Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-27
THRIVING TOWNS.
Notes Along the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
PROGRESS EVERYWHERE.
Pomona, Ontario, Chino, Puente
and Spadra-Rapid Increase
In Population.

"a Los Angeles naturally desire 10 oos"'h
f reliable information concerning the coue'
try In which they intend to make their in'
ture homes, and for that reason the II ERAiD
has always been foremost in carefully com
4 piling and presenting such Information. A
few days ago a reporter of this Journal vis'
tied the eastern portion OF this county ana
adjoining sections. and was delighted with
II the progress to be seen on every sioe.
POMONA
Is the thriving, busy metropolis of the rich
country mentioned and has grown IN the
short period of three years from an insig'
nihcant he inlet to a town of over 5000 popu-
lation, The location OF Pomona Is one
which com mends it to every one seeking a
home. L. Is distant thirty-tiiree miles from
Los Angeles, and about fifty miles from The
\ sea-coast. Six miles north of the town are
the Sierra Madre mountains, shutting out
z,khe hot winds of the desert, and the bros
VALLEY at this point, dotted with pleasant
homes, orchards, vineyards and gardens,
makes as pretty picture as one could de-
sire.
n The climate is perfect, and for invalids is
prefera Bile to that of the coast. There are
many well autn epticate cases of remark
h moua valley ffeing from the most serious
pulmonary diseases. All forms of pulmu-
h nary disease are invariably be netitted by a
d residence In this mild and healthful ,li-
Il mate, and asthma, most paint Ill and per
sihteut di ease. disappears cut rely,
The suil of the Pomona valley Is deep,
gravelly loan. especially adapted to the
citrus fruits and the vine, All kinds OF
ride through miles of orange and lemon
groves and apple. pear, peach and apIfcol
orchards. No finer grapes are prod ueed
anywhere. The olive, the English walnut,
the fig, G also are profitable fruits and
the area OF the culture is be ng, greatly in,
creased. The cereal crops are always go ID
at Pomona, close TO the mountains tue
rainfall never fails.
all purposes. there are three sources OF
supply, viz, from the never failing mount
ain stream in San Antoni, Canon, from the
numerous cienegas or springs surrounaihg
Th re are thlrty-three of these wells IN the
Pomona valley, twenty eight OF which be-
long to the mona Land and Water Com
pany. The water is pure and OF excellent
quality and is furnished at very reasonable
raloG.
me town of Pomona, attic present rapid
increase of population, should soon incor-
p0rate as a city. The handsome mercantile
khlocks. the newspapers, school houses,
u,hes and hotels spe TX well Tor the pro-
sive character + the inhs Diian 3. PJ
Iha has ten religious olganiznions-Bap
..st. Catholic. Christian, Episcopal, German
Luther n, ethodis Episcopal, Methodist
IRpiscopal SJuth, Holiness, Pr sbyteri an
5snd Univers di,t There are four school
buildings and the educational system is un-
and A NJ. X of p, A. o. U. W, G. A. r.
and /. o. g r. fraternal socie les have or
gsuiE atoms ut Pomona. The Y. M. &. A.
have n thriving branch In the town. Po-
I.ona is well supplied with hotels. the pin
lcipal being the Hotel Palomares. opened
Mast ear under the management OF Frank |
Miller. Pomona has bank aud two
geek newspapers. the Progress and Times
X. n. Loucks has q first class book and va |
Yiety store. and Is also the agent for the Dai- |
" and Weekly HERALD. here are few
places which offer greater Inducements 70
BON par .tively cheap and Is sure to enhance |
Rapidly ia value. r, r delightful homes the !
Pomona valley cannot be surpassed.
TIE CHINO RANCH.
Through the kindness OF Mr.. Carpenter, |
book keeper for Mr.. X. Gird, the proprietor
pf the Chino ranch, the reporter OF the HER
AID w as shown over this fine properly. The
kJhinO ranch is in San Berhardino county,
lew miles from Pomona. 1t cont iins 46,0oo |
scfes and Is at present principally devoted
10 livestock. There are now on the ranch |
lQ00 head OF cattle and between 800 and 700 |
a-bf m ares nd colts. Mr Gird hasthrte
6llious. namely: SINS Paul, years old, |
weight $40 pounds; Hans Piamr,I years oiu'
bid, weight 1850 ,Ounds. The ranch also |
bontains very Gne trotting and running |
norses One that particularly attracted the
Dld Ipktr. "a years old without a blemish |
n. @ rd Is b lildi q 6De stable for all his |
Shoronghureds. The grounds about his |
house are very handsome
ONTARIO.
This comparatively new settlement in San |
Bernardino county is thirty-elght miles dis |
anil from Los Angeles and five miles from |
POMONA The cite is beautiful one, slop- |
No gradually from the mountains All that |
has been said of the heal hfulness OF pomo-
pa can apply in an equal degrse 70 ontario
mat graveliy, but the largest portion |
Ehocolate. colored. easily-worked loan.
There are a number of fine orcbarde and |
Vineyards and the fruit I'M eres,s OF Ontario
nukt G instantly increase in Importance.
9ne of the principal features OF Ontario is |
he beautiful Euclid avenue which will IN
ime become one of the finest avenues in
he Uni,ed Staes. ~ Is aoo lees w,aei AZ
treet Al, road, and Is fringed by line Of
Hibernate pepper and fan palm trees. On
ither side of this is drive Go ieet wide;
utsjda of these Is row OF Eucalyptus aud
hreviila aud last of all, on boh sides of the |
treet. is a ,idewalk 10 feet wide. This
Venue is destined TO become famous oil
yer the world.
"
nd unfailing. Fifty cents per acre per yea
charged for irrigation water on all colony
The Agricultural College, Of Ontario.
ranch ef the University OF Southern Cali
ornia. Ia also feature OF the settlement:
ts purpose is to teach young men and
vouiea agriculture and horticulture. lts
bject is an excellent one ana the lnstltu,
ion is very successful. Ontario has goou |
hL rches end schools, first-class hotel,
kew, paper-the Ontario Record-and q
hum Der OF mercantile houses. The place /
growing very fast, has some nnS socinn ofiUR
1siness in general is good and real estate
b00hing.
Rpadra is a pleasant little settlement on
the railroad thirty miles distant from Los
Thsre is y good school, q hotel and sparse
" settled farming country surrounding the
business cenier. Tnere is general mer-
ebandise establishment owned and man man
master. Mr.. A. T. Currier has large ware
house and pork packing establishment.
LA PUENTE.
ia Puente Is distant seventeen miles from
% angeles and until quite recently WAS
occupied by onlya few pc sons-the owners
of The grant which was originally made by
the Mexican government. The Rowland
rrnch is hand omely improved and the fine
rro,vth Of trees and vines shows the adapta-
bility Of the iana n 70 nortcm,ue ~ arans On .ne
dnced annually. A townsite was laid out
at Puente ttation during the present year
and quite little town Is springing up
rnund the station. Last Friday night the
nnnwiand House, the new hotel, was formal
~ opened. The ceremonies included
r,and ball and suppec given by the
proprietor A. w. sias; suesta the coming affair
srom Los Angeles, Pomona, Monrovis, San
nshr,eI. El Monte, etc. The town of Puente
nromises to become an important business
center. The oil wells distant q few miles
zine line has been laid to the station, There
no finer ssphaltum IN the world than
exists in immense quantities near Puente
An extensive stock enterprise has 3lst been
s,arted by VIM. lnness, of Florence. Mr..
Tnness has brought down fourteen carloads
81 cattle from Mohave. and placed them