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The record-union., 1895-09-10
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
High Grade of the Schools In this Cit
and County.

High Grade of the schools in this City
and County.
In the highly important matter of edu-
cational facilities, Sacramento County and
city are fully abreast Of the times. The
teachers are uniformly of high grade OF
ability, the Boards of Education. of late
years, having gone on the theory that
poor teachers were dear at any price.
Outside the city the number Of school
districts is seventy. or one school district
to about thirteen square miles. The rea-
son that each district comprises so much
territory on an average is that large tracts
of land are now held under individual
ownership, and are therefore spsrsely
settled. AS these lands are remarkably
fertile, it will not be long before they will
be subdivided and settled, thus adding
to the population of the county and in-
creasing the number of school districts.
The Sacramento city schools are of an
unusually high order. We have very
well conducted high school. graduates
from which are accepted by the State
University on their diplomas, three
grammar and seven primary schools. be-
sides four kindergartens and one un-
graded and one night school.
With the recent growth of the city the
facilities are becoming entirely made
about to ask the County Supervisors for
q special tax levy to provide for large ad-
ditions to the schoolroom capacity.
The record-union., 1895-09-10
THE AMERICAN VALLEY.

One of tho Most Fertile Sections on
the Pacific Coast.
When Fremont crossed the Sierras
several years before the discovery of gold
in California, it was in the month of
February. and his men suffered hsrdships
innumerable. eating their dogs and mules,
many of his men having their linn bs
frozen, etc.
When, however, they passed the snow
lines and came into the pine, Fl r and ced ar
forests that skirt the mountains on the
upper waters of the American River.
they were enabled TO procure fish and
game, and after going few miles farther
westward they came into the oak forests;
the hills and dales were skirted with
blooming flowers, deer and antelope
everywhere to be seen, and when they
arrived on the plains of the American, in
the neighborhood of what is now the
town of Folsom, their admiration knew
no bounds.
Here was sight for the picturesque
loveliness of which they had never seen
an equal. Widespreading oaks, clear
running streams, and although it was the
Z ~
growth of green grass and blooming
flowers, for delicacy of perfume and
variety Of colors unsurpassed.
| Here they found General Sutter at what
was called Sutter's Fort. The General
/ had his pick Of land in California, and
/ had selected the very best portion of it.
| His estate included the present site OF
! the city OF Sacramento, and the land for
many miles along the American. Here
| he raised his herds, titled his soil, en-
ployed his natives. and was really king
| of this section Of the country. Here were
raised the first cereals on the coast, and
| here also were raised the first peaches.
! the oldest orchard, that of Smith Bros.
being on the south side of the American.
| two miles above its mouth. In the early
! ffties Smith Bros. cleared upward OF
| 100000 per annum.
The soil for some distance back from
the river, on what is called the lower
1 bench, is dark loan, sixteen feet deep,
and has fertility that rather improves
/ than deterioTates by cultivation. This
/ lower bench covers a large area, and is
as productive as any similar section in
/ the Union, and is thickly settled with
prosperous fruit and hop-growers, who
have well-improved farms, handsome
residences and are, altogether, a happy
people.
/ This land is devoted to fruit culture,
hop growing, and in some places alfalfa
! fields. It's hop-growers are in the busi-
ness on the largest scale, and their profits
in the past years were SO large that to
name them would cause those not ac-
quainted with the facts to believe it az
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The IRON is HOT.
NOW, STRIKE FOR NEW MANU-
FACTURING INDUSTRIES.
Prospects of Immense Developments Ia
This Important Branch of
Business.

Sacramento's great hope at the present
time is in the line OF manufacturing in-
dustries. When the city once gets good
start in this direction further progress
will be assured, As one new feature natu-
rally leads to another, and when the ball
is set TO rolling it viii soon move with its
own momentum.
The Sacramento Industrial and I'm
proyement Associauon-an organization
including our best, brightest and most
enterprising business men-has done ex-
cellent work in the way Of awakening g
public interest in this important matter
and has already accomplished great good
III the way OF preliminary work.
As has been fully exploited III these
columns, the Ostrander Gun Company of
Boston has determined to move its fino
and extensive plant to sacramento. the
company having ascertaiued the auuring
advantages TO be found here for manu-
featuring enterprises. This company
makes the famous Ostrander magazine
shotgun, rifle and small arms. 1t will
employ fifty men from the start, and the
company expects to increase its force be-
fore running long i'll its new held.
The proposition for bringing to Sacra-
mento the very extensive plant of the
California Jute Mill, located at Oakland,
IS now under consideration, with very
fair prospects Of a successful conclusion
IN our favor. This enormous industry
would be OF inestimable benefit to the
city and the country round about. as 1t
would provide an excellent market for
the farmers for vast quantities of hemp,
lax ana ramie. the products of which are
utilized in the manufacture of bags, rope,
twine, mating, burlsps, cloth, etc.
In addition to the various factories al
ready here, we want al agricultural inn
plement factory, a brush factory, stove
works, bicycle factory, paper aud wood
pulp mills, q boot aud shoe factory, tan
nery-yes, and almost anything else
which could be named in the line of
manufacturing industry.
Those who are looking for a location
for any sort OF manufacturing business
viii find it greatly to their interests to
investigate Sacramento's advantages be-
fore establishing themselves.
With our cheap and efficient electric
power, transportation and other advan-
tages. Sacramento should henceforth be
the center of the manufacturing business
for the Pacific Coast.
The record-union., 1895-09-10

