Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-23
Tho True Line OF development


Tho True lime Of Developments.
Times are little quiet here in real cs-
tate circles as compared with what was
doing a year ago and up to the close Of
1887. Now, let not any person unirlend-
ly to Los Angeles be too hasty to rise in
his place and cry out, 81 told you 30,
the boom Is bursted." The fact Is We
have never had any boom in this Soc
ton, and are not likely to have. A boom
Ineans unjustiiiable initiation Of prices,
rash speculation, and inconsiderate de-
velopment which reaches beyond the
needs Of the immediate present. Nothing
OF this sort has taken place here yct.
As for Los Angeles city, build
Ing Improvement, development Of
all sorts is going forward at a
decidedly rapid pace. The HERALD
few days since gave itcmized state
ments which showed business blocks Of
solid brick and mortar, each from three
to six stories in height, whose aggregate
cost Is over six millionsof dollars. In the
line Of public improvements tho same
article chronicled enterprises whose total
cost will equal as much more money.
Now, city which has improvements
under way to the extent of 10 round a
sum as twelve millions of dollars. cannot
be said to be dull. The exhibit referred
toignores what Is being done in the way Of
residence building. Tho city embraces
an area OF thirty-six square miles; nearly
an equs' surface Is embraced in strictly
suburban residence property. In all
this vast scope OF territory, where can one
20 and fail to hear the musical fall OF tho
carpenters hammer and the hum OF his
busy saw? Houses are rising mp in all
directions by the score an2 by the
hundred, In spite OF all this activity,
where is there store vacant or decent
house for rent which is not taken before
the sun goes down on its untenanted
roof?
II one leaves Los Angeles city and
goes out into any good town in this sec
ton he will find the same conditions pre-
vailing everywhere. There may be towns,
so-called, where things arc dull, where
they are more than dull. But these arc
only towns Ia name. They arc the paper
towns which constitute in all the past era
Of excitement, the one feature furnishing
the least reason for regret. But we pass
them by. eH
Leaving the cities and towns, whore
everything is so satisfactory and progress
Bive, the country is at present the
true field for more earnest and vigorous
development. In every household there
IL much complaint because OF the high
cost OF all the necessaries of life. People
are a little prone to lament this condition
Of our section at the moment. But
this Is phrase which has its
bright, encouraging side as we'll as
its unsatisfactory aspect. Ii the
high cost of eggs, butter, poultry, vega-
tables and fruit, works little hardship
to the dweller in the city or town who is
forced to pay the steep prices 10, each
dish on his dinner table, he should 60
into the country on to the farms whore
NIL these good things are grown, and
study the more than jubiant tone OF
spirit with which the honest granger
bears the inAiction OF good market for
his produce
Here is little history Six monthp
ago newcomer from the frozsn wilds ol
Wisconsin found himself placed in the
midst OF one of our hower-clad plains.
He had some four thousand dollars,
the hard savings OF laborious Ike.
With this he bought about twenty acres
Of fine land under an irrigating ditch.
lie built modest cottage, bored well,
bought team and other small accesso-
res OF such farmers existence. lie
proceeded in good time TO plant crop
OF potatoes on part OF his farm, the res.
he sowed to barley. lie owed about
five hundred dollars when hs was done.
In these mid-ATay days he has harvested
three hundred dollars worth OF barley
hay and one hundred dollars worth oi
potatoes. He is now irrigating
his land for second crop, part
potatoes, part corn. He will
harvest as much more in value for these
crops in the coming six months. Mean
time he sells daily to his less industrious
neighbors all sorts OF vegetables. He
has several solts of fruit trees planted
and they are ali doing well. Yesterday
as he spoke Of his good prospects ke re-
marked that there were himself and kis
son to do all the work aad they earn IN
dong odd jobs with the help Of their
team enough to support the family. He
iurth'r said that he was only beginning
70 learn what his little farm will
10; that his next neighbor picks
up five dozen eggs day, which sell for
one dollar. Two or three time "a month
he fells crate of poultry for six or
ae en- dollars. "Nor'," he continued,
81 shall make a good chicken yard ehd
7ct apart couple Of acres for ycscta-
bic garden" nnthis programme our