Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-28
Nothing could better illustrate

Nothing could better illustrate
the renewed confidence and pros
perity which are dawning on Los
Angeles than the attitude of our
banks. They loan freely as COM
pared with their practice of month
ago. One gentleman, a couple of
months ago, tried to borrow $4,000
on a certain piece of property. One
of our bankers declined to advance
the money. A few days since,
however, under the changed status
brought about by the splendid sea-
son, this gentleman obtained a
loan of $4,000 from the same bank
err, on the same piece of property.
Money will undoubtedly become
steadily easier hereabouts until, b.
next Fall, we shall have resumed
our old-time prosperity, with the
old-time wild spirit of speculation
left out.
Rev. Dr.. Winfield Scott, who re-
turned from the San Gorgonia Pass.
on Monday, where he had been SUI
perintending work at the flume,
reports that lie has just entered
into contract to deliver 500
cords of wood to the Railroad
Company. In addition to the
wood business Mr.. Scott is de.
voting some of his attention to ag-
ricultural pursuits and, in conse.
quence, has about $50 acres of
wheat and barley now growing and
promising finely. He gives 1t as
his opinion that the wet weather
of the present season will effectual-
ly break up all the desert land To-
cations in that section as crops can
now be produced on every acre of
land that is level enough for the
purpose.
About three O'clock yesterday
afternoon n train was dispatched
towards San Francisco by Col.
Hewitt. Unless a new break &C.
ours, it ought to get through. The
down train from San Francisco had
reached Sumner all right between
four and five o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. We trust that everything
will go on smoothly and that our
people will rejoice III an overland
mail to-day.
Mr.. H. G. Wiley, of this city, is
advised, by letter from San Jose,
that Doctor Carver, the celebrated
rifle shot, is anxious to pay Los An
geles visit and would do so if he
were assured that he could make
expenses. Can't some kind of an
arrangement be made through
which such of our people as love
fine craftsmanship can be afforded
the pleasure of witnessing the won
derful California Bog ardus?
The San Francisco papers say
that Mr.. E. ]. Baldwin has fitted
Southwark. As be has not put in
an appearance in Los Angeles yet
it is just possible that he may have
been engaged in an entranced con-
temptation of the turbulent and
swollen waters of Caliente Greek,
one of the many impetuous travel
ers who are belated by the way.
Meanwhile, what will become of
Justice and Lennie Mccormick?
Up to S.15 O'Clock P. NJ. yesterday,
l % inches of rain had fallen since
the present rain commenced, ac-
colding to the United States gauge.
Upto 7 o'clock yesterday morning,
Mr. Bliss's gauge had registered
S2-l00ths, making a total for the
season of 1916 inches.
Mr.. 8. H. Mott returned, the
other day, from a visit to the up.
country. He says Los Angeles
county is in as fine q condition as
any county in the State. In many
of the "moist" counties the crops
are simply drowned out.
Our merchants now receive their
freight at unusually low rates. AS
long as the present state of things
exis, there can be no trouble on
that head. But cheap fares is the
prime necessity. How to get them
is the problem of the hour.
An infinite variety of costumes
are laid out in Turn Verein Hall,
to tie used in the masquerade ball
which comes off there Saturday
night. The walls are also hung
with / great multiplicity of gay
prints Of masquers en- costume.
Quite a large delegation from
Anaheim was in the city yesterday
in attendance at the District Court
during the trial of the case of the
People vs.. Cahill.
Mack, are you going to San Fran
cisco o-day? No, 1 am going to
wait ;nd go to Woods Opera
House.
A Merited Compliment.