The San Francisco call., 1896-03-30
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find remedy in mineral waters"
Tie Visalla Delta is happy over the de-
clsion OF the Valley road directors to run
the first arm of the road through Visalia
on its way from Fresno to Bakersfield,
and suggests that grand celebration of
the event be made. That Visalias pros
perity is assured is evidenced by this addi-
tional information furnished by the Times:
There was never such a prospect for
fruit crop in Tulare County as there is to-
day. 1t is not at all unlikely that twenty
times as much fruit will be shipped out of
Vlsalla this season as was ever shipped in
one season before. This will mean the
employment OF an immense number of
people during the fruit season, and the
circulation of q large amount of money.
good rain to help the grain. growers
would make the outlook exceedingly ell
couraging for every industry in this
county,"
For time after the first flush years in
the California orange industry the growers
fell upon evil days. Profits ceased and
with them an extension of planting. Then
the growers organized and through intel
ligent cooperation have found a ready
market at profitable prices. The latest
effect OF this prosperity following organi-
zatlon has been revival of planting
The San Bernardino Times-Inder says:
"The supply of orange nursery stock, par
tlcularly OF navels, is practically ex-
hausted. Such state of affairs has not
arisen In Southern California in many
years, and indicates that phenomenally
large acreage has been set to oranges this
year. and that confidence in the future of
the orange industry is firmer than ever.
During the last two weeks the demand has
begun to assert itself, large orders coming
in which could not be filled for the reason
that the trees were not to be had. This
applies, of course, to navels. OF Medi-
terranean sweets and Valencias there is
still supply. Estimates made last fall
indicated that there >were 900 young
orange trees in the hands of the nursery
men in the orange belt, and of these
100000 were navels." Our contemporary
notes that one colony in Sacramento
County has ordered 10000 trees. AS re-
CARDS prices for oranges it says: 1.-The
price is very satisfactory. Mediterranean
sweets were quoted at 81 65 per box few
weeks ago, while now they command 81 so,
with very strong market. Navels are
still bringing top prices, but the supply is
limited"
The Oroville Register, after noting the
extensive operations of the fruit canneries
at Biggs, Gridley. Marysyille and Chico,
adds: There is an opening, however, for
variety of products that will sell we'll,
can readily be put up and always COM
mand fair prices We refer to vinegar,
mustard, chow. chow, sauerkraut, pickles,
horseradish, marmalade and other prod
ucts of similar character. The canneries
have the room, have the steam power and
they employ the superintendents all the
year round. The profits certainly ought
TO be larger than in canning fruit, for
there is nothing like opposition in the class
OF goods we allude to that there is in fruit.
Most of the pickles, much OF the mustard
and goods OF that kind are manufactured
in Europe and sent here. We feel conf
dent the industry could be made to pay
handsomely. and would consume much
material that could be produced in the
vicinity of the canneries."
The San Bernardino Times Index men
tions the visit of canaigre syndicate, re-
Gently formed, of Chicago, New York and
foreign capitalists and says: ut is known
that the general purpose of the syndicate
is to establish an immense canaigre farm
and plant, sucn as it already owns near
Ph9nix, Ariz., and it has already been
stated, although not authoritatively, that
the plans contemplate the establishment
of tanneries in this valley. However, the
capitalists are sufficiently interested that
they are investigating in person or by
trusted agents, and that is the object of
the visit of the party now at Rialto.'
The Saturday Vasitor is bright weekly
that has been started at Woodland by Rob-
ert Lee.
The importance OF the gold mining in
dustry in the northern part OF the State is
shown by the starting of the Sn,elter at
Keswick by Kenneth w. Millican and H.
G. Harvey-Wray.
The Healdsburg Tribune is now eight
years old and full of vim.