Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-07

In days long ago the great Humboldt,

In days long ago the great Humboldt,
after trsvsrsing every part Of the globe,
came to Southern California and Arizo-
ma, and with his gigantic strength OF in
tellect me assured the influence Of the eli
mate, the soil, the perpetual crops and
the ilIimitable mines ON every hand, and
pronounced from the mountain top a
prophecy that here would be the worlds
ereat center Of wealth, population aud
enterprise in the swiftly approaching
| future.
The great man has gone to join the
majority. but his words are being full
filed in q most remarkable manner. The
center of population is moving south
ward and westward in the direction of
Los Angeles. II has moved 400 miles
towards this city since the great philos-
opher made his prophecy and unerringly
| is marching silently on towards the great
southwest.
The influence of climate, perpetual
crops and vast mineral wealth to attract
population is slow and unerring, but in
this year Of grace other influences are
at work making other adventitious at
fractions to California that are strong
and all prevailing. The great movement
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic across
| the continent has given thousands of
men in middle and mature life an oppor-
tunity to see the country through many
degrees Of longitude and contrast the
various meridians with the Pacific Coast.
These men have found some States
with crops deluged and destroyed by
rain, others burned by continuou US drouth
with nothing left for the farmer to live
upon through five months of freezing
winter. In California they find no win
ter to trouble, but on the contrary o
season for increased comfort and happi-
ness, and crops of perpetual yield, where
prudent cultivators are making more
money on ten acres Of land than farmer
in Iowa is making on 100 acres.
| This contrast is having its effect in
changing the tone Of mind of these ten
thousand visitors, who now recognize
the superiority of California over any
other part of the country, and will has
| ten to remove here to partake Of its adj
vantages.
The members of the G.. A. r. who
went to San Francisco via Los Angeles,
carried to their comrades there from
other States golden opinions of this SEQ.
ton of the country, insomuch that
the thropging thousands there gathered
will como to Los Angeles en- nasse on
the 10Th instant. Such q visit as this
will be was never experienced In Los
Angeles, snd the people must make
haste with jubilant feet to welcome
them.
Ever since the foundation OF the Los
Angelica HERALD 1t has steadily asserted
and maintained that this land would
soon DO the most wealthy and populous
part Of the United States, and these as
sertions are now being verified in most
rapid and remarkable manner. By the
next census Los Angeles county will
have a population OF 10000 people.
By the last census it was 80, 600, and
now Is quite $1,000. At this rate Of in
GREASE the estimate of l5O, 900 is moder-
ate and sure. Crops are good, prices
are rswarding, and the country is in
sreasing in wealth. Sl7 500. 600 were
invested in this county alone last year in
| permanent Investments. This year not
len than sac, DOC, 900 will be invested in
land and improvements in Los Angeles
county. So are all the prophecies Of the
future brightly coming to pass.