The herald., 1896-12-01
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California Pears Used iu Germany TO
Make Champagne
A Great War in Matches Inpending-A Los
Angeles Grocer Tells Eastern
People About olives.

A letter to the California Fruit Grower
from Valencia, Spain, received last week
says that the orange crop this year will
be an exceedingly large one, calculated to
run to about 100000 cases.
j. II. Adams of Covina has sold the or
anges and 30 acres for $4,000, $1,000 more than
he received for last years crop. The trees
are from four to seven years old.
A fact which may have somewhat i'm
portant effect upon the future of the pear
market has just come to light. 1t is that
a rapidly growing demand has been estab-
lished in Europe for dried California pears.
which are used for the manufacture of
champaign. This fruit when used for
wine, is said to yield much greater reve-
nue. than when sold simply. as dried fruit.
Not only is there demand IN r Europe r, Io Tor
from. but their use In their natural shape
is also greatly increasing. The fruit Is
duces the freight charges, there being no
World.
There 81 evidence now that the long
cmouldering conflict between the Diamond
Match company and the ContineLNil,
under the leadership of Edwin Gould, will
shortly break out into actual warfore,
If this expectations Is realized, the chief
feature of the war will probably be seen
pany now announce that they have pur.
chased the buildings of the Kankakee Fur
.niture company at kankakee, Ill, and that
they will be equipped for the smarufact,re
Of matches in the near future. The Chi
cago and western markets W II be supplied
from that point.-Grocery World.
Mr. d. ID. Miltimore of Los Angeles. Cal.
president of the Los Angeles Olive Grow
ers' association, in an interview with
PittsburS Leader reporter said
1.-The organ zation of which l am presi-
dent has for It's object the development
Of the clive-growing INDUSTRY 1nn IN en- Gairor
of olives in the state. and has 10000 acres
under cultivation. which is the largest
is situated in the San Fernando valley, and
the situation is perfect, consisting of beau
tigul, rolling foothill land. which is the
from the hot winds of the desert and OH
tn. other from the cold fogs of the ocean,
Furthermore. it is the only place where NJ,
olive CROP exists. In olden times the val
ley was a canyon, filled with the wash OF
countless centuries by mountain torrents
which accounts for the present rich, disin-
tegrated granite soil. ..,
'Olive growing" continued Mr.. Miltt'
more. rs the coming industry Of CalifCf
mia: 1t is the oldest industry in the state.
and the financial returns from 1t are OF
such character that many orange groves
ssys n sead o rhe c cr
II a Is most aiversihed. southern Caifor-
mia being Justly named the Italy Of the
New World The adaptability of the eli
mate for olive culture was recognized by
the monks more than century ago. and
around the old missions are found olive
groves that are still bearing.
THE cuttings first planted in California
were brought by the monks from tho
Mount of Olives. in SPAIN and there were
from 800 to 1000 trees planted at each mis-
sion. Part of these large. groves, OF
which the largest is situated at San Fer
nando mission, are still bearing. At the
last named place 400 trees out of the 500
planted are yielding large and profitable
which are much sought after. The olive
tree bears fruit in its fourth year, and
they live to great age. In italy there
tory of 1000 years; furthermore. the yield
increases with the age Of the tree"