Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-01
Whss IL Ahead.

Whas IL Ahead.
Nowhere on the coast Ia there
such an amount Of building going
on - In Los Angeles to-day. Iu
All quarters Of the city activity In
shls line 10 observable, and the
buildings range from the preten.
tleus business house to the cosy
cottsgs. Iu the central portion Of
the city the Improvements are of
quite an expensive character. But
shat does not convey the whole les.
sea Of the change. Los Angeles
has increased at least one thousand
II population since the census of
1850 Was taken. One year ego
there were easily three hundred
vacant houses In the Pueblo. Now
there 10 NOS only not an empty
house. but houses are going up on
svsry hand. The new popu alton
either has money or knows perfect-
II hew to haudie itself. 1t comes
here to stay; aud 1t Is guided, in Its
sslsction Of . new residence, by a
sagaeious impulse. Both city aud
county are destined to grow. from
this time forth, iu an upprecedent.
q ratio. There will be hO wlio
and hectic speculation In real es-
sats hereafter, but there will be a
steady AID profitable real estate
movement. The mass OF the peo.
pie who now come to this section
are seeking vineyard aud orchard
lands. They propose to make
thsn pay, aud they know there is
msnsy in them. Purchasers OF
shis kind OF property will come
fren aii quarters of the Compass
ffo0 Oregon and California aud
from the boundless East. They
will come here steadily and in con.
siderable numbers, aud even DUR
Ing the 6um mmer; but, in the Fall,
ws shall be treated to a new era.
This city has been lying falIOw for
the last hve years, but the attrac-
tions which have converted her
from = 'dobe to wn and COW coun
ty remain aud have been scceleral.
ed. through railway Developments.
Production has increastd in this
county at an unheard of rate, and
Il 10 % yet but In It's infancy.
While it 10 fortunate for the city
Of Los Angeles that she Is located
II county so prodigalIy gifted In
natural resources, this fact by no
means sum marizss the causes Of
her past and prospective growth.
Even the most prosaic person must
take climate into the count in esti.
mating the future Of place. Re-
joicing In . climate which can
enly 10 paralleled by two other
sections Of Southern, California,
Los Angeles presents scenic and
ether char ms Of = character so
manifold as to determine the
shsioe Of persons Of means who de-.
sire to locate on the Pacific Coast,
frem what quarter soever they
may hail. But, behind our city,
lies the richest mineral country Oh
earth. Baron Hum soldps predlc.
tion that, In Arizona and New
Mexico, would be found the real
treasure belt Of the American con
tinsnt. 10 already in process of full.
dilmsnt. An unusually large pro.
portion Of those who make a strik.
In that region will desire to sur
round themselves with the figs,
olives. oranges and lines, Of this
favored spot. Tho attraction-
which have drawn the wealth anu
enterprise Of Coleradot to Denver are
simply - nothing to those VIII cb
call the successfuI prospector aud
ninsr to the orange grove city.
While we have had dull times,
Ws have borne them with
less Of misery, and more of instan,
resupsfation, on the advent OF the
prosperous era, than any other
place on the Pacific Coast. They
have seemed to be mere tonic
than any thing else. The coming
Sun msr will see brisk times 10 the
Orange Grove City, but the Fall
and Winter will witness volume
Of settlement utterly without pre-.
cedent in our previous history.