Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-18
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over the world. 1t is an admirable
movement on the part OF those who nave
the interests of that State at heart,
This publication is carried on with
generous liberality. 1t advertises Los
Angeles county as well as those OF
Multnomah and Marion. Here is the
way it lauds the glorious climate of the
semi-tropic and the resources thereof;
To within short time past lower CAL
ifornia has felt the effects OF the new
movement more than any other part OF
the Coast. 1t was but natural that lts
cloudless skies should be the first to at
tract the refugee from the inhospitable
climate of the East. Weary OF heat and
cold. of thunderstorm, blizzard and cy-
clone. he luxuriated in its eternal sun
shine and gentle breezes.
In its way Southern California is I'M
doubleday perfect, and without 1t the "a
cific coast would not be that perfect home
for all degrees and conditions of men,
which it undoubtedly is. 1t is the land
of climate, pure and simple. 10 him
who is able to invest in climate, VINO
does not need to earn living, who mas
bid farewell to all the ambitions OF LIE,
and is content to live simply to live, or
who is SO near death that he hnds 1t nee
essary to devote his time to living, 1t GER
tainly offers inducements not offered by
any other part of the Coast, or OF the
United States.
But to most men work is necessity,
either for the reason that to live they
must earn the means of living, or that
idleness is itself burden. To these
Southern California offers no induce
ments. The orange may flourish, but
under its cloudless sky the grains, that
are not only the staff OF life but also the
foundation of trade and commerce,
wither and die, and he who would sue
ceesfully engage in the more active pur-
suits of life, must seek land Whero the
unfailing harvest follows the seed-tlme.
Such land, in its perfection. is not
| found, until the southern boundary Of
Or egon is crossed, and the land watered
by the Columbia river is reached.
OF course the Webfoot pamphlet if
dead right as to the perfectness OF oui
climate; assuredly it is "dead off" as te
the productiveness of our soil. The
grains do not all wither and die here
not by great deal. 1t was only yester
day that the HERALD published statistics
showing that in Los Angeles county
alone there are now growing 100000
acres of wheat and barley. The city o
Los Angeles consumes half million
centals of barley per annum, all OF which
is grown in the country around. Afte
providing feed and seed for CUR own use
the county produces half million cen
tails of barley for export. 1t is no rare
thing here to thresh twenty-five sack
of barley per acre. The figures pub
lished in the HERALD show that thii
county's wheat crop this year will bt
one million centals. Twenty sacks az
acre is not considered extraordiusr!
among our farm ers. Besides this, Lo
Angeles yields enormous crops of corn
Oats and rye also flourish here. Gu
alfalfa meadows yield six and even eigh
crops of hay a year. The writer yester
day saw an alfalfa meadow of 100 acres
off which the first crop had just beer
cut. 1t amounted to three enormous
stacks. In month there will be {
second crop on this land. In July tbs
third crop will be ready for the mower
That alfalfa crop is like the poets
brook-"it goes on and on forever
By its eide was wheat field OF l,20(
acres. 1t was as fine a crop as evel
grew out Of the ground. 1t will average
ten to fifteen centals per acre. On the
other side of the alfalfa field was a bar
ley field, about ready for the reaper.
Then, alfalfa is not the only crop thai
is harvested here several times year
If man can make living off any soil
it is ours. Three crops year may be
gathered from our irrigated lands. A
crop of corn and one of potatoes may be
harvested from the same land withou
irrigation. Peas, string beans, tomatoes
and similar crops ripen eacf
month in the year. Oregon il
good country, where agriculture
is rather more profitable in its returnf
than in Illinois or Kansas; but that il
| MI tlldb Cdl no CldlLuou lOI Illo NouiGO
State. That section has a less severe
climate than the Northwestern States
much less severe.
But one does not feel inclined to gay
a word of adverse criticism on section
where people show such pluck, energy
and wisdom in the business Of attracting
immigration to their State, and the
developing of its resources. Here is a
valuable object lesson to us, who of late
have become very remiss in this duty oil
advertising our attractive climate and
rich resources. Not a 1.-THE oil
these resources are yet developed.
From all sides there are going out
Just such false statements as those in the
Oregon pamphlet. 1t is but just retribu-
ton that we should suffer from these
malign influences, if we prove toe
niggard Of our means or too laggard in
energy to send ten contradictions after
every false word told to the detriment oil
our interests. This section never before
stood in more need of advertising.
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MISS SIBYL SANDERsoN, the new prima