to air or light. byItoo much foliage or by
lying on the earth, the clusters will in
variably ripen unevenly. Some will be
clear and of perfect color, while some
will be green on the same cluster. Such
grapes will not bring fancy prices for
table use. It is the grapes of uniform
color and large size that reach the top fg-
ures.
Then, too, the packing is quite import
ant. Under no circumstances should
grapes be picked too green. On the con-
trary. especial care should always be
taken to gather the crop only when the
grapes are fully ripened. Uniformity of
grades should also be maintained ia
packing for market. Inferior grapes
should always be rejected as being worse
than worthless. Too much emphasis
cannot be placed upon what might be
termed Wholesale rejection. Every
pound of fruit so culled, ana the inferior
grapes thrown away, will bring from
two to four times what would be realized
without such sweeping rejection. In
other words. all fruit packed for Eastern
markets should be only of the very high
est possible quality.
Equal vigilance is necessary in the
handling and packing. A great deal of
the latter is done By Mr.. Stephens him
self, and he keeps critical eye on it all.
The crates are neatly packed, very at
traotive to the eye, and one shipment is 8
counterpart of another. thus malntaining
uniformity which is most powerful
factor in maintaining the reputation OF
this vineyard.
In further explanation of his success
in realizing high prices, Mr.. Stephens
says that they would not have been OBJ
tanned ii lie had not kept absolute con-
trol of his own business. lie has been
very independent, and shipped to whom
and through whom he has seen lit. His
grapes have so good a reputation in the
Eastern markets that there is always q
lively competition for them-and the
good prices naturally follow.
As a matter of advice to fruit-growers
throughout the State uponsthe best mode
OF procedure to obtain good prices. Mr..
Stephens suggests some method of CO.
operation between immediate neighbors,
either by organizing or simply entering
into an agreement for the purpose OF
making shipments by carload lots. II one
car daily could thus be shipped, ali the
better. BY such combined action each
individual would control his own pro-
duet, the shippers would find where
their brands were ia greatest demand
and their dealer would have sufficient
goods to build and maintain q trade in
their products
The record-union., 1895-09-10

plums February. June TO July
The first blooming of fruit trees in Sac
ramento City has ranged in the past
twenty years from February Sd to March
Sth.
The average annual or yearly number
of clear days in this (Sacramentol county
is about 250, while we find the average
annual number for Virginia to be 130;
North Carolina, from 81 to 125; South
Carolina, 132; Georgia, from 1l5 to III;
Florida. from ia TO l62 Alabama, from
lis to l2S; Mississippi. 12S; Louisiana. Ill
to 126; Arkansas, 127 to AZ; Tennessee,
from 100 to l24; Kentucky, 104; Missouri.
l19; Texas. from 1l9 to 224; Colorado, 149
to $50; Illinois, from los to III; Indiana,
96 to 100; Indian Territory, l66; Iowa. SS
to los; Kansas 124 to 164 Maryland, 107
to 120; Massachusetts, LOG to 1l6; Michi-
gan, 50 to l02; Minnesota. 80 to lis; Mon
tana, 102 to l35; Nebraska, 122 to 129; Ne
vada, 1877; New Jersey, I'D; New Mex
leo, 165 to 227; New York, 20 to 104; Ohio.
St to leo; Oregon, 80 to l10; Pennsylvania,
81 to l07; Rhode Island, 1l6; Utah, IA to
go; Washington lState). "a to 135; Wis
consin, "A to 10Y; Wyoming, us to 125.
California-From rs at Eureka to 272 at
Keeler, go at Sacramento, III at Los An
geles, 223 at Red Bluff, lbs at San Diego
and l46 at San Francisco.
Yuma, Arizona, has greater number
of clear days than any other portion Of
the United States, there being 277 clear
days, as against 272 for Keeler. in Inyo
County. California.
The carefully kept records of the United
States Weather Bureau supply a very
effective argument against the theory
which obtains in many quarters to the
effect that we have here an excessively
hot climate. Judging by the utteranoes
of certain newspapers of the State. one
would naturally infer that our usual sum-
mer temperature was something over
100. whereas on only one day during this
summer has the temperature reached
that point.
Director Barwick's reports furnish ma
terial for an interesting comparison of
Sacramento with other localities that are
"sure-enough hot" Herewith is given
the number of days in the month of June
last with temperature above go at the
following points: Redding, 10; Red Bluff,
10; Oroville, 2l; Fresno, "a; Sacramento,
II.
The same comparison for the month of
July gives: Redding, "A; Red Bluff, "a;
Oroville. Il; Fresno, %; Sacramento, s.
For the month OF August Red Bluff
had % days, Fresno 26 days and Sacra-
mento Is days with a temperature of 9O0
and above. The extremes of temperature
for that month at these points were: Red
Bluff, l070 and 62O; Fresno. l100 and $50;
Sacramento, 990 and $50.
The above speaks volumes for the eli
mate of Sacramento County, where out
door exercise may almost constantly be
enjoyed by the sick and the well, for in
this county there are only about sixty to
seventy rainy days in the year, leaving
nearly or quite 800 clear and fair days.
The record-union., 1895-09-10

