The herald., 1893-05-29
NOTES OF LOCAL PROGRESS.

rapid headway. This has been particu-
lsrly the case with Santa Monica OF
late, as was naturally to be expected
when the plans OF the Southern Pacific
railway for building up great business
at Port Los Angeles are taken into the
count. The late sales there, while they
indicate no kite flying tendency, clearly
show that the advances which are sure
to take place there are appreciated at
their true value. Santa Monica was
obliged TO wait o long time before her
opportunity came. The pretty town
was started in 1875 with great flourish
of trumpets under the quite fsmboyant
inspiration OF Hon. Tom Fitch. He it
was that gave the place the appropriate
name Of The City by the Sea-" For q
time 1t made great headway and every
thing looked highly promising. In a
very few months Santa Monica was
able to put on very swell airs. The
building OF hotels and bath houses kept
on apace, but the expectations OF its
projectors could scarcely be said to have
been realized. Rich people--s class 80
necessary to watering place-were
slow in going there. This was all the
more remarkable because the place wss
incompargbly superior in climate and
marine attractions to Santa Cruz and
Monterey. Considering its capabilities,
and the combination of business and
pleasure posable there, no place on the
American continent ought to be surer of
more brilliant future than the little
"city by the sea." The fact that Sena-
tor Jones and Col. r. s. Baker had
such large undivided interests there,
and were concerned in SO many other
ventures, also had something to do
with holding the town back. Its career
now would seem to be onward and
upward, and it is greatly to be hoped
that it's hotel accommodations will be
brought up to the standard which vis
tors to a watering place exact. In fact,
Los Angeles county is singularly happy
in attractive watering places, Redondo,
San Pedro and Long Beach having au
great points in their favor.
1t ia greatly to be hoped that arrange
ments will be made for cutting up the
large rancnos in the neighborhood of
Los Angeles. The marvel is that our
city has made such rapid progress under
the circumstances. OF course, man
has right to do what he peases with
his own, and the Lsguna to the south,
and other ranchos like the Alamitos and
Cerritos, will be held intact just 30 long
as it pleaseH their owners to 80 hold
them. One strong point in the line OF
progress he's been made by the
segregation OF the interests OF
the Messrs. Jones and Baker in
the San Vicente Santa Monica
ranchos. This has already resulted in
largely increased Gales, but there ought
J to be very largely increased popula.
ton on the rancho Buenos Ayres, the
La Brea, the Hsmmel & Denker rancho
} and all through the Cahuenga, which
latter region, by the way, is one OF the
most vsluable in Southern California.
, In the matter of cutting up fine proper
= ties, developing water rights, etc, our
/ own capitalists and real estate specula-
tors can scarcely be said to have been as
energetic as their neighbors OF San Ber-
naTdino.
3 In the San Gabriel valley, and partic-
3 ularly in Pasadena and Altadena, great
0 interest is still being developed
in real estate. This has of course
l been greatly stimulated by Pro
lessor Lowes unique mountain rail
| way, which will be entirely the
most remarkable thing of it's kinds in the
6 United States, allowing of combine.
= ton of mountain and sesshore scenery
I at the pleasure Of the tourist or resi-
9 dent. A sense of the value OF property
t all through this region ia growing. 1t il
4 looked ON as fancy residences,' if such
d q term is admissible. Oonsidering The
8 immense number OF people in the
g United States to whom climate is every
J. thing, the San Gabriel valley regior
, generally is certain to be held at high
o figures.
Since our last batch OF local notes, il
y which we shall in all probability in
ii dulge weekly, there has been consider
o able activity in real estate all around
1t LOOKS to US very much as ii we wert
% having an exact reproduction OF all tn,
10 features Of the spring and summer o
& 1880, which led up to the great boom
e which eliminated in 1886 and 1887. W.
e shall probably have no small corner 10
p sales, such as we had in those years
't But there has never been G time in th
n history of Los Angeles county whel
70 there have been 40 many solid men in
I'd quirng for bargains ss during the pas
le three or four months.
lg An interesting feature OF the local rec
rs estate situation has been the advent il
3; Los Angeles of the Messrs. Eldridge
le Easton q Co., Of SanlFrancisco. Thes
C. gentlemen find 1t profitable to exten
p their operations to Southern California
st In this they show great ssgscity, q
az most Of the real estate activity will b
at here. The attempt to boom the nortt
it ern citrus belt has not been 8 great sut
IN cess. Nine out of every ten men wh
g, come TO California now come with th
ly Intention Of making climate their pri6