Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-29
A RosRArE OUTLOOK.

RosEATE OUTLOOK.
In such remarks as we may make as
TO the outlook for the crops In Los An
reles county we wish it to be distinctly
understood that facts. and not supposl-
tions, are the staples employed. During
the past ten days the writer has been
over q very extensive territory tributary
to this city. Both in the direction OF
the coast and of the mountains he has
found that an unprecedented area has
been put in grain. The farmers acted
very sensibly on the idea that the rains
would this year be late, and they dry
plowed and sowed in all directions. Be-
tween Los Angeles and the coast, at all
points of the compass, vast acreage Is
in grain. On the Centinela Mr.. d. Free
man and his tenants have ten or twelve
thousand acres in the cereals. On the
Ballona, the San Vicente, and other
ranchos between Los Angeles and Santa
Monica, great tracts are in grain. The
same may be said of the large
stretch of country between Los An
geles and San Pedro. In the San
Fernando valley Mr.. Van Nuys alone
has twenty thousand acres in wheat and
barley. To an extent never paralleled
before the San Gabriel valley has been
seeded to these grains. The same may
be said of the country up to the San Ber-
nardino line. Reportsof an encourag-
ing character reach US from the south
ern portion Of the county. In addition
this year large areas will be planted in
corn.
All this grain was looking exceedingly
well week ago. As Mr.. H. A. Unruh,
superintendent of the Santa Anita
ranch, said to a HERALD reporter day be-
fore yesterday, the country could have
gone very we'll without rain for two
weeks to come. The stock, it is true,
needed renewed pasture, and grass was
getting short, but the farmers had met
the situation in an enlightened way, and
they will now reap the benefit of their
forecast.
As the case stands today after the late
rains, this county never materialized in
- good shape as now. The sponta'
neous grasses of the country are spring
ing up on every hand in lush abundance
Every drop Of the downpoul
was utilized. The finely pulverized
soil drank it in greedily. The benefit
arising from the opportune precipitation
has been increased by the warm, grow
ing weather which has followed the
storms. One can almost hear the grass
and grain growing. A trip taken yes
terday, with view of testing the efect
pf the rains, has convinced the writer
who has had great deal of experience
in looking over crops in Los Angeles
county, that the finest and most abun
,dant season for the cereals in ou
history is upon us. In week tn,
beautiful alfilerilla will be mantlin,
upon our hills, and everywhere will b,
presented scene Of indescribabl
xe1nal loveliness.
The yield of grain. as the indication
stand today, will be the largest eve
known in the region tributary to Lo
Angeles.
But that is by no means all. Th
reduction, by the Santa Fe railway, O
the rate on oranges to Chicago iron
31.25 per hundred pounds to 80 cents
hae gone far to Offset the losses from tn
late wind storm. While the gross yiel,
of our orange groves has been largel,
reduced. much of the fruit lost was o
an inferior grade, and what remain
VIII commando much higher price thai
would have been realized if our origina
estimate of five thousand carloads ha,
been confirmed.
Dropping detailed consideration Q
crops and seasons, the outlook for Lo
Angeles could not well be better. Tn
government engineers have recommend
ed San Pedro as deep water harbor, an
that port will undoubtedly be develope
into high state of efficiency. Privat
enterprise is creating satisfactory hal
Dor at Redondo. The Southern Paclfi
railway has entered the lists for the ere
alton of magnificent port at the cafior
at Santa Monica. This is to be stu
pendous structure, costing 100000, an
reaching out distance of mile and
third. e
In our electric and cable systems
railways, both built with capits
from abroad, we have an instance {
the firm faith which exists elsewhere i
the future of Los Angeles. We hay
reason to believe that the Los Angelo
and Pacific railway will soon be. in rur
ming order. The Santa Fe railway maj
agers have concluded traffic arrang
ment with the Terminal company b
which they will reach San Pedro. The