The morning call., 1892-02-15
NEWS FROM NILES.
Tree. Electric Railway
The Orchards Social.

Editor Morning Cal: Senator Eli Deni-
son hes donated to Niles. through the State
BoaTd OF Forestry, 500 deciduous trees Of all
varieties. Postmaster Dickty, who is III
cerested in all such Improvements. has sue
ceeded in collecting quite "a sum from the
toWnspeople 10 pay Tor the necessary work,
and the trees are being planted along each
street and along the northern she OF Main
street
MI Denison has also notified the School
Board tina, he will donate to them a choice
lot Of trees to be planted in and about the
schoOl-yard. No doubt his very generous
offer VIII be accepted, ana within a short
time the school grounds VIII be- higaly Orna-
mental instead Of beng is now, barren
playground
The four CT i've carpenters IN Gown are
never idle.
Another merchant is looking about for a
suitable site, and viii doubtless Dedicated
soon.
There is a good deal Of inquiry from time
to time concerning the promised electric
railroad. The franchise WIS granted Sey-
eral months ago, lut no ground has been
broken as Yet. The benefit 10 the whole
valley viii be inCalculablr, and the returns
10 the owners Of tie road cannot but he
enormous.
Tie public are supposed not 20 be inter
discussions are often heard regarding the
relative merits If tie overhead trolley sys-
tenn, the storage battery. or the grounded
system, The current being taken up by tae
! wheels. These three systems are used IN
Rochester New y 0Tk, tie latter with par
iicUlaT success. there being but one draw
back the pickering lights around the entire
wheels at ght, causing good deal OF
damage from rGuaways caused by fright
eued horses; and indeed II IS rather start
ling thing TO see cars gliding rapidly over
| tile rails seemingly upon wheels OF nre.
The storage system Is said II be the most
expensive, and is rapidly being improved
unit! II Is now an almost perfect system
/ The trolley seems, however, to be the most
| IN use in all Eastern cities, but no such
| cumbersome manner OF spreading q net
work Of wires over the streets Is allowed as
| is seen iu Oakland
Ia Washington the trolley system has tie
| neatest and most compact poles; where
| there are double tracks they stand between
| them with two arms; where there IS but
| one track bat one arm, Of course, Is neceS-
/ sary.
! There are in the valley to be drained by
/ this new railroad fully 800 people DONG
! business in San Francisco or Oakland under
/ q limited railroad service; ana with tue IN
| creased facilities for travel 1t viii take but
| a very few years TO find every town on the
/ line tie home Of the city workers. And all
this does not consider the immense good 1t
! will do the farmer, by his ability then to
| place his persha6le products quickly and
! cheaply into the city markets
! Miss q. Croker, the new hgh-School as
! sistant, has commenced her duties, and the
! twenty-odd pupils are doing good work.
| The new high-SchO0l building Will not be
! built until next year.
| Nearly two hundred acres have been
| planted to peas In the Warm Springs section
| and are nearly ready for market.
[ Grain being sOWu throughout the valley.
/ and OrchardIsts are rapidly finishing their
! spraying and blowing.
| Almonds are blossOming, and soon the
whole valley will be one great flame Of
| color
The orange groves are looking especially
! fine this season, the trees hanging full.
| One young grove OF over a hundred trees
| which WAS set out but two years ago in LOr-
! ing Pickering's orchard has a good many
| fully matUred oranges and quantities half
! grown This orchard has no protecting
| hedges or hiIlsides, aud but proves that tile
! people undeTrate the possiblliteSs Of the
| climate ami soil in the valley.
! The last of the series Of winter whist par
| ties was held last Tuesday evening at Mrs.
! Joseph Tyson's and was unusually merry.
! The cuchres still remain high In favor, how
! ever, ana several are in prospect
Mrs. J. Clough gave large whist party
! Thursday evening.
! A lecture was given Friday evening by c.
/ IS. scott, Lib, upon Alaska. ne lecture
! was an able one and the sterOpticCn views
| given were much above the average. The pro-
reeds were added TO the Foreign Missionary
! Fupd which the members Of $. G. E. have
| raised, making quite a snug sum.
/ Miss Rose Terrier has opened her dancing
! class, which is held each Friday evening
| from to g o'clock. and is meeting with good
success.
The California Nursery Company are
making some heavy shipments just now, two
| and three carloads being sent out each day.
! TrumbuIl & BeebP, and a. p. Hammond
| also have shipping depOts here and work is
| lively around the depot.
A Masonic lodge will perhaps be organized
| in town very soon, as the necessary papers
are being prepared by people who are inter-
estpd.
| Cards are out for a reception 10 be given
| to Mr.. aud Mrs +. A. Ellsworth nee
| Snyder next Friday evening upon their re.
| turn from their wedding tour IL Southern
| California.
The weather tie past week has been
| summer indeed, and could rival any OF the
| famous southern resorts. The slight rain
| fall last week reached but 80 Of an inch,
| making but 9.l5 inches for the season, only
! about half enough for Orchardists; but per-
| haps some Of the remarkable atmospheric
| disturbances promised as a result Of the
| new mammoth sun spot may bring rain.
NfIef, EfbTudTI II. 1902 Mrs L. T.