Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-20

and the mills in this vicinity preparing for
heavy seasons work. The freighting season has no
yet begun, as the roads over the mountains are no
open except for light teams but our merchants ar
anticipating and preparing for an unusually heav
seasons trade. In the line OF manufactures,
woolen mill is on the tapis, and there is also talk G
| foundry and machine shop. One -four mill is pre-
pairing for a full seasons run, having permanen
demand for all it can supply. The general outlool
promises prosperous business than for severa
years.
| Contra Costa.
MARTNEz-The outlook in this section as regards
business is not better than an average prices ruling
low for crop products. The farmers have mostl,
held entaiing extra expenses for storage, interest
etc. and now prices are as low for wheat and barley
at any time during the season. that the profit:
of farmers, ii any, as a total are very light. Nc
manufacturing enterprises have been started IN this
| vicinity The wharves and warehouses at Port
Costa have created considerable activity at that
point, and with further improvements that will
probably be made there this spring, it will become
an important shipping point. At Valina, Just below
Port Costa it is the intention OF parties to erect and
run large agricultural machinery works. The Car
quinez straits owing to the fact that ship and rail
meet there, offer many advantages for manufactur-
ing and other enterprises there being water sufti-
cient to lay the largest ships Immediately abreast
the railroad The crop prospects are good, but the
acreage is 20per cent. below an average. The crops
| look remarkably well.
Teliama.
RED BLuFF-The present outlook is most grand
| nna Gov ad RI,ff aud Tehama eounty Tbera ava
now in course of construction five new residences,
the average cost being some s, 500 each, and two
two story brick business houses Main street The
Masonic fraternity viii soon commence the work of
tearing down their hall build ng and the erection
| on the grounds of fine three-story Masonic
Temple, the cost of which will reach some 81, 900
or $4,000 Three twostory bricks will be erected
| on Main street, between Pine and Walnut, which
will complete the entire rebuilding of that burnt
district Several other parties are awaiting plans
and specifications new in the hands of the architect
TO commence the erection OF fine residence Besides
the above, grounds are staked of in innumerable
places for the erection of small cottage residences
1t is stated that company has been formed to con-
struct large canal from the Iron canyon, some
seven miles above here, on the Sacramento river
into the upper end Of Red Bluff for manufacturing
and irgatng purposes and that parties are already
negotiating for the necessary machinery for woolen
mill site for steam Touring mill has been
purchased the mill to be running in time for this
seasons crop.
Our neighboring town of Tehama seems to be i'm
bued with like building mania, as several new
buildings course of construction, and
many more in contemplation as soon as lumber and
material can be had and mechanics to do the work.
There was never fiattering outlook for the
farmer, the mechanic business man than the
present season betokens The fruit crop, which
supposed to be badly injured by the late frosts
viii make fair if not full average yield, while
the present outlook for the wheat Weld partly in
consequence of greater acreage, is fully up to if
not greater than that of last year. 1t is feared that
branches of industry will be greater than the sup
ply.
EI Dorado.
PLAcKRvILLE.-Tbe business outlook is good
though there is not much building to be expected
There will be large yield Of fruit of all kinds The
agricultural outlook for the county was never bet
ter. There is large winery in of construc-
tion at FL Dorado, and also one at Sbngle Springs
There will be larger yield of raisns for the year of
1881 than ever before No demand for labor exists
at present, though there is great activity in mining
circles
Fresno.
FREsSo.-The business outlook OF this section is
very fattering. The farmers feel assured of good
crops, and are making Improvements of substan-
tial nature. The continual stream of new settlers
that is coming creates lively business in real es-
tate in town. There four brick business houses
in course OF construction, and eight or ten dwell
ings. In the country large number o; new dwell
ings are being built, but most OF them are OF Il
temporary character, their owners intending to
shortly supplant them by buildings of a substan-
tal character. There will undoubtedly be a large
amount of building done here this season. Not less
than 100 new buildings will be erected Wilson &
Son are just completing large Touring mill at a
cost OF about $50 OO0 and there probability that
a large distillery and wine cellar will be put up in
time to handle this seasons grape crop Therei is
and will be good demand for labor The present
prices for good farm hands are from 81 to 81 so per
day, and board. When the harvest opens these
prices will be greatly increased. There has been
about 900 acres of new vineyard put out here this
year.
EUREKA The outlook for Humboldt county has
not been more favorable or promising for many
years than at the present time. While there has
been suffciency OF rain during the winter, yet it
has been equally distributed, there being no very
severe storms. In consequence grass has grown
finely, stock is doing well and the prospects for the
wool clip is most iatterng. The crop of lambs was
large and the death rate very small The crops in
the farming country are ali in and growing finely,
promising good yield. Building will not be prose
cuted a very great extent this season. Consider
able attention is being paid to the manufacturing of
lumber and a new mill will be built at once on Mad
river, taking its up the south side of the
stream to heavy aud extensive tract of railroad
timber. An active business is being done in ship
building three large vessels now being on the
stocks aud fourth already contracted for. The
demand for skilled labor is good. The general state
OF affairs in Humboldt county good, and the pros
poets for the immediate future is very promising
Kern.
BAKERSFIELD The business outlook is improv-
ing The carpenters and builders in town are busy
The crops look remarkably fine The late rain has
been of material benefit saving irrigation The ex-
tensive improvements that projected in the val
ley held in allegiance until the great water SUIT is
decided. At present the demand for labor is good.
and will continue so but if the defendants win the
water suit 1t will be very large Exte sive i'm.
proyements have just been completed on the Colo.
way Canal, and l2 coo acres of land more than last
year has been eul ivated AMI sown in grain Kern
ve our principal mining town, is very lively, rich
and extensive strikes having beer made there re.
Gently.
Los Angeles.
Los AN6ELEs.-The business outlook for tie cem-
ing season is most encouraging. Railroad connee-
ton with Arizona has furnished steady and con
stantly increasing market for farm aud garden pro-
ducts Of all kinds the demand in the matter of but
ter and eggs particularly, exceeding the supply
The crop spects throughout the county, with the
exception of limited section in the southeastern
portion are good, the late rains having put beyond
doubt the harvesting OF full average crop In real
estate the tendency is upward, all the eligible prop
erty on the market going off rapidly. Building
promises to be active. New buildings, TO cost in the
aggregate $4,000, are contemplated, many of
which have already been contracted for. Among
those contemplated are three chucrch edifices-
Episcopalisu 70 cost $40 900 Presbyterian $4,000,
and Christian, -, 600. Two new fruit-canning and
drying establishments will be in eperation soon