The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-11

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it, but which has an ample water
right. Yut there is no doubt that the
percentage of profit Is larger and
surer in orange culture in this valley
than in any other kind of agricul-
turaI industry in the United States
The orange rancho six years old or
over which will not pay ten per cent.
net ON a valuation of $1,000 per
acre are the exception. And one
of the chieI beauties of the
thing is that a doubled or qua
drupled income is always among
the possibilities. Money invested
in bonds or mortgages will pay o
certain rate of interest, and no more,
but with the same money put into
an orange grove the ten per cent.
may easily be transformed into
twenty or even forty per cent. AS
the trees grow larger and the me-
thods of cultivation become per-
fected the yield increases in rapid
rate.
AS regards the future of the
orange industry, there appears to
be no reason to doubt that it will
continue for many years nearly, if
not quite, as profitable as it is at
present. The various varieties of
scale which in Los Angeles and
many other towns near the sea have
proved most formidable enemies to
the horticultural, owing to the pc
culiar climatic conditions and other
causes found in the region, are here
almost innocuous, or in the case OF
one or two more persistent kinds
they can easily be kept in subjec-
ton by proper care, and the use OF
certain well-known antidotes. 1t
is probable that there will soon be
some decline in the price of the
Washington Marvel, which, being
an orange of the most advanced
type, and of bright reputation, has
up to the present time readily
brought about double the price of
seedlings and the other common
varieties. And in consequence of
it's great popularity at least nine
tenths of the many thousand acres
out out during the past few years
} in Southern California and Arizona
have been planted to Navels,
and it is not to be expected that
this vast increase in production can
fail to have some influence upon
the price. On the other hand the
, market for California oranges is
{ constantly extended, SO on the
whole there is no danger that
prices will even decline to a point
, which will cause orange culture tt
be other than lucrative. The new
tariff bill provides for an increase
of the duties on oranges and raj
sins, and there is a gradual reduc
ton in railroad freight from yeal
to year, all of which is regarded
by the Riverside with compiacency
1t will thus appear that the fnan
cial condition here are such as tt
offer considerable attraction to tn,
bona fide home seeker who wishes
to invest his capital profitably, ant
J at the same time where it will b,
under his own management ant
+ control. Fortunately for the plac'
, the opportunities for speculation
| are few and far between.
I had intended to call especia
| attention to the social ant
Q moral characteristics of Riverside
y as presenting perhaps the strong
,, est attractions to those who ar
l looking for safe place to which
4 they can take their families, blu
f I fear my letter Is already gettin!
prolix and tiresome; l will there
. fore be as brief as possible. Here
tofore for the past two years it ha
been the proud boast of the goo'
e people of Riverside that there wa
r not saloon in the place, but it will
do no good to try to conceal tn
fact that backward step has bee
taken, and hi gh-license saloon Ia
: been licensed. 1t is an unfortunat
= thing for the reputation of the city
s but, I doubt not, will be rectifie,
e by the ballot at the first oppol
Q tunity. The various organization
Y which all through the length an
) breadth of this land are exertin!
: such powerful influence in behal
e of morality, charity and temperate
e are found here in full force, an
# nowhere can they be more activ
s and vigilant than they are here
g And this is especially true of thos
Q societies which are composed G
d women. With good schools an
e churches of almost all denomins
:, tions the city is we'll supplied. Th
e c. A. Y. Nj. has a large, handsom
r, and wellequipped building, and j
;, accomplishing a noble wor
IS among young men and boys
It The ASSOCIATION has within th
d past fortnight raised the SUI
). of s13,500 for the purpose of pay
D ing off debt on the building an
y of further equipping the gymns
d SUM and baths and providing
If competent athletic instructor. ]
e is intended that the young wome
o as well as the young men shall hav
o chance to develop their muscle
i and promote their physical vigol
i under medical supervision, an
l. there will also be classes for th
j. boys and girls. There are no hooc
# lums to be found in Riverside: a