The herald., 1895-06-27
Pomona and Her Resources
Fully Set Forth
WHAT SHE HAS DONE
WHAT SHE WILL DO
Her People Up to Date in Their Business
y Methods as Will Be Seen by
the Following

in the minds OF our populace as regards
Pomona s present and future commercial
prosperity and progress argues well for
the realization of her dreams of fu-
ture greatness and is a most i'm portant
factor IN the upbuilding of town.
Il That Pomona has not shown lack OF
evidence OF the faith placed in her is
manifested by the rapid strides she mas
made.
Her i'm portance as a commercial cen.
ter is much in evidence. Witness the
+ erection and completion, within the past
4 few months. of several fine brick blocks
4 and the paving OF her main business thor
4 oughfares which was completed within
the past week, at a cost of $50, 800. Is.
which with other street Improvements
makes a total of $50, 396, all exfcnde
| within few months time.
!. A conservative estimate places the
| Ii;amount exended in building at 500, 900 in
| 1894. Speaking of the outlay of money
| made by the city in the last two years has
seen the construction of two $50, 900
|Nschool houses. The streets are well
! &ilighted. A chemical fire engine costing
$1675 is recent pureha Sc, and $4,000 was
recentiy paid the street paving contrac-
tors as the pro rata of the expense OF pay
ing Second street.
/ Pomona has reached pivotal point in
fher career and is eagerly grasping every
advantage that comes in her way. A
l1ew years ago she was but q village, now
she is growing city of $500 souls.
| I The lately completed school census
Itshows that Pomona has 1897 children be-
ftween the ages of S and II years, an in
tcrease of 76 over last years census, and
All under years OF age, making total
OF 1868.
Estimating the population on the basis
of four to each child, as is being done in
other cities, Pomona would have 7472-
figuring on the usual basis of four to
each child of school age, gives 55SS popu-
llation.
Twenty eight teachers are employed in
the public schools of Pomona, and
high standard of efficiency is maintained.
M which Pomonans are justly proud, and
none the less are they proud of Pomona
college, though it is located outside city
limits in the suburban village of Clare
mont college town pure and simple.
The faculty of the college has been Sc
lected with special care. Students who
have taken the lower degrees here are ad i.
mitted into the universities of Yale, Chi
cagO and Stamford without further ex-
Amination.
Another educational institution located
close to Pomona is that of the Lordsburg
college. Lordsburg, Cal, three miles dis
tant from the city. 1t is an institution
of learning excellently conducted and
largely attended from Pomona.
Postmaster. Hill report to the govern
mentiauhoritles based upon the business
transacted from April L, 1894, to April l.
1885, places Pomona nearly IN reach of
tree delivery. To obtain free delivery the
receipt must be $40, 900 or over. which
amount is only about $500 mora than the
receipts Of this office last year amounted
10.
Indications are that before July 1st,
when the new rating is made, the re-
1uired amount tn give Pomona free deliv-
cry will have been reached.
During the seven years of its existence
she board of trade has ever been alive to
Pomona s interests and the extent of its
usefulness has been only stopped at the
limit of its resources.
The directors of the board OF trade
elected in April are Messrs. stoddard
Jess, John L. Packard, Phil Stein, Ford
II. Smith, John II. Dole, f.. NJ. Kreller
and John Mason. The recently elected
officers are, president, John Wasson; vice
president, John Ii. Dolce; secretary and
treasurer, Ford Il. Smith.
Pomona is ambitious to become rail-
foad center and has good prospects of
fealizing her hope. Both the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe pass through the city.
the first named directly and the latter by
motor connection from North Pomona,
two and half miles distant.
Pomona's s growth was been rapid. In
1882 there were less than 200 inha abitants
hnd a conservative estimate OF the popu-
alton at the present time as shown above
places the number at $500.
But the growth of the town has been
exceeded by the growth OF tie tributary
country, for Pomona is exceptionally To-
sated and the section OF which it is the
sentel and OF which it controls the trade
lOr q radius of say Is miles is among the
most productive of Southern California.
The board OF trade in II pamphlet de-
cribing Pomona S advantages says: The
bharm and beauty of her location is fully
Ielt as the top of the San Jose hills (situ-
teu about mile north OF the center OF
he city, is reached. On any ordinarily
lear day in winter Il zone of snow capped
Mountains is seen encircling the Pomona
hlley. which, clothed by the innumera-
le orchards OF citrus or other trees,
tetches into the dim distance, while in
le near foreground, at the foot OF the
Dholder. nestled in the corner of the val
b-split in twain by this spur of the
Ian Jose hills-and embowered amidst
thousands of eucalyptus and pepper trees
ind the dark green foliage OF the orange
kroves, lies the lovely city OF Pomona
ghich today shelters upwards of 5000 in
babitants.
The city has thirteen churches, and il
3 said that four out of every five persons
tuc COHl Huillby alc Iepulir CUu1tl
koers or mel bers. The city has thre,
banks. two of them national, with cap
tai and surplus amounting to over S16S
100 and resources aggregating $780, 900
here are four newspapers which are as
leat and we'll gotten up as any weelllies
n the country.
The,public library of the city contain
100 volumes. not including 400 books 20
ublic.kducuments ard has in addition
free reading room. where can be fount
me leading papers and magazines of tn
|ountry. In corner of the library th
tatue Goddess Pomona" the muni
cent gift of Rev. G. +. Loop to the city
|dorns a space, the admired OF ever,
isitor. The design Is a fac simile of th
)ri9inal, which was unearthed in collec
lon taken from among the ruined temple
Ind palaces OF tie Mediterranean. wher
Probably they had lain buried TO
Rnturies, and was the idea OF Greel
Bulptor living 2000 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Loop made the discovery
the statues existence, and OF whicl
be Pomona goddess is a copy, III tn
Mi gallery. Florence. Italy, where i
ad been placed in 1891. and at once or
cred copy OF it to present to Pomona
ho aid of the American consuls was en-
eted and permission to copy the marbl