The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02

good that will result to Bakersfield from
the building Of the road, but 1t is safe to
say that its construction means the saliva
:tion of this county.
:. With reference to those advantages
which have the strongest claim upon the
aRriculturist and horticulturist 1t may be
said with literal and exact truth that no
m ore fertile land than that Of the Kern
Delta can be found in. all the world.
Proof OF this is TO be seen on every hand
and it is not necessary to enter into. an
enumeration of the great crop of cereals.
vegeta bles. fruits. grasses, ETC.. that are
produced: here without intermission from
droughtor other cause: -: -.
In the matter:of location this portion of
the State is most admirably situated. 1t
is veritable: gigantic amphitheater sur
rounded on three sides by mountains. yet
with only a slight elevation above. tide
water: and with no distractions of any
kind between 1T and San francisco, the
metropolis of the State. "A broad open
valley with a gentle descent extends for
the. entire. 800 miles between this point
and the Golden Gate, over whose level sur
face freight and passenger traffic may be
carried at a. minimum of expense and q
maximum Of ed and comfort. = 49,
/: Besides the possibilities that result from
irrigation, Kern County possesses other
advantages ofscarcely less Importance
In. the. mountains are forests of timber,
mines Of gold. silver. antmnny and other
valuable minerals. :; In the foothills are
vast deposits Of asphaltum. oil. sulphur
and natural gas, toward the devel opment
of which a few steps have been taken, but
which are a most tempting feldfor ca pital
= With the increasing production of grain
and fruit inthls country comes the problem
Of its disposition. The building of the
new railroad is expected to- solve the
problem. and the; people here are willing
and anxious to do their part toward
securing it. -.
The people Of Bakersfield have no love
for the Southern Pacific Company. When
the line was built through this valley the
people of this place contributed land and
money and expected the road to run
through the town. Tho company took
their money and land, but built its road
over mile distant from here. Not con-
tent with leaving the town out in the cold.
the company, undertook to build up an
Bakersfield. It. did not succeed, but it
was not because it did not desire to do so
and the people have not forgotten It's
efforts. .:......~-.
r. What the residents of Bakersfield want
is railroad that will be content to depend
upon the prosperity Of the territory through
which it passes. They want railroad
that Is willing to make. concessions when
it is ecessary to the success Of industrial
pursuits ana enterprises. -. ::
=: Fruit-Rrowing is bound to be the priEci
ADal industry, not only Of this valley. but
of large part of the State of California.
The demand for 1t will rapidly increase.
and California can supply all demands
provided an opportunity be afforded for
reaching the market at just rates To-day
the only obstacle to frult-growing in this
valley is the excessive freight rates. ;. ::
California fruit ships better than any
other, and there can be no limit to the de-
mand for it. When the time arrives that
the people Of this section are given the
benefit of com petition in the matter of
transportation charges. every acre of land
In this valley capable of supporting trees
VIII soon have its prosperous occupant,
and the brightest future under the sun
will have been reached. - :.
Will the new railroad pay? is one of the
hrst questions asked. There is no doubt
about 1t. The completion of the first ten
miles will see the commencement of an in
come. At the present time the products
OF this valley are compelled to pay to the
Southern Pacific Company the losses that
are being sustained upon the Improbable