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The record-union., 1895-09-10
THE REASONS WHY
SACRAMENTO MAY BE CALLED A
COMMERCIAL CENTER.
Cogent Facts Regarding Essential
Features Among the Cfty's
Many Advantages.

Herewith are given reasons, local and
general, why Sacramento is commercial
center:
First-That the cost of transacting busi-
ness. in the important element of rent.
insurance and wages, is less at Sacra-
mento than any other leading point, be-
cause of ground area available. and be-
cause property il not held for speculative
purposes.
Second-The trade of Sacramento is
now permanently established, and is
founded in enduring advantages which
will constantly augment its volums.
Third-The city is centrally located and
is terminal point. and as such enjoys
the advantages Of through rates. From
it radiates railway lines east, north, west
and south. 1t is twenty-four miles nearer
to the city of Los Angeles than the me-
tropolis of the State. 1t is 100 miles
nearer to nearly all Northern and Central
California by rail than San Francisco. and
it is the only chief market at the foot of
the Sierra Nevada Range. and the most
accessible and economical for the trans
montane trade.
Fourth-This .centrality of location in.
The record-union., 1895-09-10
SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
SOMETHING OF ITS GREAT RE-
SOURCES AND PRODUCTIONS.
Wonderfully Fertile Soil and Endle less
Variety of Its Choicest
Fruits.

The county of Sacramento is one of the
richest in resources and productions in
the State. 1t is located in nearly the CEN
ter of the State, both north and south.
east and west. In area it contains over
96S square miles, or 620.0 900 acres, and
nearly every acre of this vast territory is
susceptible of successful cultivation or
other profitable use. The rich, warm
lands, known as alluvial or bottom lands.
are very extensive. and are found along
the entire length of the Sacramento River,
including numerous islands. and also ex-
tending back on either side of all the riv-
ers and streams.
There are probably no more productive
lands on the globe than along the Sacra-
mento,. where resulting vegetable growth
is so luxuriant as to make true state
ment appear almost incredible, and on
account of the equable and semi-tropic
climate, the growth is continuous with
many products the entire year, without
interruption.
The remainder of the county Is COM
prised principally of plains lands and
those of the foothills. These lands, many
of them, but comparatively few years
ago sold at Government prices, which are
now held and sold at Sl00 per acre or
more. Experience has shown that these
uplands, both plain and foothill, are most
excellent for agricultural productions,
and especially for that branch generally
included under horticulture.
There are three principal qualities OF
land in this county; the river bottom
land-a deep. rich, sediment deposit; a
second bottom, which is a deep, sandy
loan, and the red bedrock land of the
plains; all Of which are especially adapted
to fruit of some kinds. 1t would be very
difficult to name any product of the vege-
table kingdom that could not be grown
without irrigation on the rich river bot
toms first mentioned, or with irrigation
on the second named; while the red lands
owing to their shaliowness-are not SO
desirable for tree culture, but berries of
all kinds and every known variety of the
finest table grapes do remarkably well
on them. AS the term is understood in
the East, there is no winter here. The
tender Gala lily, as well as the olive,
The record-union., 1895-09-10
FIGS AND NUTS.

Profitable Features Which Should Be
Made More OF in This section.
Almost any part Of California is adapted
to hg culture. and this fruit thrives par
| ticularly we'll in this county. On the
banks of our rivers the tree attains a great
size and is remarkably productive The
common black fig requires absolutely no
care or attention. The tree grows like
the oak, and is equally vigorous and
hardy. 1t attains great size, and when
covered with its large green leaves and
rich handsome fruit is beautiful sight.
The first crop is usually sold green, but
the second is allowed to fall to the ground.
and when sufficiently dry the figs are
thrown into sacks and readily command
three and one-hslf to five cents per pound,
at which price they are very profitable.
The Smyrna, or ''tig of commerce." has
lately been introduced, and there seems
to be no good reason why California may
not in the near future supply the mill
ions of pounds of this delicious fruit that
are annually consumed in the United
States, and which now are imported from
Europe.
Nuts do very we'll in this county.
Almonds have long been found reliable
crop. The tree will do we'll on any land
that will grow peaches, and as the crop is
rarely light, and never fails, the grower
has sure source of income from fine
almond orchard. At IL to Il cents per
pound, which is the ruling rate. they pay
we'll.
Walnuts grow we'll here. The Saglieh
soft-shell walnut has not been sxten-
sively planted, but enough are growing
to demonstrate that it is profitable crop.
z. H. Murphy has an English walnut
tree on his ranch, on the Costumes
River, in Sacramento County, that is
thought to be the largest in the State.
This, however, may or may not be true,
but it is a monstrous large tree, and yields
heavily of very fine quality. Black wall
nut trees are grown for shade and orna-
ment. Peanuts of fine quality are ex-
teuSiyely grown.
The record-union., 1895-09-10
EARLY SUMMER FRUITS.

