Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-22
One of the Fairest Spots the
Sun Looks Down On.
Vineyards and Orange Groves
Peach and Prune Orchards.
Schools, Lodges and Churches of All
Grades and Denominations.
An Era of Great Prosperity, Founded on
the Most Legitimate Development,
There at This Moment.


geles some thirty miles, and midway be-
tween the metropolis of Southern Cali
fornia and San Bernardino. The popula-
ton of the town is more than 5000, and
is growing at healthy pace. At this
particular time the growth is rather in
the surrounding country than within
the immediate area of the city. The
growth is of the most substantial nature,
founded upon actual and most legiti-
mate improvements and an lucrease OF
internal industries deriving thelr h,e
from the natural resources Of the place.
The city of Pomona STANDS upon 8
plateau lying from 1000 to 2000 feet
above the sea level, the area of the town
site being about twelve square miles, or
nearly three miles one way by four the
other way This site is laid out regularly
into blocks bourded by wide streets,
which are we'll graded, and many OF
which are provided with cement side
walks. The business center of the city lies
near the Southern Pacific railway track
and is compact town of fine brick
buildings, occupied by the various lines
of business usually found in city OF
this size The blocks Immediately out
side this business center are occupied by
the residences of the people, each being
surrounded by ample grounds, nearly all
of which are ornamented with great
profusion of Towering shrubs and shade
trees. At all seasons of the year these
yards are redolent with the scent of
heliotrope and rose, and shine
resplendent with the brightest
hues of verbena, lily, fuschia, hybis-
Gus and a thousand other flow
ers. The blossoms of the magnolia
vie with those of the Gala in their spot
less, snowy whiteness, and perfume the
air as heavily as do the thousands of
orange trees that for month or two in
the spring make the atmosphere a veri-
table similitude of the gales of Araby
the blessed. The houses of the people
of Pomona evince the substantial pros
perity and the excellent taste of the
people. With their wide area of garden,
their beautiful flowers and lawns, and
the comfortable, well-fnished houses,
these homes are of the typical American
character, enhanced by the glories of the
semi-tropic foliage The very air about
such homes bespeaks the pure morality,
the high intelligence, the sober thrift
and industrious probity of the people
who dwell there.
The Moral Life of Pomona.
But material homes beautiful as these
are do not strike the eye as the most
prominent matters in Pomona. Sub
stantial church edifces, with their grace
full spires overtopping the cupolas of the
stateliest homes meet the eye every
where. All the churches have congre-
cations here, presided over by eminent
and able pastors. Nearly all have their
church edifces, and those which have not
yet secured such advantages worship in
halls well suited to such uses. There are a
dozen churches in this beautiful city,
the following bodies being well repre-
sented here: Presbyterian, Methodist
north and south, Congregational Epis-
copal, Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Uni
tartan, Universalist, Holiness, African
Methodist; and the Salvation army has
its barracks.
Secret Societies,
Pomona is also we'll provided with
lodges of all the leading societies. The
Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges are
very strong. The A. O. U. w. organiza.
tion embraces a very large mum.
Der of the prominent people of the city
The Knights of Pythias are very in
fiuential order here, and there is &. A
R. post, also one of the W. r. G. The
w. G. T. U. and the Y. NJ. C. A. are in
fourishing condition.
Schools.
The city of Pomona has nine public
school buildings, and has fifteen separate
public school departments. There are
eighteen competent teachers engaged in
the work of these schools, and the num-
ber of children in attendance is about
750. Movements are now in progress to
erect magnificent high school as the
crowning glory of the school system.
Pomona is the seat of the Congrega-
tional College for the southern end of the
state of California. This body has a
fine building at Claremont or North Po-
mona, close to the mountains, on an ele-
waited site above the fogs and below the
frosts. 1t is well equipped with men
and other means for supplying a high
grade education. 1t is connected with
all of Pomona by street car lines, and
many of its pupils come from this
city.
Pomona's Industries.
Fruit growing is the main industry al
Pomona. Its name is significant of this
fact. When Rev. G. F. Loop and few
others settled there on the plain twenty
years ago, they saw its pre-eminent
adaptability for fruit growing, and called
the place after the Latin goddess of fruit.
Pomona lies in the center of great pla-
teau whose acreage is estimated at $780,
600 acres. 1t slopes gently from the base
OF the mountains to the lowest point
OF the plain and the damp lands on the
Chino ranch south of Pomona. This
plateau is again almost surrounded by
mountains or hills. The Sierra Madre
range protects the plain at the north,
and the Puente and Chino hills hem ii
in to the southwest. Far to the south
and east lies the high mountain range
again. These 20, 900 acres are admirably
adapted to the production Of nearly all
sorts of fruits. The orange grows here
quite as well as in any other, even the
most favored spot in this section. The
orange orchards of Pomona are nearly
all of the best budded varieties, and
they are cared for in the
most intelligent methods. No citrus
fruit in this section, either orange,
lemon or lime commands a higher
price than those grown at Pomona. The
crop OF the season just closed aggregated