Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-06
NOrwalk Items.

Correspondence of the HERALD.
Norwalk's advance is steady and
strong. Lands uncultivated heretofore
are being made productive. The arte-
sian belt is the place for the man OF
small means and the home-builders.
Beautiful fields of grape and orchard are
seen on all sides. Trees loaded with
fruit to such an extent that their
branches fail to support the weight and
fall to the ground in many places, bear
testimony to the fertility of the soil.
Here the orange, grape, tig-in fact, any
of the many favorite fruits bear we'll
and are free from pests. Berries do
especially well, yielding enormous crops
and bringing good incomes to their own
ers.
Our little town is as yet hardly
known outside of its immediate
neighborhood. For the benefit of
those who do not know we will
say that Norwalk is on the Southern Pa
cific road, sixteen miles southeast of Los
Angeles. 1t is small town OF some 300
population; has two large and we'll
stocked general merchandise stores,
hotel, drug store, livery stable, lumber
yard, wood and feed yard, two black
smith and carriage shops, harness shop.
three grocery stores and cheese factory,
a fine school Gust closed), two churches
and one other to be built this fall, two
city halls, number of secret societies
and newspapers. Its people are progress
sive and intelligent, its climate unexcel-
led, its soil deep and fertile, and never
failing streams of pure water within
easy reach. Again we extend an invi-
tation to visit us and see what we brag
of. Our vineyards are in a healthy
state. vigorous and heavily laden. Our
orange trees are full of fruit and have
never had scale of any kind.
According to custom long since estab-
lished this place has united with it's
sister town OF Downey, miles to her
west, in celebrating the National birth
day, and accordingly everybody went
over on the Fourth to partake of Dow
ney's hospitality. 1t was a day well
spent and most thoroughly enjoyed.
IS. Elliott, of the New River district,
is back again from his Texas trip, and
says this section is far ahead of any
thing he saw while there. He was in
sight OF cyclone that destroyed consid-
erable life and property, and thinks he
prefers our little Fall freshets. A num-
ber OF his friends back there will come
this way this fall if they can unload
their Texas property.
Pleasant Brown, we'll known in the
city, is at Santa Paula. with friends.
A. Sproul and wife was among the
Long Beach visitors on the fourth.
A number of our citizens took Los An
geles in on the 4th.
One of our blacksmith firms, Sexton
& Stark, are supposed to have skipped
for pastures new, as an empty trunk,
alleged unpaid board, whiskey and sun
dry other bills seem to suggest.
Our cheese factory is still forging ahead
running out cheese little slower than
the demand warrants.
Happy merchants and smiling far.
mers suggest an era of prosperity and
peace.
New houses, building, and new faces
coming in are indications OF healthy
growth. Two new brick blocks are al
most assured.
Edwin Cawston, of ostrich farm fame
has Just returned from a trip to San
Francisco, where he went to deliver
three birds to Honolulu firm, and fol
which he received 81 900 cash.
Our alfalfa-fed horses are becoming
known rapidly and well. Mr.. A. Sprou
sold span to Mr.. Wiley, of Riverside
last week.
All quiet along the San Gabriel, ant
happiness reigns supreme. A trip VIII
convince the skeptic and satisfy tht
longings of the hunter after wealth ant
health. N. W..
Norwalk, July 9th.