The San Francisco call., 1903-12-28
BRIGGS STATES
Live Communities Are
Making Advance
Solidly.
Northern District Pro-
duce S Many
Oranges.

The Sacramento Union says of the
Sacramento Valley citrus fruit crop Of
1903: Oranges are being shipped in
large quantities from Sacramento VAL
ley orange districts. The orange season
of this part Of the State is now well
advanced and reports indicate a good
crop. The OrOville district reports spe-
cial orange trains, the business exceed
ing the capacity Of the regular trains.
The California Citrus Unicn. which is
handling the crop Of the valley dis
tc-cts, is labelling the fruit with the
name of the locality where it is grown
in accordance with the law enacted by
the last Legislature"
The San BernardinO Daily Times
Index says regarding the southern or
ange crop: Unless all signs fail.
Southern California will this year mar
ket the largest and best crop of oranges
in its history. Present conditions war
rant the prediction that the crop will
be from % to so per cent. larger than it
was last year, when p, 800 carloads were
sent to market. The most conservative
growers and shippers estimate the crop
of 1904 judged by present conditions
and counting on fairly good weather
throughout the season, at $4,000 car
loads. which is an increase over last
year Of just about 25 per cent. Others
predict that 81, 900 carloads is not too
high an estimate, if the weather con-
ditions remain right for the next few
months. This would be an increase or
nearly so per cent. over last seasons
crop. and some optimists say prolonged
warm. growing weather and absence or
frost would expand the crop probably
10 35 900 or $4,000 carloads. Few are so
oDtinistic. however, as to anticipate
crop OF such enormous dimensions.
According to the Merced Star. the
orange trees about the Courthouse
park in Merced produced 25O to 800
boxes of fruit.
A comprehensive plan Of tree plant
ing has been proposed for Bakersfield
and Kern.
A first-cIass commercial hotel is to be
constructed at Redlands- The real es-
tate men of the city are back of the
movement, so says the Redlands Facts.
The following figures Of the shipments
in carloads OF green aRd dried fruit
from California for the season Of 1923
are published by the California Fruit
Grower:
Canned fruit. 1000; citrus fruit, 23S71;
dried fruit. 1872; prunes. 6567; raisins'
$500; fresh fruit. 1857; total. 53.217.
That is over 1000 cars per week for
every week in the year.
Other important shipments Of farm
products are as follows:
Almonds, 327; beans, $500; beet sugar,
500; canned vegetables, 1900; honey,
1873; tomatoes, 1000; green vegetables,
$500; walnuts, S57; wheat. $4,000; total,
7O,267
Barley. oats. wine and other products
are not included. But even this is an
average Of about 1850 cars per week,
or 225 cars per day.
The figures are calculated to stagger
even a Californian At this rate we
shall before many years be shipping 500
cars per day. on an average, of prod
ucts Of our farms and orchards
The Colusa Sun says that free weekly
excursions to COlusa from Sites will be
given by the merchants of COlusa to
promote better acquaintance between
the people of the county.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat says
that the Supervisors of SonOna County
will sell franchises for rural telephone
systems. Applications have been made
for franchises for telephone systems
for the Russian River, Windsor and
FOrestville sections.