Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02
THE CIrY's GROWTH.
Notes of improvements I'm the
south section.

Yesterday HERALD reporter took q
long ride through the Southern part Of
the city. Passing out Spring street it is
noticeable that the Woollacott block,
just south of Turnverein Hall, is nearly
completed. At the corner of Third the
big Callsghan block is getting well along
towards the top of the last story. Just
beyond, and on the other side of the
street, the Lankershim block, another
big one, is nearly finished. So business
grows along Spring almost to the juno
tion. At thisIpoint some one has fenced
in narrow triangle of land heretofore
supposed to be part of the street. AS 1t
is now very valuable the owner finds out
it is his. At the corner OF Spring and
Ninth streets G.. w. Williamson is
erecting a very large block for business
purposes. There is scarcely lot in the
Morris Vineyard tract which is not
built on. The Childs tract is building
up rapidly and many new houses are
going up there. The same is true
Of the Cells tract, east OF Main street,
and near Washington street. some OF the
residences going up there are really ele,
CANT. On Washington street, corner OF
Grand avenue, the new st. Vincent's
College and Church are looming up
grandly, They will soon be finished.
Passing along Washington street
towards San Pedro street, the reporter
stopped in to look at the orchard of MIR.
Kaspar Cohn. Last March he visited
this SPOT before. He found it at that time
completely covered with the cottony
cushion scale, which great efforts were
then making to exterminate. Now, the
trees are looking very well. The leaves
are green, and look most vigorous.
One has but to look at the
foliage to be impressed with
the fact that the pest has been removed.
A closer examination shows that the
trunks are all scrubbed clean as pos.
sibls. This scrubbing has been applied
to the smaller branches which ara all
bright and clean. The leaves, too, are
in just the same condition, which proves
that the fine condition of the trees is
not altogether owing to the scrubbing
brush. The leaves have been cleaned by
the application of an insecticide lotion,
prepared on the place by the foreman.
1t would seem as if Mr.. Compere had
hit the scale on the head, and to excel
lent purpose. The scale is gone, the
trees are clean, yet the trees are not I'M
paired one bit in the vigor of their life.
This lotion can be applied
half q dozen times to q tree
without at all affecting its health.
But this is not ALL the fruit is also
spared from any deleterious effect by
the use of this lotion. The oranges
hang on the trees, perfect in size aud
color. There is not spot on the fruit,
and the color is as high as one can see
any where in the county. There will
be fairly good crop this year. These
facts demonstrate the excellency of the
insecticide used. 1t kills the bug, but
spares the vigor of the trees and the
colcr and quantity of the fruit.
Turning off along Wolfskill street the
orchard of Mr.. Eugene Meyer was
visited. Here was another place which
last March was in terrible condition.
Mr.. Simmons, who is in charge, was
busy making preparations to attack
the foe. The present condition
Of the orchard shows how
thoroughly successful he also
has been in his efforts. He has finally
used the same lotion as that which did
such good work on Mr.. Kohn's trees.
1t is great pity all the orchards in
the city are not treated in the same
intelligent and thorough manner as
these have been. just west OF the
Kohn place is one still white with the
pest. The bugs are on the trees, on the
ground, on the weeds, on the fence posts,
in the zanjA-they are everywhere, either
at rest or on their perigriuations for
green field, and pastures new. 1t is
hard for Compere to keep the Kohn
trees clear while his neighbor to wind
ward is covered with the pest. Certain.
ly some means ought to be devised
to prevent this. But any one who
visits the Kohn and Meyer places
must be impressed with the truth
that nil desperandum is the proper phil
osophy. The scale bug is not invincible.
All that is necessary is industry, intel
ligence and the proper wash.
Passing the great Kohler winery
everything bore traces of the late active
campaign carried on in wine making.
Getting back to San Pedro street,
from the City Gardens to First street,
all parts of the street bear evidence of
the rapid growth of the city in that
quarter. All the streets from Main are
being opened as far as San Pedro, Ala
media, and even to the river. At the
old Santa Mouica depot there are
planning mill and feed mill in opera
tion. At the foot of Fifth street there
are about dozen new houses going up.
Business is stretching down San Pedro
street south of First at quite pro-
nounced pace.
In fact it is marvellous how rapidly
the city is settling up in this as in all
other sections within its limits.