The record-union., 1895-09-10

one hundred miles in every direction.
and to indicate thereon what are the chief
products OF the soil in that area.
But, of course, while for convenience
sake only a sweep of one hundred miles
In extent has been taken, it is not by any
means intended to convey the idea that
Sscramento's trade or ambition is limited
20 such q circumscribed area. On the con-
trary, il is indicative only of the still
larger territory into which Sacramento
commerce legitimstely reaches, ana
which may be said to extend to Pugei
Sound on the north, the distant islanos
and the Orient on the west. the entire
area lying between the great Sacramento
Valley and the east bounded by and In
Guiding the States and Territories OF the
Great Basin, the developing northwest.
and finally the south, through the San
Joaquin Valley to the Tehachipi range,
and the States and Territories lying south
east of US and down 30 Mexico and sne
Gulf of Mexico. For while it may 10
the uninformed seem to be boasting, ss
q matter of fact Sacramento trades IRON
Hhe Orient to the Atlantic. and from the
British possessions on the north to the
delta of the Mississippi on the lar soutn.
Thus Sacramento by reason OF her ia
Vorabfe situation is actually nearer TO Inc
great lines of transportation Leading
southwark toward the gulf than are the
coast markets, and her merchants have
for years shipped in the southern dlreo-
fion to q small extent. She is related by
Rhe Southern Pacific system OF railroads
TO all the chief counties of the great San
Joaquin, Sacramento and the COAST val
Ieys, as q glance at the map on our first
page will show, even though Its area is
limited to 1OO-mile view.
Reaching not only down the valley OF
the San Joaquin, Sacramento has lines OF
transportation across the foot of that en-
pire of valley, and reaches the fertile re-
Gions of Alameda, Contra Costa and the
greater part of Santa Clara Counties, by
direct and connecting rail routes. and
also on that side is by rail related to the
whole lower coast region and to the me-
tropolis of the coast. San Fran
cisco. and its magnificent harbor,
and to the southerly shores
of the Suisun Bay, receiving the
waters of the San Joaquin and Sacra-
mento Rivers. So. too, by rail lines
Sacramento Is related to the southerly
and southeasterly mining, timber and
fruit counties, such as Amador, with her
fruits and minerals. including coal, gold,
clays and valuable mineral sands. Gala
veras and Tuolumne fall within the hum
dred mile illustration, with their mineral
and timber wealth. On the immediate
east it will be seen that the city is directly
related to the pioneer county, so to speak,
Ell Dorado, within the bounds of which
the first gold discovery was made. and
which section is noted in this day for Its
mineral wealth and its vast timber re-
sources. and its production of fine de-
ciduous fruits of the harder varieties.
However. it is not the purpose to speak
in this place of the notable products of
each county within the trade area of Sac
mento. Our map is intended to indicate
these largely, though not exhaustively, OF
course.
The trunk'line of the Central Pacific
Railroad of the Southern Pacific system
leads northeRsterly from Sacramento over
the Sierras to the transmontane region,
into the States and Territories Of which
Sacramento reaches with a large COM
merce that is steadily and heslthily ex-
panding.
II will be seen by our map that by this
line Sacramento is intimately related 10
the foothill and mountain regions ofPlscer
with her olives, grapes, citrus and de-
ciduous fruits, her timber and her mines;
taps the great mining and timber regions
OF Nevada County, and Is indirectly re-
lated to Sierra, Plumas. and the more
northerly mining, stock and timber Sec
tions.
By the line Of the Oregon Division of
the Southern Pacific system OF railways it
will be seen by the map that Sacramento
IL directly related with the great Sscra-
msnto Valley for its entire length. region
the fertility of which is unequaled on the
continent and for variety Of resources
and bounteousness OF yield. This great
valley, capable of supporting a populs-
ton that might be numbered by millions,
is on the easterly side of the Sacramento
River traversed by the Oregon Division
OF the Southern Pacific system, tapping
the counties of Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Te-
hama, Shasta and Siskiyou, and leading
fertile fields OF Southern Oregon. and
thence up the valleys OF that Stale to the
waters of the Columbia, thus bringing
this city into immediate transportation
connection with the entire section Of our
common country on the north to the
British line.
So, too. on the westerly side of the Sac
ramento River it will be seen by exsmi-
nation OF our map that another line OF
railway, the Northern, also of the
Southern Pacific system, relates the Cap
ttal City to the Sacramento Valley region
act OF to the west by the flow of the