Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-25
0nrAf eALIEomNIA gAMms.
Agriculture Now IhrivCs where HI.
drnuliCing Was Once Used,

drnulicing Was Once Used,
WGth striking unanim,ty the people
OF California turned TO th9 agrIcuI.
tural, horticultural and climatic adj.
yattages Of the state, In the south.
ern portion the inhabitants entered
extensively into the growing OF or.
anges and lemons, figs and hndr
semi,tropical fruits, Oranges quickly
became one Of the distinctive products
Of California, enjoying WIDE muTket.
Ing, much ilattcly and penty of Pre-.
1T, says AnsleeS Magazine,
"ln the central valleys the residents
learned to Irrigatc ard 10 find lrteslan
wells, evolving the WrIgh. Nw lnl
defining riparian rights as the mining
period had evolved the hydraulic aud
other mining laws, and producing
wells flowing a. high 0s 2,5OD,OOO gut.
lon, A. winter duly Here, chiefly in
the region Enowa as Fresno, rWls,n
growing gradually devolyed un;ll, In
comb,gulion W.th other sections of the
state, It has become almost rs con
spIcuous u feature of CALIFORNIA;
products as wine and oranges, The IA.
nual output running as high rs 3d..
600 tons, or 10 the almost incredible
sum Of lOO,0OO,OOO pounds.
Drying grapes for raisns was nc.
compOnIed by drying pruncs and pick.
ing olives, and the picturesque aud
romantic aspect o. the state was ada.
cd to by the fact tnuIt the rolling hills
were dotted with the tree whose
wreOthes dected the brows Of ylctOrs
in the Roman aud Grccan crcuses,
and whose wood Is sought as memen.
to Of the sncred scenes upon the
MouGt In Jerusalem. one county alone
puts out enough prunes to feed
score Of StNtes, while the general pro.
duet of California Is gaining in celeb.
rlty almost as rapidly as the ralslns
and The wines,
"ln the foothills OF the state where
formerly the hydraulic hose carried
hNND hAA'N Va wi NbHlN Nll wv We
ciduOus fruits were found 10 acquire
an exceptional sweetness and luc,uu5.
ness, In the meadow regions OF the
high mountains on the fog. swept
banks Of the coast counties were the
dairy and vegetable farms. There
fruits and vegetables were canned.
The canning industry became one 5f
the staple occupations Of the psopie.
BY the beginning of It's fortieth year
as a state, California easily led Amer.
iIa,If not in the world in amOunt OF
horticultural output u gold, At the
expiration Of It's forty.fifth year Cali.
forni0 fruits, including the delicious
figs which formerly had been the eX.
elusive product Of the Adriutic re.
gions, had settled themselves upon
the stands Of public markets in all
cities, At the close of the iiftleth
year-thc end Of The first half century
the states output Of wlaes, yeget.
obles aud fruit combined amounted
10 $4,000 carloads annually That
would be enough ~ stretch high.
way Of peaches, brandy aud canned
pears and other fruits from Ntw
York to luilalo, Furthermore, the
the fruit industry had grown so
important rs IN economic factor In
the United States that the protest Of
the CUlfornnns virtually defeated the
recently proposed reciprocity treat s
with France and jamaica.
The exploiting Of the fruit industry
completed the determination of the
general possibilities of the state. 1t
fixed It's local characteristics, gave
towns and counties basis 10 work
upon and rounded out the maturity
the community, The interior took
on permanent strength. San JCse, N
the midst Of the prune belt, becume
rich and lovely with homes and roses.
Sacramento, the 'stute capital, lying
almost at the junction of The Two big
rivers draining the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys, became the fruit
shipping center as well rs the rail.
road center Stockton became The
center Of the grain and melon district
and one Of the principal points Of
trade with the mountains, Los
Angeles grew into sectional metrop.
oils, with a dozen or more thrifty
cities surrounding ii. Around San
Francisco, as Its population increased,
the adjacent cities acquired size, i'm.
proved their streets and assumed the
position Of home and manufacturing
cities Oakland grew to a population
Of 10000. One of the characteristics
of all the towns was the l.bcrality OF
their construction, The homes were
surrounded with plenty Of garden
room. The streCs were made VIDE,
Modern improvements were intro.
duccd rs rapidly as they could reach
the coast SAN Jose was among tie
first cites of the country to use The
high electric are light tower which
was popular not many years ago.
Wouldnt Introduce Kim,