The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-26
MAKES SHOW OF RESOURCES.
Yuba County PicturesqueIy Advances
Claims for Recognition.

Yuba County PicturesqueIy Advances
Claims for Recognition.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Marysville authorizes the pamphlet
that has just been published for the
purpose of advertising Yuba- County,
of which it is said in the opening par
agraph that 'it Is half valley and half
mountainous, rich and fertile, COM
prising 393,800 acres, or 965 square
miles, centrally located in the Sacra-
mento Valley and lying between the
Honcut River on the north, Bear
River on the South, the Feather on the
west, with the Yuba River running its
full length through the county. The
county is surrounded by the counties
of Suffer, Butte, Plumas and Placer"
Situated in Yuba County is the old
est town in California. The county
boasts of the largest plant of the Bay
Counties Power Company and of the
mines that annually contribute great
values of gold and silver. 1t boasts
OF opportunities for irrigation, of fine
climate, of its annual rainfall of Is to
20 inches.
ABOUT MARYSN1LLE.
The city of Marysville gets a good
share of space. What is said about
that city is well worth repeating. In
part, the account is as follows:
The county seat of Yuba County, with a pop
ulation which exceeds 5000 is beautifully stu
ated at the junction of the Yuba and Feather
rivers on the line Of the California and Ore
gon on the east, the San Francisco and Orc
vile on the west (Southern Pacific SYSTEM,
ffty-two miles from Sacramento the State
the metropolis of the West.
The city is well equipped with transporta-
ton facilities, being a terminal point, thus
enjoying the same freight rates on Eastern
shipments arriving at San Francisco sacra-
mento and Los Angeles, and is important
territory including the rich farming and min
ing section by which it is surrounded. and is
considered one of the best business towns on
Its streets are we'll paved with bitumen and
macadam, its sidewalks are Of cement, and
are shaded on either side with beautiful orna-
mental trees. The comfortable homes in their
settings of magnificent orange and lemon trees
pretty lawns and gardens laden with a profu-
Sion ~ flowers Of rnVrisd variety add much
to the beauty OF the city. Its banks Ohree in
number) have combined deposits of 81, 600. 000
their aggregate capital, surplus and dividends
being seas 900. Its business houses public
buildings and its seven churches would do
credit to larger city. It's splendid public
the county within easy reach Of pupils, af
fords the best facilities for common-school ed
ucation, excellent teachers being employed at
good salaries. Besides the Marysville High
School (which IL accredited to the State Uni
versity) additional educational advantages are
presented by the College of Notre Dame and a
business college. Two progressive and up-to-
date newspapers supply to the reading public
the daily news
Marysville is Incorporated and has at its
head an energetic young Mayor. who is sup
ported by able officials. The city has recently
been bonded in the sum OF S65. 600 with which
fits sewer system is to be amplided and its
water park. known as Ellis Lake. improved