The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-22
Los Angeles Letter.

Yesterday the DulleLsn DOaTQ dI the
post office contained the announce
ment, eastern mail 81 hours late,
trains delayed by snow in Kansas. !"
Here the sun shone bright and warm,
roses and all kind, Of flowers are in
bloom, the songs Of the lark, robin
and hooking bird are heard. The
rains will soon set in and all nature
will wear the garb of spring.
Yesterday the writer met Sanford
Larabee, of Bristol, on the street,
looking as hale and hearty as he did
twenty years ago. There are five
families that reside here that came
from Bristol, and as many more that
live just out of the city. Cass Pad
dock, of Salem, is here to invest, and
since election every train from the
east is filled with tourists and emil
grants, and since the yellow fever
scare in Florida, the expectation is
that the winter rush will be great.
The bottom has nearly fallen out
of the real estate boom Of a year ago
and business is slowly assuming a
more healthy condition. Good land
from one to eight miles out of the
city. is held at from $500 to ST, 900
per acre; depends whether it con-
tains fruit trees or weeds, and but
little changing hands. The best
lands, valued at one thousand or
more per acre, rents to the Chinese
for gardening at SIS per acre. When
such land is put on the market for
from $50 to $1oo per acre, eastern
people will purchase in small tracts
of five or ten acres and build up
beautiful homes. It costs fortune
to buy enough land here to bury one
on. Greedy land sharks gobbled up
all they could get, often at S., 900
per acre, made some payments and
depended on making others by sell
ing it for cash in lots 5oxIoo feet, for
as much per lot as they paid per
acre. The building boom was great,
mechanics poured in, bought lots,
paid a small sum down, put up a
cheap house and commenced life.
The bubble burst, many lost their
homes, no work, living expensive.
they were forced to leave, and many
a greedy Spectator is land poor, and
many will 90 to the wall unless the
tide turns this winter in their favor.
But the day is past when purchasers
will pay for lands far from the city,
the price desirable building lots
should be sold for in the city, There
is no such money as asked in land
for fruit, gardening or farming; there
are too many other things to be ia
ken into consideration.
A Chicago syndicate has pur-
chased all the cable and horse car
lines in the city except one, the
electric line; the latter does not pay.
and has not been running for
months, though they expect to be OPP
Grating it by the time the city is full
of visitors. There are some very fine
large stone and brick buildings 60
ing up; among the number a City
Hall and Court House. The five
acre hotel collapsed after the first
floor joists were on; it may be pur-
chased by eastern parties and work
resumed.
Politics has been hot here, but the
agony is over; it closed by a grand
ratification parade last night, with
$1,000 in line and $4,000 viewers. 1t
was pandimonium let loose; every
conceivable design and device of
display and noise was there. The
whole Republican county ticket is
elected and the State is Republican.
The city is to have new charter and
an improved city government, which
is greatly needed. Burglaries and
highway robberies are of constant
occurrence. There has been con-
slant squabble in the Police depart
ment for year,
Sam Small and Jones are to come
here in January and convert the city.
The Methodist University here is
to have the largest telescope in the
world; it is very popular and sue
Cessful institution of learning, as are
some others in the CITY.