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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-20

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-20

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-20

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-20

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-20

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

here In such a manner as to make its cultivation not only a pleasure, but profit as well. At first a few trees were set out as ornaments. and these soon showed that there was more in the busi- ness of growing oranges for profit here than the use of the trees for ornamental purposes, and from that time dated the upward progress and success of River side.
 Not only did Riverside demonstrate to the world that here was the place to grow good oranges, but here it was that the world-famous Washington navel, or seedless orange, was first grown in this country. and to-day the crop of this variety sent to the market is in the neigh borhood of 2000 carloads annually. From the time that 1t was shown that the orange could be profitably grown the settlement took on a healthy growth, and so it has continued until now there is a settlement of 5000 people, with the num- Der increasing at a very rapid rate, es- pecially in the last year or so.
 The name Riverside is coupled with that of high grade oranges, so that either words stands, in fact, for the name of the place, and will continue to stand to- gether, for while other sections are pro ductng good fruit none have as yet sur passed the mother colony. Riverside is tion for producing oranges. The ship ments last year were 2500 carloads and this season the shipments will reach the 4000 carload mark to certainty, with a pTODdDlllly tHdI lliS llS uIc VIII De passed.
 Fully one-third of the orange crop grown in the State this year will be sent to market from here. The value of this crop will reach considerably beyond s2.- 900 900.
 The orange crop is not the only pro- duction for which the settlement or col ony is famed, for there is a large pro- duction of lemons, as well as berries of all kinds. Then there is the deciduous fruit. which is also quite product, though not considered to any great ex- tent as a regular Business.
 It Is upon the orange that the city stakes it's reputation, and to show the excellence of the fruit grown, 1t may be stated that at the New Orleans World s Fair the three gold medals for citrus fruits were awarded to Riverside growers in competition with the world. Again at the late Worlds Fair, held at Chicago, Riverside was awarded the first prize for the finest county citrus exhibit, and in the California State citrus fairs of sev- eral seasons past this city has captured about all the first prizes both for in dividual and county exhibits, thus demon strating the undoubted fact that her fruits lead.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

that without water 1t would be impossi- ble to produce any kind of crops, so canals were projected, and after many discouraging trials finally completed.
 Then came a long series of experiments in crops, in an endeavor to find out which crop would do the best and be the most profitable. The land, In character, was new to these people, and they did not understand it. They found a great mesa spread out before them, dry and burning in the suns rays, and whether it was of any value was a question that would take much experimenting as well as dis appointing delays to determine.
 Where the city of Riverside and it's 12,000 acres of matchless orange groves which sparse sagebrush and cacu grew with difficulty. If one was to judge from the very stunted appearance of the growth.
 Undaunted, however, by the seemingly insurmountable trials and numerous fail ures, those same sturdy pioneers stuck by their self-appointed task and the present Riverside, with its miles upon miles of orange groves, acre upon acre of verdant alfalfa fields, numbers of neat and modern homes, thrifty city and well regulated drives, and S, 900 900 worth of property, is the result of their pioneer efforts and intelligent work in the few years since the first house was built
 Several crops were tried by the earlier settlers, and no success came until some one hit upon the fact that this was the true home of the orange, and that the tree and fruit could and would grow
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

