The herald., 1894-01-01

Farmers can plant the eucalyptus or
gum tree, and after two years have all
the fuel they need
An average OF 500 sunny days makes
it possible to work in the open air the
greater part OF the year. Stock and pro-
duce need little protection from the
weather.
A comfortable house of from four to
eix rooms. in a good neighborhood in
Los Angeles, convenient to car line and
a mile or two from the business center,
may be rented at from IS to $25 per
month.
Rough lumber is worth $40 per 1000; !;
surfaced, $25 to $35. A plain, hard
finished house OF five rooms can be
built for 800.
Ten acres of good land with water will
support an average family comfortably
in Southern California.
State, county, and road taxes average
about 81. 80; city taxes about 81; valua-
tions generally low.
II does not pay to ship bulky house
hold goods and farming implements to
Southern California.
Los Angeles is the principal city OF
Southern California, and its commercial
metropolis. Present population about
65,0OO, situated between sea and mount
aims, about ID miles from each.
Eleven railroads center at Los An
geles, Of which two are trsnscontnental
lines. The merchants do a large Job
bing and wholesale trade. The devel-
opment OF the surrounding country is
more than keeping pace with that oil
the city.
The assessed wealth OF the city is
nearly $50. .000, 900; of the county, over
$S0,000,000
There is in Los Angeles q complete
electric light system. 10 miles of paved
streete, 80 miles of street railroad track
(cable and electric, an unexcelled
school system, public library, with
$4,000 volumes; numerous colleges,
several parks, two handsome theaters,
more telephones than any other three
cities in the state combined. except San
Francisco; over $4,000 900 deposited in
10 banks, about 1000 manufacturing es-
tablishments, small and great; scores OF
four, five and six story business blocks.
$500, 600 court house. and hundreds of
costly private residences in beautiful
grounds.
The boom did burst, but it did not
hurt anybody but spectators.
The highest priced business property
in Los Angeles 10 valued at about $500
front foot. Good 50-ioot residence
lots two miles from the business center
can be bought at from $500 to $1,000.
The present is O good time to buy
land. for the bottom has bean reached
and prices are already su6ening. Prices
will never be lower than they are now.
The usual rate of interest on first-cass
security is from to 10 per cent, the
lender paying the taxes on the mort
gage.
Los Angeles has three harbors, San
Pedro, Redondo and Newport, at which
a coast line of steamers Gala regularly.
TO these Santa Monica and Long Beach
will soon be added.
Don't leave all your warm clothing be-
hind you when you come to Southern
California, as the nights are very cold in
comparison with the days.
The question is often asked whether
man with $1,000 can do anything in
Southern California. A man with that
amount, il he Is willing TO work and
learn can get good start on a small i'm
proved place, convenient to market.
Eastern people, as rule. find it diff
cult to understand how small an area of,
ground is necessary here TO yield good
income. Many families make a good
living and save money on 10 acres OF
irrigated land, while % acres is "a much
as one man can attend to properly.
Don't try to farm too much land.
Contracts NAV be maoe with response
BILE men to care for improved places
wbile the owners are away.
(, 1t is not practicable to raise bees
among orchard trees in cultivated Sec
tions.
There are many sources Of income
while an orchard ia coming into bearing,
such as berries and winter vegetables,
grown between the trees; aleo poultry.
As elsewhere, great bargains may
occasionally be met with in real estate.
Some sections, that msy he az good az
much-vaunted horticultural regions, are
yet in the experimental stage, and there
land may be had at q comparatively low
price.
The best way TO obtain further inior-
nation az 10 circumstances hore is to
subscribe for Southern California
paper and read the advertisements.
Send dollar and order the paper cent
as long as that is good Tor.