Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-10

ity at an expense not to exceed, and un-
doubtedly less, than the average cost of
gas, and the cheapest and most desira-
BILE motive power known will be pro-
vided for the street railways and fac
tories already established here, and the
industries that will find it to their ad-
vantage, for many reasons, to locate
here.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
The business interests of the commu-
nifty are varied and important. There
are over sixty dry goods, hardware, gro
cery, crockery, drug, general merchan-
disc, music, stationery, boots and shoes,
millinery, jewelry, fruit, notions, feed,
carriage, farm implement, furniture and
other stores; and the fact that careful
capitalists think best to put their money
into additional business blocks here; is
strong indication of assured and grow
ing prosperity.
There are two lumber yards in the
city, one of which, the Kerckhoff-C Gunner
Lumber company, is one OF the largest
firms in the state, having extensive in
terests in nearly all the largest towns in
Southern California. Its yards are ex-
tensive and thoroughly stocked with
everything that the trade demands.
There is large winery which handles
on an extensive scale the products of the
wine grape vineyards of the valley. A
we'll organized gas company furnishes
light to the city at present.
Several leading citizens are engaged
in the nursery business on more or
less extensive scale. J. l.. Howland's
nursery OF 75 acres, north of the city, is
well stocked, mainly with olives and
oranges, of the former of which he has
100000 plants of various ages and size.
The w. r. Strong company is another
firm that does very large business,
having sold here during the past season
nearly 65, 900 orange and lemon trees,
over 100000 deciduous fruit trees, and
have on hand $780, 900 orange and lemon
trees for the season of 1912.
Within the past year the National
Hose Coupling company, incorporat-
ed under the laws of this state
for the manufacture of hose couplings
aid ,slawn sprinklers, has located its
factory and begun the manufacture of
it's goods in this city. Already the
business has grown to such dimensions
that sufficient facilities and labor cannot
be provided to meet the demands, and
| it promises in the very near future to
equal or excel any manufacturing enter
prise in Southern California.
Pomona has two banks OF which every
! citizen will unhesitatingly speak in
| terms of the highest commendation, as
| the officers of each have shown them
selves to be careful business men worthy
| of the confidence of the community.
| The First National bank, the first or
ganized, does business in one of the fin
est blocks in the city. Its rooms are
| finely appointed for convenience and
beauty, with private apartments for con-
sultation and official meetings. It pro-
vides burglar proof vault for the &C
commodation of its patrons; serves the
public in a courteous manner, and has
always done safe business; consequent
| ly the latter is continually and rapidly
increasing, Its capital stock paid IN
is $50 900, and its cash reserves are more
| than three times the government re-
quirement. The officers are G. Seaver
| president; Thos. Coates, vice-president
and Stoddard Jess, cashier.
4! The Peoples bank, the youngest II