Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28
WORDS OF CHEER.
A New Boom is Brewing Along the
Foothills at All Points.

FOOIHlilS al kAll OiuIS.
EDITORS HERALD-The HERALD, al
ways in the front ranks when the inter
ests of Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia are to be advanced and cham
pioned, has lately predicted that the
time was near at hand when the up-tide
would set in, when business of all kinds
would revive and property again would
be sought for and bring good price.
and if not all signs fail, that time is
really at hand. The beginning of our
internal sewers, which viii give employ
ment to good many men, the steadily
nearer approach of new Eastern rail
roads, the large amount OF money
brought i'll for our last orange crop, the
many large investments in the buying
OF orange lands and the improvement
thereof by Eastern capitalists, the lib
eral appropriations by the Gen
eral Government towards public
buildings, and other improve
ments all over the country, the
many late calamities east of the Rocky
mountains through cyclones, storms,
floods, etc, that will send thousands of
moneycd people here, all in all will give
this section such a substantial lift that
the croakers, who have so persis-
tently predicted a general collapse, will
feel ashamed, and will again have to
turn their attention to the selling of
corner lots and climate.
This upward movement will take
place in Southern California generally,
but more particularly through San
Gabriel valley from Los Angeles to San
Bernardino, and the gem of the valley,
Pasadena, that had suffered more in
proportion than any other town, is again
raising up her head, her houses are fill
ing up, work is commencing to be more
plentiful, real-estate transfers swell in
number and amount, and a better spirit
prevails generally.
What is true OF Pasadena is especially
the case with the intermediate towns
of Highland Park and Garvanza, where
real-estate and house-hunters have
lately made their appearance in CON-
siderable numbers. and if these towns
ever were killed by being controlled by
unpopular men and by the collapse Of
the boom, they are real lively corpses
today.
Your readers know of the new Los
Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale rail
way, often called the Cross road, which
has lately been finished and equipped
in first-class style, aud is running
twenty trains daily between this city
and Pasadena, occupying only thirty
minutes for trip,at the trihing expense
OF twenty-five cents for the round trip.
A great many people have taken a ride
over it and ON finding that the accom-
modations which this road, in connec-
ton with the Santa Fe, that also runs
some sixteen trains daily, gives, are far
superior to anything that ever town
this side of the Rocky mountains en-
joyed, have concluded to invest little,
just for the purpose of securing for
themselves one of the lovely little spots
for future home.
Highland Park is but mile from the
city limits, and in six minutes the trip
is made to the Downey-avenue depot. it's
present terminus; the fare is only So for
sixty rides. The altitude over Los An
geles is 400 feet, the ocean breeze con-
stant, the water in abundance-direct
from the mountain stream near
DEVILS Gate. The schools there and
IN Garvanza are unsurpassed IN buildings
as well as especially in their staff of
teachers; society trst-class, with ex-
ception of movable station, and the
only doctor practicing in the two towns
finds so little to do that he divides bis time
between here and Compton, where he
goes for business and returns for fresh
air and recuperation. Splendid half acre
lots are to be had yet at 5000 to $500;
these are a few of the reasons why the
reaction has set in here earlier than
elsewhere.
Eastern visitors that have lately stop
ped here for day or two were perfectly
overcome by the charm of the location
and the great advantage derived from
the railroad competition and all have
promised to themselves to go home East
and come back and make their future
home in one or the other of these beauti-
ful suburban towns to the city of Los
Angeles. G.J.F.
Los Angeles, April 26.
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