Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-04
LOCAL RoTEs---No. s.

Mr. A. 8. Hollingsworth Is the Santa Ana agent
Of the HERALD.
LOCAL N0TES---N0. 5.
Tho Mother Colony OF all tho Colo
nies of Southern California-Stili
Facile Princepsi in the esisterhood-
As She is To-Day-The Centor OF a
Prosperous and Progressive Com
munity Comfortable Competen-
cies the Result of the Experi-
ment-The Good Work Still Doing
Bravely on.
:. lin the famous dry year of 1857 |
the editor of the HERALD made circuit
Of Los Angeles county with view of
showing that. even in such season OF
comparative privation, this section
abounded in various and valuable re-
SOURCES. He proposes now, in whnt will
prove to be more than an average season,
TO go over the county from time to time,
and to give, in this journal, the result of
his observation.l
Certainly the most interesting feature
Of post-plaoer mining days in CALIFORNIA
has been the development Of the colonial
plan Of settlement. The State is to-day
dotted over with highly prosperous com.
munities which are, in truth, ibut copies
of their archetype, Anabeiph. In 1857
some fifty gentlemen, few IF whom had
had any special aptitude flor the expert
mont, banded themselves together and
employed an agent to buy them thous-
and acres or more 5f land on the cactus
burdened plains Sn which Anaheim now
stands. Therg was about this section
nothing specially attractive to the in.
vestor, bstfhe sasacious agent Of the
association saw that. with the aid of the
fertilizimg waters of the Santa Ana river.
greaf things might be accomplished, in
time. The association was mainly com
posed Of Germans. Amongst them were
perhaps three people who had means
above tho average OF the artisan class of
California. Scattered here and there
amongst them were few persons who
had drawn the first breath Of life
amongst the vineyards Of the Rhine and
in other vine growing sections.
A MErHopIoAL ExPERIMENr--cRATrf
RESULTS.
Having purchased the present site Of
Anaheim in 1857. they appointed a
superintendent who laid out town
site, and initiated the vineyards which
have since come so grandly to the front.
The year 1859 found most of the colo
nists on the ground consccrated to tn cir
future and successful labors. They
prospered apace; and, to-day, there is
no population of equal numbers on the
American continent, perhaps not in the
world, in which such uniform pros.
perity prevails as in our Southern neigh.
Dor. We visited this charming and
unique community yesterday; and. on
all hands, we encountered evidences OF
thrift and we'll being which couldnot fail
TO impress favorably the most casual OBJ.
server. As matter of fact, the origi-
nal colonists, with perhaps one or two
exceptions, are all possessed of proper
ties which yield yearly income that OF
itself amounts to competency; and
they have, besides, satisfactory balances
oithor in the bank or in the shape oi
United States bonds or other securities.
In addition, some of them have waxed
very wealthy. For solid solvency to the
acre and to the individual, there is no
community anywhere that will compare
with Anaheim, fact which is doubtless
largely owing to the thrift and persever-
anoe Of its inhabitants.
DELIGHTFUL REGION.
Anaheim, the mother of all the come
ly and prolific colonies which have
sprung up in Southern California, is still
the handsomest of the whole brood. In
we'll cultivated vineyards and orange
groves there are now about twelve hun
dred acres, and the beauty-loving Ana
heimers have not been remiss in embel-
fishing their places with the most gra.
cious fora known to all climes. In many
cases the wide avenues are aligned by
rows of Lombardy poplars. At every
angle one encounters vistas Of orange
groves and vineyards. The houses
are, without exception, suggestive ol
home comforts and even elegance. Last
but not least Of the attractions of Ana.
helm, are the innumerable wine cellars
which are encountered on every hand
Cool and inviting, they afford a grateful
shade to the seeker after pleasant sensa.
tions. E, passa,t, we may mention that
the wines OF this section are noted
for their clarity, fine color and
unrivaled bouquet. No headache
follows upon liberal indulgence
in the Anaheim vintages, On the con-
trary, they contribute to the creation of
= wholesome chyme and chyle and to
the development of perfect physiques.
These latter abound on all hands, and
buffer. heartier, healthier or more hos.
pitable set of people is not to be found
on the footstool than the Anaheimers.
Not only is the visitor to Anaheim
delighted by countless vistas of orange
groves and vineyards, but old snow
capped Don Antonio, ten thousand feet
high, looms up on the left, when one
drives south, while the grand thirteen
thousand.feet high form of old Gray
back and the San Gorgonio mountain
tower up in front, with the famous San
Gorgonio Pass clearly disclosed. Ana,
helm not only rejoices in the homely
beauty which results from the lnbors of
man applied to charming forms OF vege.
tation, bat her scenic attractions are of
an uncommonly high order, referable, as
they are, to mountain surroundings
of an altitude seldom surpassed, From