Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-28
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Ri D. N. Rowe is the Santa Ana agent Of
e 1lkRALp.
4 DispassIonate Review.
( Il has been natural that California ed
fa and Californians generally should
dulgs In what by many is regarded as
|perbole in speaking Of the claims Of
\ State. This is particularly tho case
t<apect to Southern California. whose
lFsctions are Of such an unique and
aifold description that the nerest
t1kic recital looks like exaggeration.
Nm 1t comes 10 the tributes Of perfect
disintcrestod people, however, it is
td that they como quite up to the
- enthusIastic outgivings even of the
>hs known as the California editor.
~ csne Of the Archduke Ludwig.
nephew Of the Emperor Of Austria,
b spent some months In Los Angeles,
e who wrote book exclusively do.
"a to this county, the most expanded
sctives ever dedicated to the future Of
y section, in the columns Of the
IRALD, are not only equaled but ex-
edsd by him. Both verbally and pic.
lelly this scion Of the Hapsbnrghs
Gsornted his quito considerable tai
~ % showing up the splendid possibil.
81 our future. DR.. Russell, of the
H1on Times, who visited Los Angeles
. party Of tho Duke Of Sutherland,
Who embodied his Impressions in
toh. "Hesperothen,' said many
y pleasantest things reminiscent Of
ontjpont apropos Of Los Angeles
and Of Santa Monica. The list
Var lights who have deigned to
for onr glorification is simply
from, Charles Nordhoff down.
n are indebted to DIR. w. G. Kings.
tho European agent Of the South
= Pacific and Sunset lines of railway,
- ) copy Of London Truth, OF January
~, which contains letter from Mr..
White Mortimer. tho British Vice
basul at Los Angeles. As Mr.. Nor
|1ntr has been resident here for some
~. and came originally to benefit his
haired health, what he writes to the |
btple he represents will prove to be Of
1oat interest to those who desire to OBJ.
- definite ideas about Los Angeles |
osnty.
OF the climate. the British Vice. Con.
Il writes
1T will, think, be q kindness to |
lAny Of your readers to give some ac'
cunt Of climate that, Tor consump-
ives, is superior to that Of Southern Eu.
cpe. have wintered in Nice, Mon.
one and Southern Italy, and. conse.
Inently, am in position to form IN
pInion on the comparative climatic
dvantages Of Southern Europe and
|outhsrn California.
Ths distinguishing features OF the eli
nate Of Southern California are, first,
b equableness; the difference in the
mean temperature in January and July
! only lG degrees, the mean tempera-
;ure in January being 81 degrees, and in
Inly 10 degrees.
The hottest days in Summer are so
empered by the ocean breezes, that
here is never any oppressive or enervat'
ng heat; sunstroke is quite unknown.
flowers and delicate plants flourish in
he open air all the year round. During
he Winter months here, as at Nice,
here is q sudden change OF temperature
i sunset-not, however, so marked as
t Nice. The second distinguishing fea.
nre of the climate is its dryness. From
Day to November no rain falls, aad as
he average rainfall from November to
May is only sixteen inches, of which the
post part falls at night, invalids can
|opnt on at least $40 clear, bright,
loasant days in the year.
In his summary OF the constituents Of
be population OF Los Angeles. Mr.. Nor
inner falls into error. Our present pop
llaiion is somewhere between $4,000
nd 30, 900 souls, OF whom probably two
housand are the original inhabitants,
from Mexico when California
,ecame State OF the Union, seven
thousand are French, English, natives of
'ther European countries and China
men, and the remainder, anywhere from
ixteen TO twenty-one thousand, are
Americans. Such errors are
Waving this statistical
lspect of the matter, Mr.. Mortimer has
ONE well.timed remarks about our city,
county and State which we take pleasure
y reproducing. They are as follows;
Los Angeles is very pleasant city
. live in; it is beautifully situated on the
hope OF range of hills commanding a
iew OF the ocean. distant about sixteen
Diles. Tue population of the city when
kcame here, about twenty months ago,
1ns about 5000; it is now 2I 900, and
A..ks,,a.s 70 ,nopaaga Il, tha .a IA. ratio
representatives from every country in
'u<epe are to be found amongs: its in
bitants; the United Kingdom, Ger
hny and France have from 1900 to
poo each. Newspapers in four differ
/ languages are published here As to
% cost OF living. good board and lodg-
a can be obtained at the best hotel
4e Pico House--for from fS to fl0 per
<pnth, including all extras, except wine.
accommodation at the boarding and
@ging houses costs from "a to Is per
@snth. Honse-rent is very high; a
anne cottage OF six rooms rents ior &c
PR month. Domestic servants are paid
rom f5 to f6 per month. and are diff
built to get at those figures. Clothing is
very expensive, and of inferior quality.
All other necessaries of life are very
cheap. This State is Paradise for men
who are able and willing to do manual
labor, Mechanics receive from lbs. to
FL per day, and, owing to the large
amount OF building now going on here,
sre in demand at those igurea. The
supply of professional men, clerks, book
keepers, &C., is greatly in excess OF the
demand, The men who are wanted here
are the laboring CLASSES, and men who
have capital to the amount OF ii 600 and
upwaids "
In concluding his communication to
Truth, Mr.. Mortimer INDUCES in some
general reflections which are substan-