Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-08
HORTICULVURALIsTS.
Scenes in and About Fair
Riverside.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Proceedings Of the First Day
Description of the Pavilion
and Surroundings.
The annual convention of the Amer.
lean Horticultural Society at River
side, which is now in progress at that
city, is considered by those who have
thought deeply on the subject to be
one of the most important events that
has ever happened in Southern Cali
fornia, for the reason that the visiting
members of the society are intelligent
scientists who cannot fail but be i'm.
pressed with the wealth Of this sec.
tion Of the country. Recognizing this
fact the citizens Of Southern Califor-
mia have made preparations to proper
y exhibit the products of their Sec
tions, and the HERALD has dispatched
. representative to report as full as
possible the proceedings.
THE SURROUNDINGS.
Through the courtesies of Messrs.
White and Miller, proprietors of the
Glenwood, the HERALD's representa-
tive was driven through the town and
surrounding country, and never did
early morning zephyrs and bright
sunshine conspire to make make more
beautiful gay orange groves, snowy
mountain tops and green hillsides,
such as can be seen from any point in
or around Riverside. The driveways
are especially fine at this season of
the year, four of the principal streets
being ninety mine feet wide, lined on
either side by orange groves, pepper
trees with their trailing foliage, tall
eucalyptus and wide spreading palms,
between which can be seen neat cot
tages, church spires and fine residences
with gardens neatly kept. The party
was driven up one of these streets to
Whites addition, forty acre tract
dotted here and there with little
homes, and the California pioneer
stakes. marking a town in futurity.
From thence back through the city on
. street sixty-six feet wide marked as
others by orange and lemon trees,
pepper and palms they were whirled
ont one-fourth mile to Walnut street,
turning from which sight was taken
of Riverside's Chinatown, "a small ham
etof twenty or thirty small houses on a
tract of ten acres. The town deserves
! commendatiou for placing these un
slightly wash houses and fruit vendors
at so remote a spot. Before returning
to meet the delegates who arrived on
an early train, last look was taken
of the far-stretching groves Of oranges
and lemons, vineyards and gardens
from Bordeaux heights.
Leaving the grand, the picturesque
and the beautiful with which nature
has 80 lavishly endowed the "city OF
golden fruits" the business man is at
once struck with the evidences Of
commercial
THRIFT AND ENERGY.
All departments of business seem to
be well represented and in prosper
ous and thriving condition.
Riverside now enjoys worldwide
reputation for oranges and lemons,
and she has won her laurels by the
direct competition and comparison OF
her fruits with those of Florida and the
most famous citrus fruit districts
of the world. 1t is estimated
that the shipment, for this
season, of oranges alone will amount
TO eight hundred carloads and that
the producers will realize 81 900 900
therefrom. When the large area OF
land now ready for planting, and
the fact that this crop will be picked
from less than three thousand acres,
the majority Of which is covered by
orchards Of four and five year old
trees, the possible future immensity
of the industry can be comprehended,
in q measure. This in addition to
the fact that one hundred and sew
enty-five thousand boxes of raisins
were shipped during the last season,
saying nothing of the large quaint.
ties1of other fruits placed on the mar
kets, proclaims this section to be pre-,
eminently the peer of any fruit pro-
ducing district in the State. From
the Improvements going on in every
part of the little city it is evident the
Inhabitants are not slow to see the
promising future Of the place wher
800. 900, instead of 5000 acres, of the
rich fertile land shall be producing its
valuable crops of delicious fruits
THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Now in course of construction reach
an aggregate of nearly 500, 900
among which may be mentioned the
magnificent Hotel Rubidoux, esti
mated to cost $3.50, 900. $35 1000 oi
which has already been expended on
the foundation, and which will far ex.
ceed the first estimate when com.
pleted. Among other proposed edi.
fces is also an opera house and hotel
each to cost SIS, 600; the Young Mems
Christian Association building, $780,
600, and two churches, each to cost
$4,000. Street railroads are being
rapidly built through various parts Of
the city. An electric railroad COM
pany with capital stock of $3.50, 900,
SEQ, 900 of which has been actually
subscribed, will run road twelve
miles in length through Magnolia
avenue. Another system is now al
most completed on Main street. The
Riverside and Arlington, Grand View
Halls Addition, and the River
side Railway are the companies
having roads under construction
A sewer system, gas works and ar
electric light plant will soon be COM
pleted and last, but by no means
1east, is high pressure water system
capable Of supplying a population o.
$1,000, which is being rapidly pushed
to completion. The water will be
taken from series of artesian wells
to be bored in the Cotton and San
Rornavdiuo arfaaian district oro of