The Source of Big Incomes for Our
Enterprlsing Orchardists.
AS he finishes picking his early fruits
and collects the money for them, the Sac
ranento fruit-grower finds he must keep
right on with his early summer fruits.
such as aprioots, plums, peaches, pears
and nectarines.
The first peaches are ready by the last
of May or the lst of June. Apricots and
the early varieties of plums about the
same time; and it is now that the fruit
crop proper is reached, and from May to
October there is no cessation in fruit-pick-
ing and shipping. To mention all the
varieties of the above-named species that
are grown in this county would require
as much space as it is intended to devote
to this entire article; SO in passing we
will simply draw attention to few lead
ing points.
Peaches are very largely cultivated all
over the county, but they reach their
greatest importance on the bottom lands
along the banks OF the American, Cosum-
nes and Sacramento Rivers. From these
districts alone hundreds of tons of fine,
large, luscious peaches are marketed dur
ing the season. When picking reaches
its hight, no doubt as many as 800 tons
daily find market; but this heavy sup
ply only lasts a very few days.
Apricots ripen early, and while limited
quantities are shipped in green state,
the great bulk of this crop is either dried
or preserved in cans, for both of which
purposes it is unexcelled by any other
fruit. OF all the countries in the world,
California is the only one that has made
thorough success of the apricot. This
seems to be its natural home. and in Sac
ramento County it reaches it's very finest
development in size, flavor and pro-
ductiveness. With the entire world for
q market, apricot-growing cannot fail to
become leading and profitable industry.
Pears are also leading fruit A large
The record-union., 1895-09-10
OUR WINTER FRUITS.
Like All Others Grown Here, They \
of the Finest OualitY.

Like All Others Grown Here, They Arc
of the Finest Quality.
The winter fruits raised in this section
embrace oranges, lemons, pomegranates,
olives and persimmons. which all ripen
during the months Of November, Decem-
Der and January.
1t has been only during the past six
years that 1t has been generally known,
even to our own residents, that the citrus
fruits would thrive in this locality, conse-
Quently the number OF bearing orchards
is not large. There are in this section,
however, enough full-grown trees to
demonstrate beyond all doubt that our
soil and climate are capable Of producing
the finest of fruit in these varieties.
Many thousands of orange and lemon
trees have been planted in Sacramento
County during the past few years. and
this branch of fruit culture is constantly
on the increase. Il has been predicted
that within few years the annual prod
uct will amount to $4,000 boxes OF citrus
fruits.
Oranges and lemons ripen here much
earlier than in the southern part of the
State. This fact may seem strange to
many, but any who doubt it may prove
it to their satisfaction very easily by COM
pairing the fruit from the two localities in
November. 1t is fact that the oranges
of Sacramento aud other central counties
are always sold at fancy prices long be-
fore any are received from the southern
counties. This is an advantage which
will be apparent ct a glance. AS TO the
quality, the best experts of the East
have unhesitatingly declared that no
better oranges have ever reached that
market than those from Central Califor-
mia. They were compared with the prod
ucts of Florida, Louisiana aud the Med
iterranean, and suffered nothing by the
comparison.
The Japanese persimmon is the finest
fruit of that family in the world. and
grows here to the size of apples.
Olives do well, and are being extern
sively planted. They are very profitable
both for picking and for oil. A grand
opportunity is here presented for any one
who will make a study OF the business of
raising olives, and who understands their
commercial value. Samples of olive oil
made in Sacramento County and in the
foothill region adjoining were exhibited
last year at Chicago and were pronounced
much superior to the imported article.
The olive tree grows rapidly and bears
prolitically; it is easily grown and very
long-lived.
There can be no doubt that before many
- liz
raisins are now doing, will drive the for
eign article out of the market. Olive
culture, as well as orange and fig grow
ing. is soon to be a leading industry in
Sacramento County.
The record-union., 1895-09-10
OUR MArCHLEss VALLEYS,
Conditions of Climate aud Soil to B
Eound Nowhere Else.

