Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-28
TULARE LETTER.
The Boom in Tulare, Kern
and Fresno.
ANGELENOS BUYING UP LAND
In Large Tracts-Graphic De-
scriptiOn of q Rabbit ROdeO.
Personals, Etc.
TULARE LETTER.
ANGELEyos BUYING UP LAND

EDITORS HERALD. AltSr IL look ONcr Ihe
Improvements and changes that have taken
place here within the last six months. l am
tempted to give the readers of the HERALD
the result of my observations and impress
eions of the boom in and about Tulare. On
nay arrival here 1 met several Angelefios
who are dipping with a big ladle into the
rare bargains in cheap lands. also met a
Eoodly delegation of old-time Californians
from the central and northern part of the
State. Those from the "Northern Citrus
Belt" came this far to meet and participate
in the benefits of the boom that has already
clapped over the Tehachipi from Los An
rcles aud San Bernardino counties, and is
so surely, but steadily, working its way
Aorthward and SO rapidly enlivening things
In Kern, Tulare and Fresno counties.
Among those from Los Angeles were ]. e.
Yoakum and family, John L. Parkovich, B.
A. stephens, formerly editor of the Pomona
Progress and city editor of the evening En-
prcss.
Mr.. Yoakum, who has made his mark as a
real estate operator at Los Angeles, was for
fourteen years resident of this city before
going to Los Angeles, and is as familiar
with Tulare and Kern county lands as he is
with his watch fob or right hand pocket. He
aud his constituency are now buying lands
and $40 six months since. Mr.. ParkOvich
has Just purchased two sections of fine land
at or near Delano, and is hesitating over the
purchase of two OF three sections more on
the boundary line between Kern and Tu-
iare.
have wandered from my text, viz.
"Tulare." AS you will observe I have left
off the CITY, that has l9ng since nlts become
yada county, Boise City in Idaho, Butte
In California, Sioux City, City of Six, Vir-
ginia City. aud the devil knows how many
q mushroom growth. Consequently we
drop the 'City"in speaking of Tulare, one
of the prettiest. best built and sprightliest
interior towns in the State. The growth of
fly and taste displayed in building up
solidly-buil brick town, on the site of the
town burned out two years ago, is lasting
monument to the enterprise of her citizens
now in course of erection, with their iron and
plate glass fronts, would be q credit to any
portion of Los Angeles or San Francisco,
and speaks volumes for their enterprising
of Tulare. While the old residents Of this
county are conscious OF the boom just COM
ing on, that will In few years force
che owners of large tracts to divide up
holdings, they appear to be anxious to see
the bona fds settler come in, and with that
true Southern hospitality, that knows no
bounds, they welcome newcomers with
open arms and do all In their power to as
eist them in getting homes cheaper than
they can be had elsewhere on the Pacific
Coast. The bes lands for fruits, vines and
agricultural products can be had within five
or ten miles0, the Southern Pacific railroad
Or along the survey of the Santa Fe, for from
$40 to $15 an acre. There are several Los
angeles nsIs snd sc
tracts of from 500 to 1000 acres on specula-
Non and for colony purposes
An hours drive over the vast orchards
y large farmers and fruit growers, viii con.
vince the most skeptical of the quality of
the soil, facilities for irrigating and its pos
sibilities under this genial climate. The
komes, and are constantly writing to their
friends in the East to come.
THE DUMMIES MUST 90.
The second rabbit drive took place here
last Friday. and was attended by at least
1000 people. 1t resulted IN killing be-
structive parts. The writer attended aud
participated in the sport until sur
fetted with the. fun and exhausted
by welding the club. Az. the Gordon of
preached the ends of the wings Of the wire
fence, enclosing part Of some sixty acres,
the rabbits became 90 thick 1t was an easy
matter to kill them with a club Your cor,
valued in In good shape.
The correspondent of the Evening Err
press, who at first thought the exercise was
almost too violent for hot day, was not
there were at least one thousand men and
boys swinging their clubs right and left like
q real old-fashioned shindy on the Erie
Canal. Something over thousand Of these
iope.eared rodents gained the corral,
which enclosed about half an acre of ground.
Before the killing commenced, three pho
tOg raphers took picture OF them and the
crowd who were waiting with their clubs
for the slaughter, The chase after them
along the wings of the wire fence, however,
was the most exciting. When they
would run .ou1snt under i9s tas bSggies smd
invisible wire fence, then the boys would
go for them IN good shape. The most
laughable part OF the performance was to
each one missing his mark. four or FIVE
times and falling headl0ng In squirrel
hole or over the punches of weeds. The
sport wound up with a barbecue near the
Geld of fun
FUTURE RABBIT DRIVES.
Another drive takes place at Fresno to-
morrow and another seven miles west OF
this place som time next week. 1t Is ru-
mored there will be drive at Antelope
valley in week or two and that there will
to Rosamond or Lancaster. Money expend-
ed in these drives will do more good in rid
ding the country OF these destructive ro-
dents than any other way. 1t is estimated
that the drives made in this county and
Kern lately have resulted in the killing of
y at least 20, 900 rabbits, and that the drives
now contem plated will take in as many
more. These rabbits would consume as
much pasturage and devastate the country
more than that many head of sheep or
cattle, and they would also destroy more
trees and vines in one year than the cost of
Kidding the country of them by frequent
rode0s. A gentleman from Beeps great
cattle ranch on the TETON, tells me the rab-
bits consume more alfillaria than the If
teen thousand head of cattle now being
herded there.
Before closing must mention the cour-
tesy extended to Los Angeles people. who
are here looking up the country, by Col.
T. g. Harris, who publishes the Standard at
this place. The Colonel has met with such
q grand success here he Is now about to get
Into larger building where he can open
out with a full-hedged daily. His material,
engine and presses are all new, and he will
make the daily what the weekly has been,
frst class paper and valuable medium
for Los Angeles business men to advertise
In The Colonel copies literally from Los
Angeles papers, as he believes the interests
OF the two places are identical, and it
would not injure the interests of Los
Angeles papers to reciprocate.
THEoPHILAs.