Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-21

clean t,ums aud we'll supplied iahis al from
s. SOTO " 50 per day attracts many hom
thu mote Stylish because newer establishment
tight Opposite, the st. Elmo Resting my
'eif somevha, ard getting rev points At the
same time started ont, 10 ", ou' The land
! found q we'll laid out city, with streets iot
Tho most peHatfight angles and Of goodwidth.
and covering an area much larger than bed
expected To hud though IN inquiry Later
leaned that II claimed population u 5000.
IT, principal bushes, houses, banks, hotels and
Insurance offices are large aud hne buildings,
many VI them comparing hyonby with san
Francisco even Lite In Oakland, ! found hat
buildings In this place were termed +" blotks'
aud a. rule took The name II the owner Of
which the Baker lilolL aud Nadcm Block
would do ttcdi, To Older and more wealthy
,iica Los Angeles street. on which the pin
tipal Wholesale house. and factories are located,
b The widest and In time will Prove 10 he TO
ita ely what Market street istu san Francisco.
Main street IL the principal business thorough.
htc, and iof several blocks Spnng street equals
ii In auncti,cne,, and uavel back and forth.
The cnDc,pds, put lonh by ptyale citizens in
The erection vi such business house, a, ! found
pat, lhc public buildings OF the city and county
hr back into thc dmk sgc,, with the etoep
ton OF the schools The high school Of this
city a. Mso the recently established branch
state normal school arc cmbIematie Of the en-
tctpdlc and foresight NJ Los Angelans, The
churches arc hnc and commodious cdihees,
most Of them OF wood, aud situated at con.
ycnicnt dstanecsi principally on Fort like ours
street, A large number " elegant rcsidcnees,
some with spacious grounds, arc scattered
through the city aud us suburbs hut the
difference In the state of cultivation Of said
grounds rs compared with similar residences
prosimaic to san Francisco OF oakland was
quiet marked There was little in the way Of
Hover, paneue OF Landscape gardening, es.
pecinly for place whose mild climate has been
heralded to all parts Of Christcndom fruit
culture being carried ALMOST to the hearth.
stone, oranges largely predomina,ing ! would
not say that they had no flowers, else Mrs. g.
A. Howard (nce Miss llessie Dicksonl and
Mrs, Df. Hagan would be mailing back pro
tests to the Press nj my lack OF appreciation Of
their attractive home surroundings, but do
say that little more care and attention to the
flower garden would add largely to the at,rae.
tons already existing.
The old portions OF Los Angeles, that is,
Spanish town aud Chinatown, are quite con.
trast to the new section. There the old adobe
buildings with their flat roofs tells Of the by
gone days, where ignorance, Incidence and
superstition ruled, and where enterprise was
unknown.
| Los Angeles like San Jose, is lit by cleo.
,ricity. having about fifteen masts each with
four electric lights now provided, and some
eight OF ten more projected. This makes the
city a moving mass ofhumanity almoS, nightly,
the Spanish elcmen, delgh,ing in their nightly
strolls with merry song or excited jabbcr. a
number Of them are evening huckstcrS OF edi
bles, calling " ice eream" during the summer
and "tomalcs, during the winter months. a
the tomato is preparation in which Chill
pepper forms a principal part its appropriate
ness as a winter dish will readily be acknow
lodged. Speaking Of winter months reminds
me that | experienced colder weather than
expected to find in land whose climate
demanded $3.50 an acre, on account oil IL
"perfection. met a noon temperature o
So, the nights ranging at least 10 less in The
level portion of the town, though the hill resi-
dcnccs enjoyed more uniform range. Or
4 inquiry as to the range OF temperature through
GU, the year learned that their summers
were much hotter than ours, reaching at times
Io3', and it is on record that they once had i
as low, in winter, as as.
met several islanders and visitors witt
took away with them pleasant memories o
kamehameha land. The ladies already nance
and heir husbands had many kind enquire
10 maAe relative to friends ard changes acre
Or. Hagan has an Office in the Nadeau Block
and comfortable residence with good var
room on Spring street, centrally located. Mr.
A. II. Spencer also met and found hin
looking well and as natural as when he used t
make his occasional visits to Honolulu fror
Makawao. He has invested considerable i
fruit land adjoining the city, besides severa
parcels OF business and residence property i
the city itself. Mr.. Harding, whom some Homo
lulu and lilo readers OF the Press will remem
Der as having tried some two years ago to serv
the interests of Onomea Plantation and tn
san Francisco Chronicle at the same time, /
occasionally in town, being located in one {
the growing places adjacent. | met sewers
Others whose stay at the islands, though brie
was long enough to give them an abdin
aloha and interest n us. This much for hrs
impressions in my next paper will be give
the result, OF Investigations and inquiries, rela
ing more particularly to its business interest.
industries and outlook.
I. G. T.
Honolulu, February 81, 1855.