The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-03-17
Los ANGELES.



even of our city:
MARLBOROUGH HOTEL. }
Los Angeles, Cal. Feb II, 1883. {
My Dear Doctor;
suppose you are beginning TO get
over the extreme cold weather which
seems to have struck all localities east
of the Rockies; and even on the Pa
eitie slopes in some portions. So can
tell You what this part of the world is
If you and | had come here two years
ago with $4,000 and planted il in
acres, we would have more money
than we could know what to do with.
Where am writing is two and three
fourths miles from the eentre of the
city as laid out--6 miles square. Ten
or twelve years ago acres were worth
not over $25; and two years ago pro-
bably $3.50. To-day they are holding
it at $4,000 and upwards per acre !;
and in the centre of the city 100000
an acre, which could have been bought
five years ago for $1,000. 1t is won
derful to see how the prices have been
put up and held here though they
are much higher than the population
would justify as actual value, in the
absence of manufactures, &c. But
they are going ahead with improve
ments, sewers, streets, buildings, rail-
roads, &c, spending millions of dollars,
as If there was no end to the money.
Just one item before the council now
for million dollars to make a sewer.
The population is 10000; but | pre-
sumo ii will continue to increase until
the number is fabulous. Deep water
within 500 feet of the bcach--60 feet
and thcn $50 feet short distance OF,
A deep canyon from the ocean run
ming right up to land has been discoy-
cred, and will probably result in ma
king this the thoroughfarc Of the
worlds commerce. They have the
town staked off now TO accommodate
two millions, and for fifteen miles
around enough more mapped and
staked to hold five millions. Humid
reds Of people have made large for
tunes and hundreds more will do the
same.
The reaction has set in, with few or
no sales in the city, because the de-
mand has stopped. But owners arc
stiff in figures; and presume in few
months the game will be playing again
as briskly as ever. Last year $780,
100000 of transfers were made here
and in San Diego, San Bernardino
Santa Barbara, etc. $900O0,0O0 more
viii not attempt to describe to you
the marvels of production. 1t would
seem fabulous. They continue to
plant and rcplant throughout the year.
and the soil seems to have no cxhaus-
tion. Four crops of grapes, six TO
eight crops of clover (sometimes six
teen tons annual production per acre.,
vegetables of all kinds all the time.
with lemons, lines and oranges bear
ing all the time; bananas, fine toma-
toes, Strawberries, cauliilowers, peas,
radishes, lettuce, etc. every month.
This winter has been unprecedented
here; such as nobody rccolleets; with
90 freezes, some as much as half an
inch. Yet it does not seem to have
effected any considerable damage; and
the trees and plants and vegetables
are bursting forth like II is with you
last of March. 1t is perfect here in the
day time, 65 in shade, S5 in sun, and
cool at night down to 80. And the
Summers, am told, are beautiful,
scarcely a night in which it is not
pleasant to sleep under a blanket.
would advise you, as the cost is
small, TO make round trip about
St00) that you come out here next
Summer, and go to san Francisco, San
Diego, etc. Your ticket will cover all
points. Contracts for money are with
out limit, and the land gamblers pay
high, 3 and 4 per cent. month some
times, on good security. No trouble
in getting good loans at Is to 1S per
cent. on long time. The bankers are
coming fortunes. | have never seen
anything surprising the climate and
surroundings. There are places on the
foot hills where no frost ever comes.
Usually half dozen frosts during the
winter here which do not even check
the growing vegetable very singu-
lar thing to me. These freezes did not
stop the brnssel sprouts, artiehoke and
caulflower this winter. The scenery
cannot be equalled. Tropical all around
for fifty miles, and the mountains in
every direction, 5000 to 10000 feet,
crowned with deep snow. In january
and February about twelve inches
rainfall, and only very little after
wards in showers. There are oceans
of water, however, artesian and other
kinds for all purposes, irrigation in
cluded, and cheap.
None of His Funeral.
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