Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-26
THE TRUE WAY TO RE CREATE A BOOM.

This section is now engaged in line
of development that is the truest way to
re-create a boom, and that one will not
pass away. Never has there been so
much activity going on at any time in
the way of developing the resources OF
the country as at this particular time.
1t is going on in all sorts of industries.
Careful and observant people estimate
that the planting of young orange trees
in the three counties will reach the gross
sum of million. That is 10000 acres.
At four boxes to the tree when these
come into bearing it would be $4,000
cars, or 1900 trains OF ten ears each. At
81 a box, only, it would mean $4,000, 900!
year for the crop.
But there are great many other sorts
of fruit trees being set in orchard this
year. English walnuts and figs come
next after oranges and lemons, but the
present energy reaches widely out and
includes nearly all sorts of fruits.
And passing from the realms OF Po-
mona to those OF the less radiant divini
ties that, preside over the more prosaic
subdivisions of husbandry, the same ac-
tivity is,nearly everywhere discernible.
At Buena Park, on the boundary line Of
Los Angeles and Orange counties, q fac
tory has just been completed, and the
machinery. started for the making Of
condensed milk, that will take the pro-
duct of $500 cows, and the best of it is
the cows are on the spot in
the surrounding meadows ready to yield
up their treasures to supply the factory.
On such pastures as those which lie all
around that district as far as the ocean,
a good COW will yield five gallons day
of rich milk. The factory pays cents a
gallon for the milk; or in other words
each animal is worth 40 cents day to
the owner, and he has no trouble at any
period of the year in the way of housing
or feeding her. She lives in the pasture
all the year round and costs less to
care for than in any other section in the
country.
A new industry is to be opened up
alongside OF this factory in plant to ex-
press syrup from the sorghum plant.
The farmers are offered 81 ton for the
cane, and an acre will easily yield thirty to
forty tons. Thus the growers will receive
at the rate of $50 to $50 per acre. Con-
tracts have been made for the product of
100 acres.
Nor is this activity confined to the
direct products OF the fields and orchards.
There is much being done to open and
build up manufactures in this city. The
cement works on Alameda street, near
Washington street, are almost complete,
and will soon be in operation. Then the
plans for large tannery are rapidly
maturing, and in a short time work will
be in progress on that plant. Many
similar enterprises are being discussed
that are in too embryotic condition yet
to be referred to specifically.
To return to animal industries there
has been opened here an establishment
for the curing of hams and bacon, and
the refining of lard. From this time on
the farmers will find a ready market for
all the good hogs they may raise, and no
section of the country can compare with
ours for this industry.
In many smaller channels OF pro-
ductive development much is being
done. Eggs and poultry OF local pro-
duction are becoming much more nearly
adequate to the home demand, and
there is "a good deal OF attention being
given to butter. @
Here are multiplying on all sides signs
OF a. real and permanent growth that
will surely make the people rich, and
richer every day this. goes on. 1t will
demonstrate the indisputable fact that
our lands bave value, and a high one.
1t will draw capital and population here
that will stay, and will rapidly convert
this into the most matchlessly prosper
Gus bit of territory the sun in his daily
rounds looks down upon in either hemi-
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