Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03

elegantly finished, owned by Miss Madge
Robinet, DR.. B. B. Nesbit, @. G. John
son, j. A. Way, @. E. Sumner and Cyrus
Burdick, was completed.
Pomona is church-going community,
and can boast of the different edifices for
worship, most of which have lately been
remodeled and renovated, with additions
added for the ever increasing member
ship and congregations attending. There
are the Presbyterian. Congregational,
Episcopal, Methodist, Methodist South,
Baptist, Christian, Catholic, Unitarian,
German Lutheran, Holiness and African
Methodist, and all, with one or two
exceptions. have church edifces, most
of which are commodious and orna-
mental structures. The Unitarian So
ciety has recently secured site, and
will build on il in the near future. 1t
might be stated also in this connection
that the general good order and morality
of the community is commented upon
by nearly all visitors from abroad.
The traveller in Pomona will find
hotel accommodations to suit his taste,
varying in comfort and expense from
the service of a frst-class tourist hotel
to that of the ordinary boarding house
and restaurant.
The Palomares hotel, built at cost of
100000, with 100 rooms and all modern
improvements, location being in select
residence portion, and it's fine lawn,
gives the comfort an invalid Graves.
Down in the business portion is
Browns hotel, three-story brick, for
transient; Kings next, and the Keller
house is favorite for families.
The public schools of the city are un-
der the most thorough and efficient
management, no pains having been
spared to secure experienced and capa-
BILE teachers. That the desired results
have been attained, is evidenced by the
high position our schools hold among
the school systems of the state. There
are in all twenty teachers, the schools
being so distributed thro ughout the city
as to best accommodate all. Bonds have
just been issued to the amount of
$40 900, for the erection of two new
brick buildings. Pomona college has a
slightly location four miles northeast of
the business center of the city and
nearer the mountains. 1t has made a
rapid growth in the three years since it
was founded, and is today one of the
leading educational institutions OF
Southern California. Contracts are al
ready executed to connect it with Pc.
mona by an electric railway during the
coming year.
There are several private schools ol
music and art, besides some literary
societies. This educational work is
supplemented by well-selected public
library of over 1000 volumes.
Nearly all branches of business are
represented in Pomona, yet the rapid
growth and development of the COM
munity is continually affording new
business opportunities, and the fact that
careful capitalists are now erecting sew
eral slarge and costly business blocks
here is a strong indication of assured
and continually increasing prosperity.
Among other possibilities for Pomona
valley is the olive oil industry, which is
likely to assume even larger proper
tions than it now does, having been
growing steadily for thelast year or two.
The prospects for very large increase
in the production are in measure trace
able to the energy and enterprise shown
by ]. l.. Howland and G. L. Loud, both
of whom are engaged in the manufacture
in this valley of very superior article.
Col. ]. L. Howland has under construc-
ton in his olive orchard a complete oil
mill. 1t is to be two-story structure,
cement wall two feet thick, with two
presses, each capable OF crushing 500
pounds of olives per hour.
Among the growers of olives in this
valley are +. J. Smith, @. F. Loop, John
S. Calkins, J. l.. Rowland, George J.
Mitchell and ]. ]. Swigart.
Manufactures, mills, etc.. of all kinds
are in order, now that the splendid cleo
trio light plant of the San Antonio Light
and Power company has been estab-
lished, which obtains it's power from the
waters of San Antonio caf1on, diverted
from their natural course. The water
now runs through 1900 foot tunnel,
constructed through "Hog's Back
peak, then goes into 80 inch steel pipe,
with fall of 400 feet in 1000, down to
the power house. This gives power to
four large Pelton water wheels, capable
of generating 1000 horse power.
The company is organized under a
capital stock of $24O, 900, with paid up
capital of $4,000.
San Bernardino and intermediate
places will be supplied with light and
power. The wire and poles have been
bought for the San Bernardino line at q
cost of $4,000. HAL HAMMER.