The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-31
CALIFORNIA

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A Splendid Development OF the Glor..
rtous Climate."-A Town with Some At
fractions of Paradise ana q Few Real
Estate Agents.
Riverside, writes a California cores
pondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal from that place, is the greatest
marvel OF splendid development in
Southern California. 1t is in a valley
watered by the Santa Ana river. is
about a mile wide and extends ten miles
up and down the river. 1t is devoted
to f~ruit-growing exclusively, and has
recently taken all the premiums on
oranges nj the Worlds FAIR.
A little over ten years ago it was a.
harden plain, and used as sheep ranch
in the winter. 1t is so dry here that
nev vegetation could survive the long
summers without irrigation. So that
when the pioneers came ten years ago
they found it necessary TO obtain water
before attempting any other develop
ment. When an abundant water sup
ply was secured it was subdiyided into
small tracts and offered for sale. The
result is that they now have ten miles
of handsome groves, interspersed with
vineyards ana many semi tropical fruits.
They have the handsemest avenues and
drives in The state. and all are shaded
by either the pepper or eucalyptus tree,
which grow = rapidly that 4 am afraid
my word would be questioned were lie
state. The homes are beautiful, and at
this time every yard is the bank OF the
meet exquisite roses. The oranges ripen
much later than those IN Florida, some
varieties just now getting ready fo2 use,
and the trees covered with bloom for the
next crop.
The grapes raised here are exclusive
j ly for raisins, which are very fine. Very
many groves are for sale, the average
price being abont 81 600 per acre. In
my opinion there is no money in tkc
business, but il is treason to say SO here.
But il is a charming healths resort, and
perSons own their groves and live here
who cannot endure the rigors OF Norths
ern winters. Besides, this is the first
stopping place of any moment after
crossing the desert, and It oDeas upon
the weary traveller as a fairy land.
There is another thing wellto know.
This country has SO suddenly come into
prominence and so many fortunes have
been made in buying and selling land,
that real estate agents and persons wish
ing to sell land are as numerous as
grasshoppers. So, when a stranger or
riyes, he hardly has time tntake abath
before he is asked whether he would not
i like to look at some land. If he should
be q stout man it is economy to say yes
as he will then have either a buggy or
carriage always at the frcnt door, and
he will see the entire country free Of ex-
pense. But if he should be a delicate
man and say yes, he eoula not survive
the wear and tear many days.
knew a man who, against the advice
of friends, advertised ara Los Angeles
paper that he wantel TO buy a Lcme IN
i certain locality, and IN three weeks
that man was dead. He had no rest
and it was difficult far him to get his
meals. So the physical condition ot
each person should determined the char
acter of answer to bs Ssyen.
This has been and still is = paradise
to the money lender. The rates OF inr
teresh are under Nd. circumstances less
thap,f0 per cent? and generally from
to 2 per cent. per month";. How soon
thess usurers VII have a rast amount
of land and no money is ~ problem yet
!, unsclyed.
They will then have tie opportunity
onasking, as did good old Captain Sher-
|, lev, when an insolvent assigned to him
some aTule lands, = as this land On as
|, act or a liabi6ty?y Really, the great
thing in this. country is. its unrivaied
climate. Il is we'll enough to have
4 the fruits and flowers, which add
greatly to comfort and pleasure, be-
sides afforsing entertainment Bubths
climate is pressed far all it is worth. !
took u friend out driving recently and
: the horse fell down, and on my COM
) plant to the stable man, he said 10 was
o peculiarity of this climate thai al
I times it made horses fall down. As the
} same, thing was repeated again with
J another horse, I think the stable man
! was right. i remarked oae day to {
! friend that q certain gentleman was tbs
3 LATEST individual I had eve seen
(. "Yes," he said. "bat this climate vii
cure him. In pricing land they tel
you that two-thirds of the price is fol
Eclimate and the balance Is for the lant
! and improvements. There are no war
: ranty deeds to lands here. In earl.
days there was SO much trouble Owe
/ titles, caused by old Mexican grants
5 that no one was willing to warrant IN
! title, so il has grown into a custom, an'
everything is bargain and sale.