Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-25
The Future Secure.

The Future Secure.
Not in ten years has the outlook fol
taking long stride ahead been 80 brigh
in Los Angeles city and county, and il
the whole area of the Semi-Tropics, as i
is to-day. This applies to all branches
of growth and development. Until now
our future has been to some extent prob.
lematic, and our industries have bee.
in large degree tentative. There were
80 many people who were loud in theil
expression of the opinion that we had
few elements of real growth, Of perma-
nent progress and of remuneratiye devel-
opment in this section, that their outgiv-
ings had more or less influence upon
all. Now these faint-hearted, doubling
Thomases find their occupation gone,
and gone forever. There is no longer a
sane man who can be found to play in
the role of a Jeremiah touching oul
section or this city which stands as the
true exponent of all its marvellous at
fractions and elements of permanent
prosperity. Were a prophet of such
type to start up amongst US, his wailing'
would be utterly disregarded. Fol
nearly all the industries on
which our continued growth depend
have got beyond their experimental
stage. Moreover we have learned to q
nicely just where to carry on each Of
our varied industries.
Oranges, lemons and lines stand easily
at the head Of the list of enterprises for
which in the entire area of the American
Union. the region around Los Angeles
must always be noted. For a century
these trees have been successfully raised
here, and for fifty years their fruits
have been sent to market and
their profits returned to the
growers in very plethoric measure.
In times past. $1,000 per acre has not
been thought wond, I'll result from the
marketing of the oranges from an acre OF
ground. To-day the m an who has five
acre patch OF oranges OF the proper sort
and in the right place, and takes care Of
them, may confidently expect to pocket
$500 as the net profit from his trees. IT
is most highly probable that in fifty years
there will not be any diminution of this
net result.
Grapes for wine, for ship
ment to the east in their natural form or
for curing into raisins or currants come
next to the citrus family of fruits. The
culture of the vine for these uses is
another industry about whose perma-
nency and profit there is no longer any
place for question. The matter is settled
and settled most emphatically in our
favor. The man who owns vineyard
may look for all time to come to reap
profit of from 500 to $500
per acre net profit. The amount depends
on where his vines are planted, what sort
they are, how he cares for them and
what use he makes of the crop. If they
are the commonest wine sorts and he sells
them to the wineries he will get the low
est price. If they are the best raisin
sorts and he cures them himself he may
confidently hope to bank the highest
amount named.
There are great many other sorts of
fruits whose most successful culture in
this section is matter practically and
emphatically settled in our favor. The
profits to be derived from nuts, olives.
the deciduous fruits of all sorts and from
small fruits or berries, are nearly as
astonishing as those from the more am
bilious ventures of the orange grower or
vigneron. And when we descend to such
prosaic and plebeian pursuits as those of
haymaking, grain growing and vege-
table raising, still the Semi Tropics stand
Tar ahead ofany otter region of the earth.
From alfalfa patches our farmers crop
$50 worth of hay year. They grow crops
of potatoes and crops Of corn off the same
land during the same year.
The entire country must become to a
large extent dependent upon this section
for fruits, wines, grapes, nuts, olives, oil
and for fresh vegetables. Already we ship
two thousand cars of oranges, many thou
sands of cars Of other fruit, a marvellous
amount Of wine, potatoes, cabbage, peas,
beams and all sorts of fruits and vegeta.
Dles to the East. With each year this