Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-01
SOLANO.

Solano is one of the richest agricultural,
counties in the State. 1t lies just north of
the Straits of Carquinez and Suisun Bay,
and is bordered on the east, west and north
by Yolo, Sacramento and Napa counties.
Solano embraces some 100000 acres, of
which about one-seventh are salt marsh. or
tide lands. Like Napa, Sonoma and others
of the Coast Range counties, her agri-
cultural yield is less affected by drought
than some of the more interior counties
hence there are few crop failures there
PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
The county contains a number of thirty
ing towns, including Benicia, Vallejo.
Fairfield (the county-seat) Suisun, Elmira.
Vacaville, Batavia, Dixon. Collinsville and
Bridgeport. All of these towns arc either
on the line of some railroad or at tide
water. Benicia-which was once the cap
ital of the State-is picturesque village ON
the slope overlooking Carquinez Straits
and San Pablo Bay. 1t has always been
noted for its colleges and seminaries of
learning, and of late years has become the
home of several manufacturing enterprises.
Vallejo is about five miles distant, and
towes its importance and trade chiefly to
| the fact that it is in close proximity to the
Government Navy-yard on Mare Island.
boundary of the county, is prosperous.
growing community, situated in the center
OF Itch farming section.
GREAT FRUIT SECTION
The Vacaville section, near the northern
| line of the county, has of late years devel-
| oped a wonderful fruit-growing capacity,
several orchards in that vicinity yielding
| their owners great profits yearly. One i'm
| portant point in favor of the VacavilIe sec
ton is that its fruits, especially cherries, are
| among the first to reach market, thereby
commanding high prices. The western
| portion of the county takes in large extent
of foothill land, some of which is suscepti-
| bic of high cultivation, while the higher
| and rougher bills are devoted to grazing
and sheep-raising.
| The Wolfskill orchard, at the foot of the
Coast Range, in the northwestern part of
| the county, is one of the Oldest and most
| noted in the State. Ii was venture made
when frillt-growing was in its infancy in
this State, but proved to be profitable one
For many years Wolfskill was the first to
supply the markets with fruit each season.
! and almost at his own prices I.atterly the
Wolfskill orchard has had many competi-
tors for the early-season trade from the
same locality.
RAEE2OAD FACILITIES.
Solano enjoys great advantage over
many of the interior counties, because of
her uneqnaled transportation facilities.
| Having large water front, with wharfage
| facilities at Benicia, Vallejo. Collinsyille
| and Slisun, her producers have the benefit
of lively competition in the carrying trade,
| and can rnarket their produces ct the low
| est possible. rates Notwithstanding this
| fact it might here be menfionel-for the
purpose of showing the advantages of Sac
ranento as q business center-that con-
| siderable share of the purchasing trade of
| Solano merchants comes 10 the iabbing
houses Of the capital as also does that Of
Yolo.
TE7spENcY TowARts SMALL FaR5Is.
! Most IT the large ranches in S0lano have
been aIgided up and sold 10 small farmers,
| but ti1sre is yet room for a large humber of
new settlers. especially those who may be
/ able 20 pay highes figures for land than
tprexs7f III SoH1e ef szc esariies 70 tisehsFtls--
wari Solano boasts of aa educational
| system, with apoat fifty districts and 5000
school children.