Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-13

The HERALD man quoted for the edifca
ton of the Mayor the excerpt from Sam
uel Taylor Coleridge which embellishes
the top of this article. The smell was tc
his nostrils rather richer, more searching
in its qualities and not go suggest.
i've of an Alternative medicine a:
that at the Springs. The odor did moi
seem to suggest drink to any of the
party-not from the sewer. After their
Saturday ride in Chinatown, the Mayor,
Mr.. Humphreys and their noble Knights,
feed and Chandler, did not seem to find
the smell at all disagreeable.
| IRRIGATION WITH THE SEWAGE.
! Foregoing further enjoyment of these
"Gales Of Araby the Blessed" the party
drove to the place OF Mr.. Crowley. Here
the orchard had been irrigated with the
water made rich by the offal OF
the most noble houses OF Los
Angeles on the day previous. On this
place, as elsewhere in this charming
Vernon district, the trees We're in most
perfect health. There is no scale, no
smut, do disease, no blemish OF any kind
to be found in these thrifty orchards.
On all sides the trees hung loaded with
oranges, peaches, pears, nectarines, ap-
pies, apricots, and all the fruits are In
splendid condition. This is the very garden
of the world. The region around far
| famed Damascus is desert compared
with this Eden in the Semitropics.
AS to the effects of the use OF sewage,
not trace of anything offensive could be
discovered. There was not particle of
any substance could be found, and hardly
trace OF smell. In another day this
orchard will be plowed, and then no man
will know whether it was irrigated with
sewage or with distilled water Mr..
Crowley exhibited fine Early Rose
'spuds" grown on his place, which would
take the prize at any fair.
REFRESHMENTS.
The next place visited was that of Mr..
Mckinley. Here all offensive ideas were
thrust into the background, and big
| box of delicious beer was set under the
big pepper trees. Corks were made to
pop, glasses ID foam, the eyes OF ,all the
party to sparkle, and each heart to re-
spond in silent thanksgiving that he was
not Prohibitionist.
| Mr.. McKinley's orchard is one of the
finest in this district, where magnificent
orchards abound. 1t is of eighty acres
extent, and there is not sick tree in it.
'Mac" is the picture of good health him
self, and he is an enthusiastic advocate OF
sewage. He says sewage is as good for
orange trees as beer is for him, and that
the use of the sewage in the
orchard does him as little harm
as the use of beer in the house does the
orange trees.
TILE REcALCITRANTs.
Thus the party got further away from
| the city, until below the Mckinley orch
ard la.ge party were present. An open
ditch was running brim full of the sew
age. BY an outlet party of orchard
lists stood waiting for the Visiting states
men," The foulness of the water was
pointed out, and the ''loudness"
OF the odor commented upon.
There was no doubt that there was
a smell to the leeward Of the ditch. 1t
was sulphureted hydrogen and no mis-
take. But after being thoroughly oxy-
genated by the air it was far from suf.
| ticient to make one run. Further on
Chinese were seen irrigating the land
with the sewage. They are used to such
things, and they stood kDee-deep in the
foul water directing its flow, and did not
have thought of typhus.
WHERE is THE PREJUDICE?
| The Americans who object to the use
of sewage in their neighborhood cay the
Chinese do not mind it because they are
ignorant. They also say that the Celes-
tials run the sewage through their straw
berry patches to-day, and through their
lettuce beds, and pick the stuff next day
| to sell it in the city. Whatever may be
said in favor of irrigating potatoes and
oranges with sewage, there must be
grave danger in picking berries on which
the foul exurie has just been run.
But the objections of the people of that
region go much further than this.
| George Nadeau has 500 acres Of land
around Florence, but he will not have
the sewage on it. Around the Green
Meadow school house the people are up
in arms against the city's offal. There
is Mr.. Merrill near Florence who has
$50 acres of land, and he wishes to use
the sewage. Five miles from the
mouth of the present outlet is the
i Tweedy farm, large tract Of land
beyond Shields ranch and south OF the
great Nadeau vineyard. This tract is
| leased for term Of ten years to a ten
ant; he wishes to avail himself of the
use of the sewage.
TWO PROPORTIONS.
1 Here is the first practical suggestion
made. If the city will pay for piping the
sewage five miles from the nearest outlet
}the refuse can be disposed Of. The ques-
ltion will be discussed at meeting of the
iCity Solons at an early day. The other
proposition in connection with this is to
take the township Of Vernon into the
city limits. 1t is known that the Univer-
sity Place people, to the west OF Los An
geles, are most deEirous of being made a
, part Of The city. Many of the people ol
Vernon township are also anxious to get
within the charmed circle which en-
/ braces the City OF the Angels. The
township lies south Of Jefferson street
where the city boundary runs, and ex-
tends to the line Of the new railroad tc
La Ballona.
After discussing these matters, the
party drove to Florence to take survey
Of the Shields farm, and then returned tc
, the city, which was reached at little
+. after 5 o'clock. The whole matter herr
: discussed will probably come up at the
2 next meeting of the Council.
NO WATER FOR VERNON.
The city will refuse to sell any waite
to Vernon as things stand now. Wha
!, the district will come to in such case i
! enough to apall stout heart whicl
q knows its present beauty, or its indus
: trial importance. Some OF the orchard
! lists threaten to sue the city for damages
I claiming that the use Of water in the pas
), entities them to it for all time. Thi