Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-03-21

Nuhtn the pa1 lew yrtfs humuet 81 slf
hsh residences have been erected in ,adnus
parts of the town end the change tot the hct
tst On several streets Wa noticeable, especially
on u dteet and tn upPrt part of tnuuh street ]
though could not help trmatlipg thai the
architect and builder had confined his .duus
and skill To font umamtnt,tiau thr Intcs
II Santa Rosa ate " the ususl average Size,
lat PLAN in thcit finish both internally and es
temal, The hotels arc ample ~ size and
number of which the Unnd and The tusmo
pplitan take the lead There ate wo rslab.
H,hcd banks anil branch nt Wells fafgn
Cos Express Agency OF tho vhrtou. rslah
lishcd industries 1T the place thotr ate one
in, diving establishment two rannctics a
we'll appointed WOODEN mill a large mnnep !
quite a large Touring mill with the new roller
process, machinery IhJ proprietor ct which had
an unsaushed tcenrd OF certain eonsignmcnIs
to Honolulu \ large shoe factory WAS started
several years since, hUt not proving Profitable
the building after lying ilc lot some time has
been turned into ladies college There IS
an extensive winery and disullrD also rsleh.
Hshcd At Santa Rosa, the proprietor Of which
has similar clnectns located at llcaldshurg aud
at Clo,etiale to uuHsc the rapidly extending
grape growth ol the county On being
piloted through the one located at Santa Ross
ii was spoken VI as being As hne one AMI
conducted At as small an expense as any in tn,
state The "att pteservat,vr' IS represented
by the Republican, daily and weekly The
Democrat, daily aud weekly, the Day BOOK,
and the weekly Journal tGrrmanl. Lodge and
secret societies were we'll represented, hut
learned nothing Of any established V NJ {. A
nor It's influences upon society as did In my
pop visit at Los GAIos. The churches repre-
sented arc Baptist, Christian, Catholic, Epis
copal, Methodist t,l aud Presbyterian denom
nations, but they were all small in size and it
nearly every case, severely plain.
| Net many months since a new city hall WI
completed on the cast OF the Plaza, in which i
located the public and circulating library. bu
| I hlushcl for the apology OF both for a town o
5000 inhabitants, claiming the edueationa
emncnce that Santa Rosa did. Honolulu
library and building would be palaial IL
comparison. There has been for years past
good supply OF water distributed in main
Throughout the town. and at moderate Ia
for private corporation, and also gaslich
company as ye, they have not aspired Il
electric lights.
Sonoma county has an area Of about $50
600 acres, OF double the sire Of Maui. II
products consist OF wheat, barley, corn, oats
hay, lumber, potatoes, horses, cattle, sheep
hogs. poultry, fruit, leather, wine, brandy
quicksilver, tallow, butter, cheese, eggs
vegetables, etc. 1t was settled largely by rep
resentatives from the neighborhood OF Pix
county, Missouri and the evidences of want c
Yankee go-a.head-itiveness and comfortable
farms meets one on all sides. OF late new ee
mcnt has come in So tina, there are not so man
Gland poor" altmers to the squire mile as Their
used to be the tracts ae being cut up and pu
andet cultivation by younger bloods.
The following is an estimate Of the prineipa
cereal products OF the county, last reported b
the State Agricultural Board