Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-04

The Colusa Sun. in a melancholy way,
says:
eve cannot call to mind II single case
Of a large farmer selling to any one else
portion Of his farm ia C1lusa county
in the last five years. On the other
hand, however. not less than fifty small
farmers have sold to neighbors with
land, and gone TO other portions of the
State.
The confession OF our candid contem.
porary furnishes topic which should be
discussed at length in this State in con-
nection with immigration. The columns
Of the HERALD continually contain adj
verlisenfents OF subdivided lands for sale
to settlers in quantities to suit. Not a
day passes but that some small tract is
sold for home for aomo family, do
nestle center where love and comfort
can find dwelling place. Two hundred
and fifty families, within few months.
have taken small tracts Of land in the
San Gabriel Valley alone. At Pomona
fifty more tracts have been purchased.
AT Cucamonga, at Ontario, Etiwanda,
Hermosa. Rsdlands, Lugonia, Grafton,
Santa Ana, Compton, San Jacinto and
other localities, the process of subdivid.
ing lands is steadily progressing. In
these various neighborhoods about 200
small farms have been purchased during
the past year. This shows the way the
land of Southern California is being sub.
divided for settlement. There is no
sense In the clamor against largo land
owners in this part of the country
These owners do not want to hold the
land in large quantities, but are anxious
to subdivide and sell az rapidly as posi-.
bic. This spirit is abroad all over
Southern California. In San Diego, San
Barnardino, Los Angeles and Ventura
counties there is uniform desire to
divide land into small tracts. It is
pleasant to state that this subdivision Of
land meets with popular favor, and is.
in fact, the prevailing sentiment in Los
Angeles county without opposition. In
all directions small farms abound, and
continually increase. A part Of the
great Santa Anita Rancho was last year
subdivided and sold, and now 1000
I
acres more have been cut up into farms
Of thirty 8cres each. The American
Colony Tract is now subdivided into
small parcels and is being sold to settlers
in ten-acre lots, or larger parcels if de.
sired. Land monopoly" is not the cry
in Los Angeles. This county is going
ahead in consequence Of the subdivision
of land aud the development of water,
more rapidly than any other part of the
whole commonwealth. The other Sec
tions of the State that used to laugh at
Los Angeles as the 'cow county" are
beginning to change their mind, and are
moving to this part of the State to mend
their fortunes which have been shattered
In grain and wool growing In other
parts of California. The true spirit is
abroad among our landowners and they
are accommodating all who want land in
any sized tracts to suit. Parcels from
q to 100 acres are being continually
sold, and orchards, vineyards and gar
dens are spreading over the plains and
climbing the hills and mountains. Still
there is room and welcome for thous-
ands more, and in the near future a
million people will derive their support
from the mines, soil and manufactures Of
the four counties that we have named.
There is work to be done, and all who
are willing to work can find something
to do in some branch of industry in
Southern California.