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Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
ALEXANDRIA, THE BEAUTY SPOT,
The "Del-GO-Shar" Of Southern
California.
The Queen Colony of Fruit Growers
in San Gbriel Valley.
A Prosperous Community and Happy
Homes-A Contented PeOpIe-Prog-
ress for 1892 = Irrigation
tho Mainstay.

by George Rice jr.. Editor of tae Alhambral ]
Just 20 minutes' ride from the corner
of Spring and First streets, this city, to
the center of Alhambra; three minutes
brisk walk to Commercial Southern Pa
ci6c depot, II minutes on the train and
another three minutes walk from the
Alhambra depot lands you at the AL
hambra hotel, the center of the subject
OF this sketch. The Terminal lands its
passengers within one block of the
hotel.
A lady OF culture and extensive travel
in the old world, who happened to be
visiting at Alhambra a few years ago,
exclaimed in ecstacy, ''Dsl-go shar,"
which translated from the Persian
means beauty spot. "This spot" says
our traveller, sis the queen of all have
seen in Persia, where so many beauti-
full spots can be found, not only that
but more beautiful than any have ever
seen in any part of the world" This
testimony 10 but one of hundreds that
say here is the pleasantest place, the
most beautiful of all.
Now, this is more than the natives or
the adopted sons and daughters, we who
live here, claim for the place. We do
believe, however, that no place in Cali
fornia, for its acres, has more claim to
perfect location, surroundings, climatic
conditions. fruitful lands and social
privileges than Alhambra. The loca-
tion is noted for it's salubrious and
equable climate, practically exempt
from the winds and frost of winter and
from the summers heat. This is easily
accounted for by the peculiar location.
The proverbial oldest inhabitant, and
here the natives have lived to the ripe
old age of 1877, tells us that the climatic
conditions have always been as near
perfect as possible.
From the vine clad verAndas OF almost
every homo is view of valley, hills
and mountains that are always grand
and beautiful, constant panorama that
is delightful to the eye and ennobling to
the soul, lifting ones thoughts above
the low, groveling things of everyday
life. With all its beatty of location and
surrounding country Alhambra boasts
OF its choice fruits. The soil is deep,
rich, sandy loan on a gravel subsoil,
natural drainage, gradually sloping to
the south and west, warm and respon-
sive. These are the unexcelled condi-
tions to growing choice, rich, luscious
fruits, fruits shat always command the
highest prices in the market, and
this dollars and cents meseugs. Ices it
| pay 7" is, after all. the best er,ierion to
gauge the fruit rrowing az veil IS any
other business. Ours is q teStlenent,
net a town of fruit esewels ard men
| who live here with theiy iamilies, but
Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01

Hanson & Co. have greatly enlarged
their nursery plant, and now have about
10000 young trees coming on in fine
form. Many young orchards have been
planted with the intention of raising
bsets between the rows until the trees
come into bearing, which. it has been
demonstrated, can be done without det-
riment to the trees.
The population OF Chino has
fully kept pace with the devel-
opment of it's industries. The school
census of 1891 gave New Chino district
169 children of school age. The census
OF 1892 gave it 80, or gain of about 81
per cent. At the ratio of five in popula-
ton to each school child, this would
give Chino and Chino ranch a popula-
tion of over 1900. There are now five
teachers employed in the public schools,
the capacity Of which is crowded.
During the past year Chino has seen
the organization of two fraternal socie-
ties, the Odd Fellows and Knights of
Pythias, both of which are in flourish
ing condition. Society in general is be-
coming well organized. The Sunset tel
ephone system has been added to the
means of communication with the
world, giving now two telephone
lines, two telegraph lines, two railroads,
the Southern Pacific and the Chino Val
ley, besides stage line to Pomona.
During the past season Richard Gird
has established facilities for fattening
cattle on a more extensive scale than
ever. For this purpose he sliced about
10000 tons of beet pulp during the man.
ufacturing season, and is now feeding it
to about 900 head of cattle. This en-
terprise is assuming very large proper
tions and is becoming an important ad
junct to beet raising and sugar making.
The successful harvesting OF good
crop by the farmers in this valley the
past season has impaired general
spirit of content and satisfaction, and
improvements are going on throughout
the entire neighborhood.
Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01

