Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-10
SANTA ANA VALLEY.
Notes From a Progressive
Section.
GENERAL PROSPERITY.
A Building Boom in Pr0gress-A
New Hotel Railroad Prospects
and Other Improvements.
GENERAL PROSPERITY.
Correspondence OF the HERALD.

correspondence OF the HERALD
SANTA ANA, November o. 1886.
The valley of Santa Ana is one of the mos
delightful and productive portions OF South
ern California. The thousands OF stranger
who are nocking to the city OF Los Angelo
should not content themselves with remain
ing in the town. but if they desire to see thu
real resources OF the county they should b!
all means make trip through the country
districts. No one who has ever visited the
southern portion of the county has failed tt
be delighted with the great beauty of the
country and the prosperity visible on every
hand There are here several thousand oil
as beautiful homes as can be found in the
fruit and flower bearing vegetation which
has made Southern California famous the
world over.
THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS
OF the Santa Ana Valley are Santa Ana,
Orange, Tustin, Newport, Westminster and
Garde Ii Grove. Santa Ana, the largest busi-
ness center, is a thriving place. with hand.
some brick blocks and large business
houses. having good trade with the sur
rounding country. Its population is esti-
mated ataboul 1900, and It's growth is very
rapid. There is every indication that
Santa Ana will become one of the largest
towns in the southern section of the State
4 within the next four years. No one can
ride over the magnificent country surround
ing 1t without becoming impressed with
this belief.
THE BUILDING BOOM.
Among the large number of buildings
4 now being constructed in Santa ana, your
y correspondent noted the following; DR.. J.
NJ. Lacey, two-story brick block; e. Il.
( French, twostory brick block; John Nc
h Wakeham, two-story brick block; J. p.
Shaffer, two-story brick block. These
blocks are all built in the
most substantial p,a manner h ana os WonIa a
no W prepared for a fine hotel to be built by
3 STOCK company. 1t is to be three stories i'll
|Nheight. besides basement, and Will front
q ninety feet on Fourth street, and one hun
dred aud forty feet on Sycamore street.
There is to be an eighty foot tower ON the
southwest corner Three public entrances
will be provided and there is to be a hy-
draulic elevator with baggage car attached.
The structure will be lighted with gos aud
provid I'd throughout with hot and cold
water. The plumbing arrangements will be
perfect. The dining room Will be 3SX60 feet
and capable or seating $50 guests. The
building will be constructed OF brick, terra
Gotta and iron, and will cost between
$4,000 and $4,000 NJ. T. Goff is the archi-
tect This fine hotel will attract large
number of winter guests to Santa Ana,
which doubtless will result in the advan-
tages of this beautiful section becoming
more thoroughly known.
NEW STREET CAR LINE.
The new street car line between Santa
Ana and Tustin is completed and cars will
be running by the 10th OF tnis month. This
is most important public improvement
and will add much to the value OF property
along its line. The country through which
it passes is garden, and summer and
winter alike present scenes OF beauty rarely
equalled.
THE RAIsIN INDUSTRY.
One of the leading industries of the Santa
Ana valley, and particularly of Orange, is
raisin-making. This business, inaugurated
about twelve years ago, is rapidly assuming
mammoth proportions. The best raisins OF
the Santa Ana valley have been pronounced
by competent judges equal to any in the
market The business of raisin-making,
when properly conducted, is very profitable,
and a few acres yield handsome income.
At present. packing is in progress. The
yield of the valley Will be about 16O, 900 boxes
this year. The fruit is bringing at present
from to 51a cents per pound Ill the sweat
boxes.
HoRTICULTU RAL INTERESTS OF THE VALLEY.
All over the Santa Ana valley the fruit
industry has assumed extensive proper
tions. The stranger can ride through
miles of orange groves, which two months
later will be loaded with golden fruit. The
orange in Southern California keeps on the
trees remarkably well, and even at this
late date shipments of oranges OF last sea
sons growth are made from the valley.
The peach, pear, apple, apricot, fig and
other northern fruits, as well as the lemon
and lime thrive and Dear in most prolific
manner.
NEW RAILROAD.
In short time new railroad will be
constructed between the town OF Santa
Ana and the seaport OF Newport, distant
about six miles. This is an Improvement
which will be of great commercial benefit
to the town OF Santa Ana as well as to the
entire valley. For several years steamer
has touched regularly at the harbor of
Newport and now that ship and rail are to
be brought together the advantage to the
farmers and truit-growers will be much
greater than ever before.
The gas company have Just finished laying
their pipes through the town, and nearly
all the business blocks and many of the
private residences are lighted with gas
Real estate is held at fair prices and there
is a good demand for desirable. property.
This winter many new homes will be start
ed in the valley.
Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin are we'll
provided with schools and caurches, and
there are several handsome buildings de.
voted to educational and religious pur-
poses.
The town of Santa Ana has three weekly
newspapers and Orange has one weekly
NEWSPAPER They are advocating the in
terests OF the valley in very able manner.
There are two trains daily to and from
Santa Ana, two daily mails and an express
telegraph and telephone service. Before
locating elsewhere strangers Will do well to
examine carefully the advantages of this
progressive section.
Don9 worry abodt how you got rheuma-
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