Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
LOVELY ANAHE|M.
Reports From Orange County'E
Fair Daughter.
She Will Own the Largest Beet Sugar
Factory.
Her Progress and Her Coming Crops
Described by an Impartial Writer
Who Knows What He
Is Saying.

This city Is second In size and COM
mercial Importance in Orange county,
has population of over 1000, numerous
fine business blocks and merchants of
good financial standing. During the
past year the population of the city has
increased at least 10 per cent, and the
surrounding country has done fully as
well. Nearly $4,000 has been expend-
ed during the present season on public
improvements, and on every side new
buildings are going up and old ones be-
ing repaired. Perhaps at no time in
the history of the town has the spirit of
energy and enterprise been exhibited to
such degree as in the past year.
A fine city hall, costing over $4,000, is
about completed, and contracts have
been let by private parties for the erec-
ton OF two brick blocks, besides a num-
Der of residences now in course of con-
struction.
Perhaps the most important enter
prise which has been inaugurated in
this city OF late is that of building the
largest beet sugar factory in the world.
With capital of 100000, the company
are making arrangements to commence
operations and will be able to handle
next seasons crop. The soil here is
particularly adapted to the successful
raising beet which will yield large
percentage OF saccharine matter, and as
the farmers will own the factory, it can
be operated at a minimum of cost. Early
in the season a number planted beets
and the tests made are very satisfactory.
Following the construction OF the
factory the Southern Pacific company
will build branch road to Westminster
and Garden Grove. The board of dilec-
tors of the sugar company have an
agreement from the s. P. company that
the road will be built while the factory
is being erected.
This means a great deal not only to
this city but to the entire northern end
of Orange county. 1t will further iden-
tify the interests of the different Sec
tions and will more than double the
business of the city in the next twelve
months.
As the orange season has not yet
closed it is impossible to give the num-
ber of cars shipped this year. Last year
1920 tons of that fruit were shipped
from here, and 1928 tons of other fruits
and produce.
Many orange and walnut orchards
have been set out this season, and the
acreage of vineyards is constantly on the
increase.
Much land heretofore unused is being
put under cultivation, and districts i'm
mediately contiguous to the city are
rapidly being settled up.
In the past few months one of the
largest general merchandise houses
south OF Los Angeles has been estab-
lished here, and a second newspaper
with steam plant has been added to
the list of recent enterprises.
The diversity of crops raised in this
vicinity and their maturing at all sea-
sons of the year makes a statistical
showing hard to obtain, but in every
line extension has been the rule.
Last week the fruit evaporator started
up for the seasons run, and up to date
over 800 tons of fruit have been con-
tracted for.
With its present possessions, a $780,
900 brewery, fruit evaporator, two orange
packing houses, $4,000 hotel, an
academy costing 500, 900, a $4,000 opera
house, brick business blocks valued
from $4,000 to $l4,009, two grist mills,
two railroads, two newspapers, six
churches, and the addition of sugar
factory and branch railroad, Anaheim
soon be the leading business center of
Orange county.