The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-13

receipt OF lot of cooking fruit. He says
gold medal has been promised to William
Warren Tor box OF prunes sent. He is
anxious to attend the Nashville EXPOSE
ton, where he thinks he can accomplish
much good. His letter concludes: my
demonstration here has caused the sale OF
tons OF California dried fruit, and in many
cases TO parties who have never used it be-
fore. Add to this the thousands from
abroad who sampled it here and who will
take the little books home with them and
will buy ana use it when they want fruit"
The Coquille Bulletin is now run by B. F.
Lawrence, Mr.. Lamb having withdrawn.
The remaining energetic editor promises
to continue his hard work for the up
building of Coquille City and Coos County.
The Los Angeles Journal gives full in
formation of the extensive water works
which are being constructed on the south
side OF Antelope Valley. near Palmdale,
by the South Antelope Valley Irrigation
Company, corporation backed by Los
Angeles and Eastern capital. "The COM
pany, says the Journal, Gowns a large
body OF land in the vicinity of Palmdale as
well as the irrigation system that has fur
nlshed the South Antelope country with
water during the past ten years. In order
to increase the present supply and provide
for future requirements, the company is
building large ditch from their head
works on Little Rock Creek to the dry lake
west OF Harold station on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. This lake covers an area
five miles in circumference, and can be
flooded! to depth of fifty feet. Occupy
ing an elevated position overlooking An
teiope Valley, 1t forms perfect storage
reservoir, and when utilized will be the
means OF retaining 10000 acres of Los
Angeles County lands now practically
vaiueless." The ditch from Little Rock
Creek Is eight miles long and will carry
10000 miners inches.
The Hen Man is the title of new paper
to be started at Petaluma in the interest
of the poultry industry.
The Redding Free Press publishes an
ably written array of the resources and re-
cent progress of Shasta County. The
county," says our contemporary, sis enter
ing upon an epoch of development that is
destined to make her one Of the foremost
counties in the State. Her mines are
proving to be bullion producers second to
none on the coast, and their magnitude
and intrinsic worth are bringing in new
capital every day, whose magic touch is
opening up splendid-paying properties on
every hand and giving an impulse to bust
ness in general unparalleled in the his
tory OF the county. Our vast stores OF iron
ore and building stone, unlimited in guam
tity and unequaled in quality, only await
cheap transportation facilities to add an
other source of wealth. Our lumber in
terests are already great source OF income
and give employment to a large num-
Der of operatives, which makes a market
for large quantities of the productions of
our farmers. The fruit interests of Shasta
County are becoming a very important
factor in our productions, and are increas
very rapidly. We have thousands of acres
of the finest fruit lands on earth that only
await the advent of comprehensive sys-
tenn of irrigation to make them pro-
ductive. There are several schemes on
foot looking to the Inauguration of irriga-
ton on an extensive scale. There is an
abundance of water in all parts of the
county that only requires TO be applied in
systematic manner to the lands to irri-
gate the whole tillable surface of the
| county and make it blossom as a garden,
| besides furnishing unlimited electrical
power"
| The Bakersfield Californian announces
| the practical completion OF the new bridge
across Kern River built by the Power De
| velopment Company, and says that Man
ager c. n. Beal has come to San Francisco
| for the purpose of letting contracts for the
installation of the plant. 1t will take
about four months to make the necessary
machinery and about two months to put it
| in place. Some time along about the mid
die of next summer, therefore. we may ex-
pect TO see this important and greatly de-
| sired improvement ready for active opera
| ton.
The anniversary number of the Los An
geles Capital was one of the best ever issued
| in that city.
The Fresno Republican furnishes inter
esting details of the incorporation of the
! Kings River Electric Power Company, al
ready noticed in these columns. The cap
| ital stock is $3.50, 000 all of which has been
| subscribed, as follows: s. T. Earl of Reed
| ley, 100000; ]. S. Jones of Reedley, $780,
| 900; James Sibley of Dinuba, 500, 900;
| Charles G. Wilcox of Visalia, 100000 Will
| liam II. Hammond OF Visalia. $50, 600.
The main purposes of the company are TO
generate and sell electrical energy and
operate an electric road. The works will
be established on Kings River at point
east of Sanger. A power of 1000 horses
will be secured, and the neighboring towns
will be furnished with light and power.
Another useful purpose is indicated by
the Sanger Herald, which says that the
company contempates pumping water to
be used in lrrigating lands near the hills
too elevated to be reached by gravity
canals These lands are as fertile as any
in this valley, and if the cost of lifting
water is not too great there is no reason
why much profit might not be derived
from that source. They are in the thermal
belt, and the new interest which has been
aroused in citrus fruits may lead to the
planting of orange and lemon orchards
near the base of the hills. The water to
irrigate them may be pumped by cleo
tricity.
G. B. Whiting announces that hereafter