Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-02
hundreds of deaths from prostration
daily are reported from the large cities,
here we are enjoying a temperature that
is simply delicious.
PROSPECTS ALONG THE LINE.


had keen-eyed and intelligent repre-
sentative in the field, visiting all parts
of this and conternainous counties, and
taking copious notes of the actual and
prospective condition of the interests of
the farmers and fruit-raisers. His re-
time to time, are of the most encourag-
ing character. The fruit-raisers are, in
deed, enjoying phenomenal year. Over
$500 carloads of oranges have been
shipped east, and the prices realized
have been very satisfactory. The
estimated returns from the orange
crop alone is from million to million
and quarter dollars. But the best
feature of the years development in the
orange industry is the fact that nearly
million trees have been set out in the
three citrus counties during the past
season. This, coupled with the fact that
new trees are constantly coming
into bearing, shows that there
will be very material increase
in the orange crop from this time
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cheering, and when we consider that in
a few years from the present time the
returns from the citrus crops of this
section will reach several million dollars
annually, the Importance OF this splen-
did industry cannot be too greatly
priced.
The deciduous fruit-raisers are equally
elated at the seasons prospects. Wher-
ever the representative of the HERALD
has been he has found that the prepara-
tions for drying and canning are going
forward on an unusually large scale. Men
with capital have taken hold OF this
branch of industry and there
will be an unprecedented amount
of preserved fruits placed upon
the markets this season. The
shipment of number OF carloads
of apricots, fresh from the trees, to the
Atlantic cities is amongst the new de-
partures of this section. The size, ap-
pearance and quality of this fruit will
commend it to eastern consumers, and
we shall look for great
increase of shipments of this
very attractive fruit in the
coming seasons. We have here the
basis of immense possibilities. No
finer apricots can be produced anywhere
than in this section, and if the growers
will accord the same care and attention
upon the raising and packing OF this
fruit that is given it in the more north
ern counties, we shall have no difficulty
in creating for it reputation which will
place it amongst our most valuable pro-
ductions-
A good deal of attention is being given
to the French prune, and that admirable
and luscious article of commerce is
shown to be most prolific bearer here.
The California prune is rapidly taking
the place of the foreign prune in the
eastern markets, and another very invit-
ing field of industry is thus opened to
+ our fruit growers.
There seems no longer to be room to
doubt that the mysterious disease which
has for the past three years proven SO
destructive to our vines has run it's
course. Wherever our representative
has gone he has found the vineyards re-
assuming their healthy appearance, and
the vines making new wood. The
leaves have thrown off their reddish
tinge, and the young berries are devel-
oping in ample clusters. Our vignerons
are now hopeful and look forward to a
fine vintage this fall. The prices will
rule high, and probably the returns will
be as satisfactory as they were before
the disease came upon us, notwithstand-
ing there will necessarily be a shortage
in the yield on account of the serious
defamation in the vineyards.
The chief cause for congratulation we
find in the encouraging reports brought
us from all points is in the fact that our
people have earnestly entered upon the
work of producing. The era of specula-
ton is past, and we are commencing an
era of development of our resources. The
good effect of this return to first princi-
Piles will soon be felt in business. All
our prosperity must come originally
from the farm, the orchard and the vine
yard, and when the producing element
in our community bends its energies to
the widening of the productive area and
the increase of all kinds of crops, good
times will soon return to us.
1t is true that our grain farmers will
be handicapped by very low prices for
their products this year; but those who
have made citrus and deciduous fruits
their specially will come out with very
handsome profits. This fact ought to
induce every farmer to lay off an orch
ard. He will find it pays in the long
run. Dependence upon single crop is
often attended with very unsatisfactory
results. There are but few farms in
this section that are not adapted to the
successful raising of diversified crops,
and the man who varies his years agri-
cultural venture will be sure to secure
something that will pay.
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THE two sensational developments of
the census are the populations reported
for the cities of New York and Chicago.
The former city is placed at eighteen