ments are owned by the county, and they make travel over them pleasure.
 Besides fruit raising and mining. this county produces quite a quantity of stock, honey and lumber, while the granite quar- ries and lime kilns add materially both to the industry and wealth. The popu- lation is about r ,000 and constantly grow ing. During the past year there has been a veritable boom in building operations, and hundreds of homes were added to the list in that time.
 In short. there is in this county every resource to make of it foremost part of the State. and everything needed to provide thousands of families with com fortable and profitable homes.
 The past two years have witnessed re- nnarkabIe growth all over the county and one cannot go anywhere, almost, without encountering neat homes and well culti- vated tracts, mostly in size ranging from ten to forty acres each, for this is a county of small ranches and orchards. During the present winter there has been a large number of families who have come in from the East. all with the in- tention of becoming permanent settlers and it is probable that the next census will show the county to possess fully % 900 population.
 The city of Riverside is twenty-eight years old. and it Is a question if one could find anywhere a city Of the same prominence, wealth and beauty. that has been built up in the same length of time, or even, for that matter. in twice the period. The success of the settlement has doubtless had much to do with the pres ent great standing of the southern part of the State, for the reason that previous to the demonstration here that this part of the country. was well suited to the growth and perfection of the orange there was little to induce the home-seeker to locate. There was a good climate, of course, but one cannot SubSist on climate alone, and there must be some profitable industry upon which to base the founda- tfOn of cities and homes and if was the pioneers of Riverside that first blazed the way and showed to waiting people that the land of the coyote, the horned toad and ant was of some practical value, if only opera tions were guided with wisdom and all energies directed in the proper channel.
 It was away back in. the 70s that few hardy pioneers, headed by John G. North, Dr. Shugart and others, arrived on the site where this city now stands, and after an examination of the soil and facilities for water, concluded to pitch their tents, as it were, and begin to lay for. them selves and families the foundation of new homes. Water was the first requi- site to success, for it was evident at first
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

tenn has just been put in at a cost of $lOO.- 000 Miles upon miles of streets are lighted and the system also supplies about 40OO 1n- candescent lights to private parties, while power is sold to several mills and manu- featuring establishments. The city has one of the most complete sanitary sewer systems. to be found anywhere, and all the business portion as we'll as large share of the residence part of the place is with the sewer district.
 The domestic water supply is very complete as well as ample one. The water is artesan. and is brought from near Mound City, fourteen miles distant. in a large underground pipe system. The wa ter is under heavy pressure and no purer system has capacity sufficient to meet the wants of the city for a great many years to come.
 A couple of years ago the city authori- $15O,0o0 worth of bonds to improve the streets to a vote of the people, and the money was voted by large majority. With these funds the Trustees have streets. All the main business streets have been asphalted and the main drives. among them the famous Magnolia ave. nue, have been macadamiZed. Miles of curbing and sidewalk work has also add ed to the beauty of the city.
 The magnificent water system of the water company from which the water for irrigation is taken is probably the great est attraction the city has, however, for the man who contemplates investing. This system, with it's inexhaustible supply of water, has nearly fifty miles of main can als and fully 200 miles of distributing laterals and pipe lines.
 The average amount of water run in the canals is not far from 4000 miners inches: In addition to this system there is the Gage canal system, which supplies water to the Arlington Heights and Highgrove tracts. These are the newer settled tracts of land east of the old part of the city, and comprise 12,0O0 acres of land, and the system has an fnexhaust- ible water supply.
 In the past year there have been seven new packing houses built at a cost of $25 900, which brings the total of that class of houses up to eighteen in the city, all of which are busy at the present time in handling the orange crop.
 During the year just closed there has been building Improvements, including the above packing houses, put up in the city
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

Riverside City is the county seat of Riverside County, 1t is forty-five miles in a northeast direction from the Pacific Ocean, and Is about sixty miles east of Los Angeles, and can be reached on either the Southern Pacific or Santa Fe rail- roads from that city, or the East. The city has a fine and slightly location on the banks of the Santa Ana River. and the site chosen is one of great natural beauty. as well as being well adapted to the location of what the city in time will prove to be-one of large size. The found- CTS of the city who laid it out wisely chose a site that would accommodate their plans for city of homes In 1883 the then quite good-sized town was in corporated as city, having at the time a. population of about 250O, and an as sessed valuation of s1,0O0, ,00O. The city trebled its population in the next ten years. and the assessed valuation was in crea sed in the same period to over s6 00O- = GOO In 1893 the city was made the county seat of the new county of Riverside.
 A recent writer in a pamphlet gotten o,tt by the local Chamber of Commerce aptly hits the mark when he states there are few. if any, more beautiful cities of it's size in the world.
 Though the public buildings and private residences are of superior construction it is not to them that Riverside owes her prominence. Rather is it her miles of beautiful avenues and streets, tree-lined and flower -bordered and sprnkled daily so as to make driving pleasure that have being one of the most charming cities of
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27
RIVERSIDE,
 HOME OF THE ORANGE
lucky Accident That Transformed it Into One of the Richest and Most Beautiful
 Sections of the South.

