Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-14


Tho Fruit orocer gathers the follow
ing items;
A very neat fountain has been put in
Immediately in front of the Ontario de.
pot building. and cypress hedge has
been planted to surround the building
and the flower garden in front, in the
midst of which is the fountain. \
The trees along the avenue are grow
ing finely. Some OF them have attained
height OF four or five feet, having
grown to that height since planting
three months ago, when they were not
as many inches high.
s. b. Tays and brother have come to
Ontario to stay They have already
purchased some property and expect to
buy more. They are quite wealthy aud
will become valuable citizens.
DR.. E. Chaffey has commenced work
on his residence, to cost 81 200. 1t is
situated little over a mile from the
railroad on the west side of Euclid
avenue.
A move is being made to establish
the school district Of Ontario. There
are more than enough children now in
the settlement to call for district, and
many families will move in soon.
The calls for land are becoming more
frequent since the dull summer season,
and the prospects are now good that
several hundred acres will be sold at
Ontario during the coming winter. All
orchards and vineyards planted here the
past season have done well, and their
owners are entirely satisfied.
H. C. Stratford, OF Oneonta, New
York, has arrived in Ontario with his
family to stay. He has purchased prop
erty and will improve the same.
The Storage Battery for the incaudes.
cent lights in Geo. Chaffey's residence at
Etiwanda, has been received, and the
lights will soon be in operation. This is
the first use of the incandescent lamps
in Southern California. Etiwanda had
the honor Of first starting the arc lamp
in Southern California.
The lands selected for the Boston Rails
in Company are located in solid body
on the railroad east of Ontario, extend
ing up on the east side of Euclid ave.
me back little from that thoroughfare.
The water will be piped to the highest
corner of each ten-acre lot, and the
company will have steady stream of
one hundred inches Of water continu-
ously flowing upon their lands night and
day, or two hundred inches of day wa
ter. II is intended to plant not less
than 500 acres to vineyard this coming
winter, and il possible, larger acreage
will be planted.
This vineyard, when completed, will
be the largest raisin vineyard on the
Coast, and probably the largest one in
the world. The company is composed
of wealthy men, and the aim of the
General Manager will be to put every
thing in first-class shape so far as max
ing Improvements and taking first-class
care of the vineyard is concerned. Their
endeavor will be to establish brand
for their raisins that will sand high in
the markets, and already heavy raisn
dealers iu Boston and London have
sigaified their desire to handle heir
crop when the vineyard comes into
bearing.
The raisin industry is as yet in its in
fancy on this Coast, and the yield this
season is estimated at l25,000 boxes.
California raisins have been brought into
competition in the Eastern cities with
the imported article, and have stood the
test, both as regards quality and price,
and that, too, at very satisfactory figures
to the producer.