The herald., 1894-02-28
SOME INsPIRIrING FACTS.

which he dwelt upon the ex
traordinary number Of people who were
buying tickets in that city for Southern
California-principslly Los Angeles
and not for the midwinter fair. They
were being purchased at an unprece
dented rate, the amount of tickets sold
in one month in the Windy city fol
Los Angeles exceeding by $4,000 any.
thing of record in the past. As we re.
ceived this news through the Associated
Press it is undoubtedly reliable, as q
contradiction kould have quickly fol-
lowed in its wake if it had been un-
truthful. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the same strong movement OF
settlement trending this way character
ICES the country at large. although in
lesser ratio than ia to be observed in the
great metropolis of the west.
The writer has recently had a con-
versation with gentleman who has just
returned from the east, and who has
been instrumental in bringing a great
many colonies to both sections of Cali
fornia, or rather, to the southern, CEN
trail and northern counties. for each is
quite distinctive in its way. Amongst
other enterprises be conducted the
negotiations which created the flourish
ing colony OF Lompoc. He is connected
with firm which has an influential real
estate house ia both San Francisco and
Chicago. AS the writer had been famil-
lar with the operations of his inter
locutor, and of the firm with which he
is connected, for years and years, the
conversation naturally drifted to the
probabilities of big immigration move
ment towards Southern California dur
ing the coming spring and summer, and
we give the result of the chat, with some
accompanying speculations of the
HERALD.
Southern California and California at
large during the coming year will re-
ceive the largest immigration, composed
of tourists, seekers after health and set
tiers, ever known in her history.
Wealthy people. realizing that they can
SGT rharA ~ elinnatic sense. much
more than in the Riviera OF Europe o.
in Florida, will make this section their
Mecca this year and from this time on.
The number of persons whose means
are too small to admit of their contin-
uing in the intense business competition
of the east and who have made up their
minds to locate in Southern California,
or, if not here, in some other portion of
this state, is simply illimitable. The
severe winters, the billiards. and
cyclones, tornadoes and electric and de-
structive storms, have done their per-
feet work in causing all classes in the
east to realize the practical immunity
enjoyed by this section from any OF these
ills. Added to the large numbers par
ticularized in the foregoing summary
are those who have keen appreciation
of the pecuniary attractions of par
TALLY developed and improving section.
in which they can "grow up with the
country" benefit by their energy and
multiply the money, small or large in
amount, with which they have sue
ceeded in lining their wallets.
| In addition to the classes whom we
have enumerated in the foregoing, there
is large element of the bone and sinew
OF the country who desire to come here
persons of some means and more in
dustry. The gentleman referred to as
giving information to one of the editors
of the HERALD, was accompanied on his
present visit to California by Danish
minister of the gospel, who represented
a considerable number OF that energetic
race who are settled in Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota. He was en-
powered to contract for lands for large
number of his ellow-countrymen who
to the number of two hundred families
at least, desire to come to California. He
is sent out by them to spy out the land
and he will look over the whole state
He has already gone thoroughly over
Southern California, and ne is mex
pressibly pleased with the outlook here
abouts. His clients nearly all possess
sumo ranging from $4,000 to $4,000, anC
two hundred families, thus equipped
and hanging together, would be OF in
calculsble benefit to the neighbo hood
in which they should locate. They have
made splendid citizens in the northwest
and every region in which they have
settled aourishes like green bay tree
The reflections embodied in the fore
going have been irrespective of the
sweeping scheme of cut rates which hal
been lately announced by the great
transcontinentsl railways from the Mis-
souri river to the Pacific coast. This
competitive programme intensifes thu
activity which will characterize thu
movement of population towards thi
coast. Thousands and tens of thousand
OF people will be impelled to take tn,
decisive step by this persuasive induce
ment. 1t will be go easy to move
family west under the new passenge
schedules. Under the old rates thu
transporting Of large family to Califor
mia, except in the case of the quite vel
TO do, was a matter of grave concern. L
the merry railway war shall continue
for five or six months, or even for
shorter period, we shall again witnes
the miracles Of settlement in Los Ange