The herald., 1893-01-29
A CONTEMPLATED NEW COUNTY-A RI
GI0N BENEFITED BY THE RAINS.

1t has been a common and true saying
all through the present season in Los
Angeles county that if our farmers and
horticulturists had had the naming of
the dates upon which the rain should
fall they could not have improved those
which were selected by the weather
clerk himself. Nor could they have done
better in the quantity which has thus far
been dealt out. We are in the middle
OF most perfect season. The other
day we referred editorially to the fact
that there was some deficiency in the
precipitation in the neighborhood OF
Perris, San Jacinto, Elsinore, Banning
and other places in adjoining counties,
and that considerable anxiety was be-
ginning to be felt amongst the farmers
thereabouts. The HERALD bade them
to borrow no trouble, and assured them
that the weather clerk was getting
good ready on and would soon be heard
from. When the HERALD INDUCES in
any meteorological forecsstings it's vati-
cinations are always sure to be confirmed
by the event. Right on the heels of our
predictions the regions named and Los
Angeles county were visited by most
gracious downpours. The flood gates OF
heaven were opened and warm and fructi.
fying rains have ensured abundant crops
The country to which we devote large
portion of our space this morning is
one OF the most interesting on the
American continent. OF Riverside it is
scarcely necessary to say anything. 1t
is at ones one of the most romantic and
wealthiest regions on the footstool. It's
evolution sounds more like page from
the Arabian Nights Entertainment than
chapter from the practical nineteenth
century era of development. Naturally
her people desire to create new county,
and certainly no one can blame them.
They feel entirely able to cope with all
problems of self-government, and the
new county embraces an ample popula-
ton and redundant tax roll. At all
events. they have right to be heard,
and in the HERALD OF this morning
ample data as to the population. super
ficies and wealth of the contemplated
new county may be found.
As we nave said, there had been some
misgivings about Perris. EIsinore, San
Jacinto and Banning as to the outcome
OF the seasons rainfall. Immense guam
Titles of ground had been sown to grain,
and the time had arrived when some
additional precipitation was absolutely
uOS-~a- a.,
ment, and the largest crops ever known
IN that vicinity will be harvested. The
outlook for all these places could
scarcely be improved. They are dis
covering that they possess the finest
farming lands in California, and an un-
usually prosperous era is before them.
As to the question of county division,
the HERALD has frankly confessed the
predicament in whic:, it finds itself. 1t
shares with the people of the established
counties the unwillingness to part with
old associates. 1t is hard to let the
errlng sisters go in peace. Both the
people of Los Angeles and San Bernar-
uluO CUuublcS iCCl thio cOApihhoho AL
overwhelming force. And yet it seems
to be only manifest destiny that new
counties should be formed. In carrying
out this impulse 1t is case OF history
repeating itself. OF one thing we may
be assured, and that is that if the
county of Riverside succeeds in materi
alizing, it will be region of incompar-
able beauty, great productive capabili-
ties, already largely realized wealth, a
center oi intelligence and progress, and
a go.ahead community. That the new
county will be able to give good &C
count of itself let no man doubt. It
increase in population and property
valuations will be one of the marvels o
the marvellous section known as South
ern California.