Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-26


EVER since the completion ofthe
Southern Pacific Railway to q con-
nection with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, at Demtng, the tide
of travel through, and settlement
In this city and county, has been
constantly on the increase. 1t
would unquestionably have been
much larger II 1t had rot been for
the fact that the Eastern winter
was q remarkably open one, the
mercury staying very faithfully at
about the standard OF the ordinary
fall and spring temperatures. On
this coast, on the other hand, and
especially in Southern California,
the winter has bsen unusually
cold. Without falling back upon
the oldest inhsbitant for confirma-
tion Of this fact, the editor OF the
HERALD has spent ten winters in
Southern California, and during
that period he never saw anything
approaching the uniform low tenn
psraturss Of the past winter,
although no extreme or unusual
dsprsssions were recorded at any
one time. We refer to the matter
because we deem 1t important to
inprsss upon eur people the neces.
slty of providing adequate accom-
medations for the la rye number of
invalids who will unquestionably
seek the Southern counties OF CAL
ifornia for the benefit Of their
health when we regain our normal
climate. Fortunately the interests
Of Los Angeles are SO varied and
important, and her production of
valuable staples in universal de-
mand is so great, that the presence
Of an invalid class amongst US is
not 20 materialas to other places
noted for their fine climate and
scant agricultural outputs. But
they certainly should not be re-
pslled. During the past week we
have received two letters from
perssns in the East and one from q
gentleman in the interior OF San
Diego county. asking If there was
any institution in the neighbor.
hood OF Los Angeles especially ar
ranged for the comfort of invalids
without being downright in
firmary. We are obliged to say
that we know Of no such. place
while, without doubt, there ought
to be one. The Sierra Madre Villa
is an elegant and luxurious re.
treat, rather thap sanitarium. 1t
is true that some wealthy invalids
60 there but they do not give the
prevailing character to the place,
while its accommodations are al
ways tested to their fullest capaci.
ty. There ought to be provisions
m ade for this class at Santa Mon
lea, but we are ashamed to say
that even our own people cannot
get comfortable accommodations
there. For invalids OF certain
class that at Fulton Wells is an
Admirable resort, but Doc
tor Fulton generally has his es.
tablishment full, and such a rush
of invalids as we may reas-
onably expect from this time on
would soon exhaust his ability,
with his present facilities. to pro.
vide for their comfort. Under the
circumstances, 1t etrikes us that it
is high time that somebody with
the requisite amount of money
and enterprise should build a pro-
fessed sanitarium, on scale of ele-
gance and completeness, in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of this city.
We believe it would pay and pay
well. 1t should be planned so as to
assure the maximum Of light and
sunshine, should command a pleas
ant view and be within easy reach
of the central portion of the city,
It would Eot in any way conflict
with the regular business OF the
hotels, would not come into COM
petition with them, in fact, and
would supply, with q handsome
profit to the protector, a distinctly
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