Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
PROSPEROUS POMONA.
Half Million of Acres of Til
liable Land.
The San Antonio Light and Power
Company.
Improvements During the Past Twelve
Months-The Valleys Fertility.
Her Abundance of Water.
Another Railroad.


this city, to furnish descriptive article
on Pomona, the goddess Of fruit, and
territory tributary thereto, showing the
improvements and growth during the
last twelve months, industries, possibili-
ties, ,.etc.
Thinking perhaps there may be some
one in the length and breadth of this
land OF ours who did not hear of or get
to read the Murchison letter, that orig
mated from this place and was given
such worldwide circulation by the
press of the country some four years
ago, and therefore does not know where
the city of Pomona lies, and for the
benefit of those who have grown up
since then, and for the coming genera
tions, for whom it will be a source of
pleasure to know of and taste, getting
better acquainted, as it were, with the
Pomona valleys celebrated citrus and
deciduous fruits, we again give it's loca-
tion and surroundings.
Our fair city is thirty-two miles this
side (east) of Los Angeles, on the direct
line of the Southern Pacific railway,
the Southern California (Santa Fe
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miles north of here being connected
by motor line down from North
Pomona, and there are bright prospects
for that trunk line coming right down
to our doors in a short time; our ener-
getic board of trade has taken hold Of
the matter, the Santa Fe people being
willing to make an effort to reach here
direct.
Pomona is the most important town
on the Southern Pacific railway between
Los Angeles and Ell Paso, Texas. In
1882 there were but 100 people here !;
now there are 5000 or upwards within
the city limits and Immediately ada
cent, and many more do business in this
city. Pomona is remarkably we'll situ-
ated geographically and climatically,
and is in one of the most productive and
beautiful valleys in California; valley
bounded on the north by the Sierra
Madre range, or more properly, a majes-
tic branch of the Sierra Nevadas; on
the east by Mounts San Bernardino and
Jacinto; on the southeast by the broken
but imposing mountains about River
side, Elsinore, South Riverside and the
noted Cajalco tin mines; on the south by
the Chino and Spadra hills and on the
west by the San Jose hills and two mar
row valleys separated by these hills and
extending to the San Gabriel valley.
Views from Pomona take in Mt. Wilson
above Pasadena; Mts. San Antonio and
Cucamonga near Pomona and Ontario;
Mt. San Be-nardino east of San Bernar-
dino and Redlands, and Mt. San Jacinto
east of Riverside. Their attitudes range
from 5000 to over IL 900 feet, and much
of the year their SUBMITS are capped
with SHOW. In their pine forests and
along their cold streams alive with trout
there are delightful and popular summer
resorts, some within few hours travel
and others within day of Pomona.
The intervening valley is already famous
for its annual production OF thousands
of carloads of the most popular and
high priced oranges, and it's lemons are
commanding favor in the best markets.
The Southern Pacific, and Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, both overland,
give Pomona an average of eight daily
passenger trains each way, with quick
time and low fares, and the freight
service is prompt and charges reason
able. Another road of much Importance
to Pomona is almost assured at an
early day, viz. From the main Santa
Fe line near its Pomona station via
Chino, the site of an immense beet
sugar factory and refinery, now produc-
ing carloads of sugar every day, to
connection with the road via Riverside !;
thence up to Temescal cafIon by the al
ready famous tin mines to the coal beds
at Elsinore, and thence to San Diego via
several growing inland towns. ALI rail-
road men agree that this is the most
valuable unoccupied route in Southern
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built greatly to the advantage of Po-
mona.
Competent authority places the tilla-
BILE land tributary to Pomona at 10000
acres. The great Chino ranch, with it's
$4,000 acres and beet sugar industry es-
tablished, borders on the southeasterly
line of this city. The United States ex-
pertinent station for Southern Califor-
MIA is located within two miles OF the
business center of Pomona.
In addition to the fertility of the soil
of this valley and the perfect growth of
fruits, grains, grasses, vegetables, do
mestic fowls and animals, the surround
ing mountains and hills contain gold,
silver, iron, tin, coal, petroleum, mar
BILE, excellent granite and sandstone for
building, bituminous rock for paving,
etc., and are full of water. The. cations
and depressions in these mountains and
hills are being utilized for the storage of
water by means of reservoirs. There
are now 100 miles of irrigating pipes in
Pomona valley, and about forty of iron
and steel in the city of Pomona, which
convey water into every house.
This valley is noted for its oranges,
lemons, olives, figs, fine raisins and
other profitable deciduous fruits. Small
fruits employ many families. During
the season, which extends over several
months, an average of two tons of
blackberries, raspberries and straw
ries are daily shipped from Pomona to
other markets. Strawberry vines yield
ripe fruit in this valley every month in
the year, and our gardens supply the
market with variety of fresh vege-
tables every day.
The soil of this valley is friable and
never bakes. 1t is largely composed of
the detritus from the mountains and de-
composed vegetation of the valley. Its
porosity causes it to rapidly absor b
water and readily permits moisture to
rise. These characteristics are highly fa-
yorable to all plant growth, especially of
trees and vines, in that their roots meet
no obstacle in their tendency to strike
deep and produce rapid and healthy
growth. The purity of the water here
is large factor in promoting the growth
of all soil products.
improvement during the last twelve