Daily camera., 1897-12-18
BUILT TO ORDER.
A Town in California Modelled
After Pullman, Ill
q Great BcGm in the
Lumber Tracts OF Sierra County
PINNED for a Long
Time.


Time.
In the last few weeks there has
sprung into existence up in Sierra coun-
ty, close to the Nevada line, another
such town as Pu.iman-a city butt
upon and around great industry.
OyertCD is the name OF the town-a
compliment to Capt. James b. Overton,
, who will kc the magrate Of the noun
: tain nicipality-and every inch Of its
area, every splinter of its neat, new
buildings belongs to the Hobart estate.
Capt. Ovcrton has been for years the
| superintendent of the Sierra Nevada
| Wood and Lumber company, which is
one Of the Hobart enterprises, and he
will be the representative of the estate
in directing the affairs of the mountain
! city which bears his name.
The town is the result of the pro-
posed exploitation OF the immense tim
Der tracts in the vicinity, which were
acquired by the late Walter 5. Hobart
during the last 30 years cf his lifetime,
and subsequently by his executors.
They comprise no less than 10000 acres
of white, yellow and sugar pine and fir
all q virgin forest. Of this vast area
of timber 10000 acres are to be cut,
! sawed and manufactured, an operation
which it is estimated will occupy the
! time Of a large force OF men and the
employment of much machinery for GO
years to come. In this area of land it
is estimated there are 1,5OO, 100000 feet
OF lumber, which will be worked up at
: the rate cf 25,GO0,OO0 feet a year, 12,-
OOO,OCO feet going into lumber, which
will be marketed principally in Nevada
and Utah, 100000 feet in fruit boxes
for the California trade, and the re-
mainder in building 1sI terial, all turned
out on the spot. Even when this is done
tract of 10000 acres will be left for
the benefit Of the children Of the pres
ent owners children.
| Overton, as it has now taken shape,
was the pet project of the late Mr.. Ho-
! bart, and has been carried out thus
far and will be perfected on the lines
which he himself laid down.
The beginning was made last year,
but it has only been within few weeks
| that the town has sprung into exist
ence. Already, however, broad-gauge
railroad has been built to Truckee on
the Southern Pacific, distance of seven
miles, as we'll as a standard spur of
two miles to the timber- belt, and seven
miles of narrow-gauge Track are to be
laid to be used as logging road into
! the ncighboring hills and mountains.
The new town is model of its kind
in addition to it's Industrial Importance.
Every foot of land is owned by the
Hobart estate, which will not sell an
| inch. as it desires to maintain complete
control over the place in the interest OF
temperance and good order. Net sa
loon or drinking place will be permitted
to open its doors in Ovcrton, and all
that can be provided for the comfort
and health and intellectual improve
mert of the residents, whose number
will approximate 1000, will be carefully
looked out for. Broad, wcllsewered
streets have been laid out, running at
right angles. The water system is
ample and complete, and many build
ings have been completed or are IN
der way. The water is carried dis
tance of 2E, miles through siN-inch
pipe from a mountain stream, and hy-
drants. with hose attached, are located
throughout the town, and especially in
the yards and buildings used for manu-
featuring purposes, so that the fire risk
| is reduced to a minimum. a sawnill,
one of the largest in California, capable
Of turning out 1875 600 feet of lumber in
ten hours, has been completed and is
in operation.
\ box factory and a factory for the
making of sashes, doors, blinds and
holdings are under way, and will be
finished in few weeks, residences have
been constructed for the superintcnd-
ent and the assistant uperintendent,
as well as comfortable homes for the
workingmen having families, and bunk
houses for the bachelor contingent. In
addition q two-stCry hotel will be lin
ished in few days, a store will be built
where the employees will be able to OBJ
tain their supplies at the lowest rates,
and a schoolhouse is projected for the
education Of the children.
1t is expected that the box and sash
and blind factories will run from May
to December 1 each year, while the
sawnill will be kept in operation
throughout the IL months, giving en-
ployment to at least 300 men and sup
porting a population of LOCO souls.
The improvements in course OF con-
struction represent an outlay of $780,
600, and, taking into account the tim
Der lands which are to feed the new
town, the value of the property is estl-
mated at $4,000, ,OO0.-San Francisco
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