Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-09
nls-..s. 81 L.s~, R.v,vA,.

nismss q 81 Lsesl Revival.
That Los Angeles county, in con-
&6olion with all Southern Califor-
N. has suffered from an extreme
1oprsssion during the past three
9oars cannot be disputed. The de-
{ 1fsssIon In San Diego antedates
this experience by couple Of
1oafs. Az soon as 1t became ap-
oarsnt that Col. Tom Scott was so
Foslppled ~ to be obliged to aban-
Ion bis schemes Of railway build.
|lpe, from San Diego East, that
|loWn, which had hitherto been one
[oE the liyeliest theaters Of real es-
tate speculation on the American
Sentiment, sustained = shock from
which Il has not yet reco vered, al
theugh the county, In the interim,
has made such substantial progress
sehat the Bay City Is to-day in q
process Of slow but steady revival
which IL absolutely Independent of
railways. The honey business has
>1nads astonishing progress in San
Diego county, and her shipments Of
= staple to Europe are simply
>rnmenso. In addition, her enter
pxislng hsrtieulturists have made
srroat progress In the cultivation Of
lbo olive and other semi-tropical
fenits, with = result that cannot
lhil to be highly profitable shortly.
&nn Diego has seen her worst
fimos. Investments In real estate
Mere now must begin to be really
ollractivs to capitalists. The
{ ohaptsr Of accidents is all In favor
oar nsighbor Of delicious climate
and scenic bay.
Hau Bernardlno has also had her
dnwbacks from which, we think,
shs is now recovering. We have
always had very sanguine expecta-
lions Of the San Bernardino valley
and We still have them. We look
( upon II and our own San Gabriel
valley - the prettlest and most
productive In the state; and many
observers, to whom Cali
: loTnia II an open book,
have confirmed US in this
impfsssion. In the county a num-
bsr Of prosperous and highly pro-
Gressivs ssttlsmsnts have sprung
mp, notably Riverside, and tree
planting and improvement upon an
extensive scale have characterized
the past few years. We first saw
San Bsrnarnino six years ago; and
thought that, by this time, the
tewn proper would contain at least
twice its present population. How
ever, the circumstance to which we
ars about to allude cannot fail 10
bsnsdt San Bernardino, In common
With Santa Barbara, which has
also been under the weather, like
San Diego and Los Angeles.
That circumstance is the dellber-
ats Judgment Of this section formed
" Mr.. Joseph Medill, the editor of
the Chicago Tribune, and his state.
ment about mining developments
BOW imminent in Southwestern
ArIssna and Northern Sonora, with
their natural consequences.
Fifst, Mr.. Medill, who is cool
and shrswd observer, and who has
been oonsld srsble traveller in his
time, says that Los Angeles and
adjoining counties will undoubted-
y become the sanitarium of the
American continent; and that, as
soen - times ease up in the East,
W will quickly be made cognizant
ef this fact. He does not refer to
invalids pure and slmple-helpless
psopls-but to . class Of persons
disabled to q certain extent but
wealthy and still energetic. When
this element. find they can spend
here large portion Of nearly every
day Of the year in the open air, in
> garish sun, delving in the vIne-
yards and orange groves which
they can create, they will come
here in large numbers. Mr..
4edill thinks that from this
cause alone Los Angeles county
II assured . large, affiuent and en-
tsrprising population. He had OBJ
served keenly every sign Of the de-
preston under which we labor, but
he made light of it, looking upon
II ~ one Of those temporary back
sets which any young and growing
section IL sure to encounter, at reg
ular intervals.
II Mr.. MsdilPs views about min
ing prospecting in Arizona and
Sonora. to which we have hereto.
fsrs referred, are correct, force Of
twenty thousand Americans will
BE- gathered In the neck of land,
oonsisting partly OF Arizona and
partly Of Sonora territory, which
lies near the Santa Clara range Of
mountains and extends to the Gulf
Of California. Mr.. Medill also
thought that an exchange of shots
with the Mexican authorities
vould also be one Of the incidents