The herald., 1897-01-03

pleted to this city by the summer of
1887. and that II will be extended through
the TETON pass to Los Angeles by agree
ment with the Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany over the surveyed and partly grad
ed route of that company. The business
men of Bakersfield and the people gen.
orally in this part of the county are
anxious to cultivate closer relations
with Los Angeles. and with competing
railroad they are confident it Will pay
them better to do business with Los
Angeles than with San Francisco They
realize the superiority of Los Angeles
as a market for their products. and
that the general business of Kern coun-
ty should be done with the growing and
enterprsing metropolis of the south.
instead OF San Francisco.
Bakersfield Is substantially built
city of about 4500 inhabitants. which,
with 1900 of Kern City Cor they are
practically one town), makes a total of
5000. There are several extensive man
ufacturing enterprises. lumber yards.
etc, besides substantial stores in all
lines of business, and three good banks.
There are good openings for many lines
of manufacturing business, with cheap
and limited water power from the Kern
River Power company'S plant. Bakers
field is we'll supplied with good hotels.
the Daily and Weekly Echo are all very
creditable newspapers.
SOUTHERN HOTEL
This is an elegant three-story brick
building, situated in the heart of the
business district, and is a tirst-class
hotel in all its appointments ard man
agement. The rooms are commodious.
well lighted and comfortable. Mr.. Coul-
ter. the proprietor. personally superin-
tends the culinary department, while
the dining room service is all that the
most fastidious or exacting taste would
demand.
KERN CITY
This town was incorporated in 1892
and was formerly known as Sumner. Ii
is practically part of Bakersfield, as
the limits of both towns extend to Union
avenue, the dividing line It is mere
jealousy of each other that keeps them
from Incorporating as ore city. The
Southern Pacific railroad shops, round
houses, depot. division headquarters
etc, are situated here, which keeps q
large number of men permanently en-
ployed. There are many substantial bus
iress houses, several good hotels and a
good weekly paper the Standard. pub
lished by A. c. Maude Many new res
licences were built in 1896.
INV ~ AIN II NhlANlA>p lJlC
TRICTS
Tehachapi. situated between Mojave
and Bakersfield. is a thriving town of
about 1000 inha bitantS. 1t is surrounded
by large area of good farming land,
which produces phenomenal crops. There
is bank and several good stores here.
The mining excitement has reached this
section. and many valuable discoveries
of gold and other minerals have re-
Gently been made.
Kernville and Delano, situated in the
northern part of the county, are flourish
irg little towns, surrounded by agricul-
tural and mineral lands of great prom
Use.
Mojave is an important railroad sta
ton on the Southern Pacific railroad,
where the principal eating house on that
line between Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco is located. 1t is also the terminus
of the Atlantic and Pacific division of
the Santa F'e railroad system. Stages
for Randsburg and intermediate points,
also for Keeler. Inyo county, make daily
and semi-weekly trips respectively to
the points named. Freighting teams run
regularly to all mining districts situated
between Mojave and Randsburg, also
to State range, Shows canyon, Pana-