Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-29

ter on Southern California. written 10y a
we'll known Brattlehoro man who ha, spent
the fall and winter in that section
Los ANGELES, June >. ~
You wished me TO say something about
| California Wcl will try to tell YOU what
| think Of it from what have seen in the
last six months. My observation. however.
has been confined to Los Angeles county,
! which have looked over pretty thorough
! ly. The state has long stretch uf sea
coast, reaching from Oregon to Mcxico. %
| distance Of over SOO milcs-and within tins
distance you can iiud a variety Of climate:
| from Siskiyou to san Diego you will find
about the same difference "a, from Maine to-
| Floridn ON the Atlantic. los Angeles coun
! ty is favorahly situated ln the south being
| hemned in hv mountains and lying ON the
! southwest side uf the san Bcrnardinn range
| The principal part Of the area of the cpuu
| ty consists of a great plain called the san
! Bernardino valley. 1t is not however. %
/ valley, but a slope which gradually rises
| from the ocean to the mountains, distance
| Of about - miles Near the middle Of this
| slope i, what is called the San Gabriel val
| ley. Here is the old Mission and the great
| winery, the home Of Ramona surround
ed 10y vineyard, which stretch ont for mile,
in all directions. Some Of the old adobe
houses remain. inhabited 10y sleepy Mevican-
| who seem uhlivionS to the fact that the ten
| d"rIout has taken possession of the country.
! About half way from San Gabriel To- the
ocean is the city Of 10, Angeles Running
! through the county are two lines Of rail
| road, the Southern Pacific aud the Santa FL
route. On the former j, located the town
! "l lolh"hh, about 81" Iullea from los I'm
! srle0 ON the latter eleht miles from Los
| Angeles Is the crown "l the valley. Ia'
aiena, beautiful place oi some l2,OuO in
hahitanto. WITH ITS large orange groves
and vineyards 1t can b" hkenrd only To- AN
immense garden. large number "i Yer
mpnters reside here Ih" raymond over.
looks the town, ami II" saloons are allowed
WITHIN the limits "l the ritN. Ntlll iurther
| up the santa f" line Is Monrovia. town OF
the loot hill9' winch "Nrrl""k' a large area.
! MI pl these towns are surrounded Toy stake,
AMI posts with signs marking prospective
streets and whatever way You turn you are
ir"nted 10y the real estate agent GdNertl9"
ment Informing you where You can procure
| the best lots l"r the least money
The climate is all that can hr asked Tor,
ana M all the eNtravhshnt phrases "l the
boomers has not been over estimated
| With the ocean "m one side aud th" ~up"
capped mountains ON the other, there i~
ht''e Nhrlal'"" ir'" 'HN To IaN. In tl' tl'
'i''"lI- I"' '"" ''''5 ''''' u"l n''-"' Nl'n
" coon ni''ze from 'nr '"'"''''",' "''''"
t'hIuAuy hlr7 Out ann 10y h''' IT. j. very
NOT linen th' N''l '"'n n-r> ann '"II'-"
ui- hree@' "l""' t'"'I'' lu' mountains
from the ocean. This c"ntlune, until after
dark. The nights are cool, and 1t is "a Won
deriul place t. sleep. Every day is alike.
! with a tlpudlc-~ sky and plrlnc- are never
postponed ON account "I lh' weather me
mean temperature III summer ], san I" h'
~ anu III WINTER ~ me 'IiN ''S'-I''
dhle weather !, "h'h IL rams III "i"'''
thrh II IS Hu'd4. 1t ia' NOT iAi"'' nov
Tor SIX weeks anu VIII n"' PI""hi'! aS"'"
until next December. cannot however,
recommend TINS country l" any one aTH'itI
with asthma or rheumatism. Any one VINO
ever mas rhcul'Ii''''' w III SuI,'i 'i"'' 1t "'ic
IN the WINTER months ana nave met ,'N'
RAJ hslll'lhtl'N WI" t'>'lN Ii't' lu'H nav
i"uhd II" rrilei III southern '"iInih''
have not been Tree from asthma aIay since
! arrived here.
The SOL Is wonderfully pr"lu'uNe' ana
needs nothing Gui water To- raise any crop
that grows IN the L hitrI states except cot
ton, rice and sugar cane, Ihrre are two
Kinds "l soil one Is sandy ana l. "dapte'
/" grapes ahd oranges lh' olh'i Is me
dark lnaIh called alone ann i alhpl'd t'
all KINDS pl gram crops ana N'E"lh''rN ne
sand hanks Nh"" lhhJ the >'ii Is water hr
P'Sit' AMI possibly the ocean once washed
the mountain sides. bringing down mineral
and vegetable deposits ana hII'nE TINS vast
basin with rI'h sol get tins notion
from finding large beds "i rlam shells ~
the adobe mud over 10" ieet above the ocean
| have specimens taken from such hed
that entirely different -UtiItt4. and
color from shells n"N l"und IN the water
The crops consist "t Alfalfa barley ami
some wheat hut the principal production
Is iruit grapes ORANGES. iSN' olives lem
nnN, peaches AMI NnaIl lruitN. 'ihpy, are
sold AT the winery lni from -" Z" Sl' per
ton and pay from ;'o To So per acre Or
anSes pay ah"ut 80" per acre Hllei a'"ul
five years growth. Oranges need a good
N"ll, irrigation. AMI constant cultivation.
Grapes are raised WITH less work, heed H."
water, nut nave I" hr tuIllNhl'h III lhr
spring. rug trees hrsln l." bear ihr hr-t
year after planting, and increase IA Sue Tor
hltN years. fls7 hrins >'u per ton ana an
acre ten years old viii produce elEht tons.
They have Just begun I" plant the "Ilve and
1t is not yet known what can he done with
At hut the prospect Is that 1t can he made
very profitable crop. small fruits "i all
kinds are easily raised, AMI are prepared
for market 10y crystalzlng, canning and
drying. Alfalfa pays we'll Tour, and some
times five, crops being raised IN one year
Barley Is cut IN the milk, and makes the
best horse feed. Vegetables oi all kinds
are excellent and cheap The Chinese have
a monopoly IN market gardening they
produce supply OF everything except l".
tatoes. Potatoes are shipped from the
north and east Meats are cheap and not
I..t Ia. Is4-t o.
best beef comes from the east. The pork
/ Is DOOR. The mutton is raised here aud Is