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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
ambassador Hay.

LONDON, May 3.-Colonel John Hay,
United States ambassador, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hay, left London at
100 p. m to-day to present his creden-
tails to Queen Victoria at Windsor
Castle. After having been received in
audience by her majesty, Colonel and
Mrs. Hay had lunch with the Queen.
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May Not Reach the Senate for Some
Days to Come.

VIII Probably be Reported to the Full
Committee on Finance To-Day,
Where IL Will Remain Until the
Republicans Show Majority
Favorable to 1t Being Reported,
the Balance of Power Resting With
Jones of Nevada.
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KING GEORGE ILL.

PARIS, May 3.-An Athens dispatch
to Figaro" asserts that King George
is suffering from cardiacal spasms, and
his physician insists that change of
air to the island of Milo or Syria is
necessary
The herald., 1897-12-12
Downey, Rivera, Clear
water, Long Beach
GARDEN SPOT FOR FARMING
fRHIGATED LANDS-SEMI-MO
LANDS-MOIST LANDS
The Walnut-The Creamery-The
Stock Ranch-The County Farm.
General Farming

Midway between the foothills of the
6ierra Madre range and the ocean beach
/ low, narrow chain of hills, stretched
but from the high lands of the city of
Los Angeles to the eastward, with the
beautiful valley of the San Gabriel on
The extreme point of these highlands,
overlooking q lovely vesta of mountain
and plain, was established the old San
Eabriel mission.
This historic landmark now crumb-
Ing to decay, was in its day, the head
luarters of the old mission padres and
spanish dons. whose numerous herds
bnce dotted the hills and plains of this
pastoral region. Flowing by the foot of
This point of hills is the old San Gabriel
liver, which emerges from the canyon,
from which it takes it's name, about
twenty miles distant.
Eastward across the valley, mile or
10, rises abruptly the westerly point of
the Puente hills-islands no doubt they
were In ages past, when the ocean waves
lashed at the Sierras feet-which, with
Did Mission point, form, as it were, the
hbutments Of a gateway separating the
upper and lower San Gabriel valleys.
Near this jutting point flows another
stream, the New San Gabriel. Parting
eompany here. as they pass through the
gateway between the upper and lower
valleys, the twin rivulets of the San
Eabriel flow on to tidewater, about
twenty miles distant. The New San
Eabriel empties into Alamitos bay Old
tiver, as our matter of fact people have
fhortened the name, unites with the
Los Angeles river between the county
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astonish the natives. John loves the
! business, and with him chickens do pay.
Three and one-half miles north of
Clearwater postoilice, over a wel-kept
Sraveled avenue. we reach the town OF
DOWNEY
This important business and social
center is situated on the line Of the Santa
Ana and Whittier branches Of the South
ern Pacific railroad, thirteen miles from
Los Angeles. Downey, however, is not
to exceed, on an air line, a distance Of
eight miles from the Los Angeles city
limits. The town is located midway be-
tween the Old and New San Gabriel
rivers, which here are about four miles
apart, and about three and one-half
miles south of Rivera station on the
California Southern railway line to San
Diego. This strip Of country is a por-
tion of the Rancho Santa Gertludes,
which was subdiyided years ago into
small holdings, and passed from the pos
session of the original grant owners.
The town site and lands adjacent came
into the possession Of the late ex-Gov.
John G. DoWney, with whom was asso-
ciated the late Judge NJ. u. Crawford.
These gentlemen laid out the town as
soon as the line Of the railroad was deiin-
itely located, and in June, 1873 placed the
lots on sale. Old Gallatin, two miles
north the trading post of this section
at the time, was soon abandoned. the
business men, with their buildings.
moving to the new town site, which
took the name of its founder.
