Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23
Here is the High Road to Pros
peFi1V.

the way Of preliminary steps tending to
the development of the resources OF this
county. The most important things ac-
complished by the great speculative ex'
element were the partial segregation oil
the big ranches and the making known
of our resources and of the attractions oil
the section to the outside world. Thous-
ands and tens of thousands OF acres OF
the lands of this county were purchased
from the original owners by large syndi-
Gates, who cut the territory into
small farms suitable to the needs OF
actual settlers. Much Of this territory
was sold in these small subdivisions to
actual settlers, and much more was sold
to people who intend at day not far re-
mote to settle on their possessions and
develop the resources that lie in the
soil. Also thousands and tens of thous-
ands in all parts of the Union were made
intimately acquainted with the facts re-
garding this section and the possibilities
of it. Note that in all this there has
been very little actual advance made.
All, or nearly all this is preliminary
work. The segregation of the big
ranches into small farms does
not plant them to oranges
nor produce any other sort of crops.
Neither does the spreading abroad of the
story of our attractions at once fill the
valley with actual and permanent set
tiers. Here is the mistake we are max
ing lust now. The great speculative era
is for the present passed. Is that all there
was in the whole business? Now that
bass bands, big flags, wild-voiced auc-
tioneers and sales of lots at auction are
passed, shall we sit and look at our
possessions produce malva and nettles
for all coming time, and neither plant
tie lands ourselves nor try to dispose OF
them to such people as will develop their
riches? However unwisely others
may answer these queries, there
| is here one company whose
views and methods are in a wiser
vein. The Redondo and Inglewood pee
pie are not blind spectators. They saw
in Redondo and Inglewood property in
which there lay great latent possibilities.
They purchased there lands not to let
them lie idle for an indefinite time, but
to develop their resources at once. Here
! is the most charming seaside resort in
any part of the broad universe. Here is
what can be made an excellent harbor
for ships, where a large commerce may
be developed. Here are thousands of
acres of the best soil on the globe, smiled
on by the sunniest skies that shine
out of the heavens. There are possiDi-
lities here which the wise, experienced
and practical men who have put their
money in the venture see. But they do
not propose to sit idly by and wait like
the famous Micaw Der for another boom
to turn up. Boom or no boom, here is
an enterprise with great future before
it. And all hands are as busy as nailers
getting things in shape to bring out all
there is in the property. Wharves are
being built, a hotel is about to be
erected, railroads in several directions
are planned for tomorrow or next day.
There has only been the merest
beginning made OF developing the
resousces of any part OF this
section. 1t remains with those
OF US here to dc the work of devel-
opment. The Redondo people are not
trying to sell sites for seaside villas on
promises for the future. They are not
trying to put actual settlers on their
lands by telling of exploits of the distant
future. They are doing a great deal of
actual work, saying nothing about what
they intend to do next year, and not try
ing very hard to induce others to take
their property off their hands. 1t is the
opinion of these men that the proper way
to develop is to develop. They do not
propose to await the result of some for
tuitous influence to create value
and market for what they
have to sell. Their property has value
intrinsic to itself, and they propose to
make this value patent to all beholders.
This is their way of creating market.
Men and boomers, one and all, this is
the way to bring back the days of pros
perity and active movement. If you will
all emulate the fine example of this en-
ergetic, enterprising and sagacious syn
dictate, we shall not for single moment
bemoan the dullness of the times.