The herald., 1895-06-27

has for the accom- m odation of its guests
several good hotels and number of prl
vate boarding and apartment houses and
good restaurants. The Paomares is a
spacious, comfortable and beautiful hotel
with excellent service and table. From
the roof the visitor commands view of
the entire valley and the eye can locate
seven fourishing towns. Manager Sims
and his wife have the faculty of making
everyone feel At home and so the Palo-
mares guests return season after season.
Keller's horel, situated about two
squares from the Southern Pacific depot.
owned and managed by b. f. Nance. is
furnished in good style and has electr ic
lights throughout.
On Second street the Pacific hotel,
owned by w. S. Patten. and the European,
by ]. J. Coyle, are places of good reputa-
tion and well patronized.
OF the restaurants there are two OF
prominence--the American bakery and
restaurant. OF which Charles Clark is
proprietor, would do credit to a metropo-
lis. Enjoying patronage its wagons
run to all parts of the city and suburbs.
Mr.. Clark owns a ranch where his family
resides and where all fruits and vese-
tables used in the restaurant are raised.
The Bon Ton restaurant on Main street
r. l.. Coats proprietor. is neat. home
like place. and there are several other eat
ing places in town.
\ review of the banks here will give
some idea OF the commercial activity of
the valley. The First National bank of
Pomona has q capital of 500, 900 and the
deposits on May I, 1895, amounted to
$3l7 ,0sS. The present officers are +. Seav-
er, presidents Thomas Coates, vice pres
ident. and Stoddard Jess cashier and
these three gentlemen with George II.
Bonebrake, George Jess and J. Il. Comas
form the board of directors. The bank is
Il nnl, <ff fl,r
officers has large interests in the valley.
The Peoples bank commenced busi-
ness in 1887 and at the present time its
deposits average $l50,000. Its present otli-
GERS are William B. Dole, president; John
II. Dole, cashier. The board of electors
are William j. Dole, G. F.; F,rris, S. n.
Androus. S. i Owen, G.. f.. White, John
II. Dole and J. NJ. Elliott. Most of the
directors own large ranch interests in the
county. The building now occupied by
the bank was erected especially for the
purpose by one of the directJrsC. f.
White, and is one of the finest in the city.
The business shows q steady increase.
A report of the condition OF the National
bank OF Pomona is made to the comptrol
Ter of currency, May 7, 1885, shows the
capital to be $50 900 and deposits $96 226,
with an increasing business. The officers
are: J. T. Brady, president; G. A. La
throp, cashier; T. W. Jonston, assistant
| tuSultI. Mr. HAS IL Illc HOlllt III
| town, where he has resided for five years
and has large ranches in the valley. most
| ly planted to navel oranges, now in bear
| ing.
| The city can boast of several good iv-
cry stables, which are well patroni2ed.
| The City stables, W. S. Norton. proprie-
tor, is conveniently located opposite the
Southern Pacific depot and has been es-
tablished ten years. 1t is a brick and fire.
proof building and the proprietor is re-
| spected member of the community. where
he has resided for the past twelve years.
On First and Ellen streets the large feed
and livery stables owned and managed by
| T.. Hickiin. and the Pomona livery stables
| OF Thrall ~ Sons, on Second, street are
among the largest.
Before gentering upon detailed ac.
| count OF the retail mercantile business, q
brief space will be devoted to the inter
ests of the valley, the productions of the
| soil and the methods of moving the same
The great success of the olive here is large
ly due to the efforts and unceasing work o
John S.Calkins. In his nurseries hun
dreds of thousands1of olive trees are to be
seen. During the six years devoted ex-
clusively to olive culturesand with q thir.
" years experience in nursery business
Mr.. Calkins has become well known to al
| interested in rural California.
At the head OF the olive picklers ant
olive oil manufacturers are the Howlant
Brothers The olives are raised on thei
own ranches under the best conditions
| and the picking and oil producing il
done IN buildings erected right in the or.
chard among the trees The oil is ex
tracted here in the almost primitive meth
cd OF the Italians, except that the How
land Brothers have introduced hydrau
lie press. Last year their olive orchards
netted them $f0O per acre.