The times., 1897-03-14

swept mesa or natural terrace in the San
Bernardino valley, its only claims to favor
\ were its rich soil and its superb view Of
the snow-cOvered mountains not fifty miles
away. All the old settlers who were grow
! ing wheat on the rich lands near by pre-
/ dicted that the ''tenderfeet would come
| to grief; but these pioneer cOlOnisus were
| not OF the stuff 70 be daGnted by obstacles
| They first planted almonds and raisin
| grapes, but the almonds dropped from the
I trees because the soil was too moist and
cold, and the grapes refused 70 be con-
Verted into saleabie raisins. Sothe greater
part OF these orchards and vineyards were
rooted out and the seediess orange was
planted IL flOurished in the dark, rich
soil, and soon the Riverside navel orange
commanded the best price in any Amer
lean market
Thousands OF acres were planted, mag
nificent streets were laid out, fine public
buildings erected The main thorough
fare or the place is Magnolia avenue, the
finest driveway in Southern California A
triple row of magnoIia, eucalyptus and fan
palms extends clear through the center OF
the drive. One drives for nine miles pass
ing on either side u continuous succession
of fine residences, each with lis ornamental
BsittCli anu lto ~ VI AOFC
ing back over the level valley with foliage
as darkIy green in January as in July.
Nothing can be more beaUtifll than these
groves when the orange trees are po owdeTed
with snowy blossoms that freight the air
with their rich perfume, or when the golden
fruit hangs thick in their branches, giving
them the appearance or we'll trimmed
Christmas trees. And those who derive
Iurtr1. incomes from, those baar1tfFrti Crauc-s
groves have shown civic pride that il
almost without parallel in this country.
They have prescribed everything that mar.
the beauty of their city or the proper Ce.
velopment of their children Their schools
are OF the best; their churches are well
sustained, and their society is based on
culture and refinement rather than on ac-
quired or inherited wealth.
Another colony, barely ten years old,
which almost surpasses Riverside in beauty
ofIOcationand rivals It in success in orange
culture is Redlands in the shelter Of the
lofty San Bernardino Mountains Like
Riverside, it has been developed b. the
best class OF Eastern people, who are
determined TO udkeit an ideal community,
Poverty, vice, and suffering are unknown;
the place combines all the advantages
Of city life in churches. schools, theaters,
lectures, ind clubs, and all the benefits
of country life in driving, horseback riding,
bicycling, and other sports
i unique Cololy Is Ontario, inthe Pomona
Valley. forty miles from Los Angeles
1t was founded by the Chaffee brothers
and TOOK its name from Ontario, Canada
Education was the first thing considered
in Ontario a tract was set apart for the
college and other lands were laid cut
TO be sold only for the maintenance
of the institution. The colony floUTished
from the outset one feature is Euclid
Avenue of pepper and palm trees, seven
miles long. which runs frOu the railroad
station clear TO the base Of the neighborinE
mountains. Al the traits Of the original
colony are preserved, and every deed
of land contains the pFUviso that no saloon
or hotel barroom shall be established
One company in this colony sells land
only to settlers who agree 70 build homes
when their lands are improved This
company plants orange or lemon groves
or orchards OF deciducus fruits and takes
care OF them until maturity Then the
owner builds his house and takes pos
session of his orchard
Pomona which IS near Ontario, was
settled by Iowa people who mad tasted
colony life in that State and desired 10
try it here under new conditions I5
was in 1877. when the grange movement
was a popular fad. that IS GOO acres were
Iought by these Iowa settlers, and the
new colony was named Pomona after the
Goddess or fruits. The place has had a
steady aud healthy growth and it is one
Of the best types of a colony founded on
general uit-grUwing- In fact, it grows
more varieties OF fruit than any locality
in the world. 1t has : eco acres in
oranges. and Z geo acres ia peaches, apri-
cots, and prunes. and its products range
from maugoes and guavas to dates and
pomeIoS, or grape fruit.
Los Angeles. as the natural center and
market for all these coIoTiies, las become
the second city in importance in Cali
fornia. In 1880 il had only II coo in
habitants and the Spanish-American sIoth
still cIung TO it. .By 1856 it had 40, GOO,
and now it has 10G GEO people. While
in the colonies which are virtually ST.
hurbs. there are 200 600 more. Built
on a score of hills, it looks out on u series
OF rich valleys. dotted with colonies; 10
the west on clear days the Pacific Ocean,
only twenty miles away give back the sun
shine like a great sheet OF glass; to the
east tie eye may follow the rugged skyline
OF the coast range for one hundred miles
The city has been made beautiful 10 please
the Eastern tourists, who come out every
winter by thousands 10 escape the ice and
snow 1t is perhaps the only large city in
this country which can least of open
water running in stone bitches inside the
sidewalks.
All about it the country is ike a gar
den The san Gabriel Valley for fifteen
miles is a succession of colonies Pas
adena the Indian name fer Crown OF
the Valley, deserves Is title for it has
no equal in beauty in this valley and
few rivals in the State. 1t boasts some
OF the great show-places, rose gardens
with hundreds of varieties ia bloom,
and hedges OF Gala lilies that look at a
little distance like great green ocean
breaker falling in foam. On Millionaire
Baldwin's santa Anita ranch are half
dozen colonies that have been developed
within ten years. Through all this garden
land, redolent with the perfume of mag
nolia and orange and jeSsamine, the
tourist may dive for hours, until the eye
is sated with the beauty OF gFeen and gold
And everywhere he will see evidences
that woman has had an equal hand with
man in the making OF these homes He
will see delcate-lOOkng women pruning
trees and vines and in the harvest sea
SON the whole family gathering oranges
or picking grapes. 1t is this wholesome
outdoor exercise, amid surroundings which
have nothing in them to Goa rsen the nature,
that gives the superb physique OF South