Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-06
behind her, and the triple snow.
capped peaks, like sentinels guarding

capped PEAKS, ike eentlnelS guarding
the queenly metropolis.
"From all sides the bay and beach at
Redondo are protected from winds;
ocean breezes blow softly there in the
hottest days in summer, and in winter
the sun is so warm that surf bathing is
delight. There is pebbly beach, clean
and smooth. There is no place like it on
the Coast.
eyes, as you say, it greatly discounts
Monterey. 1t is cold in midsummer,
while Redondo is warm in midwinter.
"You are right, also, when you say that
this section ought to draw as many
tourists from the Gulf States, people who
desire to escape the yellow fever in the
Dog Days, or come from the North in
winter to get out of the way of the bliz-
zard or degree of cold that renders life
almost intolerable. In time, thousands
and tens of thousands of people will
come all months in the year to spend
more or less of the year in this perfect
climate.
"For this reason we are building the
hotel. That is, we have the architect at
work on it. He is the same man who
| for Goodall, Perkins 4 Co. 1t will
that house. He is making it change in
order to adapt the new house to the sur
roundings at Redondo. We sent him
down to look over the place, and he is
| now at work. When the plans are ready
they will be put before the contractors
and let. The house will be begun as
soon, and built as rapidly, as can be
done and make it good job.
l
WE HAVE NO BOOM TO CREATE.
| "We looked over Redondo and Ingle-
wood. We thought we'll of the country
and of its possibilities. We bought with
the intention of developing our pur-
chases on their merits. There was
much to do in the way OF get
ting things straight at first. Grave
mistakes had been made, and we had to
clear away good deal of rubbish before
we could begin cur work. We were dis
appointed in some of the gentlemen
who at first associated themselves with
us. They fell down by the way, and we
were obliged to take their stock off their
hands so that our enterprise might not
be interrupted or postponed. Since we
began we have taken no step backward,
and L do not anticipate that it will be
necessary for us to do so. Our plan is to
60 right along developing the resources
of our possessions in practical and con-
servative manner, Oh the merits Of what
we have. do not mean that we shall
be unnecessarily slow in what we do. l
think we shall earn credit for some en-
ergy in short time.
| "Here is what we think we have.
Yours is section that will be as
DENsELY PEoPLED AS HOLLAND
| Or Belgium. You have climate, soil,
the American institutions and laws, the
energy of the American people and all
| the factors to make this region phe-
nomenally productive and attractive,
populous and rich. There is our ship
ping enterprise, our bathing facili-
ties, our seaside health resort and
our hotel. Out of these a
large legitimate business may
be developed. We propose to get all
there is in it out. l can stand on the
bluff and cast a pebble into thirty We
feet of water. Along the beach is a
stretch where bathers can enjoy the
surf III January as well as III Juue. We
have plenty of fresh water for large
town. The view is as pleasing as any in
the world. The climate is more delight
full than that of Naples. Behind us lies
the most productive plain on earth,
where two crops year is the
rule, instead of one. We have
to depend on the business of large city.
Los Angeles City now has close to 100, 900
people in her borders. She is not going
to stop growing now. Los Angeles will
grow for years to come. In short time
her population will be fully double what
it is now. We believe all that. We
backed our opinion by purchasing the
Redondo and Inglewood property. We
are backing that opinion still by 60
ing right on putting more money
into our venture in order to
develop the latent resources which
are seen in it. We shall 60 right
on in this line. We shall not press our
property on the market for sale. We
shall develop the shipping business Of
the place, the tourist business to the
beach, the bathing and boating pleas
ures of the shore, and the hotel business.
We shall pay for all we do as we go
along, and that is about all l have to
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