The business of the place is repre-
cA l,-4 1 A.,
two general merchandise stores. two
family grocery stores. one crockery.
grocery and shoe department store. two
hardware, timing and plumbing stores,
two meat markets, one furniture store
and undertaken, two barber shops one
| harness shop, two millinery stores. two
drug stores, one hotel, two restaurants.
three blacksmith and wagon shops, one
shoe repair shop, one bakery, one smith
shop. one lumber yard, city 'buss. two
Los Angeles fast freight lines, one ware
house and grist mill, Downey Fruit OK
change, one flour, grain and feed store
and hay scales one stock buyer and feed
yards, one Matchmaker, jewelry and
notions, TWO saloons, one nursery, one
dental office, three physicians, Justice
court, constable and two lawyers. one
stenographer, road oversecr, street
sprinkling, postoflice. telegraph and tel
lephone Offices, Southern Pacific railroad
station, three public halls and ware
house, Well-boring contractor and out
hts, the DoWney Champion newspaper
and job office, c. II. Eberle, editor and
proprietor, and Blythe's real estate
agency.
Through the extensive and liberal ad-
VertlslnS of Mr.. b. NJ. Blythe, in the local
and city press, during the past three
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LOWER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

I assisted by Miss Vena Finney and Miss
| Houghton.
| The Clearwater Literary society, Ed
F. Gaines, president, owns it's hall, a
good-sized and neatly constructed build
| ing. 1t has large stage, scenery, dror
curtain, piano and banquet rooms. The
main hall will seat an audience of sew
eral hundred, and when occasion re-
quires can be quickly transformed into
a ball room for which purpose the floor
| has been especially prepared.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
society owns its house of worship, neat.
comfortable and commodious building.
Rev. II. p. Ingram is their pastor. The
United Brethren also are comfortably
provided with church building. Their
pastor is the Rev. w. p. Tibbits.
A court of Independent Foresters and
Ladies' Aid society complete the list Of
religious and benevolent societies.
WATER DEVELOPMENT
Artesian water underlies this section.
though all wells do not throw up Il
strong flow.
Peter Bohn and son, recent arrivals
from Arizona, now located on the forty
III VI w citSl
have overcome the disadvantage of a
light flow of water on their premises by
a pumping plant furnished by the Key
stone machine works of Los Angeles,
which supplies, at triting cost per
hour for running expenses, an abund-
ance of water from four two-inch tubu-
lar wells, driven down at the corners of
square of eight feet to the depth of 125
feet These wells are connected by a
discharge pipe, which conveys the water
thrown up by centrifugal pump-fifty
miners inches-to q sluiceway which
empties into a reservoir S0XS0 feet and
four and one-half feet deep. The under
ground supply of water seems mex
haustible and a continuous running of
the plant does not seem to diminish the
flow. This supply is more than sufficient
for the irrigation of the entire forty
acre tract.
PHILBIN'S POULTRY RANCH
Clearwater colony has one man who
believed that there was money in chick
ems, and to that business alone he has.
for the past three years or more, devoted
his time and means. He keeps from
$50 to 900 pure bred brown leghorn hens
and no others. His yards are a model
for convenient handling of a large stock
of fowls and he has the science of feed
ing for profit down to fine point. The
number of eggs he markets yearly would
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Is realized. The average price paid by
him for per cent milk for the year was
81 per 100 pounds. Thirty patrons de-
liver milk daily to the factory-the pro-
duct of 400 cows.
The Star cheese factory has the repu-
tation of producing choice brand OF
full cream cheese. which finds a ready
sale In Los Angeles and other towns on
the coast. This enterprise also contrib
utes largely to the prosperity of Downey
and vicinity.
SKIMMING STATION
H. A. Bingham has a separator, run by
a gasoline engine. The plant is located
on Third street on the old fair grounds
property, now owned by V. V. jerome,
who has charge Of the concern. Upwards
of 1000 pounds of milk are handled daily,
the cream from which is shipped daily
to Los Angeles.
In connection with the dairy business
we may say that the thoroughbred Jer-
sey COW is recognized as the standard OF
excellence, and. hereabouts, will soon
supersede all other breeds Of cattle.
WEIS' WINERY
During the summer Of 1884 the late F.
L. w VfS SSldpllSHSQ luc w ClS NiASi y,
now owned by his estate and managed
by his widow, Mrs marguerite Weis.
At that time flourishing vineyards
were numerous in this section. Some
six years ago mysterious disease,
known as the Anaheim plague, attacked
the vines of this portion of the state.
Every effort to ascertain the cause OF
discover remedy proved absolute fail
ures, and inside of three years more
than three-fourths of the total acreage
in vines was destroyed and replaced by
other crops.
