Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-08

The universal opinion seems to be
that the business outlook in Southern
California generally is decidedly on the
improve. Reports that have been re-
ceived at the HERALD Office during the
past week certainly go to bear out and
fully verify this assertion.
R. j. Colver, formerly of the HERALD
staff, has just returned from general
tour Of Southern California. While
awsy he visited Ensenada, in Lower
California, San Diego, Santa Ana, Ana
helm, Riverside, San Bernardino, Red
lands, and other minor points in San
Bernardino county.
In Lower California the prospects are
bright and the people are confident of
the future. The International COM
.pany has contracted to build line of
railroad from San Quintin to San Diego,
about 100 miles. This improvement
will develop the peninsula more than
any that has ever heretofore been pro-
jected. The company is to receive a
subsidy from the Mexican government
OF $4,000 per mile for each mile OF road
constructed, and the line is to be COM
pleted by August 1st, next year.
This same line is also to be built from
San Diego TO Yuma, which will give the
city OF Baynclimate what it has so long
desired-direct connection with the
Southern Pacific, and new and shorter
outlet to the east.
In San Diego city things are somewhat
quiet at present, but the citizens and
property owners are looking for brighter
days. The city has just closed lease
with the San Diego Water company for
the use Of its plant for term OF twenty
years at an annual rental of Sic. 900.
making total of So 200 900 for the term
of the lease. In consideration of this
lease the English company, which is re-
ally the International company, is to
build the railroad to Yuma. If the road
is not built the lease is null and void.
A handsome and commodious new OPP
era house is being erected in San Diego
by stock company, OF which John G.
Fisher is the head.
In Orange county the horticulturists
seem to be satisfied with the results of
their work, and the proceeds received
therefrom during the year thus far ad-
vanced, and but little complaint is
heard.
Staid old Anaheim is pushing steadily
to the front and has issued $150,0OO
worth of bonds with which to make nee
essary improvements.
But it is in San Bernardino county
that the greatest activity is manifested.
Here millions of dollars are being in
vested by nearly dozen corporations in
developing water sources, constructing
reservoirs, building dams, canals and
establishing irrigation systems.
One company alone-the Arrowhead
Irrigation company-will expend So, ,000,-
600 in constructing an irrigation system
that will develop 250,0 acres of land.
Outside OF this there are sundry other
irrigation companies at work. 1t is a
conservative estimate to state that
within the next two years SO, 500, 900 will
be invested in water schemes in San
Bernardino county, and that when
completed 100000 acres of as fine fruit
land as was ever planted in Southern
California will be ready for development.
Redlands and Riverside can and will
then be duplicated.
At Redlands genuine boom is on.
More fruit land is being sold there to-
day than was disposed of during the
boom days. The hotels are crowded,
and guests are forced to sleep in the
halls on cots.
This is the result OF the liberal adver-
tising which the Bear Valley company
has been doing in the newspapers and
through other sources. In this connec-
tion the Redlands Citrograph should not
be forgotten, for to it the people of that
locality owe debt of gratitude which
they can never fully repay.
The people of San Bernardino city are
jubilant and confident. They are en-
deavoring to persuade the voters of the
county to consent to the issue of 100000
worth of bonds with which to build a
new court house, but the prospects of
favorable action are not bright, as the
bonds are being vigorously opposed by
all districts favoring divisionfof the
county. 1t will be seen by the above
brief summary that the general outlook
for prosperous season in this section of
the state during the remainder OF the
vaar ia most f1atfarinO