New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-30

but even With oranges At % box there i: s big
profit In their culture As ior the LasIn: dustr~
Of which there are no fears of overproduction.
Apaheim and Riverside arc types of the Old ana AM,
the new In California colony deyeopmens,. .ro
cent to those who are specially interested IN COOP
Grafton the other has secured more genera,
ti.e,nent than any colony in California Anaheim
m Ak % n, good rasins and old san Bernardiho grow
"a choice oranges as Riverside. but neither pIace
can secure the same prices as thel rva f ,haip
the pubc Ia not aware OF the eNceleuce vi t .ioIr
PRODUCTS The moral of the benefits oil advertIsihg
was never pointed with more emphasis tnan W
these Riverside colonsts Every Eastern toulis
Who comes ont to Los Angeles is eager TO De1oIu
the wonders of Riverside. IL is idle TO tel nln
that Orar &c and Santa Ana have AS nne ola i
graves and that Pasadena is TAR pretticI co'on';
lie goes straight TO Riverside because ne mas redI
more about it in the last ten years than apout az
the other California colonies comolheu. ne ~ too
disappoiuted In it; he may find that IL Is 700
Artificial to suit his tastes bat he viii leavo sono
money there AMI he cannot fail to carry aMaS
reports of the thrift eneray ana piipersde kent
he sees on every hand. Thus IS kiVess"gg ~ spr
prominently in the eye OF those WHO BUN iva
or the other colonies in Southern California nncn
mint Inc said but the limits of this letter IoIou
Santa Ana Orange, Pasadena, POMONA on.'ii'
Alhanbra Tustn. Lamanda rark can sUccesses Of
The colonv system. They range In age from
twelve years to twelve months ana any Oh ile, Is
worth stn1y "a an example of what may DE pro-
Jrced ont of unpromising land by the ludlclons
annlicatlon of water. In all these colonies uhe
aim has been TO ornament the streets WIN rows %
social facilties-n word. to rob country IRE or
many of its uDattractve features. Inc settler IN
any of these colonies enjoys all the Dement'S OF
a con sderable town while at the same time he has
his own domain of ten. twenty or forty acres upon
which no one can encrOach. The struggle 10 secure
domestic servants. which is one of the worst feat
of life IN the country, IS Almost un III
these cDlonies. while most of the trades ana pro
fessions are represented among the settlers. Inc
culture OF the citrus fruits and or the grape IN one
of these co ories represents tie ideal country me-
for il ri yes leisure during the sultry months OF
summer with the means of social enjoyment
aI\vavs at hand In most of these colonies the
settlers are Eastern people OF means VINO nave come
ont here TO escape the severe winter On every
side one is amazed at the signs of wealth and
This feature makes the colonies good places for
poor men. who can only afford to purchase a l.w
acres SINCE they are assnred OF WORK on tne
places of their richer neighhors. But the numper
of such purchasers is small. They seem TO be
frightened bv the high price of land athOugh they
can plainly see that five acres carefully cultivated
IN oranges or rasin grapes Will yle..u q c,edI
revenue Of 81 900 year. The question ; oIten i
asked ny Eastern tourists: Can a man ol sinali
means venture to pay the prices asked for land IN
any of these California colonies Inc answer
depends entirely upon the character and framing
of the settler If be is city-bTed man, with no
experience of country life and skill IN ordinary
farmworA it is absurd for him to pay SOU an a re
for land unless he has money enough TO support bis
family for at least four years. Ii will take not less
than this time to bring a grove or vineyard INTO
profitable bearing II. on the other hand, ne mas
GOOD trade has been brought Up on lhIil' no
neeG have no fear OF pay ng this mgh price lot
land. There is a vast amount OF work 10 DE zone ID
an orange grove. and the number of careful con
/ scicnti0us men who can be hired IN Caif"rhla is
| very small If new settler shows that he can be
! trusted in the nice work of plouching orchards
| prGniny and picking iruit-al requiring more udg-
! inent and care than actual strength-his services
" III be in demand at good wages. lille develop
! Ing his own place he will find az his spare TIME
enraged by his negh6oTs Besides irult-cultInrTe
| he will find sure and large profits in yegetabl e
/ gardening and chicken-raising two branches
| which the lorly California farmer regards as
| entirely too petty for his attention
Wls in the little things which are ignored here
! that the chief profit lies No one but a lew
Germans near Los Angeles seem to have pad any
attent on 70 truck gardening he lncrauVe
business is abandoned 10 the Chinese. who make
NOR. from one acre of vegetables than the wheat
grower makes from twenty acres OF gram. re-"
! Germans are rapidly making fortunes m me
Cahunca Valley. a SHELTERED spot about seven miles
from os Angeles which il specially adaDted 70
early vegetables and small truts. On me tieal
| santa Anita ranch OF Lucky Baldwin there are
hundreds Of acres of land. lying high and Sheltered
| which are suited 10 truck-farmlng. one settler on
| that tract hich il being sold ont m small lots
has made half the purchase price NJ Ms lano IN
| single season by raising early tomatoes poIAtoe'
and strawberries Most oil the cary Peas, 1 san,
and potatoes sent to the city markets come iroI. ron!
| the vicinity of Los Angeles, and the proht thii
there ia in their culture may be seen wnen u is
stated that now IN the middle of May string oeans
are stl sold in san Francisco at - cents per nound
and strawberries at 70 cents for "a drawer con
tanning four mounds Ii is only stran pigheaded-
| ness and the feeling that truck gardening is
| Chnamans work which has prevented many
men of small means from reapIng the rlch reward
! of the gardener
| This season has seen the Eastern market opened
for California oranges and by far the best part OF
! the crop from Riverside. San BernardinO and the
| various colonies about Los Angeles have gone &c
! Chicago and other cities east of the Rocky Moun-
! taius When the same market Is opened for al y
vegetables and small fruits the Southern California
! colonies will receive a new impetus. For many
| years TO come there will be no surh thing az over
production and every year will see more wonder
ful development of their capacities.