The Zinfandels seem to have in great
measure escaped, in spots, the ravages
of this disease, which went as mysteri-
ously as it came. The vineyards now in
existence are largely of that variety.
Mr.. Weis continued the business until
his death in 1895. From a small begin
ming the plant was increased to its pres
ent size and capacity, representing all
outlay of some $4,000.
During the campaign Just closed, this
winery crushed 1000 tons Of grapes, cost
ing. delivered at the winery, an average
of SO per ton. There are on hand at this
date (November 80. 1S97), 10000 gallons
of new wine, two-thirds of which are
sweet wines-port, sherry and angelica
the balance claret.
The distillery, which is an important
adjunct of a winery where sweet wines
are the speciality, has a capacity of 1000
gallons for a run of twelve hours. About
5000 gallons of brandy are required to
fortify the sweet wines made this sea-
son. This is distilled from the lees of
the pumice from the crushers. The
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winery has on hand 10000 gallons of old
wines, which are very choice.
The above items We're gathered while
on visit of inspection through the
winery with Mrs Weis as chaperon.
The plant occupies about five acres of
ground on the south side of the railway
track, from which a switch runs within
the enclosure surrounding the premises.
The main building is a commodious
structure filled with immense tanks,
steam and water pipes, bewildering to
the eye of a novice.
Near by is the engine house and dis
tillery plant. Oil tanks, windmill and
other necessary appurterances occupy
the inclosure, which also contains the
modest and comfortable dwelling of
Mrs. Weld and family.
Considering the amount Of money in
vested and the extent of the business
from $4,000 to 100000 per year-the
Weis winery occupies the foremost place
among the manufacturing industries
on the line of the railroad from Los An
gelos to Anaheim.
The entire establishment IS under the
sole control and personal management
Of Mrs. Margaretha Weis, widow of the
founder Of the enterprise. Mrs. Weis is
native of one of the prominent wine
districts of Germany and her parents
were growers of the vine and ski!lful
Hinemakers. At her girlhood home she
became familiar with every detail of the
business of Winemaking, and during
the life Of her husband was accredited
with being more familiar with the busi-
ness than he, and before his death she
had taken upon herself a large share OF
the management Of the plant. Every
detail from the receipt of the grapes al
the winery to the sale of the product
in wine and spirits is carried on under
her personal supervision and direction
She is familiar with every part of the
powerful engine which is required to dc
the work Of the place, and acts as hel
own engineer. This duty she does not
ontrust to her hired help.
| In addition to the manufacturing de.
partment she makes all purchases ant
sales attends to the correspondence
| and the check of Mrs. f. B. Weis is good
| for any amount she may draw upon hel
| bankers.
| In addition to this, her household du
ties are not neglected; two daughters
the eldest perhaps IA years Of age, ant
| little son, about years old, are being
cared for and educated with exceptiona
attention that is rarely bestowed upor
children of less busy mothers.
The lady is still in her thirties, in the
bloom Of health, and gives no sign of tht
multiplicity of cares and responsible
ties which necessarily rest upon her.
She speaks English with O. strong bu
| pleasing German accent, is modest and
retiring in disposition and carries tha
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years, much property in this section
has changed ownership and many new
families have become identified with this
community. The newcomers, as a rule,
are progressive, enterprising people,
and have proved a welcome and most de-
sirable addition to the society Of this
place.
Limited space does not admit of
special mention of each business enter
prise of this town, previously enumera-
ted, but the few manufacturing indus
tries located here are worthy of more
than passing mention, particularly so
when the amount of money put in circu-
laton here by them is considered.
THE DOWNEY CIGAR FACTORY
| In the year 1896 Messrs. George Spiker
and Charles Harding raised a crop of
tobacco on a place near this town. 1t
proved to be of such excellent quality
for smoking purposes that it was deemed
advisable to manufacture 1t into cigars.
