The herald., 1897-01-03
LONG BEACH.
The Season Opens With Brilliant Prom
ise-Notes of Progress.


LONG BEACH, Jan. There has
never in the history of the place been
season that had such hopeful outlook
as has this The rains have been of the
right sort-fine. soaking and penetrat-
ing-and there has been little or no frost
this season.
The town is increasing right along In
population, and the newcomers are OF the
sort that is most desirable-i.e., well-to-
do, educated, liberal and progressive
people, who have enough money to live
on comfortably, and who come here to
make themselves nice homes and enjoy
life on the edge of the Pacific in this
most salubrious and beautiful of all sea-
side resorts.
Our school facilities at present are as
good as those of any town OF its size In
the state, and as soon as We get the high
school built, which the city has bonded
itself to Go, we will be ahead of most Of
them. There are three schools in the
district, with eleven teachers-three in
the high school, which has 90 pupils. AMI
eight in the grammar and primary
grades. Some 400 pupils attend the
schools, and if the population increases
as fast during the next two years as 1t
will be in order to establish a university,
as there will be enough students from
this place and the territory contiguous
and contributory to support such an ed :
ucational establishment. Already this
place is the favorite meeting place for all
the large and influential assemblies
which have annual gatherings-such a 6
Chautauqua, School of Methods of the
w. C. r. u, Christian Alliance. Friends
conventions, the two days of the Univer-
sity of Southern California, known as
University days, and which have in the
two sessions already held at this place
evoked so much interest as to threaten
to rival hautauQua-much of their work
being similar-and which may be eX
tended into weeks, so popular are thei.
sessions; camp meetings by Methodists,
Christians, Friends and others--so with
the morale inspired by these religious
and intellectual gatherings, it is just the
place for a. large, first-lass educat tional
institution such as a university.
The place has a charming society, and
the long nights of the winter season are
utilized in socials, both religious and pri-
vate, which are very enjoyable affairs.
Fishing from off the long wharf has
its attractions for a great many, the
catches made of finny beaue,es, both in
quantity and quality, being such as 70
stagger the crequlity of the average
tenderfoot, who hardly dares believe in
the evidence of his own senses, so muct
is it ahead of anything in the same liae
he or she had ever seen or heard of in
the particular state or locality east Of
the Mississippi from which he or she
came. Yellowtail, bonita and rock bass
are the varieties that are running at
present, some large specimens being
pulled In daily. Mr.. Frank Gary OF
GAINESVILLE Wis, an enthusiastic disciple
of Izaak Walton, who arrived here last
Monday, caught on the second day fol-
lowing a rock bass which tipped the
scales at Al pounds. A few days before
this there We're caught two rock bass
which weighed 80 and SO pounds respec-
lively. Any number of yellowtail, from
80 pounds upward, and bonita and mack
erel, almost as large and unlimited as
to numbers, are the daily reward of Tho,
coterie of amateur fishermen. who would
sooner forego their meals than miss the
pleasure and fascination of landing cap
tive on the wharf some of the succulent
and deliciously favored fish, whose hab-
itat is in the waters of our magnificent
bay.
Boating in the summer season is much
INDUCED in. last season a great number
q pleasure boats, yachts, sail and motor
boats and roWboats being in constant
demand, carrying pleasure and fishing
parties all over the waters of our delight.
full bay.
Our beach drive-there is nothing like
1t on either the Atlantic or Pacific--is
one of the most beautiful and inVieorac-
ing pastimes either for inValids or those
more Fortunate that can be INDUCED in
and ride over the hard. smooth sand at
low tide for a distance of nine miles is
something that those who have enjoyed
1t can never forget, so agreeable is the
impression IT leaves on the senses.
The public library has been in exist
ence now one year. having opened its
doors to the public on the first day Of
January. 1895, and it has been a source
of pleasure and profit to our citizens
and the visiting public ever since its
organization. The rooms are most pleas
dntly situated, facing south on Ocean
avenue overlooking the bay and COM
manding one of the finest marine views
to be found on either ocean and prob
ably in the world.
The library has been well managed,
its efficient custodian. Mrs Sparglcr.
ience in that line of work. and its ex-
ecutive board. composed OF our most
progressive citizens, men and women,
deVoting their time and labor to it's ad-
Vancement without remuneration.
Mrs. Spangler assisted by lady mem
bers Of the executive board and others.
received callers New Years afternoon
at the library rooms at which refresh
ments Of cake and coffee We're served.
PERSONAL
There were present at the family re-
union New Years day at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Almond J1ealy. Revs II.
A. and James IIealy and Wife. of Asst
bury and Central Methodist churches.
Los Angeles, Henry Healy and wife of
Ontario, and Frank Healy Of Etiwanda.