Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-06
"REDENDO BEACH,
How California is Damaged by False
Statements.

Statements.
The following article from the Boston
Christian Witness illustrates the damage
done to California by the reckless state
ments made by boomers"
There is widespread religious interest
in the churches of Southern California
Revivals are very general and conversions
numerous. The downfall of speculation
has been the uprising of spirituality
Southern California is taking on more
healthy spirit, and in the near future will
be moving forward, not with crazy frenzy,
but with intelligent steadiness. And, in
the meantime, the churches will become
more spiritual, and thus be able to mould
and fashion the masses who may fill this
land.
Speculation has been promoted by all
kinds of deception. Towns which never
had an existence, except in name, have
been reported in Eastern papers as flourish
ing cities, and people urged to purchase
lots, with view to large profits. We were
greatly Inundated a few days ago, in read
ing an article in the October number of the
Cha,aauqUen, in which 'Redendo Beach,
place where a Chautauqua Assembly is
sought to be established, was described.
The writer says:
The Assembly usually held a. Long
Beach, Southern California, has been trans
ferred to Redendo Beach, sixteen miles
southwest from Los Angeles, on beauti-
full cove of the Pacific Ocean. The Assem-
bly, has $3.50, 600 worth of property in the
city before which it lies. The buildings in
course of erection are ON large campus,
finely terreced, with amphitheater in the
center. The latter is inclosed in brick,
surrounded by gallery, and furnished
with opera chairs, with a seating capacity
of four thousand. The Hall of Philosophy
is copied after the one at Chsutauaua, save
that the architecture is Corinthian There
is splendid gymnasium and a children's
temple. A hotel costing $3.50 600 is build
ing, and altogether the outlook for grand
ChautauQua is magnificent
How this account got into the Cltd1ttdas-
guam and why the projectors of this scheme
should have allowed this report TO go out
uncontradicted, is marvel to u.s. Here,
we are told, is city before which lies
S250000 worth of property belonging to
the Assembly. Here is finely-terraced
campus, in the center of which is an
amphitheater' inclosed in brick sur.
rounded by gallery and furnished with
opera chairs, with a seating capacity of
4000,' not one item CT which was found
within ten miles of the place. Then there
is Hall of Philosophy, copied after the
one at Chautauqua,' with a splendid gym
nasium and chiidren's temple All these
are represented as being done, when not a
brick was laid. not a foot of timber had
been erected, and the whole city, so-called,
was as destitute of any of these buildings
including the $3.50, 900 hotel-as desert of
flowers II you may except few scattered
tents.
'Such things are not only damaging to
the country, but to the cause of religion, in
the interests of which this Chautaucua
movement claims to be carried on.
"If lots have been sold at Redendo on
these Misrepresentation of the Chaauast-
guam, we hope the purchasers may realize
their expectations, but the outlook is not
fatteriDg for SUCH"