The San Francisco call., 1896-02-28

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construction off Mormon Channel. The
prospects amount almost to a certainty,
for the farmers are planting beets on a
heavy soil that is peculiarly adapted to
their culture. Funny thing about that
soil. It's as good for oranges as it is for
hay and grain, and as good for olives as
it is for sugar heets Claus Spreckels has
said that Stockton will probably be the
site of one of the first OF the new sugar
refineries that will soon be constructed in
this State.
While on the subject Of farming and soil
and products of the earth. just consider
what Professor George Davidson, one of
the most noted scientists in geology. as
tronomy and civil engineering i'll America,
recently wrote to the editor of the Stock-
ton Record
But few miles within your foothills and
parallel with the outline thereof lies the great
mother lode OF California, the lode from which
hundreds of millions of dollars have been
taken; the lode from which many more mil
lions will be taken in systematic and certain
manner. This great lode is awakening to
new life of activity, and the people thereof will
| draw from this irrigable large part OF
their supplies and in return will send down
| their gold, and through Stockton will send
their monthly output of bullion. This trade
cannot fell to be OF the greatest benefit to your
thriving city and its surroundings
Above this irrigable lie the great lines
| OF drainage from the watershed of the Sierra
Nevada. Every drop of water before or after
it is used for mining or irrigation purposes,
can be made to develop large percentage of
| the electric power which will be used in your
city in the manufactures and in lighting; in
! local transportation and in transportation
| throughout the county to the mountains.
Perhaps, indeed, this power will be used in
| household and farming operations as it is now
being used in France. ..--
! One of the new enterprises that promises
to increase Stockton 8 fame and wealth is
the Stockton Art Pottery Company. The
organizers are all men noted for their sue
cesses in other business undertakings.
The capital stock is 100000, half of which
has been subscribed, and work will now
soon begin. There is ain abundance of the
very best material at hand. Designs are
| to be furnished by the very best artists in
| that line.
Consider now Stockton's greatness as
center from which to ship wheat. 1t has
immense warehouses and unrivaled facili-
ties for shipping. Grain stored in Stock
tor can be loaded on barges and deliv-
cred anywhere contiguous to San Fran
| cisco Bay within twenty-four hours. Last
year, though the wheat crop was short,
Stockton's 9 immense storage capacity was
| taxed to the utmost, and greatly in
creased capacity has been provided this
| year.
In the matter of tideyater shipments
Stockton has reason to be and is particu-
! larly proud. In 1S93-94 the water ship
ments in and out averaged 1000 tons
day. The rail shipments for the same
period were over ninety carloads day.
Since then two big railroads have been
started. If the wheat crop is good this
year, 1t is not at all extravagant to predict
total wheat shipment of 5000 tons day.
The natural gas wells of Stockton!
Here is gift OF nature that cannot be
overestimated, Bore anywhere, pure
and limpid stream gushes forth. There is
a gaseous odor TO it and rare medicinal
properties. Build a gas reservoir over the.
artesian well. That is all that is necessary.
The gas goes up TO your storehouse and
the water flows on. 1t is not good drink
| ing wafer, but the Jackson Baths OF Stock
| ton, fed by several constantly running
| streams, are famous throughout the State,
| not only for the soft pleasing quality of
| their waters, but for their medicinal prop
critics as well. They are housed in hand
some and commodious structure and form
one OF the attractions of the city. Think
OF the commercial blessings of natural gas
| to a manufacturing community. Think of
its blessings to householders and tax
payers. The most of this rare natural
opportunity has not yet been made, aud
yet natural gas is retailed to consumers at
the rate of 81 for the first thousand and
so cents for each succeeding thousand cubic
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Stockton.
And in the way OF water power from the
mountains Stockton. has every facility.
Her electric light plant is operated by
power secured from running water out of
the Sierra Nevadas. Here are possibilities
unbounded, opportunities that are Just
beginning to be appreciated. J.:
Consider, briefly, the county of which
Stockton is the county seat, the great San
centage of arabic land OF any county inthe
State. and it is the only county whose soil
joaquin County. 1t has the largest per-
consists entirely OF a sandy loan, with
porous, sedimentary quality of high de-
gree of moisture.
Ten acr es in orchard will support large
family.
Stockton could aptly be called the "City
OF Churches" There are nineteen church
societies, all of which own houses of wor-
ship; nineteen spires pointing heaven
ward, musical bells pealing forth the
hours OF devotion, and their portals ever
ajar to those wishing to enter.
The progress already made in the con-
struction of the Valley Railroad promises
splendid!y for the future. Last week tele-
graphic communication was established
between the construction camp at the front
and the main office in Stockton. The Val
ley road and the Postal Telegraph Com
pany will work together in this counec-
ton, and this will increase the duties of
Miss Annie J. Smith, the manager Of the
main office at Stockton. l..
The Stockton and Lodi Terminal Rail-
! road will probably be one OF the valuable
: lines centering in Stockton. From the
f city limits this line runs through and be-:
side the largest VINEYARDS in the State,