The herald., 1898-01-23

beneficent societies have organizations
here and they are all in a sound and
flourishing condition. Their relief work
is always quietly done, but is ever effect
i've and as freely as literally bestowed.
MILITARY
The military spirit is not permitted
to slumber, but is superbly maintained
by Company ID, n. G. c., Seventh regi-
ment, company which won beautiful
$3.50 silk flag at Santa Monica in 1891
for being the best drilled in the regi-
ment. 1t is housed in fine armory
built and arranged especially for it.
Following are the officers: Warner S.
Winters, captain; c. J. Rolph, first lieu
tenant; C. S. Gilbert, second lieutenant.
CHRISTMAS ORANGE SHIPMENTS
Pomona, which, of course, includes the
Santa Fe station of North Pomona, did
her share to supply the demand for
oranges for the holiday trade in the
east. The quality selected for this pur-
pose was fully up to the standard sup
piled from any portion of Southern Cal
ifornia. The shipments by the Santa
Fe from North Pomona We're fifteen
cars; from Pomona, by the Southern
Pacific, thirtythree cars. This was or
anges alone; lemons and olives, a num-
Der of carloads, were not especially hol-
iday shipments.
WATER
The prime essential in any community
is water; climate goes for naught with
out it. This element is supplied to Po-
mona in all it's sparkling purity for do
mestic and irrigating purposes in guam
tity hitherto fully up to the demand.
The Consolidated Water company has
system, one of the best in the world
supplies water for domestic use and
lawns which does not see the light of day
until drawn from the pipes.
The company obtains it's water. $50
inches flow, from tunnels north of Clare
mont, conveyed thence in cement con-
duits to city limits and is then distrib-
uted in pressure pipes.
water for extinguishing fires is also
supplied under pressure, rendering en-
gines unnecessary, only hose and hose
wagons being required. The force car
ried will deliver good stream of water
on the roof of any building in the CITY.
The officers of the company are: A. b.
Morehead, president; Peter Fleming,
superintendent; James Beckett, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Other companies and district organi-
cations supply water for irrigation in
and around the city, as the Pomona irri-
CATION district, the Del Monte irrigation
district and the Palomares district. The
two latter derive their water supply
from artesian wells; another is the Old
Settlement Water company. There is
considerably in excess of 100 miles of
pipe to convey irrigating water to the
consumers.
The Pomona Land and Water COM
pany is solid concern and an important
factor in the prosperity of the commu-
nifty; has large tracts of land in orchard
and for grain growing. The president is
DR.. S. B. Nichols; manager and super
intendent, H. ]. Nichols.
The Loup & Meserve tract in the
northeastern portion of the city, has 314
inches Of water from San Antonio can
yon for irrigation purposes, a perpet-
ual right.
LIGHT AND POWER
The city is lighted by electric lights
furnished by the San Antonio Light and
Power company. The plant of this COM
pany is some distance up that noted
canyon, fourteen miles from the city.
The power is generated by turbine water
wheels actuating the most reliable mod