Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-15
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WHAT THEY SAY.
CMppings From the "Herald,s,
List of Local Exchanges.
| Last week A. s. White, who owns G
forty-acre orange orchard on Magnolia
avenue, in Riverside, had cash offer OF
$50 900 for his property. He held hif
tprice at 100000; but, inasmuch as the
offer was all cash and he could use gold
coin to advantage, he offered to come
down to $55 900. This property was
purchased twelve years ago, and
today is yielding an annual in
come of from $4,000 to $10,O0O.-[San
Bernardino Index.
The Vaches say that the wine yield on
the Barton ranch this year will be the
largest in the records of the ranch. They
say they will fill every cask, barrel, pail
and serviceable utensil of capacity on
the ranch. The Messrs. Vache say that
the price of wine does not trouble them
much. What they want is a generous
Iyield, and they will take the risk of dis.
posing of it. When the crop is large,
they hold that they will have prosper
GUS seaeon.-[San Bernardino Courier.
Business is improving in this city.
There is no doubt about it. All our busi-
ness men say 80. The careless observer
can see plenty of evidence of it in the
streets. Confidence is also rapidly re.
viving. That the winter in San Ber-
nardino will be prosperous one, that
even the fall will be good one, no one
familiar with the situation doubts. And,
by the way, the shrewd speculator is al
ready "nosing" around after inviting
bargains in real estate San Bernardino
Courier.
We received call yesterday from J.
E. Reed, of Los Angeles. He is looking
for location to start the business OF
manufacturing the Rake Roller Cultiva-
tor, for which he and his associate have
ljust received a patent. Some of our
readers are familiar with this cultivator,
as former citizen of Monrovia, G. H.
Little, was the inventor. Mr.. Reed pur-
chased half interest in the machine
and made some valuable improvements
on it. The gentlemen have been to San
Bernardino, Pomona and other places,
and have received some good offers in
the shape of money and property
bonuses and they would like to know
if Monrovia wants the factory located
here, and if so, what would the citizens
be willing to do in the way of assist
anCe. Will someone interested in the
town take the matter in hand and see
what can be done.-[ Monrovia Messen-
ger.
The Long Beach Development Com
pany is about to issue circular unfold
ing a scheme of great industrial import
ance. The company will offer to the
landholders about Long Beach the de-
velepment Of artesian water sufficient to
irrigate about $500 acres, provided suffi-
cient encouragement is given. 1t is es.
timated that $50 miners inches can be
|, eveloped--enough to cover every inch
of land in the wide scope of fine country
under the wells. Take it one season
with another, through wet and dry, the
advantages of ample water for irrigation
will add 800 per acre to the value OF
, land. This is pocket arrangement
which should bring to the front every
owner of land capable of being benefited
by the Improvement The value added
to 1000 acres of land would amount in
the aggregate to 100000.
But this direct added value to the land
for the sake of the landowners, some OF
, whom hold it for speculation, is the least
, to be considered of the great advantages
to be derived from this important irriga-
, ton project. The object of the Develop.
, ment Company is to bring the land in
question under cultivation, and to make
it perpetuslly productive, such produc.
. ton as only irrigation can insure. OF all
the schemes devised for the prosperity
of this city, none can exceed that of &c.
: curing the settlement of the farm lots
! around us. It would of itself make 8
town here.
} The Development Company propose
either to sell water-rights to the occu
pants of lands, or will sell it in bulk, fol
, q term of years, to water company
y This matter should receive the attention
} of the Board of Trade.-[Long Beach
/ Journal.
. Last Sunday Mrs. Metz signed con
tracts for the erection of large two
: story brick building on the corner o
l Center and Los Angeles street, and work
has already begun upon the same. Th'
: building will be 40xS0 feet, and highl,
. ornamental. Chas. SCHNEIDER will d'
8 the brickwork and H. P. Larsen th'
8 woodwork. This building will improve
!. the appearance of the corner tremen
, dously. Mrs. Metz deserves credit TO
j.. her enterprise, and Architect Burton
, who drew the plan, and perfected th'
;. preliminary arrangements, has th'
thanks of the entire community.
The large pepper tree which has stoot
@ some distance back on the corr or lot TO
: so many years, the most beautiful tre'
;, in this part of the country, was yester
day cut down to make room for th'
q building.
t Already there are several business
l men after the lease of the building. On'
2 firm of Los Angeles, if they can secure {
/ lease will have branch OF their business
here.
al 1t is said $4,000 was lately offered TO
| the lot, but the amount was refused.--
r TAnaheim Gazette.
I, Down on The old Sears place in th
. Bolsas. where Sanford Johnson's rancl
a ia located, there are evidences of i'm
4 proyement which speak we'll for the fu