Show A mr leniar A k german village viline in C ru lu los angeles ciuuto california is g agerman germ d n r settlement ett lement called anaheim Aua helm heim an ari industrious pupula population tion of nearly 2000 which affords an aa interesting example of the benefits bene bend liti ur arising lising from systematic and organized efforts in colonizing a new now country anaheim was I 1 projected ans ted in 1859 by a party of wealthy germans aus in san isail fralc frare beo seo who formed un an association for the pur pose pobe of establishing a collection orvine of vineyards and homes bomea for a certain number of their deh dec deserving erving fellow countrymen eleven hundred aerts aeres of land were purchased twenty beven miles from the city of los angeles and divided into fifty lots of twenty acres each reserving one bundred hundred aeres acres in the centre for a town alte bite site alto the whole was fenced with willow the bouti boundaries dares dates of or twenty acre lots iota made and fenced in ill the same manner an irrigating canal ten miles long was waa constricted which brought water hom the banta santa anna river and four hundred acres of vines wre planted before tho the expiration of the second year eight aeres neres acre in each lot were planted with grapes leving leaving twelve acres for past pasturage urage and other crops toward the close of 1859 the tendon t thad bad successfully frilly carried out the plan of I 1 ile lle association af a at an expense of when the alual action on the part of the society took pince place this was waa to kettie bettle german families upon each of the vineyards viney aid aids upon the payment of 1400 juit just one or of tile the aggregate regate cost of the whole the selection sele le of the vineyards was waa mado by drawing lois lo 10 and ca each purchaser received in addition to lo his hia vineyard one town lot 14 being loft for public purposes in 1865 the thrifty germans had in made ade great I 1 improvements in pro vernen verDen ts in their villo vineyard and the whole settie settle ment was anth in the most moat flourishing condition the original vines nines werd werm in ox excellent bearing order and from four to eight additional acrea to each vineyard had bad been planted small but substantial dwellings dv ellings had sprung up in the willow ambush on overy hand while quite quits a bustling little town had come into existence in the centre centro of the plot anaheim is ia now ilow fourteen fourte sn n years old and la is one odthe of the most ob arming charming towns in california it lias bas its churches school house stores shops and a famous larger largen bt er ec brewery the living willow fene fenc fences a liberal sprinkling of ornamental trees its vines and large patches of brilliant elwers give the place a delightful appearance the people are thriving and contented they produce still wines white whito and red gas oas gd delicious elicious as any that ein ean be imported and manufacture imga laga quantities of a superior article of brandy los angeles county is the tha oldest and best beat grape growing district in the state layt last year it made more wine and brandy than all the other ther counties in california ex |