Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-16

about the quaint old town where tn
Franciscan fathers made their first abid
| ing place in Los Angeles county. Q
this company, H. H. Markham is Presi
dent; N. Vanderlip, Vice-President; L
2. johnson, Treasurer, and A. L. Bur
bank, Secretary. Its Board of Director
are H. H. Markham, F. d. Sanborn, A
l.. Burbank, N. Vanderlip and G. Fl
Bradley. The spot whidh is designate,
as East San Gabriel lies about half mil
east of the old Mission and nine mile
from the city OF Los Angeles. Fifteel
hundred acres are covered by the tract
including the property formerly in tn,
Titus, Ford, Gibbs, Clapp, Bradbur,
and Hall & Stillson ranches
Since the land came into tn,
possession Of this company improve
nlents of all kinds have been steadily
pushed forward upon it, until to-day it il
one of the most promising, as we'll al
one of the most beautiful of the suburbs
adjoining the city of Los Angeles
Through the center of the tract runs &
boulevard, 100 feet in width, extending
on through adjoining property for eight
| miles. Streets are laid out and graded in
all directions, and over $1,000 worth Of
cement sidewalks have been put down.
The Southern Pacific which runs through
the southern part of the tract, has erected
two-story depot, one of the most ele-
giant to be found in Southern California.
There are a number of fine residences
here and there throughout the district,
and work is beginning on stores and
other buildings.
But the chief attraction of East San
Gabriel, and one which will attract to it
large numbers of tourists, is the beauti-
full hotel which is now completed and
filled with well-satisfied guests. This
elegant building, erected at an expense
Of $l00, 900, stands in the midst of an old
oak grove looking OUT upon mountain
scenery of exceptional beauty. 1t is
furnished with every form of modern i'm
provements and is run in way to make
it forever popular as place of winter
and summer resort.
The advantageous location of the town
of East San Gabriel is shown by its rail
way connections. Besides the Southern
Pacific, which has already been men,
toned, it extends north to within a mile
of the Santa Fe route and the San Ga
briel Valley Rapid Transit runs through
the center of the tract.
A new feature of the towns develop
ment is the establishment of the carriage
works of Fiah Brothers, of Racine, Wis,
which are soon to 60 into operation ON
this land. A verbal agreement with the
managers of the enterprise Tin addition
to the written and guaranteed contract
by which the works are located at East
San GabrieD is to the effect that the en-
ployees of the company are to be mar
ried men-a fact of importance in deter
mining the character of the new immi-
grafton. 1t ought also to be added that
negotiations are in progress for the estab-
lishment of a newspaper in East San
Gabriel.
The title to the land is clear and in
cludes ample water. The company is
fortunate in the amount of
cial inducements and advantages will be
offered to purchasers who expect to build
or make permanent improvements. For
information apply to
A. L. BURBANK,
Secretary of the Company, 20 South
Spring street.
This is strictly suburban property,
suitable for the residences of the most
fastidious people. Some of it is held at
what may appear to be rather high
prices, but when one looks at the ad-
vantages to be secured here and the
prospects of tive place, it will not seem
that too much is asked for it. twill not
be long until there is scramble for this
property at 81, 200 per acre.
PACoIMA AND IT'S DAM.
Pacoima is about twenty miles north
of Los Angeles City, in the choicest part
of the San Fernando valley. Here are
many thousands of acres of as fine fruit
lands as there are in the country. The
orange, lemon, lime and raisin grape will
flourish on these. A dam, the like OF
which is not known in the world, has
been built to supply thousands of acres
with water. 1t is built below the surface of
the subterranean stream which flows be-
low. 1t cost $4,000. 1t is 600 feet long
and so feet deep. A large supply of
water in thus obtained for domestic and
irrigation purposes. The lands of this
company lie along the slope from
the mountains, and none Of them
lie more than two or three
miles from the railroad stations.
The climate is perfect, and close to the
place are churches, schools, and all the
best influences of modern life. These
lands outside the town sites are sold as
low as low as $3.50 per acre in small par
cells. The sales are made on long time
at low rates of interest. Great induce
ments are offered actual settlers who
will put good Improvements on their pur-
chases. Persons accustomed to pay $40
an acre for wheat lands producing fifteen
to twenty bushels per acre, may think
these prices high. But when respect is
had to what grows here, and what profits
are reaped, it will appear that twenty
acres of these lands are better than 100
Of the others.
INGLEwOOD.
Inglewood is one of the most select and
promising suburbs of Los Angeles. II
is about ten miles from Los Angeles, and
little more than half way between the
city and the ocean. General John c..
Fremont has his home here, and the
great Freeman College of Applied Sci
ences is now being built at this place.
1t is station, and the junction of the
roads to Port Ballona and Redondo. A
great patent brick kiln is a new industry
recently established at this point. Ingle-
wood is fourisaing place, with bright
future before it. There is plenty of land
surrounding it to MAKE it a town,
and it has an excellent supply
of good water. Lands not remote
from this point may be had at prices rang
inu at from &1O0 ,1nwarda This land ia