Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-08
WHITTIER.
The Excursion to That
Point Yesterday.
AWONDERFUL YEARS GROWTH
Nine Months Old and 40 Houses
With Nearly 1900 Inhabitants
There Already.

Mr.. Hervey Lindley and his associ-
ates arranged for an excursion to the
town of Whittier yesterday; and the
Los Angeles Board of Trade, which is
always alive to the interests of any
thing in this section, lent its coun-
tenance to this affair. However,
owing to the death of the Secretary Of
the Board, the members were prevent
ed from going with the party. The
Southern Pacific Company furnished
q train of ten splendid cars under the
management of fine crew. Every
car was filed with the representative
people Of this city, there being not
less than 1 900 persons in the party.
The road lies by Florence, thence via
Downey City to the crossing Of the
new San Gabriel river, where it turns
sharp to the left running up west Of
the Hawkins place, right through
General Sanford's big ranch, about
half mile west of Fulton Wells, re-
named Santa Fe springs.
WHITTIER.
The new town named in honor OF
John Greenleaf Whittier, is on the
old John r. Thomas ranch, directly
above Santa Fe springs, as near the
La Habra hills as it could
be. Last spring at this
date the plows were here busy put
ting in crop of barley which came
duly to maturity in June, when it was
cut, cured and hauled away. In the
meantime the Lindley boys had Sc.
cured the land, and as soon as the
hay was off they set to work to put
. town on. We put up towns here
about as they plant crop of corn
in the East. In July the first house
was built. July to March is only
eight months. 1 will tell you later
how many houses are there now.
On arriving at the depot
or rather where the depot is to be, for
that is not yet built, the party was
met by plenty Of carriages and what
not in the shape of vehicles, and in
this fashion procession was headed
by mounted escort and the Meme
Brothers splendid band. The whole
townsite was driven over and in due
time the Hotel Greenleaf was reached.
1t nestles close up under the foot of
the highest elevation on the place.
1t is a new house, just fin
ished and furnished. Mr.. Pick
ing is the host. Here most
excellent dinner was prepared
for the entire company; and it was
served in first-class style. Here is
the menu:
LUNCHEON.
WHITTIER, MARCH z, 1883.
SOUP.
Mock Turtle.
Dreaded Lamb Chops with Green Peas.
Roast Veal, with Dressing.
COLD DISHES.
Roast Beef Roast Pork. Corned Beef.
st. Clair Ham. Shrimp Salad.
Mashed Pstatoes. Boiled Potatoes.
Baked Patatoes.
Pickles, Picked Beets Radishes
Cold Slaw. olives. Chow Chow.
English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce.
Apple, Mince and Apricot Pies.
Assorted Cake.
. During the progress of the meal
Judge w. F. Fitzgerald made spirit
ed speech, setting forth the great at
fractions Of Whittier and the country
around. The feast of reason and Of
substantial good things being ended,
all scattered to inspect things in the
town. The caf1on was visited, where
plentiful supply of excellent water
is procured College Hill was ascend
ed, whence view of the whole valley
lies before the beholder.
THIS VIEW.
No one tried to get up on the high
est peak of the La Habra hills to the
observatory, from which half Los
Angeles county lies in view. But
from the lower elevation known as
College Hill, from the fact that an
institution of learning is about to be
erected at cost of 500, ,000-from this
the observer can see the whole ocean
line from Newport harbor to Santa
Monica. Yesterday one of the fine
steamers OF the T. G. S. S. Co. was
steaming along the coast off Anaheim
landing in full view from Whittier.
At San Pedro the masts of many tall
ships could be seen in the offing, and
all the country between lay foot deep
in grain and grasses, with towns and
villages dotting it far and near. Ar
tesla, Compton, Downey City, Nor
walk, the Ranchito and Los Nietos
we're all spread like map before u.s.
In the dim distance lay Los Angeles
and Pasadena. From the point Of OBJ
servation one can look around three
quarters of the compass with nothing
to limit vision but its own powers.
Not the Sierra Madre can boast view
more magnificent than this.
ARAPID GROWTH.
Getting tired OF straining the eye
over this vast plain, some one set to
work to count the houses of Whittier
right below. He made an actual
count of somewhat over 400 houses,
and guessed at twenty concealed be-
hind large buildings. He did not
mics the actual number by over five
houses. That is not bad showing
for q town of eight months growth.
Whittier has grown as many
houses in year as a Kan.
sas or Illinois farm would
produce bushels of corn. There are
1900 souls ini the new town. This
beats Monrovia, and that phenome.
nal place will have to look to its
laurels, or Whittier will pluck the
honors even from her fair brow.
Nor are the b ouses of Whittier {
whit behind those of other places il
their beauty, cost or elegance. Hal
dozen of these residences cost $5 ,0Ol
each and upwards. The Greenlea
Hotel cost perhaps $4,000. 1t is no
the only hotel in the place. Their
are churches, schools, stores
shops. planning mill and
all the other accessories o
very thriving place. There is nj
4 l. Ia.