Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-30
BRANDY AND WHEAT AND HORSES
Lucky BaIdwin's wondeTful Farm OF
$4,000 Acrss-A Successful Farmer a.
Well as Turfmau-Ths santa Anita
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Lucky Bsldwin'a possession from the
coutrol of mines on the ComstoCk hsve
gradually grown until now he has halt
dozen great enterprises under full head.
way. He owns the largest aud finest hotel
in San Francisco, with the single exception
Of the Palace. aud which contsinsa theatre
within il. He has fCs summer hotel on
Lake Tahoe and he hiss Shire Tdly bought
up a large strip of the shore ct this oeauu-
.ul lake, which il sfe~ years will oe sought
after for villa sires. Finally, he owns the
great Santa Anita ranch, near Los Angeles
the breeding place of the string OF swift.
footed h7ers with which be has just goue
Eat to contest for the prizes on tho chlet
racing circuits, and one Of the bes1 general
fruit and stock ranches in the State. This
priucely domain extends .olctesu miles
east and west and twelve mites nCrth aud
south, and embraces $4,000 acres. He
! shears thousands of sSeep every year,
raises wheat enough 10 charter entire ships
for conveying it to Liverpool and makes
more brandy than any one else III the
State, besides turning out large quantity
OF excellent wine.
The men who are bearded on the ranch
get 81 q day, and the few Chinese who re-
mniu-.not over o dozen, sill told-gst 81
a dsy sad board themselves. What adds
70 the likeness TO tie Southern plantation
"a the appearance of yoang dS-kles driving
carts or herding stock These are nem-
bers of colony of North Carolina negroes
whom Baldwin brought out here from their
old homes two years ago. He paid tneir
fares and made contract with
them to work for him for g term
Of years de built them neAt
houses, and here are installed the ten tam.
lies, comprising about SKY members.
/ rhey have made excellsot hands in the
! Sali and the orchard, because the women
and children can be counted on for good
work in cuItiyatiug and picking t1ulc
/ They look on Baldwin as their Noses, WAo
/ has brought them to the promised land
and the chances are tina, when their con
rracs expires they will remain there.
! The man Who'll has charge Of all tho pro-;
,ical details Of this huge place 10 J. r
| Fully. q shreRd, enargs'!c Californian
who knows wheat groSiHs aud ftCit cGi,
/ tura s. thoroughly that a Is terror 10 sli
| ;rcompelent hands, and who hseps Ms
! ANAL srmy of workmen under regular
military discipline. Judged by the results,
/ mia management Ia the oss' OF any taat l
saw the southern county.
! The vine cellar is always ca object o.
curiosity to the average tourist, but even
tbough one enjoys the comoanionsh'p OF
aha manager and the hospitality OF TIE
ranch. il is very dangerous 10 sample CA'i
fornis wines. There ia so much strength
in the inca Of these. iUsty grapes, even
when mellow with age, that unl4ss Que a. a
seasoned vessel the chances are that ne
,v;Il ma overcome before he knows II the
,sllsr N piled high with choice wines, many
If them ten years old The port OF 1919
"a VINE which would COMMEND itself Ia
oorpoisssurs while toe Angelica OF the
.sme vintage is almost eq lAI 20 the nnesi
liquors in It's combination Of sweetness aud
strength. OF clsrets and White vines TIE
caiIar mas many varieties which are co"
o,a,,v we'll known even at the East, the
! I;ph1,del and the Riesling being the
MA BsldEin's brandy bas long divided
the bonors in this State Sish ths product
~ Nsglse's ranch. Bal3Ein makes hi'
brandy from the old njs'an grapes, and Il
would be an exsetjng connoisSsur Sae
could not find something to his taste II
Inc various barrels RAGGED 10 this cellar
! An the latest machinery for disiihng Il
mere ADD the place il in charge OF a trenct
EXPERT of lifelong experiences IN vine anC
brandy making in his native eoHatsy
RAID in has done much TO raiSs the rePu
t.tion of California wine, aud in this va.
he aided materially tia smaller WIN
growers.
Bsldvin's stables and his practice tract
40 ,nt compsrs with tho'H on Stanford
Pale Alto ranch, or oa llaggins kaneh
ds Psso. Baldwin has tired breeding IN
suge Percherou horses Tor drsuShs an
nsIs but il is q doubtful question whetoe
rbav will do sny more WORK than stronI
mnis While there is no doU ~ whatever tha
thew will eat four times ~ much rs tn
| average mule.
Aftsr one has seen the orange groves
{ the orchards, vineyards, ard the otner les
; lures of the home place, h . prepared
: extend his observations to lns great Wnes
r and sheep ranches on the Santa ANS
I Won NAV drive for miles through held
1bora the vhest is now knee high an
{ shoTs,sn even stand which would dehgi
the eve Of q Dskots wheat grower. b
vond the wheat farm the visitor comes
i the Puento sheep ranch, which compris'
a about 10000 acres of gently Eoihr
B foo,-hfIl land reaching back
!. the mountains. The sheep rsnC
i IN charge of hard-festurt
r old Scotchman, named G,nesou. who h
e cared for sheep sll his 'hts, going fro
e Scotland to New Zealand and from Ne
le Zealand coming here. he is . msn
. vide information, and he seemed like