The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19
THE CITY OF The Angels.
THE CENTER OF A GARDEN OF
FLOWERS.
Its Climate and It's Advantages for
Health-Ihe Chinese snd China.
toWn-klies and Pleas the
Special Torment.


Health-Ihe Chinese Snd China.
toWn-klies and Pleas the
Special Torment.
ESPECIAL oORREsPoSDxEcE OF The APPEAL. |
Los ANGELES, CAL, December
12.-Les Angeles, or the City of the
Angels" is rightly named, and will
in time become one of the show
places of the country. OF course
you have heard all about the "glo-
rieus" climate of California, and this
"climate" seems to reach perfection
in this, the southern metropolis of
the State. At this writing the
weather to an Eastern mind is phe-
nomenal. Flowers are in bloom,
grass is green, and everything has
the appearance of spring. Winter,
in fact, is practically unknown here.
Very few of the houses have fire.
places, and those that have are
mostly for show. But enough of
climate, etc., that has already been
written to death by enthusiastic cor
respondents aud visitors. So [ will
endeavor to give you the plain mat
ter of fact impress ,ions of an ex-
Memphian after q six mouth s. resi-
dence here. Los Angeles is GER
tainly a delightful place to live,
and will be, doubtless, an
important poibt from q business
standpoint some day; The country
is rapidly filling UP, real estate is
booming and many elegant resi-
dences are now in course Of erection.
The winter rush" is larger than
ever before, Business here at pres
ent is mostly of a retail character,
there being comparatively few Job
bling houses. There is a considerable
trade in grapes, wine, oranges and
other fruits, aud this is growing
every year. The city now claims a
population of $1,000 to 5000 which,
if true, is Unprecedented. The cost
of living is about the same here as in
Memphis house rent is, perhaps,
higher. All fruits and vegetables are
cheap and very nice. Fresh meats
are about the same, and salt meats
much higher. Sugar used here is
mostly from the Sandwich Islands.
Wood and coal are very high, but
fortunately very little has to be used.
The coal is brought from Australia
to San Pedro, which Is really
the seaport Of Los Angeles, and is
brought to this on the cars.
a distance of eighteen miles.
1t sells generally at about $40 to
$l2 ton at retail, and wood sells at
$40 to SIS a cord. Gasoline, how
ever, is mostly used for domestic
purposes, portion of which is pro-
duced in this country, Nowhall being
the principal point, situated about
fifty miles from Los Angeles, and the
remainder is brought from the East.
Almost every one uses gasoline both
for cooking and heating purposes,
and it sells for 81 80 per five gallon
can. Good servants are very hard to
get and wages are very high, ranging
from $l5 to $50 per month, and as a
consequence people, as a rule, do
their own work, unless they are
wealthy. The laundry business is
virtually monopolized by the Chi
nese.
THE CHINESE,
by the way, are quite factor in Los
Angeles civilization, and deserve
more than passing notice. This is
essentially. a pro-Chinese town.
There are probably 1900 of them in
the city. They have their distinctive
quarter, known as Chinatown, with
their own theater, shops and other
places dear to the Celestial heart.
AS before remarked, the laundry
business is in their hands, and they
also cut quite figure in truck or
garden farming. They are tolerated
because no other labor can be had.
and they have consequently made
themselves almost necessity. Occa-
however, the anti Chinese
feeling will crop out, las was evil
denced in an attempt to burn China
town week or two ago. Several
houses were destroyed before the fire
was extinguished, but the next day
the "guileless heather" proceeded
about his usual avocations as if moth
ing had happened. Altogether, the
Chinaman is strange being. He is
patient and long suffering, and is a
of industry and thrift. He
is not good citizen, however, and it
is only question OF time when JOHN
wilthave TO move.
OTHER PESTS.
AS every locality, even the most
favored, has its drawbacks, so has
this. 1t is true they are small, but
they are not the less annoying. |
refer to flies and Aeas. There are
millions Of them and they are like
the pOor-"you have them with you
always" You know we have no
killing frost, aud as a consequence,
they grow and thrive the year
through. There are not mauy mos
qullOcs, DuI Wudt u0eTe are are quite
as voracious and pertinacious as the
Memphis article.
AS A HEALTH RESORT
Los Angeles OF course ranks high.
There is something in the atmos-
phere here land it is not all imagina-
tiOn, either, } which proves beneficial
to persons suffering from pulmonary
complaints. Of course people lie
here, as they do everywhere else, but
if they come soon enough they are
generally benefited and their lives
prolonged. 1t is remarkably healthy
Tor children, too; many complaints
Incidental to bsbyhood in the East
are unknown here. There are any
number of doctors, however, and
hey all seem to be doing well, but
hey say their patients are mostly
rom the East.
CHANCES OF EMPLOYMENT.
A few words on this point will not
be amiss. Mechanics OF ali kinds are
n demand, as q general rule. and
readily secure work at remuuerative
prices Varnenters hricklavers and