The herald., 1897-10-17

direction to view the country makes of
Redlands the Mecca that must be visit
ed, while the less favored towns and
cities are merely seen from car win
dows as they rush through or stop for
noment at the depot. If the citizens
of Redlands foster this spirit as they
should it will not be long before no ex-
cursion will start from the east for
Southern California without the princi-
pal poirat of interest being marked
"RedlanGss" on their itinerary.
Now for the Redlands oranges. Can
anything new be said Of them? They
are poem in themselves, a poem that
has been set to music and sung wher-
ever the name Of Redlands has been
heard. They are Incompatible in quail
ity and cons tantly increasing year by
year in quantity. The many packing g
houses that line the railroad tracks
near the Sepots attest the volume of
this business, while the annual addi-
tion of a new packing house or two
voucheS for the increase in the produc-
tion Of this luscious fruit. But right
here a word of warning is needed.
Avaricious growers and packers emu
late the eastern apple growers who put
all the hubby and inferior fruit down
in the center of the barrel and placed the
elegant large apples on the top. So some
packers, too avaricious to be engaged
in any respectable business, work off on
their customers the fruit that should
be culled out and thrown away, thai
for few cents in their own pockets will
cast a shadow on the fair name Of the
Redland's fruit. To avoid this, and 1t is
very serious matter, those packers
who will not Gull out the poor fruit
should themselves be culled out by the
indignant citizens, that the reputation
of the Redlands oranges may be kept at
the top notch Of the market, and even
cut notch for itself above all others
Another thing-when the tourist comes.
whether for health or pleasure, do not
feed him on the culls of the oranges, as
is too apt to be the case in some places,
but give him the best; he comes Ions
way and deserves it.
A CITY OF REFINEMENT
Redlands is noted for it's devotion to
science and art, music and religion. Its
churches, for number and prosperity
have obtained for the place the appella
ton of the Brooklyn of the valley, Wills
it's views against saloons and gambling
are too we'll known to need comment
These are features that bring in the
better class of citizens to make homes
for in such matters like seeks like, ani
all classes congregate together accord
ing to their tastes In musical culture
Redlands is far ahead of any other cit.
of its size in Southern California It's
| schools are held up as examples fol
| Others to follow. Redlands is a city oi
refinement and social advancement thai
makes it a most desirable place for a
home of refinement and culture.
Such a city as Redlands is always a
safe place for investment, for whether
the financial world is comparatively
| quiet or on the high wave of turbulent
prosperity, an investment in such To-
cality is always safe and will bring IL
sure returns. 1t is not ephemeral ir
character but is founded on a financia
rock upon which to build is to build fol
| all time to come. From it's first incep.
ton, scarcely dozen years ago, to its
present proud position, Rsdlands has
made steady growth, and its course has
ever been onward and upward.
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