Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
FAIRvIEw.
Santa Ana, Fairyiew & F.
cific R. R. t. Built
at Once.
! RUSHING, BOOMING PLACE.
Natural Casa Rich Country-
The Place for HOmeseek-
ers and Investors.

Ahc idct lOr HOme6eek~
ers and Investors.
The new town Of Fairview, which
vas started some two months ago by
the Fairview Development Company,
il attracting good deal Of astenlion
itst now. The company have made
one of the most phenomenal sales
that was ever made In Los Angeles
County, taking all things into consid-
Grafton, as the gross amount of sales
to date, we are reliably informed,
now foot up to upwards of four hun
dred thousand dollars. This Is sim
ply wonderful for sixty days sale.
This enterprising company deserve
gr, at credit for opening up and
developing that portion Of the
country, aand the improvements
which they have already
made, and others now under way are
sure to continue to attract the atten-
tion OF home-set kers and investors
until Fairview will become one Of the
principal towns in Southern Califor-
mia. FOR the benefit OF those Of our
readers who are unaquainted with the
location Of this booming little city it
will be we'll to state that 1t is situated
seven miles southwest Of Santa Ana.
three miles inland from New port
Harbor, on the coast. The location
for town could not be more desira-
BILE, it being laid ont in the center Of a
smooth and gently sloping mesa, and
the elevation is such that it affords
one of the most delightful views
of the entire Santa Ana valley
and the snow-capped mountains
in the distance. 1t is not an
idle assertion to say that Fairview will
become at comparatively early date
q town OF much importance, for it has
advantages and resources which no
other place can boast of in the State,
and which are proving to be the se-
cret OF its success. Among these is its
abundance of artesian water. The
company have demonstrated beyond
the possibility Of doubt that they
have an unlimited supply Of the life
giving fluid, for they iave already
bored two artesian wells which are
now affording much more water than
would be required to supply q
town of 5000 inhabitants. But
this is not all, for these wells
can be obtained on any portion Of
Fairview. SO that there is no danger
in the water supply falling. One of
The wells referred to above is now
furnishing large amount of natural
gas, SO much SO that now as the wa
ter flows perpetually, as it does over
the top OF the pipe, by touching q
a lighted match to it it will burn con-
stanlly. This well is now $50 feet
reep, but the company are going
deeper and have accordingly en-
ployed the services of an experienced
well borer from the gas regions Of the
East, who will be on the ground
in in about thirty days with a
steam outfit 10 20 down
to q depth of 1000 feet if necessary.
There is hardly doubt but that at
depth OF 1910 feet or less an i'm
mense supply of gas will be obtainsa,
and it would by no means be a
strange thing il gas sufficient to sup
ply the towns Of Fairview, Santa
Ana, as well as the city OF Los An
geles, with both fuel and light, would
here be discovered. The company
have brought experts upon the
ground for the purpose OF examining
into the matter, and each of them
have pronounced the indications ex-
tremely good for an almost uni mited
supply Of gas. The company will i'm
so about this work,
and it is hardly probable but
what their enterpiising eRorts
will be crowned with success. If
such proves 10 be the case the boom
which Fairview and that section of
the country Is now experiencing will
shrink into insignillcance when COM
pared with the boom which find of
natural gas will bring about. Fair
view to-day is without railroad, but
it will not long be SO; for the Santa
Ana, Fairview and Pacific railroad,
which will run from Santa Ana to
Newport harbor, has surveyed its
route directly through Fairvew.
The prime movers and promot.
ers in this railroad enterprise
are the Fairview Development Com
pany. This road will positively be
built and completed and running
within the next three to four months.
The franchise has been granted, thel
rights OF way over the entire route OBJ
tanned, and grading will commenced
the coming week. Such a road viii
pay its owners well, for it will pa
through one of the richest agiicr
tural and fruit sections in the Stat
The passenger and freight traffic wi
from the start, be immense, as tl
country is now comparatively thicl
settled, and the soil fairly teel
with rich productions of every descr|
ton. This, we claim, is the place
the home-seeker, the invest.r,
every body. Good land can be had
the Fairview Development Conn
at from 5000 to $500 per acre,
land, at that, which will pro
and which will pa
least 10 per cent per annum d
investment OF $1,000 per acre.
are facts, and anyone can
themselves that they are such
vestigating. The Fairview Q
ment Company have all ofica
West First street in this city
under the Brunswick Hotel
Ana and at Fairyiew. Tho}
Tor q place for pleasant h
q safe investment should
sec delightful Fairview.
To the People Of Los A
Vicinity.
have this day sold M
Fry, ice cream and lunch