Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
CALIFORNIA.
Its Present Condition and
Future Prospects.
INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE.
A Period of Great Development
Ahead-The South i'm the
Lead.


O million and half of population
comparison with ten years ago this il
most satisfactory showing OF growth
Ir comparison with the future it is mos
beggarly account. Most of the increase
in population has been made in the pas
half dozen years, and of that growth
ninety.five per cent has been south oi
San Francisco. The most marked in
crease In population has been along thu
coast from Monterey south to San Diego
'ong the great San joaquin valley from
Ierced to Sur7ner; in what is known as
the Los Angeles valley, which of course
tends to the San Gorgonio pass includ.
ing very rich stretches in San Bernar.
dino county, and IN the smaller valleys
living among mountains in San Diego
county. OF this whole region the most
rapid growth has taken place in and
around our own beautiful city. At the
same time the whole of the country
mapped out above has made marvellous
progress. Since the census of
1880, the city of Los Angeles has in
creased from IL 600 to nearly $4,000 in
abitants. The county in the same
erm of years has grown from say 10000
people to close on to 100, 900 souls. Tu'
are county, which few years ago cut
o figure in the industries of the State,
will this year ship $4,000 carloads OF
wheat, each carrying IA tons OF the
grain. Here is nearly 200, 900 tons to go
down to tide water from the fertile plains
of Tulare. 1t will take fleet of nearly
200 ships to take this 6 lden stream OF
grain out of the Golden Gate. Probably
no other county in any State in the
Union can equal that.
THE CEREAL CROPS.
This wheat product of the State for
the whole State is something enormous.
1t is coming to tide water at the rate of
600 600 centals and upwards per week.
Taking the bushel as the standard, for
the sake of comparison with Eastern
States, and the exports from the State
may reach as great a sum as 80 O00, 900
bushels. This means wheat and its pro-
ducts reduced back to the wheat bushel
standard. This will bring into the State
from $50, 600, 900 to $40. 600. 900, or $50
to $50 head for every man, woman and
child in her borders.
Barley is another cereal from the sale
of which our farmers derive very large
revenue. The sales of the two grains to
people outside of our own State will
bring back not less than S35 or $40 per
capita to the whole population of Cali
fornia. 1t is certain that no other State
in the Union can make any such show.
ing. 1t will take a fleet of more than
1000 ships to carry the wheat and bar.
ley that goes out by sea, and it will take
hundreds Of trains to carry the barley
sent to eastern brewers from this State.
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY
Is another branch which greatly en-.
riches the State. While California is
the banner cereal region of the Union,
other States may bear comparison with
her in that respect. In her fruit crops
she stands proudly alone. All the
fruits of the temperate zone find here
the most perfect conditions for their de-
velopment. 1t is now no experiment,
but fact founded on full experience,
that no husbandmen in the world
live so comfortably. aud make so much
money as the California fruit grower.
All the berries. currants and other small
fruits, such as cht r.ies; the peach, plum,
nectarine and apricot; the apple, pear
and ounce, all flourish in nearly all
parts of California. The man engaged
in their production can, on five to ten
acres, make an excellent living for fam
lily, and work but very small portion OF
the time. From the Sc pursuits receipts
range all the way from $500 to $1,000 an
acre, where they are carried on intelli-
gently. These fruits are now being
handled in great variety of ways.
They are shipped East in natural state;
they are dried in the sun, or still better,
by artificial means; they are canned for
all the marke!n of the globe; they ere
crystallizsd and candied in q manner
more artistic, attractive, nutritive and
palatable than was ever known before TO
the commerce of the world. The trees
and shrubs on which this fruit is grown
are now numbered by many millions,
the acreage by the thousand. Each
lear the area is greatly extended. In
cine time to come, and that in the near
a. lure, California will have million of
SCI ople living in luxury by the fruit in
org stry.
SORT GRAPES AND THEIR PRODUCTS.
az California outstrips the whole coun-
oe. IN her grain crops, and if she has no
pure rival in her deciduous fruit in
mo .stry. she stands away ahead of all
thought of comparison in her grape
crops and their products. There are
-. W in bearing many, many millions Of
Iet ues. The vintage OF this season will
oi. aach some $4,000, 900 gallons. Many
circ' % millions of gallons will be con.
wv. M tied into brandies. The grapes are
sup suPe :ng the grower from SIS to $50 a ton.
anu III 's,-5rds yield from three to ten
PORTIONS OF . The average for the State
re',oseu "'tilan five tons per acre. The
y Sny 'nose IN on the average above $40
osoay aha va be average yield in money is
Jaa. " ioVed u 10 an acre. The wine makers
onan.l oaan IN III profit as the farmers out OF
an op,ag oV wins is carried to maturity,
ata "ppareht tlots are worth 81 gallon.
49, oue o'1n t, al which wine and
be developed A wary handsome
bamona '' - ~ sd with the results of any
.. .oonm,,I,aa ptu' adry elsewhere, acre for
f--eHoo. ! no comparison to be
j. Ho ten.acre vineyard will
The leading deco net profit year.
- no whit behind the wine
DR. IN profit they yield to the
iix South Sp the curer. or To the mar.
cp,'iiap ,o cbiIdr andles them. Some of the
-, 4ade by the best informed
j. the pack of raisins in the
The leadi. :. price and the acreage at a fig.
3 which shows gross result of $3.50
Da, acre. The income from this indus
Gn tne is not less to the state than 81 900,
am. For the number of people en-.
fore ge1 in it, nothing in the world equals
aud except, the citrus industry of thil
snd 7b -,
aan. VIZ ,,..-
FOR ciihoo fHoii''
you hay orange, lemon and lime are the
.,e .era oi 3 IN jewels of our products. These
rect confined in their production to the