The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
AID TO THE FARMERS.
Speedy Transmission of Their
Products to Market
Assured.
CHEAP HOMES FOR MANY.
Land Along the Route Divided Into
Small Holdings for Resi-
denCe Sites.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 21.-One of
the leading adjuncts to the growth and
prosperity of New Sacramento, as its resi-
dents have been pleased to term this olden
city since the advent of long-distance
transmission of electric power within its
limits has awakened it to new life and in
creased activity in commercial and manu-
featuring interests, is the establishment of
line of electric railroad. which will
stretch away through the rich garden dis
tricts which surround the city's outskirts,
along the low river lands that border the
American River and across the vast
stretches of the fertile San Juan grant to
Orangevale's sunny slopes and orange
groves, which bid fair to rival the world
renowned Riverside district in the produc-
ton and competition in Eastern markets.
Surveys are already in progress and all
necessary franchises procured for this new
enterprise, and it is expected by the par
ties having the matter in hand that next
spring will witness the entire line in sue
cessful operation.
Not only will this road, which taps the
richest fruit bearing belt of the State, be
an immense factor in promoting Sacra-
mento's growth, but it will be of untold
advantage to the farmer and frult-grower,
as well as to the syndicates which have
been formed for the purpose of promoting
the scheme of subdividlng the large tracts
OF land into small holdings, with multi
tudes of homes, where to-day there is
scarcely house.
Through the agency of this rapid and
complete system of transportation there is
not a family in the colony of Orangevale,
situated as it is twenty miles or more from
Sacramento, but can successfully vie in
the production of garden truck with the
Italian and Chinese residents near the city
a monopoly in this line of products.
Heretofore the gray hours of early morn
ing saw the heavy loaded wagons of the
garden-truck producer moving slowly
through the deep dust along the roads
leading to this city, but in the future the
rapidly moving electric freIghtcar will
gather its load of crisp lettuce, rosy
radishes, green onions, golden-hued car
rots and purple egg plant, and before the
nights dew has dried will hurry to the early
morning marts Of New Sacramento. To the
fruit transporting firms and the pro-
ducers living along the line of the new
road this means OF transportation Will be
of inestimable value-to the former be-
cause they will be assured that the fruit
which they receive from the producer will
reach their hands without mar OF bruise,
such as they have had to contend with in
former years by the jolting of heavy
wagons along rough country roads to rail-
road shipping points.
This electric line will run through what
is conceded to be the most advantageous
portion of the city for the establishment
OF manufacturing plants-that lying south
OF r and west of Ninth streets-and il is
expected that considerable revenue will be
derived from the transportation of the
products of new manufacturing concerns
to the water front and the Southern Pacific
shipping sheds.
AS a passenger route, the roads will
prove of the greatest advantage to the
farming community, and will also be an
i'm portant factor in the establishment of
suburban homes where families may exc
out small incomes and salaries by the
keeping of a cow and chickens, which, with
a small garden patch, will insure them
comfortable living, where heretofore every
penny has had to be rigidly expended to
make ends meet. That these homes will
be established is assured by the numerous
inquiries after and purchases of small
holdings along the proposed line.
Considered in its entirety, there is no en-
terprise of the many under consideration
at the present time that will SO materially
add to the advancement of Sacramento
prosperity and the promotion of the well
fare and increase of the population of Sac
ramento County.