Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-23
NORWALK NEWS.
4 Fine Country for Raising Fro
Iific Crops.

Iiftc Crops
NoRwALK, December 20, 1886.
EDITOR HERALD:-This section OF
our wonderful Southern California has
received but small share OF the notice
it deserves from the press OF Los An
geles. 1t can Only be accounted Tor oy
the fact that there has been as yet no
speculative capital invested here, no ex-
tensive advertising of its vastly superior
resources. no active agencies at work TO
publish its merits to the worid. Inc
town of Norwalk is only about sixteen
miles from the city of Los Angeles, on
,ho Sont, Apa branch of the Southern
Pacific railroad, and every one who Will
examine the surrounding country, from
the foothills to the sea, being also ac-
ouainted with every other boasted re-
eion of this county, will be compelled
to acknowledge that in fertility of soil,
universality of productive power, charm
and healthfulness of clim ate broad
sweep of beautiful scenery and general
attractiyeness for those seeking protita-
BILE as we'll as beautiful homes. there is
no region its superior in Southern Cali.
fornia. Here all the grains, including
corn, yield the largest crops without ir- f,
rigation. As MIR. Shorb once said,
"There is no better grape country in the
world" In fact, the vines here are
more prolific than in any other locality |
in the county, and while this prolticity |
may be somewhat at the expense OF
the quality OF the juices, for the manu-.
facture of wine, for quantity as well as
quality of raisn curing there is no Sec
tion its equal Here, also, the orange |
and lemon will mature in most locall'
ties without irrigation, equal in quality
to any grown in the immediate vicinity |
of the city of Los Angeles; and equally
well the deciduous fruits. The extraor-
binary rich belt of which Norwalk
is the shipping point and center, is
more sheltered than any other town on
this line of railroad from the occasional
high winds which sweep through the
Santa Ana Valley. The conformation
of the surrounding country is such that
these winds seem to divide their forces
and pass on either side of Norwalk. To
the southwark is the famous artesian
belt and town of Artesia, and to the |
northward, three miles of, the noted Full
ton Iron Sulphur Wells and health
resort. Both these regions are tributary |
to Norwalk as shipping point and for
trade, Much of the land hereabouts
has been hitherto held in large tracts,
but the holders are now conseutng to
l. tant fn
sell off some of their surplus acres.
These lands can be bought in tracts
from 10 to so acres at from one.half to
one-third the prices asked and paid for
inferior land in localities which have
been struck with "boom," and this too
with an abundant supply of water at
hand without the necessity OF paying
such enormous prices as are paid for it
on all the mesa lands. Upon these
lands there is nothing that grows any
where in Southern California that can
not be produced here in perfection, IN
greater abundance and with less cost
than anywhere else in the country.
The town of Norwalk is delightfully."-
situated and is destined to rival Pasa-
dena in time as better center for
trade and equally desirable place of res
idence. Town lots may be bought here
now at merely nominal price, and that
too in the very center of the future
bustling suburban city. There is an
opportunity immediately offered for a
most profitable investment in a large
and commodious hotel, the grounds for
which, it is understood, will be donated.
At present there are no adequate accom-
modations for the increasing tide OF
travel.
The soil being a sandy loan, mud
is unknown even after the heaviest
rains, and the smooth, level roads to-
wards the seashore offer drives of un.
eaualled excellence and attractiveness.
There is much need here of the con-
struction of large winery for the con-
sumption of the yearly increasing grape
crop. Such institution would prove i'm
mediately profitable with an opportuni.
ty for almost unlimited increase. If
anyone has the mistaken idea that this
is q region of fogs he should have been
here on the glorious morning of to-day.
While on the lower lands bordering the
coast lay literal sea of fog, here the
sun rose bright and clear, greeted by
the songs of innumerable mocking birds
and larks. Let some OF the large num-
ber of home seekers, weekly arriving in
Los Angeles from the bleak region Of the
States east of the Rockies, once visit this
favored and unsurpassingly rich region,
and they will be hard to suit if they can
not find here place fora home at a price
which will certainly double before the
coming year is ended.