Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
BANNING OF THE PASS.
THE PROSPEROUS POPULATION ON
THE HEIGHTS OF SAN GEKGUIN.
A Climate Beneficial to Consumptives-
Statistics of Shipments-A Fine
Deciduous section-Plenty
of Water.

Banning is situated in the San Cor
gonio pass at an elevation of 2317 feet.
Located as it is on the edge of the Colo
aado desert, the atmosphere isvery dry,
and yet at the altitude of the town the
heat of the desert is escaped, as also is
the heat of the lower attitudes to the
west. The hot desert on the east in the
summer creates a big draft of air
through the pass, and causes the cool
ocean breezes to blow during what
would otherwise be the hot summer
days.
Banning is distinctively health re-
sort for those afflicted with throat
troubles, asthma and consumption.
Many marvellous cures have been made,
and some of our most influential citi-
zens are living testimonials to our heal
ing climate.
Banning is making it's mark in decid
uous fruit growing. The leading prod
ucts have heretofore been grain and
hay.
During the last Elk months, from July
to date, there have been shipped from
here 650,000 pounds, or 1926 tons of
baled hay, and all is not shipped yet.
In the warehouse this season were
stored about 10000 sacks, of 100 pounds
each, of barley.
The raising of fruit has assumed con-
siderable Importance already. During
the months of August and September
10000 pounds. of green fruits were
shipped from this place, and in October
80 tons of dried fruit were shipped.
During July the total freight ship
ments amounted to 218 900 pounds. Io
August 452,700 pounds September,
144, 800 pounds, and in October 14l 900
pounds were shipped. making total for
the four months of $3.50 pounds, or
479 tons.
All varieties of the deciduous fruits
are successful in this locality, and many
kinds do better here than anywhere
else. Our fruit growers here took six
premiums at the county fair last Octo-
ber in San Bernardino.
Bee keeping is another industry that
is receiving considerable attention, and
already considerable honey is produced.
Our local nurseryman has sold during
the last two years 5000 fruit trees, 30
there must be some business in that
line.
The sales in the lumber yard the past
four months have been large. In Sep
tember 10000 feet we're sold; in Octo-
ber, 1000; in November, 10000; and
in December, 10000; making total of
10000 feet of lumber sold in the last
four months. From these figures it will
be seen that theradbas been some build
ing and impro yements made in Banning.
The sol of this colony is all that could
be desired. Different kinds OF soil may
be found, varying from light sandy loam
to the heavy ciayey or adobe soil. This
variety in the soil enables all kinds OF
deciduous fruits to prosper.
Our water rights, supply and system
are unsurpassed by any in the state.
There is bountiful supply and per-
manent water-right goes with each acre
sold. 1t is distributed over the colony
by means of pipe lines, cement bitches
and wood fumes and is pure and cold
always.
Lately new deal has been made and
Hon. G. s. Young of San Francisco has
bought out the old company. He now
offers land under very favorable terms:
No cash payment until the end OF five
years interest at 8 per cent annually,
in advance. The only condition at
tached to the sale is that the purchaser
shall set out one-half of his to be pur-
chat ed property in fruit trees the fret
year.
Banning has one good weekly news
paper, the Herald, with plenty of push
and enterprise and like it's proprietor,
Maj. H. w. Patton, has first-class
reputation.