The herald., 1897-11-21

ness for profit. The property is kept in
excellent condition ~ men and teams
and there is not neglected corner to be
found about the entire tract.
The St Louis and South Riverside
Fruit and Investment company owns
tract of 115 acres planted entirely to
lemon trees. There has been put in 5000
feet of vitrfied fiumng for convenience
in irrigating.
The California and Iowa Land COM
pany have several hundred acres. about
one-half of which is improved with or
anSe and lemon orchards.
The South Riverside Land and Water
company, of which W. H. Johnson is su-
perintendent. owns 100 acres set to or
I full bearing.
The Baroness Harden Hickey has
120 acres near town of oranges and lem
ons, principally the latter. The crop
this year is unusually heavy and the
baroness is here now looking toward the
marketing of the same.
Then there is the Eden ranch of 10,
acres of bearing fruit trees of almost
every description.
Another large ranch is the Glenn Ivy,
which this week shipped the first car
of oranges east out of this district. Tho
fruit was fairly ripe, large and of fine
flavor.
There are many other fine ranch prop
critics here too numerous to mention.
The orange season is now here and the
large number of growers are in a very
happy frame of mind, as the crop is by
far larger than ever before and the pros
poets for the highest prices ever re-
ceiyed are indeed bright
Last seasons shipments of oranges
We're about 120 carloads and the lemons
numbered about fifteen cars, while fol
the coming season it is estimated that
the orange shipments will exceed -;
cars. In regard to lemons, opinion seems
divided. Some growers estimate that
the number Of ears will exceed 125, while
others figure that there will not be more
tan ninety cars. At any rate the ship
ments of both oranges and lemons will
be from three to five times larger from
Corona this season than last.
In consequence of the increased out
put the Queen Colony Fruit association
has just added a large G0X100 feet addi-
ton To their already we'll equipped pack
ing house. The company handles about
all the fruit that is shipped from mere
They are member of the Southern Cali
fornia Fruit exchange. Their packing
house is modern in every particular and
many features are to be found therein
which do not exist in other similar
buildings, among them being the fruit
grader, which is run by water power.
There will be enough oranges and lem
,acLraI 81 hoy
son To keep a large force of people con-
stantly at work during the entire season
and Indications are that there will soon
be unprecedented activity herea bouts
THE TOWNS WATER SUPPLY
AS everybody is aware that water in
California is king, Corona in this respect
certainly occupies foremost position.
The irrigation system is one of the mos
complete III existence having been con
structed at cost of over S6000 The
water for irrigating is brought in 30
inch cement pipes from the Temescal
valley and Lake Elsinore. The wate,
for domestic purposes is obtained from
eighteen or twenty large artesian wells
located ten miles away. This water Is
also delivered in q 32-inch cement pipe
The Temescal Water company and the
South Riverside Land and Water com
pany. with headquarters at Corona, own
the system and are well equipped for
handling their business. Their source
OF water supply certainly seems ample
and ineXhau ustible.
THE FUTURE.
Is bright and full of prospects. Those
who doubt this assertion should come
here and view her surroundings
No place offers more inducements to
the capitalist or homeseeker than does
Corona. The character of the soil marks
it as the choicest for citrus fruits. while
the immunity from frost makes the cul-
ture of the lemon and orange profitable.
During the past year there has been a
steady influx Of substantial citizens,
many of whom have purchased homes
and come TO stay. New buildings are
constantly going up and. while there is