The herald., 1896-04-12


increased to 149O00,OO0 pounds. OF
dried fruit 100000 pounds were
shipped in 1883 and 760OO,O0O pounds
in. 1898. Nearly 100000 pounds OF
raisins, in 1888, were shipped and 81,
000,090 pounds in 1893.
In 1870 there were less than 100 white
people living within the area now COM
! prised in Riverside county. and the
valuation was less than 100000. 1t is
said to have taken 800 acres to support
| one ranchman, and TO feed one head of
stock twenty-five acres we're required.
Not fence or tree was there on this
barren plain, and the land was assessed
at 70 cents per acre. As soon as the
great value of irrigation was realized u
change took place, and now in the
mid I of this once desolate plain there
stands beautiful city of 5000 inhabi-
tsnts, and around it there are $4,000
acres of orange groves, which makes it
the richest city per capita of any in the
United States. The property in the
county is assessed at $13,500,000. Less
than fifteen years ago there we're but
two towns in the San Gabriel valley,
these were San Gabriel, small settle
ment about the mission, and Ell Monte.
The rest Of the valley was given over
to great herds of stock, which roamed
about among the brush cropping the
short grass. A few years later there
was settlement called Llave del Vale,
1.-The key of the valley" which name
was changed III 1874 to Pasadena, an
Algonquin word meaning "the crown
of the valley" In 1880 Pasadena had a
population consisting of 100 families. 1t
is now growing city Of 10000 people,
Pasadena is city of homes, has many
fine residences and beautiful gardens
and shaded streets. The San Gabriel
valley has now continuous string of
towns and villages throughout it's en-
tire length. In 1856 the spot on which
the beautiful city of Redlands now
stands was uninhabited and given over
to brush and cactus. Rediands now
has population of 5000, and contains
many fine residences and business
blocks, with miles of graded streets.
It's growth has been most extraordi-
nary example of the results of irriga-
tion. In 1893 there was shipped from
there $4,000 boxes of The finest Or
anges, and when the groves now
planted come into full bearing, the
crop will amount to nearly two million
boxes. Overlooking the city is beau
planted trees, shrubs and flowers from
of more than quarter Of q million
dollars. making it one Of the finest
private parks in the world. Near the
middle of the San Gabriel valley is an
other beautiful ranch, its little lake
surrounded by small forest of great
trees, grown within few years, under
which the deer feed on the green grass.
There are many such.beautiful ranches
here, all the results of irrigation, and
one may buy bare land and have
home as beautiful in but a few years,
with the aid of water.
The original town of San Diego is
now know as Oldtown. The present
town Of San Diego was started in 1867,
when one man bought 900 acres of
land, which is now in the center of the
city, for u cents an acre. The city, &C.
cording to the last census, had popu
lation Of 16,l59. There are $50 miles of
streets, 81 miles of street railway,
and man, fine business blocks,
hotels, residences and churches.
Santa Ana, beautiful little city in
Orange county, has nearly doubled its
population in the last four years.
Santa Barbara, with it's many beauti-
full homes, great quantities Of flowers
and beautiful shade trees, lies nestled
between the ocean and mountains, an
other striking example of the results
OF irrigation. Pomona had in 1880 a
population of 100, and in 1890 it had
increased to 1884. Whittier but seven
years ago was wild mustard patch; it
is now thriving town of several
thousand population, and the State To-
dustrial school ia located there.
In 1881. by the order Of the COVER
nor of California, a pueblo (town) was
established upon the site formerly oc-
cupied by the Indian village Yang-na.
This new town was to be under the es
pecial patronage and protection OF
"Nuestra Sonora la Reina de Los Az
geles" (Our Lady the Queen of the
Angels). Twelve Mexican soldiers and
their families rounded Los Angeles,
coming from the San Gabriel mission.
Each family was supplied with two
oxen. two mules, two mares, two goats,
two sheep and one calf, and for imple-
ments they had one hoe each. Thus
the town was started, with a popula-
tion of fourteen people. In 1880 the
census showed a population of 1l,3l1,
and today Los Angeles is the metropo-
lis of Southern California, with pop
ulRtion of $4,000.
This has been wonderful growth,
and the town is still growing in the
same way The city has 100 miles of
graded and graveled streets, II miles of
paved streets, and 80 miles Of cement
sidewalks, and one hundred miles of
street-car railway tracks. almost en-
tirely electric lines. In 1887 there was
but one Car line in the city, and that
was horse car line. running through
the city once in twenty minutes, and
there was not a paved street in the
town. There are now eleven lines of
railroad centering here. The progress
in Az aheim-where the first irrigating
system was introduced Orange.
Azusa. Ontario, Ventura. San Ber-
nardino and many other towns and
cities of Southern California, has also
been most remarkable, showing the
treat benefit that irrigation has been
to this country. 1t is but few years
since postoftices we're established here,
but there are now BOT postoftie towns in
Southe IN California.
Breakers Ahead for the Ohio Man
The Mckinley managers have at last
discovered that the field is combining
against their favorite, and that all the
party leaders outside of Ohio are op-
posing him. He has had practically
smooth sailing thus far, but be will
have to encounter numerouu and diff