The herald., 1895-06-25
SANTA BARBARA
Activity at Guadalupe - Lompoc's Bean
Crop

Activity at Guadalupe - Lompocs Bean
Crop
SANTA BARBARA, June N.-Guada-
lupe is undergoing the reawakening
which invariably follows the iron horse.
The activity of railroad construction IN
that vicinity seems to have inspired the
residents of that pretty town with COM
mendable ideas of progressive enterprise,
which is demonstrated by the establishing
of a creamery, the development of the
beet sugar industry, and the agitation of
additional educational facilities and i'm
provements of sidewalks. The streets are
to be graveled; demand prevails for a
hotel with fine appointments, and the
merchants are public spirited.
The large railway bridge. across the
Santa Maria river was com pleted Satur-
workmen repaired to Guadalupe Sunday
and joined in a rousing glorihcatio over
the happy event. Trains will be running
regularly by July 1st.
Capt. Thomas Perry, who has be IN the
light house keeper at Point Conception
for more than twenty years, has taken up
his residence at Lompoc. He has long
borne the reputation of being the most
reliable signal officer on the Pacific coast,
and therefore it is to be hoped that this
dangerous point will continue to be in
good hands.
Santa Rita is oleaginous. Mr.. George
Telford is digging well, and yesterday,
at depth of less than 100 feet he struck
oil. Experiments are rapidly proving
that the soil OF this county is rich in oil
and minerals, ana even our moss-backs
are beginning to realize that there is a
future before us.
In Lompoo the bean crop looks well,
at re a
pound. The profitable exploration of
mustard seed will depend largely upon
the success of the European crop.
The people of Santa Ynez valley await
with feverish anxiety the July meeting of
the board of supervisors. when the pro-
position to purchase the toll road will
come up for consideration. Almost with
out exception the farmers are in favor OF
the construction of the Refugio road, and
therefore are stongly opposed to the pur-
chase contemplated.
The Santa Ynez fire department is put
ting forth strenuous efforts for suitable
Fourth of July celebration. Los Olivos
and Ballard will be there also and consoli-
date for blowout with their neigh pors
Theshing will begin in the valley next
Monday.
Now comes the startling intelligence
that Cuyamaca is stricken with the railroad
fever. She thinks the San Francisco and
San joaquin Valley railway will be ex-
tended to Bakersfield and must necessa-
rily pass through her isolated precincts.
larger number of people never
thronged the Catholic CHURCH OF this city
than that which assembled Sunday to wit
ness the interesting coniirmati On SER
vices. Additional seats had been pro-
vided by appropriating every inch of
room in the central aisle, but at 10 a. M,
when mass began, there even standing
room was at premium. immediately
after mass Bishop Montgomery of Los An
geles preached an eloquent sermon. in
which he dwelt at length on the rite of
confirmation and his rea sons for being II
Catholic. At the close Of the sermon the
bishop confirmed l04 children-ffty-nine
girls and forty-ive boys. The services
lasted from 10 a. m. until l p. m., and
were of an interesting character.