The herald., 1897-10-10
before the Valley railroad comess ~ u
completion to Bakers6eld VIII ean4c1e
values. materially" tt{

! completion to Bakersdeld VIII ean4m
values. materially
THE SOUTHERN HoTNL
There are many good hotels In Bahetp.
field, for instance the Arlington. Co..
mopolitan, Walters hotel, etc., but thu
/ Southern has the advantage OF all %
size and appointments. 1t Is 4 sub
statntially built three-story brick buil1~
| ing, first class In all its appointments
and management. w. F. Coulter, thu
lessee (ably supplemented by Mr.. Cueh-
man, day clerk and manager. and M.
rChaney, night clerk) has made this fa-
vorite hotel more popular than ever since
he took possession several years ago.
The rooms are commodious, well ap-
pointed and conveniently arranged and
| the culinary department Is excellent.
The entire hotel Will soon be furnished
with electric lights from the Power De-
veloprnent company's plant now being
| wired.
THE FELIX FREMEREY DECORTI.
GATOR
Kern county, like many other counties
in California, is admirably adapted to
the culture of Japanese hemp. and this
| was forcibly demonstrated to the writer
when shown the growth Of hemp on
different places in Bakersfield by Sidney
e. Meltzer, agent Of the Felix Fremerey
Decorticator company. The growth IL
marvelously rapid and some Of the
plants examined by the writer have
| reached height of twenty feet! From
many testimonials received by Mr..
Meltzer showing the satisfactory growth
of this hemp it is unquestlorably very
profitable product, especially when
handled by one of the above machines,
which the writer saw operating very
=, satisfactorily at Bakersfield. After Wit
Messing the trial of this machine al the
; California State university, E. w. Hill
gard professor of agriculture, said IN
part:
'It works both green and dry stalks,
which, so far as 1 know, no other ma
chine has attempted to do thus ena bling
ii to work throughout the year II de-
sired. Withal the machine is perfectly
simple, easy to operate or repair, and
it's cost is very moderate as compared
with any other machine Of similar out
put"
Two crops of hemp can be raised in
California each year. and the net profit.
after careful tests covering q long period
Of time, show from 500 to $500 per acre
per annum, according to quality Of
fbers. Circulars giving full particulars
can be obtained by addressing Sidney
E. Meltzer, Bakersfield, Cal.
KERN CITY
This town was incorporated In 1892
and was formerly known as Sumner. It
is practically a part Of Bakersfield, as
the limits of both towns extend to Union
avenue, the dividing line. The South
ern Pacific railroad shops, round houses,
freight ard passenger depots, division
headquarters, etc, are situated here,
which keeps a large number of men per-
manently employed. There are many
substantial business houses, some occu-
pying commodious brick buildings; sew
eral good hotels, also sprightly and
successful weekly newspaper. the Kern
Standard, published by the Standard
Publishing company. A. c. Mande, edit
or. The city is ore of the sixth class
and has population Of about 1900. w.
V. Matlock is the city clerk. and to him
I'the writer Is indebted for Information
sregarding the municipal government,
| etc. There has been considerable build
| ing and other improvements made dur
| ing the present year. The general taxes
are $1,000 per annum; total revenue from
| taxes and licenses, $4,000, which Is nearly
all expended on general improvements.
ard $3500 of which was spert on electric
Lights, street grading, bridging and
sprinkling. A free public library has
been established recently. The electric
flights on streets have been Increased
during this year from two to eight Of
1000 candle power each. Kern City has
33S school children and splendid school
building that cost $4,000.
| In the railroad shops there are $50 men
on the pay rolls, but not constantly EN-
ployed; niI,ety-three locomotives are
stationed here, seventy-seven perma-
netnly an increase Of eighteen since last
December. Six hundred ard sixty-six
locomotives were fired up i1 September,
and there has been an increase in the
past year of at least 25 per cent in the
work at the shops and general train
service. The round house has fifteen
stalls, but is not half the size necessary,
as twenty locomotive tracks are situat-
ed outside. The shops have facilities for
construction work besides all kinds OF
! repairing. w. H. Russell, OF Los Ange-
les, is the master mechanic pro tenn. in
the absence of the regular incumbent,
and J. w. Shaffer general foreman.
j. MILLS DAVIES.