Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-16
WASTED sympArMy.
The Prosperity OF the County Puts
the croakers to shame-Ths Pro-
Gress OF the County Set Forth in
Figures.

The Santa Barbara Independent Of the
18th. in following up the article in the
Daily Times. of this city, about the inn
aginsry trouble of orange growers, says
THE Los Angeles county orange grow
ers are experiencing rough deal, owing
to the fact that there Is but little de-
mand in the East at present for their
oranges. Those who have invested their
money in that county had better, by far.
put it in Santa Barbara. where they
would be sure to get their money back,
If not handsome premium on the sum
invested.
The orange growers Of Los Angeles are
much obliged to our neighbor for his
sympathy and advice. but as they will
average aprofit Of about $500 an acre
from their grange crop Of last year and
about $3.50 per acre from their grapes
and alfalfa they do not yet feel like pull
ing up stakes TO remove to the pleasant
plains Of Santa Barbara, where they can
raise fat squirrels and fine barley at q
profit Of 81 per acre. Under the circum-
stances the invitation to remove is re.
spectfully declined. The Los Angeles
growers Of ell kinds Of fruit are u very
prosperous class Of people, and wish
that the Santa Barbara fruit growers
could prosper as well as themselves. II
they should, they would undoubtedly be
happy.
Our neighbor Of the Independent Is
also informed that the month Of August
Is not month in which oranges are
shipped from California or any other
northern temperate gone locality, but
what oranges are offered in market are
taken at q good price. The prosperity
of the county Of Los Angeles Il phenom-
ensl, and our neighbor should have
known that from its steady advance in
wealth and population during the past
thirty years, and not been thrown of bis
base by little article from q fruit buyer
who wants to buy as cheap ~ possible.
A very sure indication Of the
growth Of the county is shown in the re-
port Of the County Assessor. The re.
port of that official, Of the assessable
property Of the city and county in 1866,
WAS ~, oOuy ooO- lu loOts " WIZ ", OoO,'
083. In 1868, it was 50. 764 ,045. In
that year railroad building commenc-
ed, and since that time the increase Of
values has been uncessing till the roll Of
assessments for 1884, including the rail
road property, is over
THIRTY MILLIONS or DOLLARS.
An increase of 81, ,0OO. 600 in eighteen
years is not . very poor showing, and
the elements to promote farther increase
in values aro now more active than ever
before. There is hum Of industry
everywhere. Forests are springing up
on the former bare plains; orchards,
prainfelds and vineyards are spreading
over the deserts, and the population Is
doubling at the rate Of once In each six
years.
With these. facts Of progress the fears
and sympathies Of our good neighbor
appear like roaring farce. The i'm
perial county is getting along pretty
well for one Of its age, and in business
transactions il now the second in the
State, and the owners of properly are not
anxious to change their Investments to
santa Barbara, at present. When they
feel like it they will do it. but from.
present appearances IL will be century
before such an event is likely to occur.