Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
STORE TO OPEN
ON NEW TRACT
FIRST OUTSIDE BUSINESS ON
CUDAHY RANCH
Eucalyptus Grove Will Soon Be
PIanted-AustraIian Poultry Man
Brings Rare Orchids from
His Native Land

The first store on the Cudahy ranch
tract will be opened this week. Six
months ago all of Cudahy ranch was
field. Now the first 500 acres placed
upon the market has enough inhab-
itants to support a well stocked gro
Gerry, which Charles E. Leighton is
about to open. Leighton, who came
from the state of Washington. was I'M
fortunate enough soon after coming to
California to be mixed up in wreck in
which an automobile and a street car
figured, and Is temporarily cripple.
Hence his mercantile venture, which
his neighbors are encouraging, since
they now have no trading point nearer
than Bell.
The first eucalyptus grove will short
ly be planted by l.. l.. StTaWn, an en-
terprising man from Ohio, who believes
that one acre of his ten-acTe ranch can
be profitably devoted to that purpose
He Is building a fine home on Cecilia
street. opposite Leighton's store, and
has reserved a spacious lawn in front
of 1t which he will ornament with
palms and shrubbery. He Is enthusl-
astic over the prospects of Los Angeles
county, and believes the lands near
the city will soon be worth for build
ing lots as much as he paid for his
acreage. He has had an excellent OPP
portunity to Judge, for although new
conner, he spent six weeks in looking
over the lands offered for sale on tracts
in other parts of Southern California
before he decided to link his fortunes
with those of the Cudahy ranch colo
nists, who are but seven miles from
the business center of the city.
Lumber Is at Hand
7 P. Gardiner of Elizabeth street has
lumber on his place for the erection OF
extensive additions to his chicken
houses and also for O. conservatory,
which will be the first on the Cudahy
ranch. Gardiner is an Australian ana
has some rare orchids from his naive
land which will undoubtedly thrive
with the care he will give them.
New houses are being started on the
ranch tract at q rate of three or four
week, and some of them are more thah
ordinarily pretentious country homes.
The land owners as a whole are enter
prising, and working improvements at
rapid rate. One who has not seen
the tract for a few months would
scarcely recognize it now, so great
have been the changes wrought:
DR.. J. G. LEM, who recently pur-
chased the fine house built by l.. v.
Gates, will now devote himself to the
Improvement of his twelve acres on
Clara street. A marvellous change mas
been wrought by the McVittie brothers
on their land on Elizabeth street, where
thew have several acres planted to al
falfa and are preparing for a big onion
field.
Mrs Mary e. Jenkins is erecting a
fine bungalow on Clara street, and her
neighbour Mrs. Clara Lewis, Is prepar-
ing to build q handsome home. A hne
two-storv house, erected by Mrs. Lizzie
B. Hoke on Mary street, will soon De
ready for occupancy and will be among
the most complete homes In the nelgh-
borhood.
ResaIes at an Advance
There have been few changes Oh
property made by original purchasers
here lately, and in each case the seller
has disposed of his land at a supstan-
tial advance over what he PAID Tor IT,
: Several original purchasers VINO az
first erected small houses are now
building additions and improvements.
.Iohn q Samson, owner of fifteen acres
on Cudahy avenue and cara stl ,ss4G
has converted his two-room house into
fine modern cottage, ana " is now
| among the best in the vicinity. he mas
added two wings to the original
! O. H. Olson, who has hVe acres OF
Anna street, near Cudahy acenue, Is
| lust completing a modern Callfofnla
| house of about FIVE rooms:
George e. Lewis OF Alhambra has
purchased a one-acre property on cara
| street, near wilcox.