Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-07

and largest orchards in the world. You
| will not see trees trained so uniformly
and kept in such good condition in any
other American State or in any European
country. The magnitude of the business,
the amount of capital invested, the high
profits, the experience accumulated and
the high wages offered have made Cali
fornia the leading center of orchardist
skill. Besides, there is rapid improve
ment, so that within generation or two
California's pre.eminence will be univer-
sally acknowledged"
"Did you mention any grain save
wheat ?"
''No our climate is not favored for corr
or oats, and We grow enough barley fol
home consumption"
GLOW about kitchen vegetables"
"They yield very large crops. We
send about $4,000 tons of beans and
lO,0 900 tons of potatoes and green vege
tables to other States and Territories. :"
care all portions OF California prosper.
GUS? ?'
"Nearly all, but not equally prosper.
Gus. The countries enjoying the great
est prosperity just now are those about
San Francisco Bay and those in the
northern part of the Sacramento valley"
| "Was not Southern California much
injured by the BOOM"
1T was much benefited. Many over
confident speculators we're ruined BY the
collapse, but their losses were compen-
sated to great extent by the gains OF
others; and the general result of the
boom was great increase in the busi-
ness, wealth and population of that part
| Of fha State -
"What is the condition of other parts OF
your Coast?"
| Oregon is as prosperous as California
Washington, until recently neglected
has been made accessible by railroads
managed in spirit friendly to the inter-
ests OF Puget Sound, and its ratio OF
growth now exceeds that of any other
portion of the vast region west of the
Rocky Mountains"
"Will not its growth injure California
and San Francisco?'
"No; the whole coast has common in
terests. Each State-I give that title to
| Washington because it ought to have
been admitted before to-day and must
| be admitted soon-has its peculiar re-
sources and is dependent for some of its
supplies on its sister States. The increase
OF population in Washington helps to en-.
rich California and vice-versa. There
will be rivalry between the cities, for
relative, not for absolute position. The
successful rivalry has not caused Phila-
delphia to dwindle. Washington, Oregon
and California have an ocean frontage as
long as that OF the fourteen States bord-
ering on the tide water of the Atlantic
between New Brunswick and Florida and
have an aggregate area nearly as great.
Western Washington and north western
Oregon have the climate of England :;
southwestern Oregon has the climate of
France and California has climate sim
liar to that of Spain and Portugal"
What are the leading cities of the
Pacific Coast?"
"The present population of San Fran.
cisco is presumably between 1926 900 and
$50, 900; that of Los Angeles about TO-
900: that of Oakland, $4,000; that of
Portland, 10000; that of San Diego. 25,-
600; that of Sacramento and Seattle,
each 10000, and that of Tacoma, Is, :
000."
"Are there not some other places of
5000 or more?''
eyes, but they do not require consid-
GRAFTON now. 1 would not have mention
ed Tacoma if it had not been made the
main terminus of the Northern Pacific
Railroad"
"Will it be the leading city on Puget
Sound?"
"That is question about which there
is difference Of opinion among intelli-
and disinterested business men familiar
with the Sound. Some say Tacoma,
some Seattle. Both places are growing
rapidly"
What is the population of the Pacific
States 2"
"California had 100000 in 1870 and
965, 900 in 1880, showing an increase of
more than so per cent. in the ten years.
During the last eight years settlers have
been coming in more rapidly than ever
before, and the State has now presum-
ably l ,250, 900 inhabitants. Oregon and
Washington may have 250.0O0 each,
and the total American population West
of the Rocky mountains may be 2,000,-
OO0."
"Why have you not mentioned Ne
vada? p"
Because the population and business
are stationary though the discovery Of
a new bonanza might soon raise it up
again to great Importance"
"Where would you advise a young
man, who must seek home in the West,
to settle"
"In some place where he has near rel
atives or intimate friends. or where there
is demand for his technical skill. If
he must go without such aids in getting
start, he should select district or a
town enjoying the greatest relative rapid
ity of growth. The more active the bus
mess, the more numerous the opportuni-
ties OF getting secure foothold, with the
aid of which the intelligent, attentive
and upright man seldom fails to reach
permanent success"
docs San Francisco give as much
opportunity as New York or Chicago, for
large pecuniary ventures? ?"
"No, sir. In the East you have far
more money and merchandise, and a
much greater number of consumers,
and, therefore, better field for large
investments. The chief attraction of
the new countries for men with little or
no capital"
"What are the best places in Califor-
MIA for consumptives
"Many Eastern invalids with lung
diseases go to San Diego, Santa Barbara,
and the valleys of Los Angeles and San
Bernardino counties; but physicians
generally recommend an elevation oi
1.500 feet or more in the coast range
south of latitude SO degrees, ard at least
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