The herald., 1894-01-01
OVER IN SANTA PAULA.
A Progressive Little Uity Thst Is Forg
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Los Angeles, IA miles from the coast and
In the exact geographical center OF Ven
tura county. Its inhabitants can justly
claim that it possesses several superior
advantages. among which may be men
toned it's great abundance of good
water from Santa Paula creek. which
comes plunging down from the near
mountains. Not only is the town sup
piled with an adequate supply of good,
pure water, fresh from the mountain
springs, but there is enough for irriga-
tion purposes many miles about. Our
distance from the coast insures us a
fine. healthful climate. The fogs sell
dom reach us, while it ia neither too hot
in the summer nor too cold in the win
ter to be unpleasant. The mercury
rarely goes above 80 deg, while ono or
two light frosts on low ground constitute
our coldeHt winter days. Possessing
this even climate, comparatively free
from diseases that prevail in some local
tiles on the coast, Santa Paula cannot
fail to become favorite residence town
whore the wealthy and those OF i'm
paired health can locate with the assur-
ance that there is no spot In California
possessing more desirable Characters
tics than this. Already our town has
earned name of being model COM
uunify. We have imposing school
houses and churches on the hilltops,
! and but two saloons in the valley. Our
union nigh schooi ceesstt $l7 oeo
Our two common school houses cost
about 5000. are nicely furnished and
crsditable to q town of this size.
j, Another and finer school house is to be
erected. There are several strong re-
ls.srxxo e, f1o fionn
The Presbyterians have q beautiful
church edifce which cost about $14, 900,
and ia the largest and finest church
building in Ventura county. The
Msthodists have @ handsome church,
which with the lot cost about $4,000, and
q strong working society. The Univer-
salists have q splendid brick church,
which cost $4,000, being one of the
finest church edifces in this part of the
state. The Catholics have q neat church
which cost them about $4,000.
The Baptists own q meeting house
costing some $4,000 to $4,000; the Epis-
copal society and Holiness organization
both occupy their own houses of wor-
ship.
The secret and benevolent societies are
well represented here. There are good,
thrifty lodges OF Masons, Odd Fellows,
Grand Army of the Republic, Sons OF
Veterans, Women's Relief Corps and
order OF Maccabees.
1t is doubtless known to many II not
all of the HERALD readers that Santa
Paula is headquarters for California
petroleum. Here are located the oil
wells, the laboratory and refinery of the
Union Oil company. Over 80 different
articles are manufactured from the
crude oil that comes out oil. the ground,
such as car oil, engine oil, harness oil,
naphtha, benzine, gasoline, Illuminating
oils, wagon grease, printing inks, etc.
The manufacture of printing inks is
destined to become an important in
duatry. At this time many OF the news
papers of San Francisco, Los Angeles
and other towns OF the coast are being
printed with ink manufactured at this
place.
The output of crude oil in this locality
zoe, 900 annually. The value of the oil
pany 10 estimated at two and half
million dollars. Great quantities of
the best quality of asphaltum exist
near here. and it is shipped to all
parts of the country at good prices.
Valuable rock quarries are being
worked In this county and stone from
them goes into the finest buildings of Los
Angeles and San Francisco. Though
our valley ia marrow and rugged noun
taina rise up on two sides of US, not over
two miles apart, yet there Is large
amount Of good tillable land within a
radius of 10 miles. No irrigation is re-
quired for corn. barley, beans, potatoes
and other farm products, including all
deciduous fruits, and all these are pro-
duced in great abundance. Oranges,
lemons and alfalfa require irrigation.
The most successful lemon raiser in
California resides in Santa Paula, and
his magnificent fruit farm is an evidence
that this is fine citrus fruit region.
The statistics show that Ventura county,
In natural and acquired advantages, is
not excelled by any county in the state.
At the worlds fair this county was
awarded more premiums than any
county in California. We have the
greatest bean fields in America. We
can and do raise more corn to the acre
than can be produced in Iowa or Iili-
noie our mountains are full OF bees,
and Santa Paula honey raisers produce
honey by the scores OF tons. One bee
Man this year sold 65 tons of honey
from bis ranch. Our lemons and oranges
compare fsvorably with those of the
most favored localities. Unlike some
other sections of the state, Santa Paula
and this county never had an unbealtny
boom, we have been located on a branch
railroad and to ons side somewhat.
Within the past few years people have
been finding us out, and there is now
every reason to believe, that in the
near future, this locality will be known
far and near as section possessing more
real merit and undeveloped wealth than
any place OF like extent on the Pacific
coaet.
Citrus and deciduous fruits here grow
to perfection Our soil is marvelously
rich needing no irrigation to raise all
rcreals and farm products. Our mount
aims ara filed with. asphaltum, oil and
honey our water is pure and abundant;
our supply of valuable building stone is
fnexhaustieole; timber is plentiful near
by, and fusl is cheap. Our climate is
not excelled in America; our prospects
for becoming q manufacturing commu-
nifty are excellent; our schools are we'll
conducted. Santa Paula is the banner
church town in the state. considering
her size; the morality and intelligence
OF the people are of high order, and
nothing but some unforeseen cataclysm
of nature, not anticipated nor feared.
can prevent this part of the favored
land o. Southern California from be-