Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Impartial Information Regard.
ing n ss B0Omed - Locality.

Why, the rainy days RroW 1drtner apart,
And the clouds before the north wind flee.
The gardens are blue with forget me- nots.
The pepper-trees scatter their berries red
The hills with poppies are all allame,
And linnets and meadow-larks sing DER
head.
How do we know when summer is here?
The sky is one vast deep vault of blue. .
Whence the. sun pours down his golden
Unchecked by cloud the long day
through.
Grain fields are waving and orchards bend
Roses and jasmines hold riotous sway;
While tents are unfolding on mountain and
shore,
And the life of the camper is blythe and
gay.
: What is the sign OF the autumn time?
Oh, then the vineyards their splendors
Muscats and Ham bur gs and flaming Tokays;
Ne'erewere clusters like these, trow!
But the roadside trees with dust are gray,
4, Yellow and sere lie the hill and the plain,
The er-courses are parched and dry
All patiently wait for the beautiful rain.
But the winter? All, that is the strangcst of
Instead of the North, the South wind bl rvs;
The sweet South wind that b -ings the rain,
The patteriHg rain, OF wintry SHOWS.
And then the rivulets sing once more,
The hills turn green. and the dear wild
flowers
Awake from their sleep, while the Mrrowed
Grows young again meath the welcome
showers or F
So sings NJ. I'll. Field, of Riverside,
and very we'll describes some of the
peculiar charms of California's cli-
mate, through the varying seasons of
the year, so different from those OF
our own. The features enumerated
by the poet include many that have
drawn crowds of people from the East
to tho Pacific coast.
REAL ESTATE AND OTHER BooMs
have recently prevailed in many parts
of the United States, but none have
been of more remarkable character
than those which have marked the
new development af Southern Cali
fornia. The sudden movement of
population in that direction is not the
result of any recent change in country
or climate of that region, but is due
to more general appreciation of long
existing conditions. The feverish ele-
ment Of this "boom" has largely been
supplied by land spectators, who
have, in many cases, made
ExTRAvAGANT CLAIMS.
The Spectator desires to speak inn
partially OF Southern California's
characteristics. Extreme statements,
pro and con, have been made regard
ing the country, climate, people, pro-
ducts, etc. That these have in most
cases been the result of hasty con-
clusions and biased judgment is clear
1xyo oV,;1orf M.nnoc 70 ,.li Il
had much experience of similar ma
ture. Even at the present time / alb
itual
"CRoAKERs" AS WELL AS "BoOMERs"
Are to be found In aid of Southern
California's boom Minnesota has con-
Il tributed literally. From Minneapolis
alone probably as many as 1000 people
have during the last three months
gone to ''the land of flowers, fruit
and sunshine" either for temporary
sojourn or permanent residence.
Many return, better satisfied than
ever before with the natural and
. other advantages OF Minnesota, while
others find California's charms ire
sistible. The future of Southern Cali
forpia's development will be charac-
terized neither by feverish excitement
nor by comparative stagnation,
but promises to be marked by
steady and reasonable growt,
due to a general and intelligent
appreciation OF the true situation. The
facts presented in this article are
compiled from several reliable sources.
California has been so absurdly
over-praised that too many 60 there
EXPECTING TO FIND A PARADISE
Where, amid eternal sunshine, flow
ery and singing birds, with every
kind of fruit cheap and everywhere
within arms reach, ripe winter
and summer, OF cour.e, they
to take life easy and live with
out work. California is not para
diss and never will be. Man would
not let it be, even if nature had SO
made it. 1t is land Of solid realities
as we'll as Of glittering frauds. Ones
first contact is apt to be with the
frauds. 1t takes longer to find out the
realities. When any one stays long
enough he finds out that the country
is not to blame for his overwrought
imagination, the unwise enthusiasm of
his friends or the deliberate lies of
others. There are many who return
disappointed to the East after few
days or weeks visit, but rarely after
a stay of two or three years. These
facts will apply with equal force TO
Minnesota and California.
THE TOURISTS FIRST INTRODUCTION
To that sunny land is not always OF
reassuring nature. Whoever comes
to Southern California expecting to
see land all soft and smiling with
deep-green pastures or waving grain,
or full OF nice, rich Government land
hungrily awaiting the plow, is certain
to be disappointed. He may enter
he land by way OF Fort Yuma
d ride all day over a sea
II barren sand; or by way of The
Needles, and pass over wavy waste
of brown and gray even more dreary
than the sand; or through the San
Joaquin Valley, with its long reaches
of plain, bare and brown, for want Of
water, and bounded by towering
ranges of mountains that defy all at
tempt at settlement; or from the sea,
and after coasting long line of tum-
bling hills, arrive in a vast expanse
partly covered, perhaps with cactus,
cobble-stones, or weary looking brush,
or in some valley where alkali and
sand struggle for the mastery.
OF the $4,000 square miles in the
territory Of Southern California, more
than
THREE-FOURTHs is DESERT.
The long summer is dry, but the
winter has almost continual rain, and
irrigation furnishes moisture to order.
,esired, and makes good crops al
most certain. The farmers commen, Q
blowing in November when the rain