Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-25

immigration than can be presented by any
other locality. Frank Harwood came
here from Iowa last spring and bought
twenty acres of land for which he paid $50
per acre. He planted five acres to trees
and vines, and this spring he has refused
an offer of $l25 per acre. This will give
an idea of the rapidity with which these
lands increase in value
THE COST OF PLANTING.
Probably the best way of getting at the
cost of starting a vineyard will be to
give the rates charged by the local nur-
seryman, F. d. Rosendahl, who furnishes
the vines, plows and levels the ground,
plants, irrigates and cultivates the vines
for one year for nonresident owners, for
S13 per acre. The cost, of course, is much
less when man can perform his own labor.
THE TOWN OF KINGsBURG.
Kingsburg has Board Of Trade, com
posed of the principal business men of the
town, of which A A. Smith is President
and w. b. Good Secretary. There is in
course of erection fine brick hotel build
ing, the contract price of which is $4,000.
This IS built by a corporation, the stock OF
which was subscribed in the town-a fact
IN itself which testifes to the con-
tldence the community have in its future
prosperity. There are besides this three
other notes.-the Axtell House, 2. w.
Simpson, proprietor; the Kingsburg Hotel,
A. Nj. Smoot, proprietor, and the Temper
ance Hotel, j. Van Tassell, proprietor.
There are three church organizations and
three secret order societies.
Three Well-sfopLad ,raoaraI ,oaroha J;.o
stores are owned and managed by S.
Davis q Co., Einstein, Wormser & Co..
and J. p. Dowdle. Variety stores by w.
r. Garner and J. MCGEE. and drug store
by Landrum Smith Ball & Robertson
keep stock Of agricultural implements
and lumber yard. Weimeyer &
johnson run planning and feed
mill. Restaurants by Mrs S. C. John
son and H. Jolly. Two black
smith and wagon shops, one by B. f.
Royal, and one by J. w Livermore. Two
barber shops, one by Knox, the other by
Loomis. a shoe shop by johnson and
millinery store by Mrs J. Purves. A
livery stable by S. NJ Smoot, Magnolia
saloon by A. McCurley and local paper,
The kingsburg Herald, edited by r.
Wheeler.
The professions are represented by
r. NJ. Osborn and W. F. Angelo, practic-
ing physicians W. B. Good, attorney-at-
law, and John Robertson, civil engineer.
f. d. Rosendahl has fine nursery Just
at the edge of town, and last but by no
means least is the new brick yards, the
kilns Of which are on Kings river about
mile south of town. A sample kiln burned
as an experiment proved the brick burned
to equal the best on the coast. A corpora
ton has been formed, the stock ali sub
scribed for and machine ordered from
the East with capacity of 10000 brick
per day.
In general, Kingsburg's claims to atten-
ton from home-seekers are well merited
and enumerate among her chief attrac-
tions a California climate, an exceedingly
fertile soil, good water for domestic use
from wells at depth of 20 or 80 feet, the
best oak for fuel at from 81 to Sc per cord
unlimited water from bitches for irrigation
at about 80 cents or a 81 per year per acre
good roads, grand scenery Mount Whit
ney, the highest mountain in the United
States, whose top is perpetually crowned
with snow, stands out in full view directly
to the east, unexcelled railroad facilities,
good schools, churches, society, and rust
ling, enterprising business community.