Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
ANAHEIM.
A Good Account of Progress from the
"Mother Colony"
TBv E. J. Pelleprip

"Mother Colony"
IBy E. j. Pellegrinl
| ANAHEIM, Dec. 27.-As each succeed
ing year rolls around, the mother col
ony of Southern California is prepared
to render a good account of herself in
the way of progress. The early history
of this city, its many struggles and
final triumph, has been too often writ
ten up and is too well known TO need
repea eating here.
Anaheim is the second city in size and
commercial importance in Orang
county, is situated about IL miles from
the Pacific ocean on the southwest,
three miles from the Puente foot hills on
the north, six miles from the Santiago
mountains on the east and rs miles
southeast OF Los Angeles, being reached
by both the Southern Pacific and the
Santa Fe lines of railroad; elevation,
l43 feet; coil, light sandy loan, with
some clay and adobe in places; can
raise almost every thing grown in
the temperate aud semi-tropic zones
to perfection is irrigated by an ex-
tensive and complete system of canals,
taking the water from the Santa Ana
river IL miles east of the city has lately
organized an irrigation district und er
the Wright act and issued 100000
bonds to improve the existing system
and extend it to cover about 25 900 acres
Of land. The climate is unsurpassed by
that OF any other section OF semi-tropic
California; population census of 1890,
city 1878, township 29l7; 1892 (esti-
mated), city 1900 to 1900, township 5000
to 1000.
Anaheim is an incorporated city of
the fifth class; has the only street car
service in the county that has been kept
in continuous operation since the late
lamented boom, has two fine public
school buildings, erected at cost of
$l5.00 and employs eight teachers;
and st. GATHERINGS academy, which
cost $4,000, and kindergarten six
churches, eight secret societies, COM
pany Of the national guards, . saving,
loan and building association and q
turner's society, all in houriehing con-
dition. Besides work is now progrF ssing
on one OF the largest beet sugar refine
ries in the United States with capital
of 5000, 900.
During the past wear the following
new buildings and improvements have
beencompleted: Citv hall new, $4500;N.
Hart, brick store, $500; A Langenber-
ger, brick storehouse. $500; grading
and improving streets. sG500 extending
WalSI udinc, PICOt, improvements III
city water works, $4,000; new FIRE appa-
ratus, $500; P. Weisel, new dwelling,
$4,000; P. James, new dwelling, $4,000;
w. J. Fay, new dwelling. $1,000; W. A.
Frantz, new dwelling. $500, and about
20 other dwellings in Anaheim and West
Anaheim, value SIS COO; total value of
improvements. $4,000.
The number of drafts iesued on other
cities by the Bank Of Anaheim during
the year was $3.50; the number OF ex-
changes cashed 10,440. The amounts
were not obtainahle.
The number of Wells, Fargo & Co.
money orders issued by the Anahejm
Office during the year wss 374 amount
ing to $4101.05; the number of express
orders cashed was 400, amounting to
$5934 95.
Following is the financial statement
of the Anaheim poetafiae Tor the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1892: Receipts
from sales of stamps, cards and en-
velopes, $2075.21 box rents, 1876 70; to-
orders issued, 1874, amounting to
$40, ,7S5 %; fees on same. $l01 q; postal
notes issued, 706; amount, s1ll474;
fees on same, S2l IS; international
money orders issued, 81; amount,
$3.50 So; fees on same. SAL. .60;. total,
STE, 1923 9S. Money orders paid, 62S;
amount, $9247 81; postal notes paid,
1928; amount, 1886 IL; total, S9934 08.
Domestic letters registered, 2l7; par
cells. 81; foreign letters registered, 81;
parcels, II; official letters registered, 1888;
total, 451.
The exports from Anaheim for IL
months were as follows: One hundred
and fourty-four cars oranges, 04l, 200
pounds; 273 cars potatoes. 5,477, $40
pounds; Ga cars corn, 2,248, 10 pounds;
SO cars wool, $3.50 mounds; II cars
beans. 231 AGO pounds; 16 cars waluufs.
367 ,020 younds; Z cars barley. 100000
pounds; 10 cars wine, 226, ,465 pounds;6 g
cars live stock, 120, 900 pounds; IL cars
vegetables, 222,0l0 pounds; l car lem
ons, $3.50 pounds; 150 cars miscellane-
GUS merchandise, 2,994,995 pounds; 2
cars onions, 40 $40 pounds; 1856 cara fer
tilizerH, 5,O75, ,130 pounds; 8 rars fruit,
1853, ,2SO pounds; car hides, ia ,920 pounds;
IL cars hay, 17S, ,220 pounds; car then-
barb, 20 600 pounds; q ears trees. 5000
! pounds. Total exports, 81 ,5Sl $40
| pounds. The imports of general mer.
! chandise during the same period
amounted to 1S,5J6,s $50 pounds gross.