Taking B. NJ. Blythe into the partner
ship, the latter gentleman furnishing the
money, a suitable building was erected
on the principal business street of the
town. Several skilled cigarmakers were
employed and in January, 1897 the firm
of Blythe, Spiker & Harding commenced
the manufacture of cigars, made of home
grown tobacco. Subsequently Mr.. Blythe
purchased the interests of his partners
and became sole proprietor. The ex-
cellence of the output of this factory
and the ready sale of its products prove
conclusivey that this immediate sec
tion is well adapted to the growth of a
superior article of smoking tobacco
DOWNEY COOPERATIVE CREAM
ERY
About four years ago Messrs. George
NJ. Plttman and ]. H. Torny started the
first creamery in this immediate vfcin-
ity. They purchased a portion of the
old winery site on Crawford street, ad-
joining the railroad track, upon which
they erected their building and plant
Later, r. B. Arcy became the proprietor;
he continued the business until he sold
TO the present corporation, which was
organized by a majority of the dairy
farmers who were patronizing the
creamery. The influence of this new
enterprise was Immediately felt by the
business interests of the town. New
life was at once infused into the dairy
farming business of this section. Herds
We're improved and increased, and de-
mand created for large amount Of
stock feed which had heretofore been
practically valueless. The butter from
this creamery at once became favorite
brand in the Los Angeles market. and
commanded top prices, which have since
been maintained. The forage crops
made possible by this mild, winterless
climate are, by the demands created by
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farm station on the Terminal railway
and Clearwater, and about seven miles
beyond the junction, reaches the sea al
the east point of Rattlesnake or Termin-
NJ Island, as it is now called, and about
one mile west of the city of Long Beach
The strip of land between these rivers
twenty miles in length and averaging
four miles in width, is beyond question
the Garden of Eden of the Pacific slope
On either side. however, are lands just
rs good, but this article is for this i'm
mediate section.
Occupying this stretch of country, the
city of Long Beach has the ocean front
age. Back of this charming seaside re-
sort are thrifty orchards and lovely
homes. and still beyond are the cUltiva-
ted slopes of the Cerritos hills, crowned
by Signal Hill.
Northward are the holdings Of tho
Bixby Land company, recently Dur-
chased by the multi-millionaire mine
owner, w. A. Clark-a magnificent tract
Of bottom land of over eight thous-
and acres, for which $405. 600 cash
was paid. This land has been used fol
grain, stock and dairy purposes. but in
the near future the Clark brothers. il
Is understood, after completing the Los
Alamitos beet sugar factory. will erect
another on this tract and devote the land
to the culture Of sugar bects.
For strong, flowing artesian wells this
roction is unequaled on the coast. Tho
famous Boughton well, perfect wonder
as a spoutcr, supplies water by pipe line
TO Terminal Island. North Of the Clarl
purchase are the Clearwater colony
lands, a subdivision Of the Rancho Los
Cerritos, now held in small tracts anC
devoted to grain, general farming and
the dairy business.
CLEARWATER
A hamlet of scattered buildings occu-
pies toWnsite surveyed on liberal line.
in boom days. Il has a postofice anc
telephone station, located at the eencr.
al merchandise store Of Plaisted &, Mil.
Ter. Mr.. j. NJ. Miller, an old-time resi-.
dent of the colony, holds Uncle Sans
commission as postmastor. w. @
Huston also keeps a supply Of genera
merchandise. a. i. Ham runs th,
meat market and is proprietor Of tn,
skating rink. DR.. Samuel White h0r,
is the local physician ard druggist
Willis Downs the tonsorial artist. Arthlr
Plaisted runs the hotel and II. II. Har
rison is the station agent and telegram
operator of the Terminal railway.
The Clearwater Cooperative Cream
cry company c. c. Ridgeway, manager
has new building and p-to-date ma
chinery and is doing good business
The handsome. convenient and con,
modious district schoolllouse is a credi
to the community. Prof. Walter 4
Raily, principal Of the school, is abb,
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ne this enterprls. profitably turned into

this enterprise. profitably turned into
money.
In addition to the regular monthly in
come from the cream, for that is what
the dairy farmer gets pay for, the skim
milk returned ii him is valuable for feed
for hogs and calves, and with poultry
and beef animal now and then adds
largely to his profits.