The king OF Greece likes to be con-
sidered one of the people. 1t is not his
desire to stand aloof from his subjects
and this ia as it should be. The king OF
Greece likes to walk about the streets of
Athens unattended by any members Of
his suite. On Sundays he occasionally
goes to the English church of st. Paul,
where he occupies any pew that may be
vacant.
Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
made. at an estimated total cost of

made. at an estimated total cost of
$50, 900.
Santa Paula is headquarters OF the
celebrated oil fields OF the Pacific coast,
and here is the refinery of the Union
, Oil company, which manufactures from
petroleum 45 different articles of use
and value. Here is manufactured car oil,
engine oil, machine oil, harness oil,
printers ink, naptha, benzine, ilumi-
mating oils, ETC., etc. The out
put of oil in this locality
is over 900 barrels per day.
The value of the oil wells and other
property OF one company is estimated at
two and a half million dollars. Great
quantities of the best quality of as
phaltum exist near here, and it is
shipped to all parts of the country at
good prices. 1t is found TO be especially
valuable in putting coating over iron
pipes that are laid under ground. Valu-
able rock quarGes are found in this
county and find ready sale at San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
We have planning mill, large fruit
drying and packing house, lemon
curing establishment and large ware
house for the reception and storage of
farm products.
Though our immediate surroundings
are quite mountainous, yet there is a
large amount of good tillable land with
in radius of Is miles No irrigation is
required for corn, barley, beans, pota-
toes and other farm products, including
all deciduous fruits, and all these are
produced in great abundance. Oranges,
lemons and alfalfa require irrigation.
The most successful lemon raiser in
California resldes in Santa Paula, and
his magnificent fruit farm is an evil
dence that this is fine citrus fruit
region.
The statistics show that Ventura
county, in natural and acquired advan-
tages. is not exceelled by any county in
the state. Unlike some other Sec
tions, Santa Paula and Ventura couAty
never had boom, but steady growth.
Now the fact ls being recognized that
we have wonderfully rich oil fields in
this county, and mountains OF asphal-
tum, and unlimited quantities OF good
building rock, and rich coil that needs
no irrigation for farm products and de-
ciduous fruits, an abundance OF good,
pure water for irrigation purposes,
where needed aud for domestic use--
place where citrus fruits are raised
with ease, and magnificent climate
which is not excelled in America.
Moreover, our health and pleasure re-
sorts are gaining a national reputation.
Our sulphur and hot and cold water
springs of the Matilda cafion, and the
climate of the Ojei valley, are justly cell
ebrated all over the Pacific coast as spe-
ci6cs in the cure of rheumatism and pull
monary diseases. Our people are pro-
gressive and moral. We have good
churches and schools. We are pros
porous and happy people. We are not
selfish, but invite others 10 come and
settle down with US. The retired buei-
ness man, the invalid, the people OF
wealth and leisure will probably find no
more desirable place on the American
continent in which to reside than here.
Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01

Only small affairs can afford to be
illiberal. Prof. E. S. Dana Of Yale is
quoted as saying, in regard to the at
tendance upon chapel: "The whole
thing resolves itself into the question as
to whether Yale is college or uni
versity. If it is college it may be the
proper thing to compel the students to
attend religious exercises, but uni
versity demands more liberal spirit.
Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
DOWNEY.
The "Mesopotamian" City of Southern
California.

The sMesopotamian" City of Southern
California.
The town of Downey is distant IL
miles southeasterly from Los Angeles
city. 1t is situated midway between
the New and Old San Gabriel rivers.
The population is 100. The assessed
valuation of property is $5eO,00O
The elevation is 11S feet above the ocean
IL miles away to the south. The soil of
this "Mesopotanian" section is fertile,
moist sandy loan. Luxuriant crops of
cereals and vegetables are grown. The
citrus, deciduous and nut crops are
very profitable. Horses, neat cattle and
hogs are numerouely raised.
The town was founded in 1874, and
was named for Ex-Governor ]. G. Dow
ney. 1t has a bank, stores, shops,
hotel, station on the Southern Pacific
railroad, and good weekly newspaper,
the Downey Champion, ably edited by
@, III. Eberle.
Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01

According to the Chicago Tribune the
only man in the world who lives in
mansion built in the air is Mr.. Fay, an
American millionaire. The building in
question is situated az Guanajuato. 1t
is over 800 feet high. and is supported
by massive iron pillars. Access to the
building is obtained by gigantic ele-
vator, and communication with the
town is by telephone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13
NEW D~IPLOMATISTS.
EMINENT CITIZENS TO REPRESENT
UNCLE SAM ABROAD.