Conditions of Climate aud Soil to Be
Found Nowhere Else.
Concerning the valley lands, Professor
Henry G.. Hanks, former State Mineral
ogist, once wrote for the RECoRD-UNIoN:
''The valleys OF California vary from
alpine meadows, surrounded by snow
clad inclines lying high up in the mount
aims. to widespread plains, between dis
tant parallel mountain chains. Some re-
quire irrigation, others do not, while
others are improved by artificial water
ing"
1t was q very modest remark concern
ing the rarest aud fairest agricultural
region upon the continent In an article
by ii. Latham, addressed to Home
seeker" published in the RECoRD-UNIoN
at the same time, after describing the
ideal climate aud land, he said ''You
will naturally ask where you are to find
such climate, with opportunities TO OBJ
tain homes al reasonable prices. answer
you, unhesitatingly, in Northern Cali
fornia. In that region there are lOO, 600
square miles, or 81, 100000 acres, of land.
That region has only five and one-half
people TO the square mile. There is room,
therefore. for millions moro people, and
then be less thickly settled than Eastern
States. Here there is no winter to cover
your farms with snow and ice and pre-
vent field work. That is the time OF
plowing and sowing here. The six
months that you spend where you are, in
the consumption of your summer earn
ings. is here all devoted to production.
Your animals. instead of being housed
and consuming forage to sustain life, are
grazing out of doors on green herbage
The earth is clothed in her greenest robes
and decked with her fsirest flowers.
Land is comparatively cheap, water is
abundant, the soil rich and productive,
and timber easily accessible Since the
American occupation-thirty-s years
ago-the valleys have seen no winters
There is no ice. nor snow, nor billiards.
There are no summer tornadoes, and
there is no reliable record of sunstroke
You can have all the semi-tropic produc.
tions-orauges, lemons. figs, olives, POM
egranates, etc.-and all the delicious
grapes OF Southern Europe. The health
statistics show q remarkably low percent
age of sickness and death. The markets
are good, and transportation facilities
rapid and cheap. You will find all the
comforts and luxuries of life here
schools, churches and printing presses.
There is no locality without its district
school, and all parts of the country are
within easy reach of the higher institu-
tions OF education. A small capital of
$1,000 and upward, with industry and
economy, will lay the foundation of q
The record-union., 1895-09-10
FRUITS OF THE FALL.
This County the Natural Home of tin
Grape and Prune.

This County the Natural Home of the
Grape and Prune.
In the fall fruits we have apples, pears.
grapes. ounces. prunes and peaches.
References will be made here only TO the
prunes and grapes, the others having
been mentioned elsewhere.
Sacramento County is pre-eminently
the homo of the grape. While it is true
that grapes do well all over the northern
and central part of California, yet it cam
not be denied that on the red lands of the
Sacramento plains they reach their high
est perfection. The table varieties include
the Flaming Tokay, the Muscst, Black
Prince, Morocco, Emperor, COrnichon,
and some others have already brought
good prices for shipment to the East.
These grapes are profitable at SIS to $40
per ton, but have usually sold at from S25
to $40 per ton.
French or petit prunes are becoming a
leading fruit. They are remarkably pro-
lIhc, and when cured far excel in quality
the Imported article and bring much
higher prices. While German prunes are
being sold in New York at five and six
SShso POI POuhu3 ouI CdCIdIIloutO-REOWn IL
French prunes readily bring ten and
twelve cents per pound here for shipment
East. The culture of the prune is SIM
pie. They do well in any land that is
suited for plums. and there is no difficulty
whatever to cure and prepare them for
market. Fortunes can be made In this
fruit beyond doubt. Raisins are easily
cured here, the weather being very favor
able, and nc rains ever interfere with the
driving nrOcess
The record-union., 1895-09-10
VARIOUS FEATURES.