ones named being the most prominent; The mountains are rich in mineral ana the great desert country will III tune pc one vast mining camp.
 In the matter of railroads the county IS well supplied. There are the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines, which, besides their main lines have feeder lines rum ming in all directions, tapping the rlch valleys and bringing the crops or the county close to the consumer ln every
 The county is also one of irrigating canals and they are not Of the boom kind either, for running in them at all times of the year are full heads of water, which is used to make the plains to blos- som as the lose and the fields return val uable crops.
 This county also boasts of its matchless climate and here it is that hundreds come each year to regain their health in the invigorating atmosphere, never too cold, and with the heat of the summer tenn pered by the coast breezes, which blow off the ocean only forty miles to the west. The elevation of the settled portion of the county varies, or rather ranges from 600 to 1900 feet above sea level, fogs are seldom experienced and rains are not heavy and never of long duration, so that the combination is one that comments itself to those who seek health and pleas ure.
 The county has no public debt, but on the other hand has a surplus in the county treasury of $50 900, which will be utilized the coming year very probably in lowering the tax rate as well as the con- struction of public buildings. Good county roads, bridges and such similar improve
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

money raised by taxes last year was $45,- 64l s9: The bonded debt of the city is about s125. 900. The tax levy of last year couple of hundred dollars.
 The city has eight school houses, which cost in the aggregate fully $50 GOO One of these the High School building, ries high, and cost about s75.oeo. Thirty five teachers are constantly employed in the schools and something like 2O0O pupils are enjoying the advantages offered by the schools for obtaining an education. Riverside Is proud of its schools, which 1t maintains at the highest standard. Professor F. l.. Lord is principal and Miss educators of established ability and rec ognized reputations The High School has about 200 pupils and a corps of teachers for the various branches which are usu- ally taught in such schools. The school provides for four-year course in Eng fish, Latin. history, mathematics, science, in short, fits the pupils for entry into the universities of the State. During the past few years this school has graduated a large number of pupils. many of whom have reflected great credit both on their the university. A fully equipped kinder garten school is also run in connection with the public schools and its cost is paid out of the school funds.
 A ten months term Of school Is main- tained each year in all the departments. During the past year the growth or in- crease of school children has been so great that a new schoolhouse had to be built, and the trustees provided one at a cost of $6000 This has four rooms, all of which are fully occupied. This increase of school children is one of the best evil dences of the rapid growth of the city. Good schools make good men and women, and Riverside is bound to have the best of both, no matter what it costs. The excellence of the school system has been the means of inducing many home seeker to locate here.
 There are sixteen churches in the city. and nearly every denomination is rep resented. The church membership Is about 5000 and about $150. 900 is invested in church property. The Young Mems Christian Association has an active so- and fine building, which cost s25, GOO and which the society has about free of debt
 Like all well-regulated American cities Riverside has representative lodges of about all the leading secret orders, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