Our First Ambassador to Great Britain,
Unless You Count Those So Called In the
Revolutionary Era-1Iinisters TO Chill.
Peru and Central America.
It is taken by common consent that
leading diplomatic positions are not sub
ject to any Of the 30 called principles Of
civil service reform, and that each id
ministration should be represented at
foreign courts by+ieading members Of its
own party. The American people there
fore warmly approved the appointment
of the eminent Thomas Francis Bayard
as first ambassador to Great Britain, and
the senate, according to the usage OF
courtesy in case of one who has served
In that body, promptly and unanimously
confirmed the nomination without ref
erence to any committee.
Thomas r. Bayard was born In VIII
mington Oct. 90, 1928, and was brought
up with q view to engaging in mercantile
pursuits. While, however, ne was In a
West India house in Philadelphia in
1S4S, his elder brother, the lawyer, died,
and it was decided that Thomas should
enter that profession. Since 1851 he has
practiced law for the most part in VIII
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

Aberdeen dispatch, IL: At the lease
OF school lands for this county nearly
$2,5OO was realized and put to the credit
of the school fund. The sales amounted
to $4,000, a uniform price OF s15 per acre
being paid. The total receipts were
largely in excess OF last years and are
most encouraging. The highest amount
at which any tract was leased was 30
cents per acre; the lowest 0 cents; the
average about 10 cents. The leases
were all the way from one to five years.
The fact that 400 acres of land were put
up and knocked down at auction for s15
per acre is a pretty good sized pointer
that faith in this country is far from
being DESTROYED.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

A remarkable story comes all the way
from Moravia to the effect that all the
cows in that part Of the country are
bumped in the rail fence corners, chew
ing their cuds with great blue spectacles
fastened before their eyes" It seems
that the ground in that country has been
covered with snow since the latter part
Of October. Nearly every day has been
clear and cold, the reflection Of the sun
light from the snow being very disas-
trous to the eyes OF both man and beast.
Thousands of cattle went entirely blind
before the attention Of the government
director Of agriculture was called to the
fact. That gentleman, DR.. Verincourt,
recommended blue spectacle glasses set
in wooden or wire frames, and the result
Is that thousands Of cows are now roam
ing about over tho Moravian pastures
looking as dignifed as Boston school
marms." II is further said that the en-
tire blue glass supply Of Vienna has been
exhausted and that the government has
applied to Paris and London glass deal
m for additional SUPPLIES Louis
Republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

According to latest dispatches, Presi-
dent Shannon OF the board OF regents
has been to Brookings to give faculty
and students a hearing and see whether
1T will be necessary to call a special
meeting OF the regents to take action
in the premises. 1t ought to take no
great amount OF deliberatlon to deter
mine this matter. The discord in that
institution has been 80 cloud, deep and
long that there can be no doubt as to
the necessity of a meeting of the board,
and that right speedily, and it's action
should be just the reverse OF what it
has heretofore been. 1t has temporized
and experimental enough in trying TO
heal old sores and failed. 1t should now
do some cauterizing; or better still some
incising. The board Of regents are
good and able men il they will only as
sert their manhood. So far, they have
evidently allowed themselves to be i'm
posed upon by INSCRIPTIONS manipula-
tors and have fallen into a snare. They
should now lay aside good fellowship,
GUST every member of the faculty, board
OF trustees and officers Of the college,
and let the students go home for a vaca-
ton unit. an entire, new management
a be inaugurated. IL they are not
equal TO this, then they ought to tender
their designations to the governor at
once. There is no success to the school
under any other course, and with the
experience OF Vermillion before them, it
ought not to take them long to come to
this conclusion. The students have no
time and the state no money to waste in
the fools play now going on at Brook
lngs agricultural college.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

Bartlett Trip, United States Minister
to Austria has returned to Yankton to
arrange his business before leaving for
his new position. He has been granted
a stay OF six weeks instead of the usual
thirty days. In an interview with a
Press reporter he said the re monstrance
of Yankton democrats against the APP
pointment of Col. Hughes East would
avail nothing. Secretary Morton made
the appointment on his own account.
The president had nothing to do with it
and it would not be charged up to South
Dakota. 1t was only a clerkship and
the remonstrance sent to the president
would not benoticed as it was not his
business. "Reminiscences, he says, are
of no avail with the president anyway
He pays nc attention to them. OF
Senator Kyle he says: Senator Kyle
is making South, Dakota an excellent
servant" replied Mr.. Trlpp. "He is well
liked by everybody, including the repub-
~licans, which / was very much surprised
to discover. He is a hard worker, is not
obtrusive and shows every difference and
respect to his senior colleagues. He
has the respect OF every one in Washing
ton and is trying to act conscientiously,
endorsing what he believes is right in
all things. Speak well of Senator Kyle
for me-"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

