The herald., 1894-12-25
NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
WHATCAN BE NOTICED IN FRESNO
AND OAKLAND.
Eresno's Teature-Oranges Earlier Than
in Southern Oslifornia-Oak-
land Impressions,

OAKLAND, Dec 2l.-The first city IT
i'm nportance after leaving Los Angeles is
Fresno. 1t claims a population OF
5000. This was before Mrs. Lease
came. The most prominent of many
excellent and substantial buildings is
the court house house, which stands at
th head of Mariposa street.
1t would do honor to a city of 500,-
600 inhabitants. dare say many of the
citizens DOW would like tc have some of
the money epent in it's erection. From
its lofty tower can be seen not only the
whole city, bat the mountains on either
eide. and the great San Joaquin valley
for o distance of 100 miles, more or less.
Westward can be seen the snow covered
Sierrss. and 20 the north the entrance
to the far famed Yosemite. The rail-
road made Fresno and the railroad has,
by high tariffs, helped to unmake it.
When raisins were bringing big price
the commission men and the railroad
take oil the profits raisins are produced
at ioss to the grower.
Just now the Armenians are making
big fuss. They have not been butch-
cred as in their own land but they
claim that they have received persecu-
tion at the hands of Pastor Collins and
members of the Congregational church.
They soem to be- somewhat cranky and
difficult TO reconcile. The First church
of Oakland and the church OF Tulare
have used their good Offices to bring
about reconciliation, but so far they
have met with no better success than
did Gresham in the eastern embroglio.
The Armenians make the grave charge
that they were compelled to sit with
Chinese in the church. | know not
what other grievances they complain OF.
II seems to be race war. An upward
movement in the price of raisins would
be the best oil o~throw upon those
troubled pillows.
Fresno has signs OF prosperity. 1t
has good streets. good hotels and fine
churches. The Hughes hotel is one OF
the best on the coast. The educational
adventageB are first class. The & torres
are Of high order.
was quite surprised to find oranges
growing in Fresno. They were cleani
bright, and at least thres weeks ahead
OF our Southern California fruit. Had
the Erssnoite planted oranges among his
vines he might have had two strings to
his bow, and when the raisin fsll he
would have had something to fall back
upon. Apricots and peaches that 1 saw
looked we'll, but the acreage is small.
Fresno has future on the following
conditions:
Firat-Rairoad competition.
Sscond-Exportation OF commission
merchants.
Three-Greater variety in products.
The smaller towns slong the line,
MADEIRA, Modesto, Merced, Livermore,
Tracy, and come others of smaller
Dimensions. show signs of thrift. But
this has been hard year for the toiles
on thegzeat San Joaquin plain. Cropr
have been failure in most localities,
and where anything has been raised,
the price has been go low that very
little returns have been made for labor.
The outlook for the coming year is much
better. A soaking rain has prepared
the land for the reception of new crop,
and given hope to those ON the verge OF
despair.
San Francisco and Oakland are also
complaining of hard times. Thousands
of poor must receive aid or suffer. Still
these twin cities continue to grow. San
Francisco has the business, while Oak
land has the homes. IL has ralned al
most every day for the past week and
the outlook for Alameda county is
pretty good. They say they want 81
inches here to insure good crops.
Oakland is nsat, clean, we'll gov~
erned city. The climate is good. Not
too hot in summer and mild in winter.
Oakland is Jealous OF Los Angeles.
Enthusiastic Oaklanders can't under
stand why the eastern tourist passes this
city and goes to Los Angeles to spend
the winter. why" said one indig-
nant citizen, "they come out to Los An
geles and go back without ever coming
up here"
A stranger cannot but be struck with
the large number of good looking young
men and women seen on the streets,
vigorous, healthy looking people.
In the library OF the Y. M. @. A. we
found the Los Angeles HERALD. 1t
seems to bs the only southern paper
read here or in Fresno. H. X. p.