The herald., 1894-01-01
an Pedro bay region will be particu-

San Pedro bay region will be particu.
larly noted.
The shipping ports of Los Angeles are
San Pedro and Redondo. to which have
recently been added Santa Monica
where the Southern Pacific company
has built wharf 1900 feet long-and
Long Beach. Government engineers
have recommended an appropriation of
nearly IS 100000 for the creation of o
6r5t-class deep-wster harbor at San Pc
dro, where vessels of the deepest
draught may come to the wharves.n
ISLANDS.
Santa Catalina is the only island
which belongs to Los Angeles county.
1t lies in ths Pacific ocean, the Bhortest
line between the island and the main
land being 20.84 milea. The island is
81 miles long by 8 wide. The island is
quite mountainous, and has delight
ful all-year-round olinaesa scst sl-1
The county still ships more oranges
than any other county. many OF the
trees being Is years old and upward and
bearing immenee crops. Most OF the
orange orchards are in the San Gabriel
and Pomona valleys. The lemon is also
protitably grown in suitable localities.
The olive has been largely planted of
/ late, doing we'll almost everywhere in
the county. Fine oil is made. The
chief decduous fruits are apricots and
prunes, which yield heavy crops and
pay large profits. The walnut crop OF
last season amounted to nearly 100 car
loads. Peaches. grapes, nectarines,
figs, almonds, apples, pears, guavas,
berries, and a number of other fruits
are also grown. There are many fruit
drying establishments and two of the
largest wineries in the state, besides
several Smaller ones. Berries are very
profitable. From one point in San
Gabriel valley 100000 pounds of straw
berries were shipped last season. The
total fruit acreage is 1854 acres, OF
which there are in bearing 20,472; not
bearing. 1922. OF this acreage there
are 7 1887 acres bearing and 1910 nom
bearing orange trees. The plant for
1892 was 8,724 acres.
Large quantities of fine wheat and
barley are raised On some OF the
ranches wheat has averaged yield of a
ton to the acre. About 1900 pounds is
considered good average Corn some
times autans height of 20 feet and the
yield is sometimes 100 bushels to the
acre.
The chief articles OF export are fresh,
dried and canned fruits, walnuts, pota-
toes and vegetables, beans, wool, wine
and brandy. The imports of lumber
through San Pedro and Redondo are
very large.
The manufacturing industry is yet in
its embryo stage, although by no means
unimportant. Among the chief articles
made are canned, dried and crystallized
fruits, iron castings, iron and cement
pipe, machinery, brick, boxes -four,
crackers, SOAP doors and sash, pottery
mineral water, beer, wine and brandy
furniture, candy. pickles and ice. A
Hmelter is going up, and nog-packine
factory OF large capacity is in operation
in Los Angeles. There are good open
ings for more fruit-preservlng works
and creameries; also for glass factories
tanneries, harness, saddle and shoe
factories, paper mills, rope walks, nai
and wool factories.
The population OF the county increased
from 33,SSl in 1880 to 10l, ,454 in 1890
and Notwithstanding the looping of o
Orange county, the assessed valuation
of property between 1882 and 1892 in
creased from .$20, ,655, 294 to sS2, ,805, 1866
The rate of taxation. state and county
is $1.45. There are 279 miles OF railros,
y in the county. The county property i
/ valued at $l,23 900, and the count
debt is $685. There are 439 school
and 1856 school children between
and IL years of age.
The county abounds in attractive re
sorts from the ssashore to the monni
aims. where comfortable hotels, durin
portion of the year, are filed wit