Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-24

celebrated runners and trotters, for which the
Sunny Slope stables have wide reputation.
It is unnecessary to say that the bug
crowd was given ample opportunity to SAM
pie the various productions in the Sunny
Slope cellars. After visiting the orchards Of
MIR. Titus and others. the party returned to
Los Angeles by way of the Old Mission Of
San Gabriel.
On the morning of the 10Th the party
proceeded to Santa Monics, where they spent
a day on the seashore. One of the party
amused the onlookers by q free exhi-
bition Of surf-boatmaIship with great
credit, until he let the boat capsize and
leave him laundering mess in the surf.
Fortunately the surf moved the body ashore
before the life-saving apparatus could be pro-
cured. On their return to Los Angeles q
number of the party went to Anaheim,
Orange, Tustin City and Santa Ana.
On the 2lst the party visited many orchards
in Los Angeles and vicinity, notably those of
Mckinley Bros, nurserymen, and the most
extensive grower of deciduous fruits in Los
Angeles county; the celebrated Wolfskill
orchard, and many others. At 5:15 P N. the
party embarked on board the Southern Pa
ci6c express on their return home. It being
clear moonlight, hilarity was the order, and
none thought of retiring until Tehachspi
and the scene OF the disaster and the famous
Loop were passed, and not until Caliente was
reached was quiet resumed.
On the 22d, at 2:10 P. NJ, the party arrived
safe at Sacramento after pleasant excur.
sion, having travelled by rail, stage, etc.,
nesrly l, 500 miles in nine days.
Now that Southern California has been Wis.
tied, and that at the time when it is said
there is a boom in real estate, and when, as it
were, the fabulous productions of that section
of our beautiful State are the theme of con-
versatiop, comparisons may be made without
prejudice. San Diego comes to the front
with producing fine fruits. Where irrigation
is almost out of reach, further than
what is taken from Mother Earth
by windmills, ETC., unimproved lands are
offered near the railroad stations at from SIS
to $l50 per acre /; fifteen miles from the rail-
road. say $25 per acre. Riverside asks $500
to $500 per acre for unimproved lands, with
water rights, and for orchards coming int
bearing 81. 600 per acre. and in some cases
81, 500 per acre. A trade was made on the
10th instant of twenty acres for SIS, 600.
San Bsrnardino and vicinity have also high.
priced property. At Los Angeles and viciD.
ity orchard property is bringing very high
figures, in tact boom is raging throughout
that SECTION. There cannot be any doubts or
denial that the appearance of the orchard
property 10 Southern California is beautiful,
and that the returns from many orchards are
large-aye, handsome. For instance, dealer
in Los Angeles, E. German, paid for the
Wolfskill orchard crop of oranges rs acres)
and packs and boxes them, S25 600. And
many such trades have been made
Nearly q million of citrus trees will,
send their produce to market within the next
two years. Are calculations based on these
sales to be relied upon as future prices? II
SO, then the produce Of Southern California,
rated OF 81, 900 per acre, warrants the present
boom.
The query may be made, csn any other
portion of the State produce such results, and
have an equally reliable market for their pro.
duce? think that there can be relied on o
fair market in Sacramento ndadjoining coun.
ties of Central California fo- orchard produce.
In this vicinity Bartlett pears produce in
cases over 81 600 per acre. In many cases
peaches, apricots, cherries, plums. currants,
grapes, etc., pay handsome return per acre.
But what is the moral to be learned? River.
side and vicinity is free from fruit pests, and
the people there insist on keeping free from
them, therefore the large returns. At Los
Angeles, Mr.. Wolfskill, Mckinley Brothers
and others have fought the pests, and are re-
ceiving high returns. Many of our fruit
growers in Central California have succeeded
in checking the spread of insect pests in their
orchards. and are amply rewarded for their
work. But the outlook at present is "that
only the fittest will survive
The Bug Crowd held an informal social al
the parlors of Stsrke's Hotel, San Bernar.
dino, on the evening of the 18th, and also a!
the parlors of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Los
Angeles, on the evening of the 20th which,
to say the least, were pleasant affairs.
ONE OF THE BUG Crowd.