amounting in value to fully a hundred thousand dollars, and the good work is still on, for the Southern Pacific Com pany has just laid the foundation for $6OO0 passenger depot, and the first work on the foundation of the new Hotel Glen wood which is to cost $100, 900, and to be one of the finest hostelries in the State, has been done and the contracts for fur ther work on the building will be opened shortly Other notable as well as costly Improvements made this season have been the new line of track laid by the Southern Pacific Company in the suburbs of the city. This work cost several thousands of dollars. The Santa Fe Company also expended considerable good money in inn provements. They have practically re- built their passenger and freight depots and relaid all their track within the city with heavier rails and ties.
 As an indication of the financial stand ing of the city the last years, assess ment figures are appended: Real estate, s1 ,536 ,370; improvements. s705. .345; city and town lots, $116o.7oO; improvements, sS09,. 43O; personal property. $5S2,555 money, $1O O2O; total $4,SO44 APO. The tax rate for all city purposes, including interest on bonds and sinking fund provision. was s5 cents on the $1O0, and the amount of
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most of them have large and active mem- berships. The Masonic fraternity is rep resented by big lodge and the Odd Eel lows also have a fine big lodge. This so- substantial three-story brick structure which cost $25, ,000 There are large lodges of Knights of Pythias, Maccabees, Wood men, Workmen, Foresters, etc., and the are also represented by active lodges.
 public library containing over 5000 volumes is one of the institutions of the city that its people point to with pride There is also fine modern opera-house, with seating capacity of 15O0. The build ing in which it is located cost, between $500OO and $1O00 900 and is one of the finest in the city.
 The newspapers of the city, of which there are three or four, are as well edited a city of this size. They are the Daily Press, Republican in politics and the property of an incorporated company (the same company conducts the Press then there is the Daily Enterprise, Demo. cratic in politics and the property of M R. Plaisted. He also conducts a weekly paper. All the publishers have type-set- they are up to date N
 The hotels of the city are the Glenwood Hollyrood and Rowell, the latter being temporarily closed. At the present time hotels the city contains and supports sey- eral restaurants.
 In the matter of railroad facilities fhis city Is well supplied, for it is on the main inc Il or the santa Fe from the east to San Diego, and the Southern Pacific Company | has its line built into the city and is se curing right of way for the extension If the line to connection with the com panys old line at Pomona after which IL IS the purpose Of the company to run
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Statistics also show that the county planted. during the past season 26 1l9 acres to wheat. 400 to oats, 46 800 to bar ley[snd about 5000 acres to alfalfa.
 The assessed valuation of the comfy for the year lS97-9S was S11, PTS FPS. of which amount $l0 4l4 ,039 was on city and county real estate, and the balance or personal property and money. This assessment was somewhat lower than the previous year, which, with reduction of the tax rate of the previous year of Der cent. made the taxes collected lighter. The tax levy for the year named was a total of S204,26 7S Less than S2O,000 of this sum remains unpaid in the shape. of delinouent taxes, showing that the people are pros porous enough to meet their obligations promptly. The books of the Recorders office also show signs of prosperity. for while there have been about 300 rnort- gages recorded up to January 1 the num- - Der which was canceled in the same time was 664 a substantial reduction of deht
 The mineral resources of the county hitherto practically undeveloped have af
 tracted widespread attention during the past year. Hundreds of claims have been located and filed upon during that time and numerous stamp mills have been put up. Several cyanide plants for the re- ductton of ores have been put up also. and are now in operation. Gold, silver tin, coal and other minerals abound the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-27

E in the State, but not by any TX means the least important. The
 county was organized some five X years ago out of portions of San .. .' .s- Bernardino and San Diego coun- . .-e ties since which time its growth and progress have been phenomenal, and to-day there is a steady building up along all lines which augurs well for the future, and promises to place the county in the Foremost rank, both as to population and resources.
 The area of the county is about 4000 900 acres. but a considerable portion of this territory is a desert waste. This desert portion lies fin the eastern end of the county, and while of no value for agri- culture or horticulture, 1t is filled with valuable mineral deposits, which are be- ing developed and which promise to make the county as famous for fine mines as has the western end made it by its match less oranges and other fruit crops. It Is 1n the western end of the county where are found the famous orange groves and fine farms and orchards from which the present revenue of the people is secured, and which have brought the county so prominently before the eyes of the world.
 It Is in the west section that the citrus and deciduous fruits grow in great abund- anoe, and vast fields of grain are to be found. Riverside County lays claim, and justly, to being the greatest orange grow ing district in the world. Besides the thousands of acres set out to citrus fruits there are thousands also set to deciduous trees, and some prize fruit of this variety is grown. The last assessment report shows that over 100 900 trees, citrus and deeiduous, were set out during the year, which, on an estimate of 100 trees to the acre, gives the planting in that year as 1900 acres, additional. devoted to the fruit industry. The returns of planting for this. year will not be known before. the Assessor's report is received. which will be. several weeks yet. but those com petent. to. judge put the acreage devoted to fruit at 50 per cent greater than the record of the previous year.
 The. principal sections devoted to the production of the citrus fruits are River side City Corona, Moreno, West Riv- erside and Highgrove, which places oc- cupy the immediate valley of the Santa Ana River. while the parts of the county especially devoted to deeiduous crops and grain growipg'are the Ferris. San Jacinto, Elslnore valleys and the Pass country in and around Banning
 The following reports or summary of the: Assessors books show the amount and relative proportion of fruits planted in the county.