The morning call., 1893-01-02
NOTES FROM NILES.
Important Industries of a Prosperous
Community,

Community,
Correspon dence of The MORNING CALL
Ills pleasant thing at the end Of the
year to look upon it as season of pros
perity. The three great industries in Niles.
so to speak, are, first. of course. fruit, next
the great nursery stock shipments, and,
finally, the vegetables grown in the imme-
diate district. Nearly 200 acres of land are
being set TO trees this season, prunes and
/ almonds being the varieties. There are
now less than 200 acres implanted to fruit
In the Immediate neighborhood of Niles.
and it is but a matter of time when these
| will also be planted. Nearly 100 mere acres
Of bill. land, toe. have been reclaimed and
planted TO vegetables. The first berry
patch is being set-about seven acres-to
! goOseberries.
The local nursery company has begun its
I shipments, which will probably aggregate
/ 1900 or 1000 carloads this season. Niles
station is a very heavy and important one,
as the shipping season for fruit is scarcely
/ over before the nursery begins sending out
| stock, and before that is fairly over the
vegetables, come in and continue until fruit
| time.
| Each year sees the vineyards disappear
| ing. They do not begin to pay as fruit will in
the same soil. ii. G: Ellsworth has planted
1000 cherry trees in his old vineyard. one Of
/ the oldest and best here.
Eleven new cottages, two. of them very
pretty indeed, have been built, large new
store has been opened ana general air of
! prosperity prevails.
! Instead of planting as formerly hum
dred or so of several varieties of trees
orchardists are beginning to set out large
| blocks of the same varieties, much better
| plan, as better sales can be made and a man
| becomes perfectly familiar with handling
his sDecialties and so has better results, and
when his season is over his work is done.
The Orcharuist who on ten acres has two,
! perhaps three varieties of fruit, has an adj
i vantage over his neghbor who has half
/ dozen small lots of fruit TO dispose of at the
END of the season.
Last Friday. evening the Spare Minute
| Circle held its annual lew years watch.
/ The meeting was held at the parsonage aud
| nearly every member was present. The
reading of the holiday number of the
i Boomerang was the feature of the evening.
TWAS brighter and deeper and spicier than
4 ever, and several articles were of excellent
| merit The personalcolumn was of course
| tile center ofinterest. our correspondent,
! however, was not permitted to take even
the smallest notes. AT midnight they all
4 went into the church, rang the bell and
sang songs for half an hour.
/ "A party of the Niles young folks attended
a. domiDo-party given by Mr. and Mrs.
/ Charles McIvnr of Mission San Jose last
Saturday evening.
|: Our two juvenile dancing teachers will
will give an invitation daneing-party Dext
Friday evening, January 6. in the Town
Hail. Their pnpils will dance several
| fancy dances and then the guests will be
| allowed to dance during the rest of the
evening.
J. The Sunday school praise service New
Years day was unusually interesting. Mil
| lard's "Te Deum" was admiralty rendered
by the choral society. The church was filed
to OVERLOOKING, and quite u large sum was
1 collected for the Sunday school treasury.
The Union Whist Club held Its last meet
| Ing last Thursday evening at the residence
/ of Mrs. Geosge Patterson. Four members
| from Niles carried off prizes. Mrs. II. c.
Mosher won both star prizes, for points and
/ games, but as only one prize could be given
/ TO one person, Mrs. Joseph Tyson, the next
highest winner OF points, won the second
star prize. joseph Tyson won one of the
gentleman's first prizes, and Ii. Z. Mosher
i the gentleman's BOBBY prize.
/ The Tuesday Whist Club still meets reg.
ularly.- The next meeting is to be at Mrs.
i q: b. Oyeracker's. MRS. l.. +. THANE.
l. kiles Dao 1900