Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-12
LITTLE INTERVIEWS.
Expressions of Opinions on a Number
of Matters.

of Matters.
j. II. Humphreys-Ii you want to
find absolutely the best spot in town to
obtain perfect panoramic view of the
city and an extended view OF the coun-
try, you want to go up into the tower of
the new county court house. | made
the trip yesterday and was astonished at
the beauty of the view. The entire city
was in sight, and in one direction could
see Garvanza. the Raymond, Pasadena
and the mountains; in another | could
see the glistening of the sun on the water
in Santa Monica, while further south
were the masts OF vessels at San Pedro
and the misty peaks OF Santa Catalina.
1t is magnificent view and well worthy
OF the climb up several flights of stairs
and temporary and rather shaky lad
der.
F. G. Grey-Do you know, have
been reading the HERALD in the east,
and every once in while l have no.
ticed accounts of swimming races,
aquatic entertainments, etc., and in
connection with the "river" denoted as
existing on the map at Los Angeles, l
had formed the impression that Los
Angeles river, while not exactly navi-
gable stream, was still quite sizable
little creek. Imagine my surprise,
then, at finding the river waste of dry
sand with little water dashing along
one side or the center, and all the swim
ming done in swimming bath under
the very shadow of the city hall, sup
piled from the city water works.
IF. Gibson--When you talk of To-
ool;t,o, rap,op,har Vprpon Wa
have an exhibit of twenty-four different
kinds of fruit at the chamber of COM
merce, which were all grown and put up
at Vernon, and you will not find better
fruit of any of the twenty-four kinds at
any point in the county. Along the
line of the Ames' ditch there are num-
Der of small places and several quite ca
tensive ones, devoted to the raising of
fruits, and the result OF good and un-
remitting cultivation and care is appar-
ent in the fine fruits produced.
Frank Wiggins-We had as visitor
here the other day Mrs. Emma March,
principal OF drawing in the Chicago pub
lie schools. She had just returned from
a trip up Wilson's peak by way of the
old trail. She has Travelled considera-
bly,, vet she declares that nowhere has
she found grander or more beautiful
scenery than she saw on that trip.
When we told her that the scenery along
the new trail was much finer than along
the one she took, she at once declared
her intention OF taking the trip over
that trail in short time.
Mrs. A. III. Henderson-There are SO
many things grown here in this wonder
full country, that / have often inquired
for certain plant which used to grow
near my house when l was a child in
West Virginia. My memory of its
characteristics of leaf and flower is
rather indistinct, but Iknow that it was
called "blue indigo" and that few
sprays stuck into the harness of our car
riage horse secured that animal immun-
ity from the prosecutions of flies and all
other insect torments. Its Ordor was
neither disagreeable nor pronounced yet
it certainly had the effect of driving
away insects, and l have seen an old
bald-headed farmer sleeping peacefully
in the grass, safe from flies under
the protection of spray or two of ''blue
indigo" stuck into the ground about his
head. M
w. A. Freeman--I am only recent
arrival in your city, having lived here
about three months. get water from
the pipes of the Citizens Water COM
pany, and have been surprised at the
situation of affairs as regards water.
understand that the water companies
received for water rents $450,000 from
the citizens OF Los Angeles, and yet the
water they supplied is practically pre-
sented to them by the city itself. Now,
it strikes me as peculiar that when the
companies have already violated the
terms of their lease, that the city does
not condemn or purchase, or in some
legal way gain possession of the water
water works and run them for the city's s
benefit The amount of profit in the
water business, added to the city treas
ury, would have rendered some crppling
forms of retrenchment unnecessary.