Sundry Articles Which Swell the Va
riety of Our Products.
On the rich bottom lands of the Sacra-
mento River hundreds OF carloads of
beans are grown and shipped to the East
ern markets each year. This is a very
profitable crop, and failure has never
been known.
Broom-corn is grown very extensively,
as is also Egyptian corn, the latter max
ing good and cheap food for stock.
Sweet potatoes do remarkably well, and
are very largely cultivated by the Chinese,
who also raise vast quantities of other
kinds of vegetables. There is a grand
opening for intelligent field farming by
skillful white growers.
Cabbages. potatoes. onions. garlic. etc.,
The record-union., 1895-09-10
THE VALUABLE FORAGE PLANT.
Alfalfa Largely Raised Here for Hay


and Seed.
Alfalfa, the excellent forage plant which
is one of the important mainstays of the
California farmer, is raised very extern
sively in the river bottoms of Sacramento
County, as we'll as in many other locali-
ties where low land supplies copganial
home for this valuable growth. There y
no calculating the value to the farmer OF
this prod uct, which is raised for pastuN
age, hay and seed. 1t is exceedingly Wigs
orous, hardy and prolific; remains nearly
dormant during November and Decem-
ber, and with that exception grows tk~
year round. Three to five crops each
year can be cut. ranging from two to four
tons each cutting per acre. The last crop
is usually taken for seed, for which
good market is found, the seed yielding
from $50 to $40 per acre. All kinds of
stock do well on 1t, but it is particularly
desirable for cattle and hogs. The hay
sells at from So to $40 per ton.
The record-union., 1895-09-10

number of varieties are grown. among
which may be named The Madeline,
Bloodgood, Dearborn Seeding. LIE Count,
Beurre Hardy. Seckel, Beurre Clsirgesu,
B. Rose. Winter Nellis, ETC.. but chief
among all is the world renowned Cali
fornia Bartlett pear. This pear has been
shipped in great quantities from Saera-
mento City 10 every city OF any size III
the United States. and is as we'll known
in New York, New Orleans, Chicago ana
Minneapolis as in San Francisco, or
nearly so; hence 8 description OF 1t
here Is unnecessary. Suffice 1t to
say that 1t EN- braces all the fine qusllties
that can be named III pear. 1t grows on
the rich lands of the Sacramento River ia
larger quaniies and size than anywhere
else in the world. Needless to say is has
always been profitable in Sacramento
County. There are instances where an
acre of Bartlett pear trees have never
failed during the last ten years to yield
net income of over 500 per aInum, and
often as high as $500 or 81 900. These or
chards are within a mile or two Of Sscra-
mento city, and can easily be found.
Plums are also very profitable. They
grow to a large size, and rs they keep well
when properly handled. they are shipped
in vast quantities TO the Eastern markets
every year. There are none like them in
quality of size and flavor. Besides being
shipped green. they are sold to Gamers in
large lots and are dried in the sun, and
sell well in this way.
Early in the summer also apples Of
various kinds are shipped from Sacra-
mento to the States and Territories west
ofthe Missouri Apple culture has been
neglected, but certain varieties are very
profitable, and should be extensively
cultivated.
Nectarines do we'll, but are not consid-
cred so profitable as other fruits.
The record-union., 1895-09-10
SACRAMENTO A NATURAL TRADE CENTER.

home that will be an Eden on earth.
Here you will escape the burdensome
taxation Of winter; and that alone-as
you have seen In the above-will be
enough to buy snd stock farm. You
will. in addition, enjoy a climate that will
be revelation to YOU"
The record-union., 1895-09-10

lemon and orange tree, blossoms or bears
fruit in the open air during the so-calied
winter months. Neither is the heat of
summer oppressive. There are no sun
strokes, and the farmer finds no incon-
venience by reason of excessive heat.
This article is not intended as treatise
on climatology, which theme is covered
in. another column, and the subject is
mentioned only for the purpose OF show
ing why the fruit-grower here has no
waste time, but can, If he will, utilize
every day of the year; not only so. but he
may actually gather fruit of some kind
from his orchards, Ii not every day, cer-
tainly every month OF the year.
The record-union., 1895-09-10

THE F00THILL REGION.
WHERE REvEL THE FRUIT TREE
AND THE VINE.
A Section Forming an Important
Feature of Sacramento's
Commerce.
The record-union., 1895-09-10

One of the very important features
which contribute to business interests OF
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-26
NOT SATISFACTORY.
Memphis Convention Proceedings Dis
pleased the Atlanta Delegation.
ANOTHER MONEY CONFERENCE.
II VIII he Dominated by business
Men, Instead of Politicians, ana
VIII Permit Discussion OF the
Currency Question.

