Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-03
CHEAP PROPERTY.
The Latest Ripple in the
Boom.
ANAHEIM AROUSING.
The mother Colony" Falls Into
the Line of Great Improve
ments at Last.

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February and open for guests. The
tract in which it stands is all being
laid with cement sidewalks, and the
grounds are to be handsomely inn
proved Then the old pioneer, Theo-
dore Reser, has the plans all out for
his big brick block, in which the new
opera house is to be. This will be
upstairs while below is to be row OF
stores.
The graders who were working on
the new railroad to Los Angeles when
the roadbepwas completed to Buena
Park were withdrawn and put on at
the Los Angeles end of the road. A
large force is now working on the
Laguna ranch, just southeast of this
city. The work is very easy and rapid
progress is being made. By Saturday
night the grade will be finished to the
crossing OF the San Gabriel river, and
it is hoped that the line will be oper-
ating by the end OF January all the
way to San Diego.
The rush of tourists has found its
way to Anaheim in great force. The
town is full of them. Houses are so
scarce, and there is such big demand
for them that Messrs. Littlefeld and
Goldthwaite are busy trying to get a
lot of handsome cottages finished to
supply the urgent demand. The town
hotels are full all the time. The
reason why so many new
corners are focking in to the
old colony, is because they
have found out that Anaheim pos
sesses as fms & climate as any other
spot in Southern California. During
the unusually cold spell which has
prevailed here, Anaheim has not felt
chill. Even the nights down there
are pleasant and warm. The days
are simply delightful beyond descrip~
ton.
Then there is another very substan-
tial attraction which is drawing hun
dreds Of SPECTATORS and investors to
Anaheim to look at property. That is
the price at which property is still
being offered. With the best soil in
the country, with absolutely the
finest water supply in Los Angeles
county, and with such a perfect eli
mate, it might be supposed that
lands would be held there at
fancy prices. But the fact is
property has not changed hands there
to any great extent. In the early part
of the "boom," when the people in
other sections were crazy to let 60 of
their realty at ridiculous prices, Ana
helm was a thrifty, prosperous and
therefore contented community. There
was no one in the place who had any,
thing for sale. So the first settlers
hold the property still Now while
everything else has changed hands %
score OF times, and at each transfer at
great increase in price, Anaheim
property is not inflated by such q
process. 1t has only just begun 10
move upward from bedrock prices.
Three years ago it was held far above
the range in other localities. Now
| it is the cheapest in
the county. The Spectator
and investor have learned this
fact, and they are now going in in
force to grab piece before the boom
ers get it too high. Rates are on an
up grade and those who bought a
month ago are in position TO get
some benefit out Of their invest
| ments. Few of them are, however,
III mood to take advantage of this
possibility. They think they see far
better things in store for them later
on, and instead of selling now most OF
them are buying more. Where else
| in tie country can the best lands,
with plenty Of water, be had for 5000
an acre. These statements are Also
lutely true. The lands are the
best, the climate is the
finest, the water the mos:
abundant, and the price is cheap as
this. "Where can you duplicate such
purchaser" said the real estate man.
"fhis 5000 an acre land is right in
town, near the two depots. l tell you
there is nothing like it in Los Angeles
county, and the buyers are getting to
know this" Thus spoke the enthusi-
astic Anaheimer, and from what he
knows of the matter the reporter is
inclined to think he is right. But in
asmuch as the reporter is seldom q
buyer, Anaheim has little interest in
his opinion. 1t is the crowd of in
vestors who flock in by each train
whose views are taken.
These lands can be planted to fruit
trees, and at the end Of three years
they will be paying a net income OF
5000 per acre. All sorts OF fruits
flourish in the magnificent soil OF
Anaheim quite as we'll as they do in
any of the most select spots
in this county. Here the or
ange grows to perfection. Lemons
and lines do excellently, for there is
not bit of frost to nip their tenderest
buds. All the deciduous fruits,
peaches, apricots, plums, apples
pears, figs and walnuts, of superb
development and OF the finest flavor
are produced in the rich soil all
around Anaheim. There is nc
chance to take about these mat
ters. The orchards in bearing every
where attest the truth of these
statements. Anaheim has churches
of all denominations, fine schools ant
all the elements Of culture. There
are many fine opportunities to go int
paving lines of business in the town
In fact. no person should settle dow
lin this section until be has seem Ana