The herald., 1894-01-01

it is safe to say there were at leaet 3U car
loads produced in this county last year:
Orange county has a population OF
about is 900, with a registered voting
population OF $3.50. The principsl towns
Are Santa Ana, Orange. Anaheim, Ful-
/ ieyton and Tustin. Capistrano, Fair
view. Garden Grove and Newport, Nc
bPherson and, FL Modepa are small trade
aeenters Of the localities wherein they
are located. 8taa s
Santa Ana is city of the fifth class.
and has population of about 5000, 1t
is the county seat of, the county, and is
also the trade center. 1t is city OF
schools. churches, railroads, electric
lightp. banks and enterrrising business
houses, 1t has an abundant supply OF
excellent water for domestic use and
FIRE protection. It's water system Is the
pride of her people.
Located on the main line OF the Oali-
fornia Southern railroad, and the turn
ing point of the branch line OF the
souti. ern Pacific to Los Angeles, as well
as the Santa Ana and Newport railroad,
her shipping advantages, as Will readily
be seen, are unsurpassed. Ihe county
has four distinct lines OF railroad-tnree
of which runs into Santa Ana.
Tustin is the terminus OF the Dfanch
of the Southern Pacific that breaks on a
short distance south OF Anaheim ana
traverses the foothill country.
Orange is on the main line OF the Gal
iiornia Southern road and enjoys good
transportation facilities. 1t is town
Of the sixth class, and is incorporated.
Olive ia as yet only station on the
Southern California, but it is destined to
/ .1eI a;oad .olQaa N TINA ThA
land thereabouts is exceedingly fertile,
and some of the finest fruit grown in
the county comes from that vicinity.
particularly is this the case on the fine
frnit ranch of william PaeAmore, who
has reduced the curing OF figs to eci-
ence. the crop this season bringing tho
highest prices in the market. Governor
Marx ham and l. w. Hellman own con-
siderable fine land near Olive. A large
fiour mill is located here, run by water
mower. which has q large capacity.
Anaheim lies between the California
Southern and the Southern Pacific and
enioys the shipping advantages that are
offered by both roads.
Fullerton is one of the liveliest towns
in the county and is built ON the Cali
fornia Southern.
Newport pier is the principal shipping
point by water and Ia connected with
the main system of railroad transporta.
tion of the county by the Santa Ana and
Newport road.
Ocean steamers touch at that point
and discharge and take on freight and
passengers. :.
A large portion of the merchandise
that ia handled by the merchants O.
Orange county comes via Newport.
Ell Toro and Capietrano are small
towns on the Southern California roac
in the southern part of the county
Capietrano is an interesting mission
town. Westminster and Garden Grove
have recently been connected with SAINTS
Ana and other Southern California
towns by telephone. Water for irriga
tion is abundant ai@@
The Santa Ana Valley Irrigation com
pany and the Anaheim Water com
pany's canals, the main arteries OF sup
ply, furnish the water for irrigation
These two large canals with their tribu
tGries cover about about all the lands o
the county that require water. Tn
, source of supply is the Santa Ana rive
and it is practically inexhaustible.
There are thousands OF acres in tn
: county that require no artificial irriga
} ton, producing heavy crops OF corn ant
: hother products without artificial irriga
tion.
There is large area of country lyin
J south and west Of Santa Ana which !