Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-10
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Southern california.

rom LOS Angeles, Oh tuo Oahta TO
branch from Los Angeles, it is remark
ably strong evidence of what may be
done in Los Angeles county, and in
comparatively brief time. It is generally
thought that the near neighborhood OF
the ocean makes it impossible to raise
oranges and the other citrus fruits. As
a matter of fact, the extensive orange
grove at Inglewood is one of the
thriftiest in California, although it is only
q few miles from the ocean in a direct
line. There is not the sign of scale
bug around the place, and the fruit is |
notable for its fine flavor, bright color
and general excellence. When these
orange trees were first planted out, every
body supposed that Inglewood was tit
only for sheep or cattle range, and a.
laugh of derision went up all over the
Southern country at the Quixotic at
tempt. The people who might have
bought lands on the Centinela for few
dollars, and failed to do so, now laugh on
the other side of their faces.
The town of 1nglewood proper consists
of lovely orchard of four hundred and
eighty acres, laid out in convenient ave-
nues, aligned by orange, lemon, lime,
eucalyptus and pepper trees. The girth
of some Of the eucalyptus trees is some
thing out of the common. To grow such
trees in the East would take four-fold
the time needed here. Inglewood proper
is surrounded by splendid avenue one
hundred and forty feet wide, and is trav-
ersed by cemented sidewalks. Additions
have been made to the orchard portion
of the town. Artesian water has been
pumped to every quarter OF it, and is
conveyed in iron pipes all round the
tract. The only difference between the
old and new portions of Inglewood is
that, in the latter, the purchaser grows his
own plantation according to his fancy,
while in the former they have been
already grown with excellent judgment
and good taste.
Up till the other day Inglewood boast
ed the handsomest school house in Los
Angeles county, erected at cost of over
$4,000. 1t was burned down, but will be
replaced at once. The hotel is quite a
handsome edifce, and will be ready fol
occupancy in few weeks. The Ingle.
wood depot is a Datty and attractive
building, while the residences and bust
ness places are many of them of very
ambitious cast. Take the place for all
in all, it is model of bright, progress
i've and go.ahead American town, with
the orange. lime, lemon, eucalyptus and
pepper trees to give it a semi-tropical
and poetical flavor. Amongst the resi-
dents of Inglewood are John G. Free
mont, who has an elegant home there
and Ex-Governor Sheldon, Of Louisiana
who has invested quite extensively il
lots, blocks and buildings.
The water supply for Inglewood il
drawn from series of artesian wells, s
portion of their output being distributed
by gravitation for purposes of irrigation
| while the rest is pumped up to three
, million gallon reservoir on the hill. l
t is of most excellent quality and NOR
than abundant in quantity for any pur
{ poses of the colony. Near this reservoi
q the Freeman College of Applied Science
will be erected.
q One of the interesting adjuncts o
Inglewood is flower and plant nursery
which is presided over by Mr.. Hattel
n a most accomplished florist. Here ar,
: being grown in hothouse, in order t.
r force them to a more rapid growth, th,
! plants, ferns and ornamental shrubs
: that will ornament the Redondo Beacl
! drives and grounds. This nursery i
3 now owned by the company, although
. originally it was project of Mrs. Johl
G. Fremont and other ladies. On tn
3 collapse of the great boom they wer
, badly scared, and the company took tn
) plant off their hands, and congratulate,
! themselves on having done 40, as the.
are actually making money by the trans
action. Last month, in addition to grow
, ing all their own plants, they shippe'
, five hundred dollars worth of roses
{ grown in the open air, to Philadelphia
and they expect to make $40, 900 yea
from the sale in the East of roses ant
, other flowers grown in the open air, be
, sides furnishing ample nursery stock TO
/ their extensive estate.
Perhaps the most interesting featur,
/ about Inglewood is the handsome hous,
which is being erected for Mr.. d. Free
man, and which will be ready for occu
pancy early in the coming summer. 1
will be the largest and finest pr ivate res
idence in Southern California, if not il
the State. Certainly nothing outside O
San Francisco approaches it in architec
tural grandeur. 1t will contain thirty
|, nine rooms, and it's estimated cost il
100000. 1t is located on slight emf
nence, commanding a superb view o.
mountain, valley, and ocean, and the
islands of the ocean, and it is veritable
palace. Of course, more detailed men.
ton of this lordly residence would be ou1
of place in an article like this.
When the writer came to Los Angeles
some fourteen years ago, Inglewood was
a dream of the future, and scarcely any
one excepting Mr.. d. Freeman evel
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