The Republican journal., 1902-01-30

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Riverside, nearby, sends out more than
double this quantity. The great
amount of money realized from the sale
of this fruit, when turned into circula-
ton, makes all classes of trade prosper
Gus and the people happy and content.
For people are generally happy when
they are we'll and the balance of trade
is on the right side,-when there is
more coming in than going out. The
land available for fruit culture in the
city's area of seventeen and one-half
square miles is rapidly being set out to
oranges, grapefruit and lemons, and
the future growth of Redlands will
probably continue to be as a city of
homes and orange groves. The annual
shipments will continue to increase as
the young groves come into bearing and
the older trees reach full growth. until
the total output will have become
twice that of today. In addition to
oranges. fruits and vegetables of every
kind can be grown on ones own ground
for private use. | saw a pumpkin a
day or two ago, in the Board of Trade
rooms, raised in oneof the city gardens,
tipping the scales at 15S pounds. 1t
was nearly seven feet in circumference
\ placard giving these facts, asks:
How many pies would this fellow
make?" MI ThaXter, of the Board,
said there were three of these pumpkins
on one vine and, unfortunately, the
producer was obliged to clip them off
before attaining full size. AS he said
this he Winked the other eye The
Board of Trade rooms were yesterday
overrun with the most enthusiastic set
of men ever in the town. They were
members of the Canadian Press Club
from Winnipeg and Manitoba, country |
where the mercury goes down and
forgetS to come back The !
change from Arctic weather to a land of !
roses and oranges-the two extremes, !
to make them feel as gay as
school-boys Gu frolic Miss Zaidee
Carter, formerly of Belfast, fills an i'm ,
portant position in the Board of Trade,
Of course with much credit: Mr. Thax-
Ter, the manager, is former Ban
yorean, and Mr. Phinny, whom l met
here, director and leading real
estate owner, was formerly from
and so it goes. Maine men
md women are everywhere and are
eaders and hustlers in whatever they
undertake.
l notice by an item in the kennebec
Journal that Hon. p. O. Vickery thinks
Maine winters are as good as those
hey have in California. 1t is simply a
natter of taste. The day temperature
If Redlands in the winter averages
tbout 10 degrees, and from 40 to so de
'rees at night. There are people who
prefer zero weather. mud. slush and
northeast snow storms. Those who
ne not fond of being continuously out
't-doOrs III the bright sunshine, of out
'fdoor sports, golf, tennis, driving,
fishing, cycling-of song birds
II the morning and frogs at night.-of
ropical plants and trees everywhere
It beautiful flowers around every home
md i'll the palks,-of the eXhilaration
Which such scenes and surroundings
'xcite, would naturally think it as we'll
II even pretera bic to sit around the
oai stoves until the first Of May AS |
rave said, it is only a matter of taste.
The matter of temperance laws is of
interest to our people, who are so
widely at variance in their own ideas as
o the best plans to pursue in this line.
{edlands has every kind of business
Xcept the saloon and seems to flourish
without them. Public senti
nent is solidly against them, and is
ertain to continue so until the town
las attained a much larger growth. A
member of the Board of Trade told me
hat not long ago a wealthy German,
with the city, was favorable
v 1AiHI lS ldllllS, WIFI HIS ldu1lIS, IlluS {
ringing in both people and money, but
vas deferred from the fact that he
ould not obtain beer here. He was
old that his best move would be to
ack his grip, go to San Bernardino as
ulckly as possible, and stay there, as no
eOple of his class were wanted in Red
inds. The citizens do not propose to
uild up their town by the sale of beer,
r from licenses to retail liquor. This
ommunity is very moral and law wabid- !
lg, and no doubt the absence of sa-
IONS will tell on the right side in time. J
o illustrate, several years ago the city
ad grand Fourth of July celebration
18th large crowds il attendance for
ty of the size There were estimated
be fully $4,000 people present Dur
lg the entire day there was not a
ngle arrest for intoxication. How :
ould it have been in any Maine town.
18th its prohibitory law? However,
ie tastes of the people do not vary !
idely here from their cousins down 1
lst. 1t is supposed that some of them
ave little something on tap in the