exaQgeration. That one man. on less than
800 acres, could clear in one season over
S200,0 would seem incredible, yet such
is the fact.
The alfalfa grows luxuriantly, and so
rapidly that from five to seven crops are
cut annually, beside its giving green
pasturage to stock during the winter
months.
Back of this lower bench is a small rise,
say from seven to ten feet, which is called
the upper bench, and which is composed
of light loan, red and sandy soil, in
some instances gravelly. This, without
question, for experiment has proven 1t.
is the finest grape section in the State, and
the fruit from its vineyards has in the
last two years obtained a national reputa-
ton for its superiority. .,
In the lower portion of this belt is a
vein OF artesian water, upon which are
many flowing wells. Water in mex
haustible quantities can be obtained any
where on the lower bench at depth Of
from six to ten feet. and on the upper
from twelve to sixteen. Many of the
farmers use windmills, but those who
desire large quantities in a steady flow
Ing stream employ steam pumps, which
can be run so cheaply that it costs them
much less than those who live in other
sections pay for water brought in from
running streams in canals.
Taken all together, this American
River Valley, extending from the city of
Sacramento to the town of Folsom, is one
of the most productive sections in the
State-free from floods. droughts or
blighting frosts. we'll timbered, wind
storms are thing unheard of. and the
first failure of crops has yet to be re-
corded. While this article refers
specially to the south side of the Ameri-
can, yet the north side is equally as fer
tile, though perhaps not quite SO extern
sive in area
The record-union., 1895-09-10

Sutterville, three miles from Sacramento,
sold from three acres Of land during the
month of July, this year, over $500 worth
Of shipping melons. and Sl50 worth of
ripper melons for local consumption. In
one day he sold aud delivered to whole
saler 125 dozen melons at 81 % per dozen.
His crop commenced the 1st of July, and
the patch is still bearing at the present
time, and will continue to do 40 until the
supply outlives the demand.
The local retail markets illustrate very
effectively the great variety OF vegetables
produced In this region. They offer
their patrons every day in The year from
twenty-five to thirty varieties of fresh
vegetables surely a sufficient variety 10
suit the most exacting purchaser.
The record-union., 1895-09-10
HIGH GRADE LUMBER,
Immense Quantities of the Best Suga
Pine at Our Doors.

Immense Quantities of the Best Sugar
Pine at our Doors.
Since the building of the boom on the
American River at Folsom, Sacramento
has been placed within easy access of an
inexhaustible supply of the finest quail
Ity OF sugar pine timber.
The American River Land and Lum-
ber Company, in whose hands this great
Industry rests. was the first concern on
the Pacific Coast TO esta ablish winter log
ging camps, and the experiment has been
complete success. Telling the tim ber
IN the deep SHOWS of the Sierras not only
lightens the timber, but also, in great
measure. prevents the trees from break
ing in their fall, the loss in this direction
being very trifling.
Many of these trees are simply gigantic
in proportions. In its operations the
company has cut fourteen logs each six
teen feet long, from single tree, and
scaling 1882 feet OF high-grade lumbe
The record-union., 1895-09-10
OUR WINTERLESS CLIMATE.
PEOPLE KEEP HEALTHY AND EN-
JOY LIFE IN SACRAMENTO.
Mild Winters and Pleasant Summer
Days-Seasons for Planting
and Harvesting.

