Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
LINDA VISTA
HOPES TO BOOM
PASADENA SUBURB PLANS FOR
THE FUTURE
Citizens of Beautiful Valley Unite to
Secure Things Needful for
the communIty's
Growth
Pasadena Agency,
16k East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 7b2.


PASADENA, June 20.-It looks as
though beautiful Linda Vista, extend
ing up into the hills to the northwest
Of Pasadena, is about to make bid for
public attention as the most charming
Of the Crown City suburbs.
There is really no more slightly foot
hill valley than this one, but 1t has not
shared in the generous growth which
has been the fortune of It's neighbors.
There have been two chief reasons for
this, It Is said, the lack of abundant
water and the fact that IL does not lie
along a main travelled highway. Sys-
tematic efforts are being made now to
remedy both of these defects and the
people of the valley are going at 1t in
q way which seems certain to bring
success.
On Saturday evening there was a
meeting of leading property owners of
the valley at the pretty home of w. II.
Dickey in the upper part of the valley.
The principal object of the discussion
was the proposition to extend the road
now coming into Linda Vista from
Pasadena so that it will connect with
the La Canyada highway above Devils
gate.
During "boom times" years ago work
on this project was begun and several
hundred dollars expended in grading,
but this was abandoned before much
real progress was made.
Linda Vista proposes to take up this
work again and has prepared and for
warded the necessary petitions to the
board of county supervisors. In some
manner this petition has been lost in
the malls, not reaching it's destination.
Another petition will be prepared at
once Much of the land through which
the road must run is owned by j. d.
Yocum and he has obtained right of
way for most Of the balance, and while
the building of the road is likely to be
quite an undertaking it is far from be-
ing impracticable.
In addition to the work of grading
and a. number of deep cuts, there must
be a bridge over Cottonwood canyon
and probably another at Devils gate
where the road will unite with the
much Travelled highway from La Can
yada. The new road would need to be
constructed for about a mile and a half
or two miles but would be of incalcu-
liable value to the Linda Vista people.
The manner in which the second diff
Guilty is being attacked is indicated by
the announcement today that the Linda
Vista. Water company of Pasadena with
$500 capital stock $125 paid in, has
applied for incorpora ton. The directors
of the new company are Hannah T.
Young, j. D. Yocum, w. r. Stevenson,
D. A. Harrison and Charles E. Miles,
all of whom are owners of property in
the Linda Vista valley. At the present
time a good but it is claimed an uncer-
tain supply of water is furnished the
people of the valley from tunnels in the
hills to the west and south, Mr.. Yo-
cum being the principal owner.
TIL ere is not we'll in the valley and
no private water supply, it is said. On
the Wicks ranch at the upper end of
the valley force of men is boring for
water, the depth of about eighty feet
having been already reached.
Forty or fifty feet of solid granite has
been encountered, necessitating much
blasting and other expensive work but
as yet no water
The owner of this ranch, a Mr.. Wicks
of Los Angeles, has some two hundred
acres which with an abundant supply
of water would be Immediately placed
on the market in the shape of lots
IT. is understood that the new water
company intends to undertake a SINH
lar effort at well digging in the hope
and with the almost absolute certainty
of obtaining an abundant supply of
water, ample for the needs OF the ell
tire valley. Just where these wells will
begin lis not known, though probably
som ewhere in the upper or northwest
end Of the valley.
With success crowning both efforts
the future of Linda Vista can readily
be guessed. 1t is firmly believed by the
residents of. the valley that an electric
road would shortly follow the new high
way to complete the regeneration of the
entire Linda Vista valley. Whatever
the outcome 1t Is certain that the Linda
Vista people are up and doing and eX-
pect great things.