Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-10

By these tables some interesting facts can he
learned. First, we see that the shipments OF
gre Ell fruit from Sacramento from May list to
November LIST of the present year exceeded by
near one million pounds the entire shipments
made from the whole State of California in
1889, being 10 9l5460 pounds shipped from sac
ramenbo in 1890. as against 4i,6l3,sSO pounds
shipped from the entire State the year before.
The shipments from Sacramento curing these
loads would represent 1885 cars, which would
represent train of thirteen cars everyday in
Guiding sundays, during that time.
Another thing worthy of notice from the
figures given is the total tonnage of through
freight shipped from Sacramento during the ten
months 20 November LIST, s5,oi4, $50 POUNDS. As
will be seen this is much more than double the
tonnage shipped from any other point in the
State of California, excepting San Francisco;
AS producing center Sacramento ranks very
given aoove. 1t addition 10 the green fruit
shipped from Sacramento, however, it is proper
to call attention to the tonnage of dried fruits,
canned goods and vegetables. During the ten
aohths above-named there were shipped from
sacramento vegetables, including pota oes and
onions, i,S05720 pounds. During the same time
there has been canned goods shipped from Sac
rameuto amounting to 9 35i 4i0 pounds; dried
fruits amounting to 5,S13770 pounds. Several
million pounds of hops, wool! raisins and other
products have also gone forward from Sacra-
mento during the same period of time. think
IL viii not be disputed that these facts firmly
establish sacramento as the second commercial
center on the coast, and as being in The center
OF the finest producing section in the State of
California
GENERAL CONDITION OF TRADE,
Tbe winterof 1SS9-90 was an unusually severe
one in California. In some parts of the country
great damage was done by excessive rains,
Fruit trees in some localities were badly injured
and many were killed. On the low lands IN the
Sacramento valley much valuable land was
flooded and rendered temporarily unproduct-
i've. In the mountainous sections the very
heavy snowfall made connections impossible,
hlockaded railroads and brought about a general
slagnation Of business. As result, during &c
spring and early summer months money was
close and business was unfayorably affected;
vet careful inquiry among the business houses
of Sacramento develops the fact that the trade
OF the city or the wear has been fully up to and
in many cases above the average. This is sc
counted for in part by increased population, tut
largely by the development OF new territory
There have been 10 large failures, and our
merchants generally are prosperous
The present winter has set in very auspi-
oiously. the long Continued dry weather has
enabled every producer, whether of fruit, grain,
hops or other produce TO safely harvest every
pound OF his product and there is no excuse
Tor any one being caught ou with ralslns on
the trays II grain piled up in the Held Pienty
OF time has been given to harvest in, and Low
that abundant rains have come, plowlDg, plant
ing and general farm work can go on; trees and
vines can be set out and the general feeling has
been SIT st rest, as abundant crops are now as
Sured. in this connection it is worthy of notice
that greater ACTIVITY than ever before is being
shown IN iree' planting. Our nurseries are taxed
TO their fullest capacity to supply the demand
for all kinds of fruit trees. One nursery report:
over 100000 orange trees already sold, to be de-
peach, plum, pear and apricot trees is far greater
thsn ever before known. The general pros
perity OF California, and in this portion OF the
state il particular, is probably due, to greater
extent, TO the enormous output OF fruit-green
dried and cauned-than TO any other cause
The hop growers have this year also had phe
nogenal success. he crop in this section ha!
Brought prices ranging from % cents to 10 cent
per pound ana has brought large sums of none!
into the eoun ~.
INCREASED IMMIGRATION.
confidently predict vastly increased flow o
immigration during the next Fix or eigh
mouths. California has received an advertising
in the East, snch as never before in its history
by reason of the vaat quantity of fruit seattle re'
into every market in the Union. The Eastern
papers have been full of the praises OF Califor
MIA and nearly every issue of many of the lead
ing journals Tor the past six months have hat
something to say about the great productive
ness of this State. The fruit crop in the Eas
was a failure, and the contrast with California
wonderful yield was SO great as to attr-ct uni
COLONIZATION.
There are several organizations near Sacrs
mento having for their object the breasing up c
laige tracts of land and dividing the same Int
small tracts for the benefit of actual settler!
First and foremost among these may be mer
toned the 0rangeyale Colonization Company
this is an organization whose STOCK holders ar
very largely members OF the Board of Trad
and nearly all Sacramento men. 1t is doing
yefy geoa work and meeting with much SUI
ceSS The company owns a tract OF line Ian
of g 200 acres in the foothills q lew miles east
the city st is divided into tracts OF ten acre
each. eight, OF these tracts have been sod du
lag he pa year. An extensive Water syste:
has been Introduced upon the laio, ana Ws,e
csn be COSY yed to every tract in pipes. IN
wafer system is said 10 be the best in the Stat
During the year an elegant sehool-house hs
been erected and forty scho airs are IN atien'
ange Ten new and handsome DWELLINGS haN
been erected siuri1g the year and many mol
are promised in the immediate futurs. = hes
facts are mentioned for the purpose OF SHOWN
what can be done in the way OF setting up II
territory adjacent to sacramento. The lano an
cffmste ami general conditions are favorable
ANS class q work and it should be encourages
Besides the Orangevsle Colonies there are Sc
erai Others in active operation, among them
ing the Oak Park tract, Bnena Vista and soul
Satsrarnento All of these last named join Sa
ramento city and are being rapidly huit up.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
Aswiu be seen by the foregoing, the Board [
Trade has not been idle during the year, and |
ofiicers feel that much has been done for th
general good Of the community. Many th1ne
Vet remain to be done, and certainly no class
citizens more than our business men feel a
interest in the prosperity of the city or have
greater right to suggest Improvements and asst
in carrylng them out. The Board should, an
doubtless will, keep in close communlcal 10
with our representatives in Congress, to IL
end that proper legislation may be had Tor OF
river improvement. / think the Postal Con
nlittee Of the Boa d should be continued, an
to it and our Congressman can be referred M q
tiers pertaining II the Few public buisdin