The unfavorable impression caused in
navy circles abroad by the failure Of fash.
ing incandescent lights TO meet al the
requirements Of q clear and rapid sys.
tenn Of signaling has been greatly modi.
fed by the introduction Of B new device.
It was formerly found that flashes could
not be made with the necessary rapidity,
owing 20 the fact that light fingers in
the carbon. In the new fash lamps, q
number OF which are being supplied to
several English battleships, aspiring COW
or hides snd reveals the light, being
worked by . flexible spring by hand, and
enabling signals Of practically any de.
gree Of rapidity and Of the utmost dis.
t~inctness 10 be sent.
The lamps are OF about 1OO-candle
power and ara worked at the masthead
by electric wires from tho deck. From
experiments made with the new device
IL appears that the direct flashing Of
high power incandescent lamps for sig-
mailing purposes 10 likely to be eventually
superseded by some dark cover arrange.
ment.-Exchange.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

The Bull Clique Still After the Grea
Bear.

The Bull Clique Still After the Great
CHICAGO, April lat is still evident
that the bull clique in May wheat is
still cunning for the bear plunger, Ed
Partridge. The first sale of May wheat
during the day was at 90 cents, an ad-
vance of 3 Ia cents. In two min
utes it slumped to "a cents and in less
than five minutes after that the price
was run mp to SO cents. During the re-
mainder Of the day it fluctuated between
65 and 81 cents, and closed at 90 1-2
cents. Partridge appeared early on the
exchange floor loaded, his friends say,
with checks sufficient to buy out several
firms. In spite of the combined efforts
to crush him he was as undemonstra-
tive as ever, and had all the sangfroid
of the nervy Spectator.
Several times during the morning he
took occasion to deny the report that
was current that he had made overtures
for a settlement with Cudahy or anyone
else. His margins are said to run up
from % to 96 cents and even to 81.
Rumor has it that Partridge is not the
only big Spectator ON the o or
under side of the market, Armour and
Linn being said to be also in the
6oueeze.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13

lagene Fields Tribute TO Phocion Howard.
We very deeply regret the death Of
a old friend, Phocion Howard. For q
good may years we have thought much
more Of the old gentleman than we cared
to tell. Ifsfrom time to time we have
rallied and joked at his expense, II was
because we knew his worth and thought
much of him PERSONAL---VERY., be IL un-
derstood, we never frivol with those
whom we do not like. Phocion under
stood it all. Whenever he came 10 Chi
cago he climbed the stairs to see us, and
we were always glad to see his rudy
face and to hear his big, CHEEKY voice..
Phocion did not do much fooling him
self, and perhaps that is why he did not
dislike our badinage.
Phocion Howard was one of the old
school-one of the few pioneers left here
for q long time in the west. He was Mt
terly improvident, utterly irresponsible,
utterly impossible. Once he was more
or less incorporate, but he stopped that
folly some time ago. Up 10 the last he
was generous and self sacrificing to the
degree Of fault. His sympathies were
easily enlisted and his enthusiasm and
loyalty never faltered. Oftentimes be-
trayed and imposed upon and wronged,
he never lost confidence in his fellow
men. His head may have failed him In
emergencies, but Phocion's heart was al
ways ready with generous, gracions, n o
BILE impulses.
So we think Of the old man very ten
derby as we speak Of him today, and the
hard part Of it all Is that we have to
hold vur pen In check, lest it commit MS
to IN utterance Of those deeper feelings
in our heart which perhaps would seem
mere sentimentality to you, who may
not have known this kindly old soul.
This world OF ours is very beautiful,
and life here is sweet, for in this beauti-
full world humanity. with its tender
s~ympathies and tender offices, glorifiesi it
all Our old friend Phocion loved this
world Of ours, and he loved his fellow
men, and 1t is this love, perchance, that
qualities humanity for what is to come
in the hereafter.-Eugene Field in Chi
cago News-Record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-13
sag spot,..

CHICAGO. April 13.-The case OF Eu-
gene Dunnivant, the ex-newsboy.
against millionaire Grin w. Potter for
$780, 600 damages for alleged conspiracy
IN r~ailroading Dunnivant to the peni-
tertiary on . charge of robbery, was
called up in Judge McConnelps court
and dismissed, the plaintiff refusing to
prosecute. The suit has been pending
for several years.