The climatology of Sacramento bears a
great resemblance to that Of the great
valley in which it lies. The mean annual
temperature is about 60.50. the mean
maximum and minimum being 2.50 and
Ala, respectively, giving range of 4.10.
Extremes of temperatures are absent, the
winters being mild and the summers
uniformly cool. The great feature which
renders the summer climate pleasurable
is the constant prevalence of cool nights.
The mean temperature at night, from
June to August, ranges between CO.. and
650.
This fact is due to the trade winds,
which reach us as a south breeze at about
p. NJ, and continue blowing, with a
mean summer velocity of seven miles
per hour, till early morning. The nu-
merous shade trees and liberal sprink-
ling of the streets in summer perceptibly
lower the temperature during the days
of extreme heat. The seasons are divided
distinctly into dry and wet. The latter
comprise the months of October to May;
the dry from June to September. The
months of greatest precipitation are
those OF December and January. The
average rainfall is about twenty inches.
The climate of Sacramento County, we
find by comparison with the average tenn
perature for December, is equivalent to
spring in Philadelphia, the Atlantic
Coast OF Virginia, Pittsburg, Penn; Col
umbus, o.: Keoku uk, Ia, and Arizona.
For January the mean average tsmpera-
ture Is equivalent to spring in New York
City. Northern Ohio, Central Iowa and
Southern Colorado.
From data furnished by Director Bar
wick of the State Weather Bureau. it ap-
pears that for February the mean average
temperature is equivalent to autumn In
Boston, Albany. Buffalo. Oswego, De-
troit, Chicago, Central Iowa, Omaha and
Southern Colorado. The mean average
winter temperatures are equivalent to
April in Philadelphia. the Atlantic Coast
of Virginia, Northern Ohio. Central Iowa
and Omaha, also to May in Rhode Island,
the Upper Lake region and the eastern
slope OF the Rocky Mountains north of
Cheyenne.
The average winter temperatures are
higher than those OF Naples, Mentone,
San Reno, Rome. Pisa. Genoa, Nice and
Florence, in Italy, and Toulon, Mar
seilles and Cannes, in France.
The average winter temperature OF this
county, as compared with places in the
southern portion of the United States, Is
the same as Montgomery, Ala; Nicks-
burg, Miss, and warmer than the win
ters in North Carolina, Augusta and
Atlanta, Ga; Shreveport. La; Little
Rock. Ark; any portion of Tennessee,
and the greater portion of Texas and Ari-
Zona.
The above data show our average win
ter temperature TO be equivalent to spring
In the Eastern States, and as far south as
Richmond, Va.
abe following tabulsted record shows
sas time of planting or sowing, and the
time Of maturity of our products, viz:
The record-union., 1895-09-10

find good market throughout the States
and Territories west of the Missouri
River. and the growing of them cannot
easily be overdone.
Licorice is being successfully raised at
Florin, in this county. The plant does
well, and may soon become a leading
produnt
The record-union., 1895-09-10

The time OF blossoining and maturing
of our fruit crops will be found as fol-
lows:
Products. Bossomlng. Maturing.
Apricots s.......-M March. ....-.......M May TO July
March. May TO July
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21
OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS

VI INTEREST TO TEACHERS
y me meeting OF the National Educa-
uvnai association to be held in Denver.
IVY to II next, 1t being conceded
,aAi this Will be the largest meeting
" we history of that organization. by
,ssson OF the attraction offered In the
ssauuIul picturesque mountain towns
=. colorado. where the fine air, pure
s,pHklng water, fine fishing aud hunt
. .aa' anu the most awe-insplrlng seem
u one ever beheld will tend to make
~, Nislt one of particular interest to
nnose engaged In educational work.
s,er In Itself is city Of many great
nuaeuons and extensive arrange
sr,n nave been made by the local
s,,.iuittees having the housing OF Wis
c sns teachers In charge, making the
'esy superior accommodations.
,,aeaehets and their friends contem-
pHuhg this trip should not lose sight
We TACT that the FORT WORTH
nNn DENVER CITY RAILWAY 10
tYnuVely the shortest, quickest and
M equipped route to Colorado. and the
S oishs ONE from Texas operating re-
m,.nE cnnr cars and sleepers OF the
I'M, exquisite appointment, and spec
Tiiyy, annpted for summer travel
az oNLY SHORT LINE TO COLO
. RADIO
Ky we one offering the advantage Of a
warming ride through the beautiful
sseery OF New Mexico and Colorado
rm eighteen hours after leaving
~ worth, passing IN full view OF
historical Pixies Peak.
,lans Information as to rates. connec-
"'hs' etc, address
D. d. KELLER. q. p. A..
Fort Worth. Tex.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21

