This article was written by the editor of the San Luis Obispo Tribune, Walter Murray, to refute comments by "critics" in the Bay Area in 1870. It was published in our hometown Tribune on March 5, 1870. This is the best description of our county at the time; many new vineyards and winemakers were moving to our county and planting vineyards and making wine. Please note that we have not edited the article. It stands as written. There are a few words we could not read due to the fragility of old newsprint.