The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-02-11
4 LETTER FROM COL. REID.

January %, 1888.
EDITOR INTELLIG GENCEK What |
saw, heard, said and thought whilst
idling more than three weeks in Los
Angeles, will in the main constitute the
make up "f this letter. design il to
convey To my friends in Missouri, a
candid grouping together OF statements
made. facts ascertained by ocular OBJ
servalion, and my consequent reffec-
tioms. The city is situated on a slug
gish stream called a river, the ordinary
volume OF water passing down it's
channel, through the city, would find
| roadway through tube the size of
-four barrel. Drainage for the area
whittier all important growth is tend
ing, and where, manifestlv the COM
mcrcc and population will concentrate
is sadly deficient. | believe sewerage
is proposed 10 the SEA, ttleen miles dis
! ,aat beside bOulevardS, two OF which
are already projected.
n population OF $4,000 is claimed to
have residence in the city, and after re-
peated journeys from my hotel, miles
away, north, south, cast aud west, |
! have cOuCludc': this is not an cXagger-
ated claim North and northwegt the
city juts to, aud has climbed in places,
Il muuutaim side !; east south and south
west, ii hath no defined boundary, "no
pcnt up Utica contracts its promise of
expansion and mighty empire; in these
directions man may go on marking the
earth with ruin until "his control is
stopped by li.c shore" al the great see.
| There i an GmuElng enthusiasm here,
having i'll its service gentlemen OF great
intelligence aud established integrity.
! Two or three Of your associates in the
Missouri lcgislature5 Que a kinsman OF
ininc, are prominent amOng them. |
have been engineered up,down, through
and around, shown most of the "glil-
tering generalitics ;" heard The hyinn-
ster's lnelodious voice proclaiming a
| dec0de ot los Aagetes better than a
cycle III the east Loo Angeles will
| surely 0ecomc Conspicuous as the
American home of opulcnCe and age,
! and supreme coiulurt. 1t is receiving
| attention from nen of means residing
| at present in every section Ct our COM
mon country. | have met capitalists
| from Main and Minnesota, the Louisi.
anau as well aa the Georgian;rch repre-.
sentatives GI g thousand homes are
here upon the sunset side OF the con-
| tinent in quest OF health and quiet re-
| tirement, from whence undisturbed by
elemental strife or corroding cares
| al 10, ,,,tn
contemplate as best they cam in perfect
peace an eternity of which mortals can
nothing know.
| IN the new part OF the city broad IN
| terHltpuGte streets, bOrdcred with side
| walk, covered ior mics and miles with
tiiirial marble, curDed with the same
material, Groes each other at right
| angles, and wherever your eyes may
turn you will observe buildings In
| course of construction, many of which
are OF very ornate aud costly charac-
! ter Intended as homes of luxury for the
| aft1uent. Il hotel to cost million dol
lars has the foundation now being pre-
pared;ihe government has appropriated
| for a custom house. Ia short sll that |
look upon bespeaks present prosperi-
| ty anu !orteIls Of coming splendor
where an accumulation of wealth end
a climate Of HeaUen will oombiue TO
create 3 paradise moro delightful than
| the Orient has ever had or human
hands hitherto created.
The encals pins and pepper tree are
most geueraiiy adopted for sidewalk
and lawn; the firsi named is Of rapid
growth, ,and AttatGS 80 great height, and
Is consequently not ep desirable az the
hitter, which mas something OF the
shape and dimensions of our apple
treei its branches extending after the
manuer Of the elm; it bears a cluster
OF red berries, about the size of the
bnnches of oar common currents; it
furnishes a dense shade, and altogether
IL bcau!i@ul Tree. Palm, cedar, rub
Der-pretiier than Gny-and live oak,
are numerous III the older parts of the
city.
You find very extensive store houses,
with large stocks OF elegant goods.
The loss on one turniture store, partlV
burned Il :ew days ago, is assessed at
SlSU, 800. One bank, " here had small
transaction, does an immense business;
IN It's st,,i, meni published January LIST,
ii had um hand, in gold principally,
81 800 coo. or hundreds. PERHAPS
thousands OF horses aDd mules l have
observed in the streets not one was
poor or iriEm@ in appearance; iheir
hair looked smooth and healthy; hut
little corn is led to tAe:u, rarely any
barl"y, nais and alfalfa, for hay
Pursuing L nice road, lra,tinu bv
orange gIuVrs and Hover beds, inter
mixed with orchards Ci apricot, wal
nut, peach and apple on either side
Tor nine miles in sOutheastWard diYec-
ton, yuu u III come to PaGsrfrnn. ihe
most charming village 0i COCO inhaui
taats ] haze eyer looked upon. Houses
new graceful costly; wide true streets,
with long stretches Ut white cement
pavements Upon the most elevated
location IN the town the ltaymund
the largest, besl appointed cBTayansary
NOW open iu southern California IS
situated; from It's Verandas yOu NAV
look over surface of $4,000 ncrcs of
wonderful fertility, surrounded, seem
ingiy, by mountains, reared slot! 60
guard il from intrusive siurlns. 'ris
a na;prarma, q mighty mosaic made ky
The vary INK huC- ui vine 4iIi frer and |
grain, which Euu could without
Wearying gaze upon i"r hours. But
the spirit OF speculation has begun to
blur the face "f this emIranc;ns land
scapr; the real estate s.enta have their
pcg driving yauGnI>-'tcslrnctive TO
vegetation a, the driver sats of Africa
---rarifvin" orchard and vine, snd
trailing through grain aud grass; the
,.u,h is, who .r-"-'"r have TUNED
since reaching California these fellows