London, May ia feature OF the
third hl-enniAi council OF tie worlds
W. @. n. U. and the nineteenth coun-
ell OF the British Wamens Temperance
association Is TO DO the occupation OF
the British pulpits OF different denom-
nations by women, Among tho
churches in which women have been
Invited to speak ther are tlgco OF the
best known churches In the world
among what are In England called
mon Conformists." namely. Spur
gcon's Tabernacle. the City Temple
tpr Parker'O. and Wesleyan's City
Road Chapel,
Miss Jessie Alderman and Mira. Helen
NJ. Barrett who are Baptists, Miss
Clara Hoffman. who Is Congrega-
tionallst. Miss Kate Icnte Stevens who
IL a Methodist, with Mrs. Wheeler An
drew and DR.. Kate BuAchncll, who ore
OF the same religion. viii occupy pull
pits.
Lady Henry Somerset and Miss VIII
lard are to speak in the City Temple
at $3.50 o'clock ON June lG. the day pre-
cedlng the great convention.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21

Cincinnati, Ohio. May 2o.--About noon
at the st. Nicholas hotel ]. II, Solely.
travelling salesman for the Laidlaw-
Dunn-Gordon company OF this city. was
found dead In bed, n revolver In hand
and bullet in his brain. Not a letter
was found on or about him. 1t In sup
posed the deed was done In a drunken
frenzy. His accounts are straight and
his standing with his employers was
good
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21

Bolton, Tex, May 2O.-Our merchants
have been much exercised for the last
few days by the action Of the tratho
association In disseminating Bolton as
a common freight point. Committees
have visited the general freight agents
Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
the Gulf Colorado and Santa Zee rail-
roads also the commission at Austin,
and the prospects are that tho matter
will be rectihed at tho July meeting Of
the Railway Traffic Association.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21

Atlanta. Tex, May 2O.-rhree dwell
ing houses belonging TO Lee Wials, r.
II. Cope and w. b. Figures were ia.
stroyed by fire at an early hour sun
any morning. The FIRE originated In
MT. cope's kitchen, but from what
cause is unknown. Mr. Cope had in
snranee, but the other two had none.
Ihe Figures house was vacant. MIR.
Wieks saved most OF his household
goods, but little was saved from Mr.
Cope's house.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21

penlson, Tex. May 20. Engineer
.Guber'' Shaw OF the Central. who
has been running In and out of Denl-
son for seventeen years. died this
morning, Of dropsy. He was u NOM
Der OF Ennis division. b. of l.. E.
Tho railway mail agents of Denlson
met and organized Saturday night.
They will nume delegates TO the ma
iional convention In June. to work for
teclassinoation OF salary.
An attempt was made Saturday night
70 burn the residence of Engineer j.
q Williams. Ne clcw.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-21

FOR SALE--Flno pasture OF 2aOO acres,
l 1-2 miles from Benbrook. VIII sell
cheap on long time and low interest.
$40 acres OF lana. fiVe miles east OF
Fort Worth. 800 acres OF this iB ilne
landi remainder good grass land. About
100 acres In timber, room box house
and large barn. Ten acres In orchard
and nifty In cultivation. $3.50 per acre,
long time and reasonable interest.
S6l acres OF the very best black pral-
rie lhnd, one mile from Crowley. All
fenced; SIS per acre. Easy terms.
100 acres OF flne black prairie land,
miles from Crowley: all fenced; SIS
and easy terms
Block OF from 0 TO 30 acres fine fruit
and garden land In one milo OF the
city WIN sell extra cheap and on
long time.
Lots 5OxoO feet each In Texas and Pa
ciic addition TO Fort Worth; $500 each.
Any Kind OF payments at per cent
interest.
Lots on Galveston avenue, 5OxlOO feet
each. East front, $500 each; any kind
OF terms.
Nice lots In the Seventh ward. near
the public school, WIN sell tho lots
cheap or viii build houses to suit buy
ers ON monthly payments,
Nice lots 60Ni00 or i00xi0O feet each
on South Side. near the Bolt Line. WIN
sell cheap or build houses to suit buyers
on installment plan.
All kinds OF real estate for sale on all
kinds OF terms, and at real bargains.
ONCE on Fourth street,
HUFFMAN n co.
Fort Worth. Tex