The herald., 1896-11-02

the barley fields Of the Phillips tract
The marvellous, fertility of the SOIL it,
inexhaustible depth and the superb cli-
matte conditions justified the settlers in
growing oranges and lemons and, with
an adequate supply Of water after tenn
porary delay came well-earned prosper
ity. For miles in every direction around
Covina can be seen a succession of or
chards and strawberry fields. Four hun
dred carloads of oranges were shipped
last season from Covina and the coming
seasons shipments will approximate
those of last seasons. Covina has al
ready splendid system of cement ca
nails and pipe lines, but a new artesian
water system is now being developed at
Lordsburg, which will add greatly to
the present supply and be fully ade-
quate to irrigate the 5000 acres in the
district. The six mile railroad connec-
ton with the Southern Pacific main line
at Bassett, between Puente and Ell
Monte, which was completed fourteen
months ago. and the ten mile branch
from Covina to Pomona, complet-
ed two months ago, has placed
this prosperous and enterprising settle
ment in the front rank of Southern CAL
ifornia orange and lemon growing dis
tricts, as it will now be able to compete
with the most favorabIy situated orange
and lemon districts OF semitropic Cali
fornia The two railroad connections
have been of inestinlable advantage in
many other respects and wi llbe still
more benefit when this branch from
Pomona to Bassett via Covina will be a
part of the main line, as is contemplated.
Many substantial buildings, both busi-
ness and residences have been erected
during the present year, and some are
now in process of construction. There
are four church buildings and five
church societies, also $4,000 school
xx-ni in11 ho col hnI Tha Cr-
vina Argus, published by J. l.. Matthews,
is newsy and geographically very
handsome weekly paper. Mr. Matthews
took great interest in showing the writer
around the town and furnished much
valuable information.
CHINO
Since the last visit of the writer to
and district have greatly improved,
and the additions to the mammoth
beet sugar factory have made it the
largest and best appointed sugar fac
tory in the United States The building
and plant have cost considerably over
one million dollars, and still more i'm
proVements are contemplated. Up to
Oct 23d, the total delivery of beets
from the Chino fields was 1896 tons.
The Chino Champion, published by Ed
win Rhodes, usually publishes the total
product of beets and sugar at the close
VI lIle SedSOH Dul MI. fINOueS naQ not
received the report when the writer
called on him. The season of 1896 COM
menced July goth and terminated Oct.
26th, and as the daily output of gran
ulated sugar was about 1000 bags of 100
pounds each. the total for the season
Appropriated 15,5O0,oO0 pounds of gran
ulated sugar, not counting Sundays.
The season was shorter than that of 1895,
when the total output of sugar was 22,-
100000 pounds. The total delivery of
beets from all districts, for the season
was 62,S51 tons.
The Chino oil refinery was visited by
the writer and the following informa-
ton was kindly furnished by Mr.. ]. A.
Scott, the superintendent The refinery
is the property of the Puente Oil COM
pany, comprising Messrs. Lacey, Row
lands and others. The oil is conveyed
In 3x4 inch pipes fourteen miles from
Puente by gravity at the rate of one
barrel per minute into three iron tanks,
two of which have capacity of $4,000
barrels and one $4,000 barrels. There is
another $4,000 barrel iron tank ct the
wells at the head of the pipe line The
capacity of the oil refinery is 450 bar
rels of crude oil per day. $50 barrels of
illuminating oil, 20 barrels of domestic
gasoline, Is barrels of painters benzine,
so barrels of distillate for gas engines
and domestic purposes. The balance Is
residuum, used by the sugar factory,
ana lor Wnich they nave contracted to
the amount of 10000 barrels per annum
The storage capacity for refined product
is about 5000 barrels.
The Chino hotel, f. J. Everett, pro-
prietor, is the best place to stop at
while visiting Chino 1t has fifteen
rooms and is nicely situated.
The Chino Valley railroad was re-
Gently purchased with the Chino ranch
property by the California Beet Sugar
Estate and Land company Nimited), and
will be improved in all its appointments.
The company contemplate increasing
the acreage of beets to double that of
last season. J. MILLS DAVIES