The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19
MEMPHIS DAILY ApPEAL4.sUNDAY DECEMBER 49, 1855.

Many Of the views from the hills are
very fine; on every hand are signs Of
progress, new streets are being
made, and in some instances eat
through hills twenty and thirty feet.
While on some of the high points
elegant hotels are built, the grounds
Of which are beautifully laid cut.
All the taste and experience Of
skilled landscape gardeners being
called to the aid OF nature to make
the view pleasant to the sight Of the
Eastern tourist and invalids, and for
all Of which, they have 10 pay round
ly, and another paradox before | for
get it, Property owners here pay
Tor the grading of the streets and the
CITY sprinkles them.
SUBURBAN RESORTS.
Los Angeles ia surrounded by a
number of beautiful little towns and
villages, the principal ones Of whish
are Pasadena, Anaheim, San Gabriel,
Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Long
Beach and Wilmington. Santa
Monica is eighties miles distant, on
the seacoast, where splendid surf
bathing is enjoyed during the entire
year. The luxury OF a bath in the
big Pacific in November and De-
cember has to be enjoyed to be APP
preciated-it cannot be described.
Everybody goes to Santa Monica
here They have steam railroad,
the round trip only costing rs cents.
Pasadena is the show place of South
ern California, and is called the
Grown Jewel Of the San Gabriel
Valley" 1t is beautifully situated,
just at the base oil the mountain, and
its orange groves are famous all over
the State. 1t is gate q little sity
and has street cars, gasworks and
all modern Improvements. A Bos-
ton capitalist has just finished and
opened the largest and costhest hotel
on the Pacific coast, outside of San
FrapcisSo. Pasadena will doubtless
be heard gilmore in the future, es-
pecially in the Eastern papers, as
large number of Bostonians will
take up their winter residence
there. Gan Gabriel is the
site Of the old Spanish
mission, and is one Of the eldest
settled points on the coast The
famous vineyard of l., }. Rose,
known as Sunny Slope, and Bald
wins Santa Anita ranch, are near
this place. A point just coming into
prominence as summer resort 10
the Uataline Islands, about twenty
five miles of tho coast at San Pedro,
which are said to afford fine still
water bathing, as well as good fish
ing. Santa Barbara is situated about
twenty-five miles up the coast, but
can scarcely be called suburb of
Los Angeles. These are only few
of the prominent points of interest
in this neighborhoOd,
TENNsssEANs IN LOS ANGRLRs,
There are large number of Mem
phians and Tennssseans here, as
we'll as a fair sprinkling from Missis-
sippi, Arkansas and Alabama.
Among those well known in Mem
phis are the Stevens brothers, who
are leading lawyers, and Albert N. il
favorably mentioned for United
States District Judge. AlOye and
Noah Wicks, sons OF the late Nj. j.
WickS, formerly president OF the
Memphis and Charleston road, are
also engaged in the practice OF law,
besides being heavily interested in
real estate, and have accumulated
large fortunes. Moye was last night
nominated tor City Attorney by the
Democrats. Walter D. Stevenson is
engaged in the practice OF law. DR..
Blair is interested in real estate.
Mr." aud Mrs. Mulford and their
daughters, Mrs. Tufts and Mrs.
James Mulkey, are residing on
Washington street. Harry Tufts is
in the insurance business here with
W. r. Burke formerly proprietor of
the Helena, Ark, World. The
Hon. G. Wiley Wells, formerly Con
gresham from the Second Missis-
sippi District, and Bradner W. Lee,
who formerly lived at Holly
Springs, Miss, are engaged
in the practice of law
in connection with Judge
Van Dyke, and have tho nnest law
office and library on the coast. Capt.
Fitz Gerald former District Attorney
at Vicksburg, is enga led in the prac-
tice OF law. judge Beardcn, well
known in Arkansas and Memphis,
also has out his "shinglc" as law
yer. Mr.. w. d. Cullen, formerly
cotton clerk at Memphis, and a cousin
of Mr.. Hugh ID. Cullen, has II nice
ranch at Agusa, and. is prominent in
Democratic politics. Mr.. II. d.
Coulter, formerly Of Clarksville,
Tenn, 10 leading dry goods mer-
chant aud the proprietor Of the Los
Angeles wooden mills. Tlese are
only a few Of the more prominent
members of the Southern colony now
located in Los Angeles city and
country.
But 1 must bring this already too
long letter to a close. | will, at some
future time, write you something
about the material progress of this
portion Of California, its products
and prospects, railroad development
and such other points that may be
of interest to the numerous readers
of the "Old Reliable. could write
indefinitely about this climate and
the beauties of this wonderland, but
q shrill cry from my youngest hope
full, Roy X, admonishes me that !
have other duties besides letter writ
ing, aud so reluctantly lay down
my pen. l., T.
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