Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-19
WE ARE GETTING THERE.

Next Saturday, South Riverside in
vites US all to pay her visit and witness
the opening OF great new ditch that is
to convey flood of pure water to the
overwhelming area of orchard that is
being planted on the plain below the
Temescal cafion. Progress made at that
place during the past five years is some-
thing wonderful. When the Santa Fe
began to build through the valley it was
mere sheep pasture, with scarcely the
second abode of man in sight. 1t is now
prosperous town, with its commodious
hotel, it's prosperous bank, its brick blocks
and its scores of homes embowered
among groves of oranges, lemons, olives,
prunes and apricots. The water system
provided few years ago, which seemed
so entirely ample in it's scope, has be-
come inadequate to the needs OF the
fruit growers, and hence this second
great ditch.
We mention this simply because
South Riverside is one instance among
great many of the energetic and saga
cious manner in which the resources of
this section are developed. At Red
lands, at Alessandro, at Mentone, in
tact. at all points, and their names are
legion, all through this section, the
same very excellent work of develop
ment is going forward at pace 50 rapid
that it would create sensational sur
prise anywhere outside of Southern
California. Here we have become so
thoroughly accustomed to the high
pressure order of things that we look on
such developments with positive apa
thy.
To be sure we have thus far made but
small beginning in this work. River
side has grown to place
of 1000 or 5000 people. Pasa-
dena has become q populous
and handsome city. Redlands has per-
haps 5000 souls within her borders, and
South Riverside is bustling and hand
some place with many prosperous peo-
pie and various industries to sustain her
present population and to insure her
further growth.
Here in Los Angeles we have metro.
| politsn city of between 60, 900 and 10000
people. The city is marked by its fine
public buildings, it's handsome business
blocks and it's elegant private residences.
1t is we'll severed, has well paved streets
and good sidewalks. Its systems of light.
ing and of street cars are unsurpassed in
any city of its size in the world.
At the present time there ia very
great deal of substantial building being
done. The contracts on which ms
chanios are actually working would not
be covered by $1,0oO,Ooo.
And this too is merely beginning.
As time rolls rapidly on Riversides,
South Riversides, Pasadenas and Red
lands will be greatly multiplied. The
whole valley, from the mountains to the
sea, will be continuous orchard of
various fruits. In the valleys watered
by the Los Angeles. San Gabriel and
Santa Ana rivers million people would
not seem dense population. There is
ample occupation, and profitable occupa-
ton, for 5 100000 people in these valleys.
With the growth OF Riverside, Los
Angeles must keep pace in its growth.
Men who are old already may we'll en-
tertain good hope OF seeing Los An
geles very large city, full of prosper
GUS people. 1t behooves us to encour-
age the development of South River
side, and of all our great back country.
1t is all tributary to this city, and every
dollar that circulates there must even
tually lind its way to our pockets and to
the vaults of our banks.