Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-22
THE SECTIONS FUTURE.
Reasons why our Population
Must Grow Very Rapidly.

Must Grow Very Rapidly.
There are many reasons why the
future progress of this section is an
assured fact which no combination OF
circumstances can shake. The richness
Of the soil, and the great variety of it's
products, which must always sell at
remarkably high prices, form one of the
chains of influences which must tend in
great force to the end proposed. But
passing this by for the present, the in
fluence of the climate on health is the
most powerful magnet Of all in the
attraction of new population to Los An
geles. One might take up the branch
of the great subject which would treat of
the comfort attending living in such a
genial climate, and show that this, to-
gether with the lessened expense of q
residence here as an incident Of the
climate, would draw rich and poor,
sick and we'll to our shores. But that too
will be passed over here, and the effect
of the climate on the sick be the one
branch Of the manifold topic touched on.
And to do this man whom a HERALD
reporter met Monday morning shall be
allowed to tell his story. The reporter
was walking into the city from Tropico,
and when the Southern Pacific bridge
over the river was reached work train
had possession of it, and freight was
waiting to cross, 80 that for
pedestrian to get over the
stream by that means meant long wait.
at this moment gentleman drove up
who kindly took the 'tramp" in his
wagon and carried him over the Arroyo
Seco, and then into the city. On the
way in he told something of his expert
ence in California. It was in substance
like this:
Well, yes; there are a good many
people about Tropico and Glendale who
are suffering from colds. But l regard
that part of the section as very healthful.
But for that matter all parts of Southern
California, and nearly all of the State
that know anything of, are 30. We
came here seven years ago, from Ohio.
We came because my wife was suffering
very much with bronchitis. and could not
live much longer in the East. From the
time she came here she began to get bet
ter, and after two years you would not
know she ever had been sick.
Then there is neighbor of ours who
came out from Kansas about five years
ago. He was nearly dead with asthma.
said to him soon after his arrival that
in year he would be at work at his
trade. But, disheartened from
long suffering, he said he did
not expect ever to be able to work again.
that he had come to California merely to
lessen bis suffering and to prolong life
hot -, Ill
one, and works out of doors at all seasons
OF the year at his trade of carpenter.
Now this eulogist of the climate pro.
ceeded to explain that here were four
people who were all the time writing let
ters back to two States urging all their
trends to come here. He stated that
they had already induced great many
to come, some of whom were here per-
and others bad bought town |
lots or small farms which they would |
improve and live on as soon as they
could sell out at the East. Many
had hoped to come this year, but
dull times at home made it i'm possible to
sell anything back East. Just as soon
as things brighten up there, there will be
q great rush out here.
But the admirer of the "glorious"
went on to say that it was through what
he had heard of California when he was
a young man that induced him to come.
When gold was first discovered some
thing like a score of his relatives, all |
young men, left Ohio and came to this
State. They all wrote back glowing ac
counts of the climate. In 1854 one of |
hem returned with quite fortune,
bought fine farm and settled down |
among his people to stay. The winter
OF 1856 at the East was one of unusual
severity. The snow fell 30 deep it COW
cred the fences, and the frost was terrific.
The returned gold-seeker stood this for a
while, and then in disgust made his fine
farm over to an agent with instructions
to sell 1T as soon as possible, while he
fed incontinently to New York to get the
first steamer for Panama in order to re-
turn to California. He said as he bade
good bye to friends that he would not live
in Ohio for half the State, and he never
again returned across the mountains,
but is still in California.
These stories have been told 60 often
they become trite, but one is disposed
to forget them in this long spell of cold
that is disgusting all who dwell even
here. This influence of the climate will
fill every available spot of land in this
State, and will make property worth as
much per foot as Kansas prairie lands
are worth per acre.
TO BE PROSECUTED.