The herald., 1897-11-07

| be mentioned the choice varieties OF
plants and flowers In the glass-covered
hot house, and the many varieties OF
tropical, semi-tropical and other fruit
and shade trees, including orange and
lemon trees in full bearing that would
rouse the envy of a Riverside citrus
fruit grower.
| Bellevue ranch Is two miles west and
has an ice and cold storage plant operat-
ed by electricity, where the Kern County
Land company pack 1900 hogs per month
and three steers daily for their own
needs, selling the occasional surplus.
THE NEW RAILROAD
Following are a few short talks with
citizens" on the above subject:
William S. Tevis, vice president Kern
County Land company-"The benefits
will be incalculable and among them re-
duced freight rates, enhanced value Of
lands and consequent attraction Of new
settlers. I look for a large increase in
number of small farms and orchards;
also choice stock raisers. The water
supply will be so systematized that all
our lands will be available for the
growth of vegetables and small fruits.
while the fruit trees intervening are
coming into bearing"
The above company donated twenty
miles of right of way to the new rail-
road. with fifty feet on each side; also
thirteen half blocks in Bakersfield for
passenger and freight depot sites.
Alfred Harrell. county superintend-
ent of schools.-''It will bring Bakers
AaJd md nj t,,<, a.
and solidify their interests. 1t will ben
eft Bakersfield and tributary country
through competing freight and passen-
ger rates. With railroad shops and other
terminal facilities it will furnish emf
ployment to q large number of people,"
John T.. Bailey proprietor Cosmopo!-
itan hotel-"F'reights will be lowered
and farmers encouraged by that to en-
gage in agricultural and fruit growing
operations on a larger scale. With two
railroads, farming and town property
will enhance in value, consequently it
will bring in many new settlers to invest
in farming, fruit growing and stock
raising. 1t will bring in corporations
that means better city government,
better sewer system, better streets, side
walks and general municipal improve
ments."
Mr. Bailey has been twenty-four years
in Bakersfield and has stronger faith
in its future than ever before.
s. b. Rellick of Rellick Bros.-"It will
reduce freight rates and leave the dis-
ference in the county on both outgoing
and incoming freight 1t will then be-
come more profitable to engage in FARM
NO
Railroads, and the more the better, al
ways build up undeveloped sections of
country. re town will naturally be ben
Gifted by greater wealth and popula-
tion of the country districts. Incorpora-
ton is imperatively needed. am
heartily in favor of it and it will en-
be beneficial to all our inter-
eStS.'
II. p. Bender Of Bender & Hewitt.
real estate brokers-"It means the de-
velopment of vast areas of fertile lands
heretofore uncultivated for the reason
that they have been too remote from any
railroad. Lands on or contiguous to the
San Joaquin Valley railroad will be BEN
afited, especially from competition in
freight rates; and all other lands will
in lesser degree. In passenger rates
see what is the effect already. A ticket
to San Francisco now costs $685. the
old price was 1910. A ticket to Los An
geles, half the distance, costs $645. The
advent of the new railroad will unques-
tionably cause a very active movement
In real estate. The inquiries already
this winter exceed those of the past two
years. Bakersfield will give a greater
celebration on the day of the opening
than any town in the San Joaquin val
ey has yet DONE
Edward A. Baer, druggist-"Compe-
Eition is the life of trade and railroad |
in particular benefits mer-
chants in reduction of rates; to the |
it enables them to market their |
produce at much more profitable prices.
It will affect shipments of cattle to all
points north and particularly the natur-
Il market for Kern county-Los Ange-
es. I believe that the railroad or it's
will continue on to Los An
seles; by that time l hope telephone
will be established by
way Of Tehachapi, Mojave and all the
Intermediate towns, thus bringing us in
loser relationship to the metropolis OF
he SOUTH
The Herald is delivered by carriers
o the business and residence districts
f Bakersfield and Kern City, the same
vening as published. j. H. Banks, op-
osite Cosmopolitan hotel. is the agent
t Bakersfield and Thomas Watson at
Kern City.