Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-14
Evolution Under Favorable Con-
ditions

The HERALD has boen al all times the
evangel Of Development in Southern
California. Our belid in the outcome
Of this section has been solid and inde-
structble in the darkest days 1t has ever
known. We have been at pains. when
the pulses of Angelehos beat low, and
whsn everybody was in the Slough of
Despond, to tune up our bugle and to
emit the clearest chanticleer notes as to
the future. We have time and again
asserted it as our belief that the peculiar
region, comprising the three million
three hundred thousand acres which
euibody the splendid domain Of Los
Angeles county, would prove TO be the
eclectic spot Of the American continent.
A lot of intellectual chimpanzoos, very
wise in their own conceit, looked upon
us as mad or besotted, when, in the
darkest nimbus of the clouds which
lowered around this city, we gave ex-
preston TO these views. Even the slug
gish intelligence Of these people is at
last awakening to the new and inspirit
ing conditions under which we live.
The HERALD, in addition TO being an
honest, common sense advocate OF the in
terests Of this section, is a remarkably
good gambler on the weather. Before
the last rain We offered to put up $500
with donbting contemporary on the
proposition that, for the season of 1884,
we should have a minimum rainfall Of
sixteen inches. That journal, which was
then violently prohibitionist, and which
thought that our grapes lacked saccha.
rine matter, though it has since changed
its cue, in that regard. declined to re-
spond to our challenge.
The fact is that, this year, we shall
have one of those old.time seasons of
abundant rainfall which will fill up all
the old dried-out water-courses, which
will roplenish the springs that have been
measurably exhausted, and which will
guarantee four other years Of plenteous
and sufficient rain. As result, in the
fifth year from to-day, Los Angeles will
be absolutely independent Of the rain.
fall. We shall then know how to handle
this county to the veriest detail.
We have repeatedly explained to new
comers the fact that tho old idca of
drouth, as attached to this county, was
an outgrowih OF the days when cat
tie, sheep and hor,es were allowed
to multiply without regard to seasons of
retrenched rainfall The same avarice
which allowed the rates of interest to 60
up to twelve and one-half per cent.
month, compromising monthly. permit
ted the depastuiing animals 10 increase
in an arithmetioal ratio, utterly ire
spective OF the quantity of the spontane,
Gus grasses which ordinarily spriug up
Justify on our plains,
Our present evolution is an intelligent
one. Sagacious people, endowed with
capital, are pouring in here from all
quarters Of the United States. They
come amongst us thoroughly instructed.
They are able to second schemes OF irri-
CATION which will accomplish in the fu-
ture. returns Of profit from the citras
fruits which will moro than discount
those of the past. They will create. in
the future, as they have in the past.
wineries on grand scale, which will
convert our grapes into wholesome wines
and brandies, and which win command
q universal market. In addition, Los
Angeles is forging steadily to tho front
as producer Of wheat and barley, with
specially thorough facilities for market
ing her products. eA
Nor is that all, by any means. In the
near future Los Angeles county will be
known as large producer OF gold and
silver. Getting down to humber mete
geological developments, coal, iron and
copper abound here. On the dividing
line of San Diego, San Bernardino and
Los Angeles counties, tremendous de-
posits of tin are known to exist. In a
single restricted area Of this county we
arc already producing more than mil
lion dollars worth of crude petroleum a
year, with an extreme probability that
this product will attain to ten million
dollars annually before the next census
Of the United States is taken. With
our abundant output Of the cereals and
of every product known to all the zones
of earth; with existing unrivaled rail.
way facilities, which are certain to be
increased in the near future, why should
not the Angeleno put the gauge Of his
aspirations, present and prospective, very
high indeedy And echo answers "why?n
The coming evolution of this section
will be indescribably thorough. 1t will
be as easy and perfect in it's process of
development as the law which compels
water to seek its level