The herald., 1894-05-13

bearing at rapid rate OF grewth which
is almost beyond belief, and yet from
personal observation l know the state
ments herein contained to be true 60 lar
as age OF trees and immense crops are
concerned, for | have visited the orchard
annually each spring. During the sea-
son of 1912 the crop amounted to fully
half box to the tree during the season
of 1928 there WAS q much larger crop,
and during the season just closed the
income from this young orchard. now
only years old. has bssn over $1,000 an
acre or $4,000 from the Eve acres.
There are 10000 acres OF as good
lemon land, under ca good 9 lemon
climate, in the Cahuenga valley, that is
just as valuable for lemon culture as
that particular fve-acre tract owned by
Mr. Hurd. The land in that valley has
no water for irrigation purposes. With
out water lemons cannot be raised; with
water that little valley could raise sew
eral million dollars worth OF lemons an
nually. There is not lemon land enough
in California 20 supply the United States
markets with first classlemons, and
hence the market could not be over
stocked during the next generation, al
though cheap, poor lemons might 20
DbXkIuk ia LHo btT6oto VI LUIS AhsOAVns
Now, what about fine residences
And right here comes an important TACT
OF the proposition. There should he a
fine double drive boulevard built from
Los Angeles to Santa Monica through
the Cahuenga valley. This double
drive should be 200 ieet wide, with
double row of palm trees through the
center of the drive, about so feet apart,
kat 0f nalmQ
trees an electric railway that should be
the great popular line of travel from
city to sea. Such a magnificent drive
would be the most attractive feature of
the Pacific coast, and would attract
more people here than any other one
Improvement. 1t would also attract
rich people who would come here to re-
side, to build residences along this pop
ular drive until elegant mansions would
line this double driveway its entire
length.
Another attractive feature of this val
ley would be pure piped domestic water
under pressure. The entire water
system should be distributed in pipes.
Fountains and lawns would be found
everywhere. There should be enough
water in the system 40 that these lawns
could be irrigated at will and the
fountains play at the desire of the
owner.
The magnificent climate would add to
the wealth of the valley as a place OF
residence. No better climate can be
found anywhere, not even around San
Diego bay, where climate is supposed to
be a legal tender. No winds are ex-
perienced there in winter and no heat
in summer that would make a temper
airy residence at the coast desirable for
comfort. With climate that will pro-
duce in perfection all the semi-tropical
fruits and plants; with good supply of
fine water for domestic use and irriga.
ton; with balmy climate that is per-
lection itself; with a grand double drive
avenue to concentrate the desirable
residences, what more ia needed?
Look on this picture and then take
drive down through the Chinese gar
dens south of the city, and then say
where the surplus waters of the
Los Angeles river ought to be utilized.
There is no doubt but enough water
can be had to irrigate every acre of land
south OF the Cahuengs hills and west of
a line drawn from the southwest corner
OF the city limits directly south TO the
ocean. With a piped system all over
that great extent of country, all of which
is valuable, and some of which is very
valuable, how much wealth could be ere
ated that would be tributary to Los An
geles city? With that section of coun-
try brought under such a system, what
would be the population of that terri
tory 20 years hence? II such q system
could be constructed would it not be q
feasible project few years hence to
organize the city and county OF Los An
geles that would include this entire
territory under one municipal govern
ment?
What are the obstacles in the way of
such work?
There is more money today seeking
profitable employment than there ever
has been before in the history of this
country. Now is the time to commence
such a work. Remove the obstacles to
such an enterprise and millions of
money would roll in to complete the
work as fast as it's completion would be
called for by the public demands for
water.
Where are the public-spirited capital
lists who desire to 'see the city grow and
thus enhance the values of their own
city property, who will step to the front
and inaueurate such an enterprise and
get it to point where foreign capital
will step in and take the bonds to COM
plete the system?