The herald., 1894-01-01

ing OF Bible reaiings with cummeats.
together with singing and praysr These
morning collections will also he occe-
sions for remarks to students bearing
upon the echool work or matters Of gem
eral interest. All students will bs re-
CURED to attend chapel.
The Friends and Methodists both have
we'll organized churches in Whittier.
Students viii be welcomed at either oi
these churches, and will be required to
attend some church on the Sabbath day
unless excused by special arrangement.
Earlham college, Richmond, Ind, Of
fers to confer an honorable scholarship,
OF the annual value of $50. upon the stu
dent who upon graduation from Whit
tier academy shall have made the best
record in his class.
The Whittier state school is located
here and has an average attendance OF
about 4l0 children, $50 boys and 80 girls.
This is an academic, military, trades
and agricultural school, under the con-
troll of and supported by the state. Chill
dren from to is can be committed here
by superior judge, after a public in.
vestigation OF the advisabiity OF such
commitment. The child is committed
to the school during his minority, hut
the trustees have power of Issuing fur
loughs by which boy can 60 out at any
time if it is deemed advisable, and can
be recalled without process OF law if it
is thought best. The school is estsb.
lished on the theory that the best way
to reform child is to develop him men,
tally and physically, and therefore each
child goes to school three hours day
and works at some trade or avocation
four and one-half hours day. They
also have thorough military drill. The
school has nov been organized about
two and1one-half years, and already has
in many places in California young men
who are working and doing we'll, whose
course previous to being sent to school
had been wholly discouragng.
Too much cannot be said of this insti-
tuition. The moral teachings are perfect
in every detail. and whom a young per-
son is discharged or placed on parole the
management feel that worthy indi-
vidual has been reclaimed to honest
manhood or womanhood, and it ia ex-
tremely rare that they have found them
selves mietaken.
Every inmate has his or her own
clothes locker, fer which they are re-
sponsibla, and they are kept in extreme
order and neatness. No one is allowed
to use even the towel of another, and
every one has even their own water
faucet, from which they must make
their ablntions in running water.
The building for the males is a four
story brick structure, but is scarcely
ample for it's demands; the female
structure is not built as yet, but will be
erected next spring At present the in
mates are taken care of in a large rented
building. The electric plant is almost
perfect in its details, as, in fact, is
every portion OF the institution. They
have 160 acres OF land. most of which
ia in orchards, all of which will shortly
be bearing. The inmates perform the
major portion of all the work, and after
the trees become remunerative it is
thought the place will De almost self
supporting.
DIR. Walter Lindley, the superintend-
ent, takes great pride in the progress,
and to his skill and forethought can tho
success of this grand and noble work be
attributed.
One of the great industries of Whittier
is brick factory, which is owned by @.
Jensen. He is turning out $4,000 brick
daily of the best quality, and is supply
ing the material for the Friends college
and many other important improve
ments.
There is also at Whittier shoe facto-
ry, owned by ]. w. Estee, who is an
expert in this line of work, and while the
output of this factory is not yet very
extensive, it is very satisfactory, and
the intention is to enlarge it to great
extent.
The Pickering Land and Water COM
pany, which founded the town OF Whit
tier, is yet one of the principal powers
of thu place. 1t has three reservoirs
which have capacity of 100000 gal
Ions. respectively $500 900, 750. 900 and
250 600 gallons, from which 1900 acres
of extraordinarily fine land, belonging
mainly to the company, are irrigated
and they also supply large amount of
water for houeehold and other uses.
There are about 20 miles OF mains of
from four to eight inch pipe. The regu-
lar supply 10 taken from O tunnel run
into the hills, and the balance ia
pumped from the East Whittier ditch.
Vegetables, citrus and deciduous fruits
thrive upon their land and yield crops
to very marked extent. Tomatoes are
grown largely for canning purposes
throughout the winter, and every por-
tion of the land has proven itself to be
rercunerstive and profitable. The etock-
holders are all members of the Society
of Friends, and the president, Mr.. I. E.
is well known as one OF the
tineet business men and best citizens OF
Los Angeles county. He is compare
lively young, but has achieved marked
success. He ia a director OF the Cali
fornis National bank of Los Angeles,
but devotes the most Of his time 10 bic
Whittier interests.
Land Priceg.
There hss been great change in the
past few years in regard to the prices OF