Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-08

and wild flowers: the more matronly dis
persed themselves about the grove in
groups, discussing-well, such topics as
usually interest society people; the chill
dren scampered about and had q merry
time; the young men were soon engaged
at baseball, while the older ones talked
knowingly about land investments, fruit
growing and the prospective wealth of this
favored section of the State.
WHAT WAS DONE AND SEEN.
Brief addresses were made by Messrs
T. B. Hall and r. 7. Devlin, giving his
| tory OF the Orangevale enterprise from its
inception, and explaining what the Asso-
| citation had done and outlining its future
purposes.
After partakipg of well-laid and
bountiful lunch, the wagons were again
brought into requisition, and nearly all
present were driven over the improved
ten-acre tracts lying half a mile to the
| northward. The ground was found to be
of gently undulating character, and the
young trees and vines were in healthy,
| fiourishing condition. The orange tract OF
| ten acres looked especially thrifty. The
avenues and driyeways are bordered with
| thrifty-looking young sour orange trees
and other evergreens, which need only q
| little attention the present season to insure
a successful growth.
Expressions of admiration regarding the
| character of the soil and the general sur
roundings were heard on every hand. The
| canal coursing through the center of the
! ten-acIe tracts was running full of water
| from the Bear river insuring great bene-
| fits to the land on either side, and confirm
ing all that the Association has promised
in regard to its facilities for irrigation.
VISIT TO THE PRISON.
On the invitation of Warden Aull, of the
Folsom prison, the excursionists left the
grounds little before 4 o'clock and re-
turned TO Folsom, whence they were taken
by train to the prison, where an hour was
spent in an inspection of that institution.
The party were shown through the beauti-
full grounds by the Warden; many of the
gentlemen went inside the prison and
viewed the cells officers quarters, etc..
while the band struck up a lively air to
cheer the hearts of the poor unfortunates
within the walls.
About o'clock the train started on its
return to the city, the excursionists arriv-
ing home about 6 o'clock, after having
spent most delightful day among the
groves where the future town of Orange
vale shall overlook the charming piano.
roma of the American river valley.
sAcRAMENTo's CHARMING SURROUNDINGS.
There is one especially great advantage
to Sscramentans in the opening up and de-
velopment of these suburban tracts, and
that is the facilities afforded business men
for enjoying the comforts and privileges of
country homes without interference with
their business interests. These outlying
communities will all have the advantages
of schools and churches in the course of
time, and the city merchant or professional
man can have his home and family in the
country, and be within a few minutes or
an hours drive of his place of business.
Railroads now radiate from Sacramento to
| all points of the compass, and the country
dweller has no trouble in reaching the city
at almost any hour of the day. The time
will undoubtedly come-and within very
few years at that-when our city business
men will have their suburban homes along
the railroad between here and Folsom or
Placerville and along the Central Pacific
Railroad up into the Placer foothills.
No part of California exceeds these local
| tiles in picturesqueness of scenery and fer
tility of soil. They possess every attrac-
| ton for those who prefer country to city
| life, and have already many of the solid
advantages so generally desired Sacra-
mento is indeed favored by her surround
| ings, and cannot help becoming a great
center Of business and population. 1t be-
hooves her people of means to foster and
encourage all such enterprises as that OF
the Orangevale Association, and similar
| ones now being carried out nearer to the
| city. Every dollar expended in develop
| ing enterprises of this character acts as
magnet in attracting hither home-seekers
| from the East and less-favored sections OF
| the Goa st, and will in the near future re-
| turn two-fold to our people through The
increased business and wealth of this COM
munitV