The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-17
Los Angeles Letter.
Los ANGELES, CAL, June IS.

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cy of the Southern Pacific r. r., and
the appointment of Mr.. Huntington
to that office. 1t means revolution
in the political situation, and a prob
able victory to the Democrats in Sc
curing the next Legislature and the
election of United States Senator.
Stephen M. White, President Of the
State Senate, is already in the field
as candidate for United States
Senator; he is very popular among
both parties, has a strong endorse
ment, is fine speaker, and takes the
stump during the approaching po-
litical canvass. 1t is conceded that
the new President will be an advan-
tage to the r. R. Co.. and in the end
to the political future of the State.
Long Beach and Redondo, both
rival sea coast summer resorts, and
also in the Chautauqua plan, are do
ing their best to "outboom" each
other. Long Beach is the oldest
Chautauqua town 1t organized as
a strictly temperance and religious
town, Incorporating in every deed Of
property sold a forfeiture if any sa-
loon interest was built up, but the
boom burst, the palatial hotel burnt,
and the town was dead, as the own
ers of real estate could neither sell
nor borrow money on their landed
property. Then Redondo came to
the front, built magnificent Chaut-
auqua assembly structure on the
plan of the Mormon temple at Salt
Lake City, erected a beautiful hotel,
and have built a railroad to this city,
beside the line the Santa Fe had
there. Both towns now have sa-
looms, as we'll as intellectual religiou,;
accommodations Long Beach has
the finest beach, but Redondo has a
wharf where sea going vessels can
unload. Santa Barbara, Santa
Monica, San Pedro and Wilmington
and San Diego, all seaside resorts,
each with claims of great merit, all
more or less beautiful and attractive,
with good ocean bathing, but it
must necessarily be some time in the
dull state of business affairs on this
coast before they become great
cities
There is no Sunday law in this
State, but the temperance Sabbath
observing people are making an eff
fort to close the saloons on that day,
which are disgrace to the city.
Petitions for and against have been
widely circulated, with $4,000 for
closing to 5000 against, but the lat
ter claimed to have 1900 voters on
their petition The Council hold the
question in allegiance till another set
of petitions can be handed in com
posed of the voting population.
There is no doubt about the result
of the petition, but there is as to the
action of the Council, judged by
their past history.
A large whale, 95 feet in length,
is stranded on the beach near here,
and Sunday excursion trains are run
to carry those curious to see this
monster of the deep. By the way,
Sundays are the railroads harvest
days, as they carry for little over
half fare on that day to the sea, the
mountains, the canyons and the nat
ural parks, and everybody except the
church people go, yet 1t is said in no
city are the churches as well attend
ed as here, and they embrace all
Creeds and are commodious, besides
many large lecture halls that are
filled on that day. But every one
goes out here on Sunday, the days
are TOO fine to remain at home.
1t may seem surprising, but Cali
fornia fruit in Chicago is about as
cheap as it is in this city. The first
cherries here sold for 40 cents per
pound. They are now 3 pounds for
e cents, or IS cents for one pound.
All fruits in their season range in
about the same way, but it is the
fault of the miadZe men; the produc-
er of anything gets little enough I'M
less he hawks his own products, be it
fruit, potatoes or general farm prod
uctS. To obviate that state of af-
fairs, the fishermen of the coast have
struck, and will not sell to middle
men as heretofore. The most they
were paid for the choicest fish was
$ cents per pound. for which the
dealers charged IS cents and up
ward. With oceans of fish, yet no
better than Lake Michigan's choice,
yet the price is from three to five
times as much, and with everything
proportionately dear, makes it hard
place for the many poor to live with
little or no employment.
The prospect for a large grape
and orange crop is very favorable,
also apricot and peaches, while there
will be but few pears in this section,
as for some cause the trees did not
| blossom,