Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-02
SACRAMENTO.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CAPITAL
CITY OF CALIFORNIA.
Its Social, Educational, Business and
Residence Features-A City
for the Homeseeker.

Elsewhere in this issue Of the RECORD
UNION the county of Sacramento end every
part of it is deliberately described To that
review we invite the attention of our read
ers. In still another part of chis number
TIE BUSINESS
OF Sacramento is treated Of at length and
the reasons given why the city is a trade
center, and why the future promise for j;
is so bright. In this bFiefer article it is
proposed to speak of the city in connection
with its social and residence features, and
to give sone account Of it generally, for the
information more especially of strangers.
SACRAMENTO,
A city Of 10000 population, is the Capital
of the State of California. II is situated
nearly in the geographical center Of the
State. 1t is niRety miles easterly from the
Golden Gate, the entrance to the chief har-
Dor of the Pacific coast. Its site is upon the
east bank of the Sacramento river, the chief
navigable stream of the State; at the con-
Huence Of'the American river with that
stream. Its location is upon bottom lands
OF those streams, which are almost fabu-
lousy fertile and yield nearly all growth,
both of temperate and semi. tropic, in
abundance. East and north of the city are
up or table lands, which stretch north and
east to the foothills of the Sierras, and
southerly down the valley. The Sacra-
mento valley extends in the opposite di-
rection. These lands yield abundantly of
wheat, barley and other cereals, and of
fruits and berries, while the bottom lands
along the river are unequaled for hops,
fruit and corn.
CITRUS FURITs
Grow in all this region, and oranges ripen
and are sent to market from six weeks to
two months earlier than in the southern
portion of the State The orange tree. the
palm and the olive can be seen in plenty
in the gardens and upon the lawns of the
city, proving by their luxuriant growth
the semi-tropic character Of the city's
CLIMATE.
Concerning this, however, we refer the
reader TO an article in another column by
the signal service station official located in
this city. That showing will give the in
quirer accurate information concerning the
important question of climate, and as ii is
officially stated, there can be no question
concerning its verify.
THE STREETS
Are broad, running at right angles to
each other, northerly and southerly and
easterly and westerly, designated bv num-
berS up to thirty-one on the east, while
from the north 10 ha
known by the letters of the alphabet. from
A to Y. The streets of the CITY are bonn
tifully shaded, and afford drives some
twenty-five miles in extent that are not
surpassed in any city of the coast, if in
deed in the country.
THE WALK-WAYS
Are broad and in the past year have I'M
dergone great Improvement in many parts
of the city, the artificial stone or cement
walks largely displacing wood and brick.
|, }, X, Front, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, and the streets up to Twelfth, are
the chief business avenues, the others
being residence streets in the main The
streets are thoroughly lighted with gas
and by electricity, and a sewerage system
underlies them.
FINE STRUCTURES.
There are many fine structures in the
city. Chief among these is the State Cap
itol, which we described briefly in Il
former number and reproduce:
1t is situated between ]. and n. Tenth
and Fifteenth streets. 1t is superb
structure, modelled closely after the Ma
tional Capitol at Washington, with dome
rising 800 feet above the street level. 1t
is approached through a beautiful park
broken into two terraces, upon the upper
ofwhich the building stands. The Capitol
cost nearly S3,000000, and in its con-
struction the highest skill of architect and
builder was brought TO bear While the
exterior of the Capitol is attractive in an
exalted sense and impresses the beholder
with its grace Of outline. massiveness of
construction, its finish and general beauty
and lofty grandeur, vet its interior is
equally worthy of admiration Its As
sembly-chamber is one of the finest rooms
in the Union, and the Senate-chamber
falls below it only in size. The State Ii
brary is circular room with tiers of sur
rounding galleries supported by elegant
fluted columns, and crowned with dome
like root, and for beauty is admittedly I'M
surpassed upon the coast and has but few
rivals in the Union"
The State Printing Office, in Capitol
Park, is fine large building, and next to
it is the exceedingly spacious
AGRICULTURAL PAVILION,
Belonging to the State 1t is cruciferm
and 400 feet in length east and west and
north and south. Here the expositions
of the State Agricultural Society are an
nually held. The Roman Catholic cathe-
dral, the finest cathedral church in the
State, is structure of imposing and lofty
proportions and great beauty of outline.
and when completed, as it will be within
the next three or four months, will in its
interior finish be work of exceeding ele-
gance. 1t cost S250000, and a view of it
will be found upon our fourth page
to-day. The Sacramento and Capital
Grammar Schools, the High School. Odd
Fellows Temple, Masonic Hail. railroad
depot, st. PauPs, First Baptist. Sixth-street
NJ. +. Church and Lutheran Churches are
handsome buildings In the list of struct
ures that do credit TO the city are Hall of
Records, E. B. Croker Art Gallery. Court
House, Free Library, Golden Eagle Cap
ltal, Western, International, VIM. Tell
and State House Hotels, the hall of the
Turner's, Pioneer Hall, Old Ladies' Home,
Bell Conservatory, Exempt Firemens
Hall, Protestant Orphan Asylum, Saera
mento Institute, st. Jeseph's Convent. Sac
ramento Seminary, Railroad Hospital and
Grangers Hall are all buildings of which
the citizens are proud. There are MINER
Gus fine business blocks, while the
INTENSIVE WORKS
of the Central Pacific Railroad Companv
cover thirteen blocks of ground. They are
the largest industrial works on the COST
and give employment to 2bout2,000 skilled
workmen. There are factories of ftlrni-
ture harness, saddlery, woodenware, sashes
and doors, machinery and foundries, pot
teries, and three Touring alills doing an
immense business.
CHURCHES.
The churches Of the city are Congrega-
tional (2), Protestant Episcopal, Catholic
Presbyterian (2l, Methodist ~. Lutheran.
German, Evangelical, Christian, Unitarian,
African Methods Episcopal. United
Brethren, Latter Day Saints lresormed).
NJ Z. Church South, Jewish Synagogue
Baptist (2). All of these but two have
their own church buildings which are with
out exception cseditable 10 the associations.
and in the case of six are imposing edi
fees. In church privileges no city Of
equal population enjoys greater advantages.
Tho moral fopa Z tl,o ,,o,,,l.