The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-21
NEW PosToFFICE BUILDIYe.

NEW fOS1Ot BUILDING.
: For number of years the Board Of
Trade has taken especial interest in the
matter of the new Government building,
which is now under way. Actual work
has been commenced on the building and
Will be pushed rapidly forward, with
every prospect that the building will be
completed within the coming year. 1t
Will be great ornament to the city.
SACRAMENTO RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The Board of Trade claims some credit
for its work in attracting the attention of
Congress to the condition of the Sacra-
mento and tributary rivers. Several
special conventions have been called by
the board in Sacramento, and delegates
have attended from ali the river counties.
Vigorous resolutions were sent forward
TO Congress by special committees, and
the attention of the General Government
in this way has been most emphatically
directed to the condition of the rivers;
the result being that quite large appro-
prlatlon has been made, q commission
has been appointed, has done consider
able preliminary work, and doubtless in
the near future considerable actual i'm
provement will be made.
CITRUS FRUITS.
In former reports special attention has
been called to the rapid development of
orange and lemon culture in the north
ern and central portions of California. 1t
is very pleasing to be able to report
continued development of this industry,
and the assured success of the same
During the past three years upward of
100000 orange and $4,000 lemon trees have
been planted in Sacramento County, and
several counties north and east, and it is
gratifying TO note that the trees are doing
remarkably well. many of them coming
into bearing and old orchards showing a
continued good yield. 1t is found that
the quality of the fruit is fully equal to
any grown i'll the southern part of the
State.
In this connection it may be said that
oranges grown here mature very early.
and can be marketed largely in time for
holiday trade, a very desirable feature
viewed from mercantile standpoint. L
predict that within five years 500 carloads
of oranges annually will be shipped
from this market, and that they will find
a ready sale at highly remunerative
prices in markets this side of the Mis-
souri, River.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TRADE.
AS intimated in the commencement of
this report, the trade of the city has been
good. There Is no question but that Sac
ramento is the natural distributing CEN
ter for a vast area of country, and the
continued success and enlargement of her
trade proves this conclusively.
As general proposition, the year has
been prosperous one TO our agricultural
and horticultural interests.
The following tables have been care
fully compiled from actual figures fur
nished by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, and can be strictly relied upon.
They viii be found especially interesting.
as indicating the position held by Sacra-
mento among the trade centers of the
State. II Is fair, however, to the southern
part of the State 10 say that they do NOT
embrace the shipments made over the
Santa Ee road.
Fable l SHOWS the total shipment of
green fruit for the year ending December
!, 1871, from various shipping points.
Table shows the total amount of mer
chandise of all kinds forwarded East dur
ing the same period. Table shows total
shipment OF hops. Table 4. total shin
ment of dried fruits, not including raj
sins. Table .. total wine shipments from
all points. Table IS, total shipment of
canned goods. Table Z, total shipment
of potatoes. Table :, shipment of raisins
from Sacramento.
BY these tables il will be seen that Sac
ramento stands first in the shipment of
green fruits, other than oranges. and also
first in shipment of hops. She stands
second in total shipment of merchandise.
also second in dried fruits and wine:
third in canned goods and potatoes.
1t Will also be seen that during the year
the total shipments from Sacramento ex-
coed by 2S,090,009 pounds the total ship
ments of 1890: also that the total ship
ments of green fruits from Sacramento
this year is over $500, eco pounds, gain
of nearly 10, 0G0, 600 over last year.
THE tables refaTred 10 above contain