The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

w Woodland is the county seat s.of OF
w Yolo, county noted for lis wonder
full fertility of soil and climatic con-
ditions favorable to the production OF
grains of all kinds, vegeta bles, alfalfa ana
fruits. 1t has population Of about 4OOo
souls. and has the reputation of uelng the
weaIthiest CITY of its size and population
in the United States. No other city OF Its
size exces it in the number and cost OF
its handsome residences and business
blocks. In 1861 the place had become
locality of recognized importance IN the
county In that year f. ,. Freeman put
I'D the third building in the town on the
corner of Main and First streets. and 1t
was the first brick house erected IN the
nIaae. It's now occupied By Rosen berg
Bros. Hesperian College had been COM
nIeted the previous year also a district
schoolhouse near the present railroad
depot. and church stood in the cemetery.
This constituted the religious and educa-
fional facilities Of w Woodland in 1861.
In the contest for the county seat,
which took place about this time, Wood
land was successful, and the records were
transferred from Washington 10 Wood
land on the 10Th OF May, 1862, to the
building on First street, north of Main,
new occupied by Otto Schluer's saloon.
From that time Woodlands prosperity
dates, and the mum ber OF her population
and business houses has increased as rap
idly as healthy growth of the city would
admit. The erection of county buildings
was Immediately begun and a fine court
house was put up at cost OF $40, GOO. In
1899 a new hall of records was built at an
expense of $4,000. In 1871 Woodland be-
came an incorporat Ted C ty, since which
time It has been governed by Mayor and
four Trustees.
The present Mayor is L. Charmak, the
proprietor of one Of the leading grocery
stores of this city. He has been Trustee
for SIX cen years, never having failed OF
reelection.
The other Trustees are James BaLdy, c.
NJ. Hiddleson, a. NJ. Britt and A. Moss
meyer. J. Z. Strong is City Attorney. R.
B. Mosby City Clerk and J. c. Harlan
Treasurer. J. B. Lawson is Marshal, and
he, two night-watchlnen and two con-
stables constitute the most efficient police
I, rec hat Woodland has ever had.
Tne people here are justly proud OF The
the State militia and has a commodious
and well-equipped hall for drilling and So
cial purposes. The Volunteer Fire De-
partment consists of an engine and hose
company and a hook and ladder COM
pany. Il is thoroughly drilled, well
equipped and the insurance companies
credit 1t with being remarkably efficient.
L. Walker is the engineer and George
Malcolm stoEer. The City Hail IS the
home OF the + re Department..
This structure was erected in 1891, at
cost of $50 coo. 1t contains offices for all
the ID unIc pal officials, and is handsomely
furnished throughout. 1t also contains
the public library, which is well stocked
with hundreds of va. liable and instructive
books, which can be drawn out by resi-
dents of the city free of charge. Miss
Wallace has held the post on OF librarian
for several terms
RaiIroa facilities are good. Woodland
is within an hours ride of the State capi-
tai and within four hours ride of the
metropolis OF the State. 1t is on the
main lue between San Francisco and
Portland. a branch road connects it With
Marysville. 1t has telegraphlc and tele-
phonic communications with all points of
any importance. 1t is surrounded by and
draws its resources from one of the larg-
est, richest and most fertile agricultural
districts in California. The streets are
wide, and Main STREET is paved with btu
minOus rock. The residence streets are
adorned with shade and ornamental trees,
and as all the streets are kept sprinkled
during the summer there are many miles
OF excellent driveways within the city.
Sanitary Conditions.
Woodland owns a splendid system of
water works, which is net only self-sup-
portin but furnishes revenue for the city.
The basis Of supply comes from deep wells
and the water is excellent To the sew
erage system and the purity of the water
supply is atlrI buted the healthfulness OF
our city, the death rate being very low,
especially among the children. H. d.
Lawhead, NJ. D., OF Woodland, in a recent
article in the Mail, says: perhaps the
rational sanitary questions which arise i'll
the mind OF the home seeker III studying
any section of country aIe: First, does
sickness prevail? To this every commu-
nIty must answer Yes, to a greater or
less extent Second, what diseases pre-
vail and how DO they develop? Are they
endemic? That is, DO they arise sponta-
neous from The nature or conditions OF
soil. water, temperature. etc, as pernicious
as malaria in some low, tropical regions?
o. this class OF grave diseases we, fortu-
natey, have none. Thru, are the pre-
vaiIing diseases epidemic as rule? That
is, if zymOt.c. contagious or infectious
diseases, as dlph heria e,c., be by chance
introd iced. do they spread and become
general? To this We can reply for Wood
land. that though diphtheria, scarlet fever
and smallpox have at different times ap-
peared here none became epidemic-the
climate, sanitary ana hvgienic conditions,
with intelligent treatment and pr, ven.ive
measures limiting the prevalence to COM
parativey few cases, most @: which were
of mild type. What, then. do We have?
We have sporadic or accidental Cases
now and again-of many of the ordinary
diseases. Some are quite serious, but few
assume grave forms. Typhoid fever OF
even MOD crate severity is comparatively
intrequeni; while the malignant type is
quite rare. Altogether we invite investi-
CATION with pride and seek comparison
With confidence.
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