ATLANTA, GA, May 25.-The Atlanta
delegation to the Memphis currency con-
vention returned home this afternoon
and with their arrival the announcement
"a made that another convention VIII De
called in the fall. which viii permit
discussion of the financial question. Inc
Atlanta delegates were supporters or inc
financial policy Of the administration ana
the announcement OF dissatisfaction at
the Memphis convention was received
with surprise here. II seems that the
delegates complain that the enure
aYair was cut and dried, and no
body had any show 10 advance any arSu-
r,ent that confilcted with the prearranged
programme. Among the prominent mem
hers Of the Atlanta delegation were
Nessrs. r. B. Neal, r. T. Maddox ana
@ A. Collier. bankers, and A. II. Cox and
II. T. Inman.
The Georgia delegation, In caucus De-
fore the convention, decided 10 ohel
resolution suggesting the unconditional re-
neaI ~ the 10 per cent tax on State banks.
n seems that they were cut Off by the
resolution adopted Immediately on the
assembling of the convention, that all
resolutions should be referred to the
Committee on Platform, without debate
Such resolutions as were presented oy
the Georgia delegates were never hearu
from again. 49,.
The dissatisfaction Of the Georgia dele
cation Is expressed in the movement
begun on the return trip to Atlanta 20
call another convention, which wiz per-
NIT A fun discussion Of the financial ques-
ton. and will be dominated by BUSINESS
men, instead OF politicians.
BUSINESS VIEWS SUPPRESSED.
II IS claimed by the members OF the At
Ianta. delegation that not businessman
was permitted to open his mouth the
only speeches made being those OF Con
gressmen Josiah Patterson, OF tennessee
Richard Clark, OF Alabama, and Catch
ings, OF Mississippi.
Nothing has been done toward the call
ing of the new convention further than
the announcement that IL will he held
ard that II will be a businessmen con-
yentiou. Members of the Atlanta dele
cation. IN interviews on the subject, ad-
nit that the movement Is under way, ana
that the call for another convention mas
been decided on This step was agreed
upon in conference with delegates from
other States. who discussed the matter on
the return trip.
Mr Roman, vice-president OF the At
lanta National Bank. in an interview To-
day, expressed great surprise at the &C
ton Of the convention in declaring ior
the abolition Of the national banks,
MIR Roman was one Of those who took
a prominent part in sending the Mem
mis- delegation from Atlanta. He had
no idea that any attack upon the ma
tlonal banks was contemplated, and, in TO-
davis interview, says that fortunately,
the Memphis convention cannot repea
the national bank act but that this must
be done by Congress, and that Congress
will not do 1t.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-26
SETTER STOPS A DoG-FIGHT.
Little Man with siphon subdues
Two Big and Angry Animals
New York Worldly

Two enormous dogs Of high breed,
Dane and a masttf, were being taken for
exercise in double leash, on upper Seventh
avenue yesterday. when suddenly at the
corner OF Fifty-second street they got
into a squabble between themselves.
There were a few low growls and snarls'
and then both OF the huge beasts rose
on their hind legs, with paws on each
others shoulders. and began free-tor-
all wrestling match. The mastih took a
the next moment they were rolling over
each other on the pavement;
The terrified groom, who had the AMI
mails in his charge, dashed them with
a short whip and sought to separate
them. A big crowd gathered and several
men tried to pull the dogs apart by
taking hold OF the napes OF their necks.
They might as well have tried to sepa-
rate two wild elephants. The dogs
seemed equally matched, and were out
for blood.
The groom, finding himself powerless
to prevent the dogs from chewing eacn
other out Of all semblance 10 prize win
ners, cried loudly for help. Uptown and
downtown cable-cars stopped, ana their
conductors joined the ring OF excited
spectators
Suddenly a little man ran out OF a
saloon with a siphOn Of seltZer. He di-
rected q current OF the f2Zy stun into
the eyes and ears OF the cOmbatants.
The effect was electrical. Zach dog
at once let go his grip and staggered 10
his feet. limp, weak, and docile. The
crowd gave a cheer for the stranger
and the groom moved away with his
Observation-Disclosures prize-winners Who
paid for the bottle OF settler is not
known.