The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

famous throughout the country for It's
great fertility OF soil and the regularity OF
its seasons, one of the largest and most
prosperous farmers and who stands one OF
the foremost to-day among the successIui
tilers of the soil OF California Is duncan
Mckinnon of Salinas city. Eleven nun
dred acres of land. some of the most pro-
litic in the valley, situated on one OF Tue
finest roads leading out of Salinas, IS tne
ranch OF Mr.. McKinnon, and on whlcn ne
has made fortune in few years: IL IS
rumored that he will shortly offer MS
place for sale and retire from business.
WHERE CIGARS ARE MANUFACTURED.
Not many towns in this or in any othef
State of the size of Salinas can boast OF an
establishment for the manufacture OF
cigars. Since the Cuban troubles have De-
gun, however, and good tobacco has De-
come scarce this place has gained more
prominence than heretofore. not alone In
Monterey County, but all over the State,
by reason of the excellence OF work man
ship and the superior quality OF the Ha.
vana tobacco used in these cigars, which
are all white Dor and hand made goods.
s. Hauser, the popular young proprietor
OF this up-to-date manufactory, Is one OF
the few who has an immense quantlty OF
Havana tobacco in stock.
One OF the most prominent citizens OF
the Salinas Valley and one to whom the
county OF Monterey is greatly indebted
for his interchangeable enterprise ana zeai
in the interests Of that section IS }. b.
lverson. Until recently MIR. Iverson was
engaged actively in business In Salinas
under the firm OF Iverson Bros. lie re-
tired, however, from the active manage
ment of this establishment few years
ago and has since then been attending TO
his Individual interests throughout Mon
terey County, where he is interested ex-
!ensively in real property.
Mr.. lverson owns some OF the finest
and most productive land in the State,
among it being several large holdings
in and around Salinas City, much OF
which property he has recently put on the
market for sale. In speaking OF the
prospects OF Salinas on the com pie
iion of the sugar factory OF that city Mr..
Iyerson had much of encouragement to
say. He thinks that In the course OF the
next decade Salinas City should grow TO
be one Of the largest and most flourish
ing towns in California.
The completion of this grand enter
| prise in our midst said he, will prove
| to be a great thing for this section, but 1t
| should be borne IN mind by the masses
| that while Salinas now offers some rare
| inducements TO capital for investment 1t
| has not yet begun its extensive manu-,
| featuring and producing enterprises, and
| therefore is not yet Offering inducements
| to the great army of mechanics ard labor
ers at the present time in prospects OF
what is to come.
Il think that the proposed electric road
from Salinas TO the new beet-sugar lac
tory will be built by Salinas property
owners, and, in short, l am salShed In
saving that Salinas Valley is at pres mt
on the eve of an era OF great prosperity.
BIG BEET-RAIsER.
Iornas pord in of Salinas Clty who has
up to the present time been the largest
sugar-beet raiser in Monterey County,
has met with phenomenal success In ms
beet raising, amassing thereby an lm-
mense fortune in but few years. Mr.
Bardin owns 500 acres of land about three
miles from Salinas, near Bianco, and rents
from $40 to 600 acres more, the greater
part OF which is planted out to beets this
wear. He is an experienced and compe-
tent farmer, whose judgment regarding
beet.raising as well as all other branches
of agriculture and horticulture is always
being sought for. At a recent pubic
meeting of farmers in Salinas City Mr..
Bardin delivered quite lengthy and able
speech on his experience in beet-raising,
copies of which have been circulated
broadcast throughout the country as an
illustration of the profits there Is in this
particular line in Monterey County.
A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
The County Surveyor of Monterey
County, Lou G.. Hare, gentleman of
great learning and ability in his pro es-
sion, is among the enterpr:sng and ener-
getic citizens of the Salinas Valley who
have lent much by their untlring efforts
and eminent ability to place the county of
Monterey in the position that it occupies
to-day as one of the foremost sections of
our State. In connection with Mr.. Hare's
official duties to his county as Surveyor he
has inaugurated an extensive department
in his office for the compiling OF surveys,
the drafting of maps and the subdivision
and laying out OF tracts.
BERGEs AND GARRIssERE.
One Of the finest business blocks in Mon-
terey County and without doubt the larg-
est wholesale liquor establishment south
of Can Francisco is that of Berges & Gar
r:ssere of Salinas City. The arrangement
and expense of the pig wine cellar which
is stocked with only the finest brands of
wines aad liquors, as we'll as the other
arrangements OF the interior OF the large
building of this firm make it an equal of
any esta blishment of the kind i'll Cali
! fornia.