The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-10
MILPITAS.
Minor Notes From the Political
Center of California.

Editor Morning Call: Gas goes Milpitas
so goes the State" Hence, you observe that
! it is of paramount importance that Milpitas
| should go right. There can be no doubt in
the most skeptical mind as to the correctness
OF the present move of our town. In finding
| its way into the columns of THE CALL, Mil
pitas is but proving worthy of herself and
| of her leading position in the State.
Apart from any spirit of jest, however,
| and despite the tremendous burden the place
has rested under of the ridicule of San
| Francisco all-sensation sheet, our town
has shown Almost reprehensible disposition
to grow and thrive, and in every election
| year to send in its usual Republican major
| ity as though in very disregard OF the fun
! poked at it by the sheet alluded to. Owing
to our nearness TO San Jose (seven miles,
there Is small likelihood that this will ever
be great city, but our population is stead
| lily increasing; our commodious school build
ings are being taxed to meet the require
ments of their growing attendance; our
mercantile establishments evince every sign
of prosperity; our farmers and fruit-growerS
are more ttan satisfied with the outlook for
the district Our very proximity to the
| Garden City is a point in our favor. The
delicious fruits OF our orchards and the
w ~
grain find there ready market, and hauling
by team is merely delightful recreation over
the fine roads for which Santa Clara County
is famous.
We have very pretty town here. Our
streets are wide ana attractive, well
sprinkled and free from dust in summer,
and by no means so muddy in the rainy sea-
son as are the thOroughfareS of San Jose.
We have number of tasteful residences.
Our public buildings are we'll kept up.
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town, a number OF manufacturing establish
ments, two large and very fine iron ware
houses, and the various trades and indus
tries are here well represented. The CathO-
lies have very neat and commod0uS
church edifice at one end of the town, where
large congregation assemblies weekly, and
at the other end of the street stands the
tasteful structure of the Presbyterian Soci-
ETY.. Between them stand the two school
| buildings, the hope and pride of this as of
other communities.
In common with other sections. Milpitas
had her tears this winter as to the posi-
BILE outcome for the crops, of what seemed
10 promise to be dry winter. We knew
that down under the hard surface baked
and dried by last summers sun was an
abundance OF moisture, the results Of last
years food. but what was needed was just
rain enough to Soak-up this hard upper
crust, and give the grain good start, until
it can send its-rOots down into the Subter-
reanean store-house and gather nourishment
therefrom. Just this amount of rain Febru-
AIRY brought us, and no more is heard about
the threatened drought.
Last Sunday indeed. when Coyote Creek.
the principal stream of this section, fed by
the mountain brooks, rushed across the
valley and flowed past town even with the
bridge, there were even those in the crowd
that turned out to see the torrent. who were
full of anxious forebodings lest we wero
fated to encounter another washing out
this winter equal to the one of last year.
We have not had too much rain yet,
though. In point Of fact we could stand
good deal more, and without at least few
inches more we will not have, even now,
more than fair season, so far as crops are
concerned. The gentle rains of March and
April are still necessary.
The rains have kept matters very quiet
locally, and have occasioned some little sick
ness among our people. La grippe has
claimed several victims, and there has been
some scarlatna among the little folks.
Mrs. Parker and Miss Mabel Parker of
Seattle were at the hotel some time last
week. They were en- route to Calaveras,
| but were detained by the illness of Miss
Parker, who, however, was soon able to
| proceed on the journey.
X. I. Evans returned this week from a
trip to Santa Cruz. Mrs. James Boyd is
visiting friends in HOLSTER.
One of our enterpriSing firms Messrs.
Topham, Earle u Co, have issued a circular
announcing that their business will here
after be conducted on cash basis. This Is
a difficult system to enforce in a rural com
munity, but after all there is no better rule
for ali hands than pay as you CO."
Miipitds. March :. 1891 MILPITAN.