New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11


ence has secured upon all classes. In the same
way the social organization is very thorough. but
IL is marked by delightful ease. One of It's feat
is the development of clubs for outdoor sports.
The bicycle is in great favor. and there are also
large clubs devoted polo. lawn tennis. baseball
cricket and lacrosse The British element comes
out strong in the last two games, well in the
-Four hand Club. All fratcrnal societies have
large memberships. Playgoors also are not forgot
ten, the city has pretty little theatre which
cost sl70oo AMI which is visited by all the leading
travelling companies
In educational matters Riverside has always
taken a deep interest The H.ga School. a beaut
full building is celebrated throughout Southern Cal
ifornia for the excellence of its instruction. It has
thirty-one teachers and 1900 pupils Resides this
eight graded schools.
The feature Of Riverside that excltes the aston
ishment of the stranger is the spread Of the city
the neghboring hills The old town was laid
out on the level land. near the river, but all the
later development has been on the high. rolling
plains thai stretch back to the mountains These
plains broken by buttes or small mountains
One OF the pretties; of these hills is Arlington
Heights, which boasts of handsome driveway
called Victoria-avc., that stretches away for ten
miles parallel to Magno.a-ave. Another is Victoria
Heights from which may obtain superb view
of all the producing country from Riverside
to old San Bernardino-a country which in twenty
years Will show few acres not planted with the
orange or other fruit tree
WATER IN GREAT PLENTY
Perhaps the most remarkable thing in the deve,-
opment of Riverside is the perfection of the water
supply. The who founded the town far
seeing enough TO obtain large supply of water for
irrigation but this seen to be in
adequate. Tracts of the finest land lay too high
Cor the river water to reach them. Without water
aney T"re wo,rn not more man oy PER ho ayneciei
in dry year. With water they would easily sell
Matthew Gage studied his problem Of supplying
the high lands with water. He finally concluded
from experiments that artesan water coud be
reached anywhere OF these mesa lands So he OBJ
tame pnc and hep n his we IL Soon had
me ow and D by Png the a IaGF to TO The %
and lemon. His company has sod 1000 acres which
are now planted to the citrus and decduous fruits
plain INTO one continuous orchard and garden
Everywhere about Riverside one sees the , Signs
side YOU pass across the Santa ana River. IRON
its end is a funnel 5000 feet nns which carries the
main ditch through the heart OF hign mn ne
feet wide at the bottom and the sides are as care
fully cemented if they were the loor 3I a nous,
the groves are open. but these are kept beau'ifu;Y
clean. and the running water Is an ~ ihe mid
The land boom that swept southern Calliorna
IN nSs7 nrevailed FOR a time AT Riverside. but the
pace was nc; so severely hurt by the Teaclon as
orange groves at 5000 an acre bui the majority OF
those who in in that year sensiby pre,ereu
fben held as high as $1,000 and oranss;tr6ees
suitable Cor Planting commanded ifoi be acre it
may be seen that sroye OF ten aart similar grove
may be bought and planted for abou' S-'.VN co. co.
cost of cultivation Of an Orange srone ,ba grewer
receives enough income TO pay expenses. rro' m,n,
sixth year the income l. large SELDOM s sa''s wep,
oII Groves that we're planted twenty years age piis
in $1,000 acre, but these OF co"'9e' arc ''
ceptions. ,,r,,, r,oc
What can be said for Riverside, AZ for most OF inc
Southern California coonies, Is tna' Il"
man who has money enough 10 puy zen Az
who can maintain his family for the foui Ee''s VI
waiting is sure 10 ge. a good revenue iroi" al
- or,vo tina, vii. maintain him for the rest
-, his NE For A man Of small means mere Is
aiwaVs work in caring for the orcharnS VI eli, III
49, n gef sober Trustworthy men 10 take cnaTfo
of the property OF non-reslueh'9 " "'
This California colony offers special induSemenss
to those who have made or ,hsr declining years
in mild climate. Also. 1t IS sing ns ar throat
10 rb any no doubt that the lives OF half the res
dents OF Riverside have been pioiote * mere there
r no violent changes in temperature no seyrre
cold in winter, no enervating neat III i,h ar. al
oa,i,ions for Ia ~ life and perfect n"iIth az" a..
ost jdea, for The sunshine may be enjoyed heaiS
every day in the year ana opr' after The heaviest
pin Dell"ate women and children may ~ork ~
,hn vineyard the orange -EIONr -
~ w, ~ ing fruit and from this wnoiesoihe noo'
end the subtle alchemy of sun ana a" N'eS ma
s,ain new strength ard vigor. ,. r. ,,..,,oor,
ST. 81. ,s difHcult to avoid the suspclon o. tNassnr
,inn when one touches on the dement's ~ IN
~ iih, outdoor work in Riverside, or any o,n, ,,
Si california colony: Any physc.an W..
give evidence that IS amazng % s sun Thc
picasantes, memory of Riverside rs OF r ies aTGn
racer ~ ord ~ the superbly developed boys ana
rlr troooing home from school al nrign nr o, gs
Clean OF limb, and full OF inc dei's"' ~ ''