Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-01
R0DEO DE LAS AGUAs.
Los Angeles 9TH e Meeting
of the Wat ers."
THE NEWEST SUBURB.
A RumOred Project 10 Found the
Finest Suburban Town
in the World.

The finest suburban. town in the
world is just what this will be, ii
Dame Rumor is quite correct in her
outgivings, and there Is not speck
OF reason to think that in this in
stance the old lady has made any
| mistake.
All Angelefos know quite well the
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas, or, in
English, "The Meeting of the Wa
ters." 1t lies about eight miles from
the center OF Los Angeles. and about
four TO six from Santa Monica. The
ranch reaches from the Cahuenga
mountains along the gentle slope Of
the mesa to the Palms, or Bal
Iona station, on the Santa
Monica Railroad. 1t is the
property of Messrs. HaInnel and Dem
ker. The writer was driving along
the mesa few days ago taking a look
at the route of the new county rail-
road roadbed which is nearly all grad
ed from Los Angeles to Santa Monica.
1t passes directly through the Rodeo
dc las Aguas. When spot nearly
midway on the ranch had been
reached, the driver stopped and said !:
"Mr. Reporter, here is where the fin
est town in Los Angeles, or for that
matter, in the world, is to be laid out
and built-that is if ruinor reports the
plans OF A. III. Denker correctly"
Well, standing there and looking
around, one could moi help wonder
ing if the Spaniards who named this
The Meeting of the Waters" had
ever read Tom Moore's lines on the
lovely spot of that name in Ireland.
1t was impossible not to recall tn e
lines,
IF contentment be found in the world,
The heart that is humble might hope
for IL here"
What matchles4 panorama Of
mountain, plain, sea and city spread
before the eye. Santa Monica lay
right below us, the Soldiers Home
site but q couple OF miles away.
Wilmington and Long Beach
were in full view, and the scene
stretched away to the horizon down
round Anaheim. Far to the east rose
up the tall peak OF San Jacinto, lift
ing his snowy head far above the sur
rounding mountains. Mounts San
Bernardino and San Antonio were as
plaily visible to the left. In
the foreground up rose the beautiful
city OF Los Angeles, and in the middle
distance OF this enchanting picture
lay the great San Gabriel valley.
Behind, and so close it seemed al
| most p ,ssible to touch them, rose the
Cahuenga range of mountains, cutting
off from this favored & pot every harsh
wind from the cold North. The mesa
where we stood baskeh all day long
in the brightest sunshine that blesses
his semi-tropic cline.
The reporter could not repress the
exclamation, "Well, this is certainly
the most charming spot Imaginable for
the founding Of a well-btilt suburban
town! Taking even the books of travel,
| with their glowing accounts, and not
Morocco herself, which is reported the
most charmingly situated town in the
world, can boast site in.re delight
full than thisi"
THE PLAN.
Upon returning to the city some lit
tie inquiry elected the details of the
llan in the minds of those who own the
ranch to found town. These are the
results OF the scribe's inquiries: The
ranch contains three Thousand acres.
OF this one thousand in the very CEN
ter of the ranch, and the best of it all,
are to be cut up into lots of from
one acre to five acres each.
Cold Water Canon lies behind
this spot, leading back into the
heart OF the mountains. In this cation
is an abundance OF water which is dis
TILED on the very mo lntain top, and
touches nothing more impure than
the granite rock until it reaches the
plain. This will be taken out in pines
and put all through this tract, passing
in front OF every lot in the town ste.
Besides this supply OF pure water,
there are excellent mineral springs on
he property, and this will also be
piped to the new town, which, per-
haps the reporter may be allowed to
name.
"MoRocGo."
1t is furthermore a part OF the very
liberal plans in view for this Queen
Of Los Angeles suburbs to put in an
electric light plant and light the en-
tire town in this way. Should the
plans be carried out, just as soon as
enough purchasers become interested
in Morocco--should that be name de-
cided on--steps will be taken to put
in the machinery and light the masts.
1t is reported that not less than fiftv
or sixty OF the leading people
OF this city first suggested this
plan, and say that if it is carried out
they will at once select their lots and
make preparations to build there.
But they want everything on a scale
!! Of great magnifcence. The streets
are to be all one hundred feet wide.
They are all to be sidewalked before
house is built. With such a water
supply, an independent system of
electric lights, these grand avenues,
and smooth sidewalks, the character
OF the new town will be fixed.
SUBURBAN HOMES.
II is well known that all large
American cities are becoming famous
as those OF Europe have long been
for the charming suburbs growing nm
around them. Chicago has several II
great magnificence, and those who
can afford it do SO live in these in
preference to being in the heart of
even immediate skirts OF the city
proper. such jewellers may have all
the advantages OF city life while free
from all the disadvantages of a large
and closely crowded town. The
suburbs of Ne W York ara
famous for their elegance and
magL ifcence. This new Los
Angeles town is destined in
a very short time to rival the most
beautiful of them all. The STRAITS