The herald., 1897-04-18
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all the winter sun warmth seems to be
utilized by the porous soil. Tomatoes,
green peas and all the more tender veg
etables may be grown in ordinary sea-
sons throughout the winter. Immense
shipments of oranges, lemons. olives,
berries and vegetables are made from
Glendora, the work of which continues
through almost every month OF the
year. Two large packing and curing
houses take care of these shipments and
distribute the plenteous money returns
among the lucky owners of the Glendora
groves. Good schools are maintained,
one of the school buildings being shown
in this issue. The trade of the town is
served by stores, ample for the needs of
the village all lines of merchandise be-
ing represented.
SAN DIMAS
About four miles eastward from Glen
dora is the charming little community
Of San Dimas This is a growing place
where there are many young orchards
of citrus and deciduous fruits just COM
ing into bearing, the returns from which
will soon enable the citizens of the place
to continue Improvements in and about
the village. The soil and climate is
admirable for all kinds of fruit culture
and besides much barley and wheat are
grown on the fine rolling lands of the
vicinity The village is accommodated
in the transportation lines by both the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. The
shipments from this point are growing
and it will, no doubt, in the near future
be one of the important fruit shipping
points on these two lines of road. A new
system of irrigating is being inaugur-
ated to utilize water now being devel-
oped by an association of local growers
and the future seems bright for this ener-
getic and progressive community. There
are many beautiful homes around San
Dimas. They have good school house.
good church edifices, and altogether the
village seems prosperous and content.
CLIMATE OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
With the view of giving our readers
a clear idea of the climatic conditions
prevailing in the San Gabriel valley, we
cannot better convey it than by quoting
from an article on the subject recently
published in the Covina Argus, as fol-
lows:
The climate of California presents many
features of interest, differing consider
ably from those abtainable in the east
ern and Mississippi valley states, which
have furnished the majority Of the immi-
grants to this locality, who have come to
escape the sudden changes. the intense
heat in summer and the bitter cold in
winter. which characterize the climate
of the whole country east of the Rocky
mountains.
On the western side of the mountains
a much milder climate pervades the Pa
cific slope, and in favored California the
irhabitant may be said to be able to
choose his own climate. for the climate
of California is very different in differ
ent parts of the state, according to dis
tance from the ocean, situation with ref
erence to the mountain ranges and alti-
tude from the sea level; in fact, visitors
to this southern part of the state can
ascend at Christmas from the orange
groves and perfumed rose gardens of
the San Gabriel valley to the SHOWS
of the Sierra Madres in less than one
hour.
But the balmy ge'liality and health
restoring influences of our Southern
California winters, surpassing those OF