Mid-Winter Walnut Elephant from Los Angeles County, Cal.
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Mid-Winter International Exposition, 1894. Los Angeles County, California: Central county of Southern California, and in wealth, population and resources is the most important. It has an area of 4,812 square miles and its population is 150,000. Its transportation facilities are unexcelled. Eleven railway lines, two of them competing transcontinental lines, center at Los Angeles city, and three ports, San Pedro, Redondo and Santa Monica, accommodate the ocean traffic. Its churches, schools and colleges rank among the best in the United States. The vast range of soils, altitudes and other conditions make practicable the successful culture of all kinds of fruits, vegetables and grains that can be raised above the tropics, while 325 clear days make it possible to raise from two to three crops of vegetables yearly. The price of land varies from $6 to $500 per acre; the expense of living is about the same as that of the middle states, and the opportunities for investment are unsurpassed. Citrus fruits pay from $75 to $800 per acre, deciduous fruits from $50 to $300 per acre, and nuts from $75 to $250 per acre. Dairy products always command good returns. The mountain, valley and seaside resorts of Los Angeles county are among the most attractive and accessible in the world. ~Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. From the Darlene Thorne Collection |
