The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-12

MARKED DEGENERATION c. a ONCE
PROSPER OUS PLACE.
The Boom Was Only Temporary. and the
Reaction Has Set In some o. the Trials
Of Ostrich Farming. and Two Iallacies
About o~frichc-.

I. year. ago Then the town was IN TIA.
d. multi Of prosperity. 4 boom from the
u east had swept over southern California
e- and the storm center was this City of
e. the Angels. Eastern capital joined IN
TO here and eastern men llocked 90 this sec
NJ ton hy the thousands Real estate
jumped to points far beyond its intrinsic
d. value. and BUYERS were both reckless
81 and numerous The spirit of specull-
81 lion was abroad and land WIS the one
b marketable commodity 10 seemed that
p people couldn't get enough Of &c. Like
Col. Sellers eve water. the more they
: had. the more they wanted The result
'i was that out near tine foothills. mile.
Do away from town. farm lands were cat
mp into city lots and freely sold. The
transactions in real estate were so.sc-
b thing enormous. Shrewd men made
lots Of money 10y quick turn. they spent
it freely, and for q time mo- city in the
wide world throve as did Los Angeles
Business of all kinds participated in the
fictitious glory of thc land. Not q store
or dwelling was vacant in the entire
town. and the supply by no means
equalod the domanil Buildings flew up
To- accommodate the incoming crowds in
search Of the golden hccceaud great was ]
the JOY Of the residents
But the reaction came with startling /
suddenness. Quickly as the boom APP
pcared- just $50 quickly dad il vanish.
/ The bottom fell ont of the bucket in "a
] q "a
Of Yesterday turned into % severe and
settled state of the blues 10 need NOT
hoe said. however. than Los Angeles is
now dead or even sleeping The boom.
while it lasted. helped not % little. II
gave such am impetus To building. and
SO urged the march Of improvement
that this vicinity lsmuch lreer and
finer and richer than 10 was three wear.
ago. People from the east have erected
elaborate homes here Business men
have invested largely in lasting improve.
ments. and there i3a certain stir and go
TO the community that ARGUES well for
the future But the struggle is coine to
be mighty hard one. A walk thgoueh
the streets of Los Angeles reveal, an
alarming array Of ITO Let's" and TIM
real estate Offices not forever closed are
allmIng in their profcr of splendid lots
and fine lands for astonishuelp small 4
sums of money Seller. however al. I,
many and buyers few.
For my pant cannot scc how los An
geles can ever hope to be really great. ip :.
a manufacturing or even commercial !,
sense, nor can the many men in all con.
ditions Of life with whom lAye talked .
give any reasonable hope for that wished
for consummatim They have here -.
nelthcrwood more coal and therei8nomu
material % be developed rs the skillet
artisan A beautiful appearing farming %
COUNTRY IN winter. yes and clmatea 90
orely as poets dream. bat water IL.
earfully scarce, transportation is incon ''
enient and costly. common labor /.
ugh. and the yicissiiudc; Of the farmer
many Nothing can bee grown cApept bl "'
.rlgauon. Oranges viii mot produc IL"
nill they have brad five wears growth
'heat Is an unknown quantity except b.. l''
eriain valleys and the dreamer ISL. W.
bought California "a hnd Of milk apa 'D
oncy where tlc hs and thr palm. th. %
live and the date. merely awaited b. '"'
luckme. finds Iii. 90 be % weary work
lay world after an we
drove yesterday ont e. kcniwonh- pr,
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returns money could be- made lido vi,.to
''''"' money nor do either Of the Cmca
p TWO ostrich farmers In California.
l NE the novelty of the occupation.
healihiul and interesting. donot \ Cd
" why Ike %. tor the ostrich Is ~, 80
ID ana vicious bird IL will as readily -. ''-
,k and kill the imam who FOOLS !, ''i '''''
: "'s "S INC stranger 10 kicks for uuobi,
ana docs al us damage with it, cent, ?
non H+- lrtt Inc ostrich pro little "a