The herald., 1897-06-20

we were padding our own canoe" re-
Gently remarked one Of the enterprising
citizens of that section of our big city.
Taxes may be trifle more than under
the old regime" he added, "but the re-
sultant benefits will far overbalance any
extra cost that may be necessary in
maintaining our part of the expenses of
city government"
1--WE are glad to note that the city
council has let the contract for the paw
ing Of Central avenue from its head to
the Santa Fe line in Vernon" said an
other resident and property owner of
South Los Angeles (Vernon). "The en-
terpriSe, we are glad to say has gone
through without protest from a single
property owner, because they all real
ize the benefits to accrue from we'll
paved and finely improved streets and
are willing to be taxed for further i'm
provements in this naturally attractive
portion of the city,"
From the above remarks made by
prominent citizens of South Los Ange-
les, one may judge of the spirit of en-
terprise and idea of progress that per-
vades the community. Located as they
are in one of the most charming and in
viting sections of the city, they all feel
that they should keep up with the pro-
ceseion and that in the march of prog
ress they are determined not to trail in
the rear column. When such spiri.
animates community there is no fear
but what they will get to the front and
always in full dress uniform.
South Los Angeles has built up rapid
ly during the last few years. Many
beautiful homes have been erected,
adorned with blossoming fiower-bed
and climbing rose-vines, while the mar
velous richness of the soil has made pos
sible the obtainment of large profits
from the five, ten and twenty acre tracts
of fruit, berry and vegetable lands in the
vicinity. One may see here fields of
blackberry vines so loaded with luscious
fruit that they seem mass of flaming
red of half-ripened berries, or later, a
wall of ebony, glietening in the mellow
sunlight of perfect days. Many fine
orchards of oranges and walnuts are to
be found in the vicinity, and the soil is
of such richness that great fields are
given up to the production of all kinds
of garden truck from which the city
draws ltS pest supply.
At old Vernon quite business center
had grown up before it was Incorporated
in the city limits. They have a we'll
equipped postoffice, and stores repre-
senting the various lines of trade, in
cluding grocery and general merchan-
disc stores, bakeries, drug store, butcher
shops. restaurants, barber shops, smith
les, basket factory, etc New business
blocks are in the course of erection and
the place has an air of prosperity which
1t is pleasant to see
1t is here that is located one of the
most important manufacturing plants in
the state. We refer to the California
Sewer Pipe company, located on the
Santa Fe railway between Wilmington
and Central avenues. None of the facto-
ries of the coast are more complete in de-
tail and efficient in product than the
vitrified pipe and fire brick factory of
this company. It is the largest on the
Pacific slope, thoroughly equipped for
turning out vitrified sewer and water
pipe, terra Gotta, fire brick and all re-
lated products in endless quantities. and
each of their kind unsurpassed in o1a1
ity. Pipe manufactured in Akron q
was formerly regarded as q standard
make, but excellence in this line. like
the star of empire, has moved westward
to Los Angeles, and eastern nlanufac-
turers visiting here admit that none of
their goods equal in strength, shape and
color in uniform product of this factory.
while the high refractory value of their
fire brick made from Southern Califor-
MIA clays and by California worlner
has driven the English and eastern fire
brick out of the market without a pro-
tective tariff to foster or help them.
1t should be matter of local pride and
deserving OF loyal patronage that goods
OF this kind so much needed by our cit
les. irrigation enterprises and numerous
manufacturing plants can be success.
fully made from local material and the
money kept at home. The capacity of
this plant is about loco car loads of fin
ished product per year. Their monthly
shipments sometimes reach as high as