Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-27
POMONA

ATTHE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY, NJ.
SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES.
POMONA
Has been selected as the headquarters Of the
Amsterdam Company, as an outlet 10 the
celebrai ed Temescal tin mines. These mines
aud the large agricu turai section to the North
and South Of omona will build up this place
and make it ecoDd only to Los Angeles in
this county in very lew years,
LOCATION.
The town OF Pomona Is one mile square,
and Is most beautifully laid off on either side
OF the railroad, thiry-iwo miles Fast Of Los
Angeles. 1t is situated liza the san Jose valley,
several hundred fee above the sea level and
back some thirty-ive miles from the coast in
a direct line = 80 ats
COMMERCIAL CENTER.
twill he the commercial center Of the East
traIly located ihan any other station on the
railroad-pres' MT or prospective.
MOUNTAIN SCENERY.
/. Is surrounded by most beautiful noun
tain scenery-Mount Gu amonso iearirg its
head (snow-capped during g'cat poltinn Of
the year, several thoussini feet abovethe sea,
only few miles to the Northeast.
CLIMATE.
range of hills GUS OFF the rawness of the
sea-breeze, making the climate more equahle
and better suiied 10 the invalid than locali-
ties nearer the coast, and yet there Is a AN
ture of the Summer So prevalent back fur
ther In the interior.
HEALTH.
AS q hcalthful climate this is supcrior-the
valley being along the foot of the mountains
which, flom san Gabriel to Cucamongo, Is
admitted to furnish the best climate on the
Pacific slope.
As fruit country Pomona cannot be ex-
celled in southern California. IL needs no
A. -. n
one dt n es 1t, and III trees growing in the
immediate vicinity prove The fact beyond q
RAILROADS.
The railroad facilities are good Pomona be-
ing within one hours ride Of Los Angeles
the Commercial and railroad center OF South
ern California.and on the main line of the
southern Pacific railroad, which is being rap
idly pushed through to Texas
MORE RAILROADS. H7
The prospects are also good that the Los
Angeles and Independence railroad Will cross
the southern Pacific at Pomona, giving the
town the benefit OF two railroads to Los An
gees and tide water, and eventually an out
let to Texas, salt Lake city and San Fran
cisco. This Is the only town In soul hern Cal
i1ornia, outside OF Los Angeles, that has o
prospect Of a second railroad line.
WATER SUPPLY.
The supply Of water for irlisating purposes
is abundant. The cienegas furnish large
the right to develop the cienegas and put in
artesian wells aJ their option. Four wells
have already been sunk, and In every in
stance q good flow of water has been obtained
at from TWEEN y-six to thirty feet. -Four wells
will form good irrigating head. An irrigat-
ing ditch has been CONSTRUCTED from the cen-
egaS to the reservoir, which holds two and q
half million gallons, and bitches have been
constructed from thence 10 the different parts
of the tract Stock in the Pomona Water
Company will be gwen with the land with
~ phnrpp-Onn
acre OF land-so that when the land isail said
the owners of the land Will own and control .
The water.
AVENUES AND DRIVES.
Through the center OF the town, each way,
are laid out avenues one hund' ed ieet wide,
at the lniei sectinn OF which. In the n er of
the town, Is a block set apart tor the erection
Of the hotel. On either side Of the town
nues will be graded by the Association, end
set out to shade trees, making a six mile
drive without leaving the town.
BouLEvARDS.
On the East south anu West sides OF the
town ana one-quarter of a mile form the ave-
nues are boulevards, each one hundred feet
in width, which will be improved In the same
style as the avenues-makip over thirteen
miles of a drive within Al mile of the hotel.
SCHOOL HOUSE.
Plans are already completed for the erec-
ton of a school house, 10 cost $50 O. on a two
acre tract taken from the North end of OF |,
BLOCK $50, donated by he Association for that
purpose. This school house will be the finest
IN the county outside of Los Angeles Work
will be comment ed on the building in March
and The structure will be completed at the
earliest possible day.
TITLE.
The title to these lands and water rights is
perfect being United States patent. We
re .er to silassell, Chapman & smiths; also TO
Louis Phillips, Francisco Palomares and PC.
Tonner from whom the land and water rights
TERMS.
On all sums less than $500, one-half down
and the balance in one year at one per cent.
interest per month. On Ill sums over 500,
one-quarter down and the balance in three
equal annual payments, with interest at one
per cent. per month.
WITHOUT RESERVE.
The lands will be sold without reserve, the
Association only reservlng the right to stop
the sale at any time, should prices become
unsatisfactory.
"a. LOOK AT THE LANDS.
Persons desirous OF looking at The lands can
obtain excursion tickets at reduced rates to
Pomona, any day prior To the sales, ut the
Associations office.
IMPROVEMENTS.
A nne hotel, which cost, furnished. about
$500, has been erected, ami is kept by NJ. A.
Marshall In first-class style. There are also
at Pomona two stores, a posoifce, black
smith shop, wagon shop, restaurant, hu' cher
which have been built since August, 1875.
There are also nunib-r OF houses IN process
of construction. A fine depot has also been
constr cted by the railroad company