and
surgeon in one Of your towns as soon
as convenient, and to purchase small
farm adjacent or near by. A number
Of persons are desirous of joining me
in going Westward for new homes.
| send you the wherewith to pay for
one OF your HERALD pamphlets, as
well as a copy of your interesting pa
per, which will be thankfully received.
Yours, etc.
HENRY w. BULLETIN.
Statewide, Tomkins county, N. Y,
May Sd, 1878.
We can only say to Mr.. Bullet and
his friends to come and see for them
selves.
The next is from Col. J. M. Alex
ander, late publisher of the Plow and
Anvil, at Winfield, Kansas, who de-
sires to know if there is an opening
for an accomplished lady music
teacher.
To this inquiry we are forced to say
no, as the field is now full.
Col. Alexander is at present in
Leavenworth, fixing his business so
as to come here next Fall.
Our next inquiry is from Newton,
Iowa, and is evidently written by an
intelligent man. 1t reads as follows:
EDITOR HERALD: AS there are quite
q number of families who wish to
come to California this Fall, write
to you to make few inquiries, which
you can answer through your paper,
the Weekly Los Angeles HERALD, for
which we now subscribe, to find out
all we can about the cOuntry-whether
it will pay us here in Iowa to sell our
farms and come to Los Angeles, as
land seems so high there to what it is
here. Some say the cheap land is very
pOor-that it is not fit for keeping
sheep on. Some will tell us that we
cannot raise crops without irrigating,
and cannot get plenty of good water,
and that crops are not good; men can
not get work to do; wages are not
what they are represented to be; as it
is hard times there, these pamphlets
are sent out over the country to entice
people in there to help those specula-
tors get rid of their land. / suppose
we can rely on some of what is said
being true. We should like to know
what good horses, harness, wagons,
cows and young cattle are worth. Is
there plenty of timber? Please let US
know the advantages and disadvan-
tages, and all about the soil and eli
mate. Respectfully,
A. S. LOGAN.
Newton, Iowa, May 5th, 1875.
In answer to Mr.. Logan we will say
that the price of land depends on its
position and improvements. By going
into the mountains Government land
can yet be obtained, but if settler de-
sires farm with bearing orange trees
he will have to pay for it. The sheep
lands bring immense fortunes through
the herds of sheep which are raised on
them, but would not be desirable for
farms. Some land raises fine crops
without irrigation, while other tracts
require irrigation, but water is plenty
and easily reached. A country that is
desirable always has its spectators,
but the California speculator is no
worse than the same genus elsewhere.
Timber in this vicinity is scarce,
though there is plenty in the noun
tains. Horses are cheaper than in
Iowa, but cows and cattle are little
dearer. Wages are good and work
plenty for men who desire it. Car
penters get $4 per day in gold, and
other mechanics about the same. An
industrious man is never idle, and with
few years. labor any intelligent Iowa
farmer will have good start, without
inconvenience from cold weather or
expense from winter feeding of stock.