This creamery, according to the man
ayers report for the month of October,
1897, handled 500 pounds Of milk daily,
for which a rate of $103 per 100 pounds
of per cent milk was paid The butter
milk is shipped daily to Los Angeles, and
of itself is no inconsiderable item of
profit. SiXty-fve patrons deliver milk
daily to this creamery. The tests of the
milk for butter fats run from four to six
per cent. The money distributed by
this concern amounts to over $1,000
monthly. The corporation represents
q paid-up capital Of $4,000. There are
l20 shares OF the stock of a par value Of
S2j per share. All stockholders must be
patrons of the creamery, and six shares
is the limit that any stockholder may
hold.
The plant is equipped with the latest
improved machines, and with ample
steam power has Il capacity for more
than double its present output
The company has decided to at once
add a cheese-making outfit, and will
erect the necessary buildings therefor
without delay. The business is very
satisfactory to the shareholders and pat
rons, and is rapidly increasing.
The officers Of the corporation are:
John Bartlett, president; Nelson Van
Fleet, vice president; Clinton Blythe,
treasurer; +. Jarvis, secretary; r. S.
Hayes, member; f. Il. Goldthwait, man
ager.
HARPER'S CREAMERY
About year ago Mr. VIM. Harper
erected creamery plant on his farm,
about two miles west of town on Ola
river, for the convenience of himself and
neighbors who found it troublesome and
expensive to haul their milk to Downey
The plant has been profitable invest
ment and has added handsome amount
to the sum total distributed in business
channels by the dairy interests. Mr..
Harper is a sturdy representative of the
class Of early California pioneers who
made the Golden State the pride of the
constellation of stars which constitute
the union.
STAR CHEESE FACTORY
This enterprise is owned and managed
by Walter w. Cooke, a young gentleman
born and raised in Downey. Mr.. Cooke
succeeded to the business about four
years ago. He reports that mis- cheese
factory handles the year round an aver
age Of 5000 pounds of milk daily. pro-
ducing each day coo pounds of cheese,
for which an average Of 10 cents pound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago April II CpeciaD.-Liverpool surprised the
wheat trade to-day by coming higher In spite OF our de-
cline on Tuesday Of y cent There was some hesitation
for an hour or more Louis bringing about some
decline by It's heavy selling. An excellent spot demand
here and In other markets finally started rally which
lasted until the The final prices were SsQA cent
cSSr cens and Gs cents and closed at the top May
gained on July. the atters discount at the close being
about e-auarter for export NewYork reported
f. Snd, 5G bushels with Of
export Wheat bulls took some ENCOURAGEMENT from a
from Sew-York that export sales had been made OF
O sG we're very not
eo3 cars against $40 last year The really bear feature
everywherc The St. Louis selling. the feature the
bear side the strength OF the improved seeding
was supposed be for Well. the whllom short seller
ya n2 is a eGw s soyeTns it's sales
raded corn early the weather through the West
vance and very small carlots started some covering
" Corn. after breaking y cent recovered almost all OF It,
May opened at 237s cents. sold between 81. and 23a
cars the estimate Thursday only 4s Cables
easier samples we're SnchAngsd The seahoard eiear
elevator people and others with Western competitions
dae q eer country osrCs Rupe' Sovs1 Ssa short
The talent expects larger receipts with bright weather
weather resulting in sharp early. the wheat
squirt bringing about ISmps sNS Ss sr May
cents There was some cargo demand win 10000
bushels taken for New-fork The inspection was ia
ances were T0OdO bushels. Samples were unchanged
Elevator people aid much Of the early selling The
interests were the buying toward the close The
weather conditions could be better for seeding than
to-day.
Provisions easier pork losing i7is cents ana lard
and ribs cents but recovering half OF this before the
close The trade devoid ~ feature The market felt
the selling packers which had been done on TUESDAY
There 1900 hogs at the yards. With $4,000 est-
mated for Thursday and prices 10 10 cents lower
Receipts at the Western points were 200 head.
against IS year. There cash demand
for lard and ribs hut capital demand for hams and
some other cuts Tie crowd thought there little
buyng OF pork by Armour Everything was on an unni-
scale,
on the curb puts May wheat closed at Ga g57N
cents calls at GGd69% cents. Puts on May corn.
23NQ23x cents: Calls" "a cents