Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-19
CHINO VALLEY.
Some Advantages Of the Sugar Beet
Region.

Some Advantages of the Sugar Beet
Region.
Evidences OF growth and enterprise at
Chino are visible on every hand. Every
day shows additional proof that the
place is fairly started on the road to
greatness and permanent prosperity.
The reason for this is not founded on
any fanciful ideas Of enthusiastic spec
ulators, for the owner of the great Chino
ranch. Richard Gird, is not specula-
tor, but practical wealth producer,
and, to an exceptional degree, public
benefactor. Ever since he purchased
the Chino valley property, and estab-
lished his home thereon, he has been
making solid improvements, constantly
giving employment to labor, raising
crops, planting trees, beautifying his
grounds, and gradually making one OF
the most desirable places on earth for
home builders who wish to live by cul-
tivating the soil. The recent selection
of that place by the Oxnard company
for the largest beet sugar factory in the
world has brought Chino into promi-
nence, such as no other place on this
coast ever reached in 30 brief time;
and today the word Chino is in the
mouth OF nearly everybody having occa-
sion to speak of California at all.
1t is a demonstrated fact that the
rich Chino valley lands are adapted to
the production of fruits and vegetables
grown in Southern California, and espe-
cially good for sugar beet culture-an
industry that will soon distinguish
Chino from every other place in the
country. AS the great sugar factory
approaches completion, other and aux
iliary enterprises spring up around it.
A new depot, new hotel, the opening
of a bank, the building of new dwell
ing houses, and the erection of tents by
settlers who are Fastening to put in
their crops of beets without waiting to
construct permanent habitations-all
these improvements, which either are
in progress or soon will be, mean that
Chino is forging ahead in a manner
cheering to the hearts of all fair minded
people who know the facts. If any per-
sons are not pleased at the almost
phenomenal growth of Chino it is be-
cause they are too narrow minded to ap-
preciate the fact that the prosperity of
one portion of Southern California indi-
rectly benefits every other portion.
Among the special advantages offered
to humeseekers at that point is the
rich, moist soil, which requires no irri-
CATION for the production of enormous
crops the plentiful supply OF water, at
merely nominal cost, for such land as
does require some irrigation for citrus
and decidious fruits; the short distance
from Los Angeles; the superior soil
which produces enormous crops of sugar
beets in four to five months from the
planting, while fruit and walnut trees
are growing on the same land and the
immediate proximity of the sugar fac
tory, where every beet grower, under
written contract, is sure OF ''home
market" for his crops for five years at
fixed prices. With these numerous and
other advantages at Chino, it is not
strange that home-seekers are rapidly
going there and buying land. settling
upon it and putting in crops. They
find the land obtainable, even in small
pieces, at exceptionally reasonable
prices and terms.
j. G.. McMichael, whose advertise
ment appears in the HERALD, is the en-
terprising general agent for Chino, and
he is thoroughly reliable.