Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-30
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ness to present in the columns of
the HERALD truthful summaries
Of tho advantages Of Los Angeles
we cannot forbear repro
ducIng the following just and per-
tinent observations, from the last
number Of the Santa Monica Out
look:
A gentleman remarked to US the
other day that he had seen the best
portions of California, but he was
free to say that Los Angeles was
emphaticaIly "the banner county
of the State.n 1t is true, he con-
tinued, there are other counties in
q more advanced stage of develop
ment, but in natural resources and
climate, Los Angeles is ahead of
all. None equals her in possible.
tiles.
At the risk of appearing over.
boastful, we reiterate that the gen.
tleman told the truth. Now for
the facts. the counties of the great
San Joaquin excel this county in
the quantity of wheat. but We have
equaled many of them in the quail
ty. And while this grain is
speciality with them it is only one
OF many products with us. The
same may be said of barley and
rye. Taking the belt of counties
around San Francisco, which has
been pushed to the highest state Of
development, in the growth of gar
den products, we find nothing
| yielded that surrasses our products.
They only excel us in quantity.
Going further up the coast, we find
some of the model general farming
counties, such as Sonoma and
Napa. We can equal them in
quality and discount the quantity
in many things. Take our yield OF
corn, for instance. Not county in
the State comes up to this in corn
raising. Marin is a great butter
and cheese county, yet our limited
dairles have record as good as
Marin's best. Take stock-raising.
We have the best ranges of wild
grasses and our cultivated feed IL
almost without limit. In the mat
ter of fruits we can raise anything
and Of excellent quality not strictly
q tropical product. Our orange
/ groves have some time since be.
come famous So also all semi
tropic growths. The grapes, too
} of every variety, are not excelled
. either In size or flavor. Recent
experiments in the hardy fruits
excepting apples, perhaps show
that great perfection can be reached
in this direction. Our oil regions
although In their first stages of de.
velopment, are yielding wonder.
fully, while experts say the supply
is almost inexhaustibie. The val
liable mines are attracting great
attention, and to-day the noun.
tains are alive with prospectors
many of whom have "struck I;
rich.n
II Our resources are certainly won.
derful-in quantity, quality and
variety. One may traverse the
entire State, select the speeialties
of the choicest sections, and they
can be duplicated in this county
We can grew abundantfy nearly
every species Of grains, grapes,
melons, garden products, semi
tropical fruits and hardy fruits.
The climate is especially kind to
live stock. We can dig gold, sill
yer, tin, coal and oil from the
mountains. In fact, there are only
few products found in the United
States that cannot be produced in
great perfection on this coast, there
having been but few failures, 81
far as tests have been made.
Our water resources are improv-
ing daily, showing that there will
be but little deficiency in this di-
rection, when it is properly deveI-
oped and the best methods of culti-
walton are adopted. And as the
lay OF the tillable lands is such as
to be we'll adapted for Irrigation,
no country will be SO well prepared
to pass with SO little detriment
through dry season.
We have four seaports so distrib-
uted as to make them very con-
venient for all sections, while the
railroad lines so ramify the differ
ent valleys, and so touch ports and
connect with trunk roads as to give
us excellent facilities for both wa
ter and rail transportation. No
county in the State is so well pro-
vided for In this way.
This county also has a decided
advantage in geographical posi-
ti0n. 1t Is the outlet for most OF
the Southern back country-as
upon its borders are located all ol
the passes through which import.
ant railroad lines must lie run to
reach the ocean.
In the course of few years this
State will certainly be divided. In
that event Los Angeles, being the
railroad center, as well as the geo.
graphical, agricultural and com.
mercial certer, will no doubt be
chosen as the capital, which will
add a new element of strength and
Importance to our county.
With these facts before any in.
telligent man, we do not see how
he can do otherwise than to
admit that Los Angeles is the ban.
ner county of California.