Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-01
The Local Outlook for the New
Year.

OF Los Angeles county Witho"' pe"'b
struck by the marvellous advances which
he encounters ON overy hand. 1t Is very
natural, considering the remarkable
growth of the city, that those oil our
people who do not go beyond our munic-
ipal limits, should think that We have
too heavy head of steam on, and that
wo are now experiencing the effects OF
"boom," which will, OF no distant day
be followed by reaction. No intelli1
gent person, who will devote three or
four days to ascertaining the progress In
tho rural regions, will continue to hold
this view. Go where he may, there he
will find houses going up, vineyards and
orchards being set out, and an unpre.
cedcnted area being broken up for tho
cereals. Much OF the wheat and barley
has already made fair hcadway, and
square mile upon square mile OF grain.
fields are made verdant by the iirstling
growth OF the grain. The writer docs
not speak from hearsay. Ho has al
Neady been over fully third Of Los An.
gSles county, and his sources Of informa-
tion as to the rest are excellent. In the
San Gabriel valley the making OF vine
yards, of tho most improved varieties OF
foreign grapes. 10 proceeding at royal
rate. Settlement Is invading the foot
hills with bcwildering rapidity, and soon
the whole base Of the San Gabriel range
of mountains will be one continuous vii.
lage. The San Gabriel Wine Company
are setting out eighteen hundred acres
of vines. Mr.. Rose is extending his
already large plantation; the Baldwin
ranch Is being cultivated on n larger
scale than ever, whilo thousand lesser
farmers and horticulturists are rivaling
those lcviathans in the ratio Of their i'm.
provements.
The country between Los Angeles aud
Wilmington and between Los Angeles
and Santa Monica is being developed on
a scale of magnitude never hitherto ro-
corded in this section. The same may
bs said Of the Cahuenga and Of the large
range Of fertile lands lying at the foot Of
the Cahuenga Mountains clear round to
Point Dune. The whole country TO the
south of this city shows an agricultural
activity mover known. hitherto, in the
history Of that most promising portion
Of Los Angeles county. On the ,Laguna
alone nineteen gang ploughs, drawn by
from six to eight horse or mule teams,
are breaking up the soil and seeding il
with wheat and barley. In the neigh
borhood Of Anoheim, Orange, Santa Ana
and Tustin City great energy is being
shown in opening up new country, in
planting the raisia and wine grape and
in seeding extensive areas to the cereals,
In the San Fernando, we are informed
by gentleman who recently visited that
valley, ffty-iivc gang plonghs, with six
and eight horse teams, were at work in
the region travcrscd by him. An equal
industry is being displayed in the vicin.
ity of Newhall Amy record heretofore
made in that quarter of tho county will
be discounted out of sight the coming
year, IL the season should hold as it has
begun.
Tho Eastern portion of the county
shows up equally well. Savannah, the
Monte, the San jose valley and Pomona
are witnessing development of the most
gratifying description. Pomona, one of
the latest of the considerable settlements
Of this county, is showing life and dash
that bid fair to plant her very shortly on
the top-wave of prosperity.
Everywhere the promise of the crops
is most abundant; and, everywhere in
this county, latent water resources are
being developed, just as we are finding
out that very little OF 1t now goes
farther in this section than lakes of it
did under the old system of waste of
water and economy of work. Both the
city and county of Los Angeles are filling
up with the very best class of people
from abroad-peoplc of culture and con-
siderable means, who understand the
conditions of our soil and climate, and
who are entering with ardor into the
business of life in their new homes.
We are justified, as the case stands, in
hoping for splendid things in the year
which opens to-day. The mines which
are contributor to our prosperity are
establishing capital reputation for sta
bility and richness. Our petroleum de
posi,s are being opened up with vigor
which gives promise of their some day
rivaling those of Pennsylvania. Our
banks are plethoric with coin. Our
farmers are forehanded, having been
making money for years past, They !
have extinguished their mortgage in
debtedness at rate which has not been
paralleled by any community in this or
any other State. Or property holders
have sold great deal of real estate to |
immigrants of very desirable charac-
ter. who have shown their solvency by |
the fact that these heavy transfers of |
property have been attended by the
filing OF very triling amount OF mort
cages. In fact, for every five dollars
worth of property which has been sold,
scarcely dollar has gone on the records
of mortgages.
Withal, Los Angeles county remains,
what the HERALD has always contended
that it was, the eclectic spot of the /
American continent. This fact is being
realized abroad. largely owing to the
continuous and loyal efforts of the Los
Angeles press. 1t is high time it should
be known that, away off on the Pacific
Coast ot the United States. there is
land OF perpetual Spfing-time, where
nearly everything known ON the foot
stool can be grown in the open air, in
mid'Wintcr; where the banana and
pomegranate, the orange and the apple
flourish side by side, and where the
stranger from the East can come and re.
pose him under his own vine and fig
tree, with no one to make afraid.
The HERALD wishes its many readers,
one aud all, a happy New y car, and many
Of them.
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By table which appears in our local