Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-01-18


sand, a savings bank which has only
been running one year has deposit
of about three hundred thousand, an.
other of only six months duration
has now q deposit of about three Hmm
dred thousand Perhaps one great
reason for this is the fact that it is a
prohibition town and the business
with the working classes is dore
principally on checks. And nearly
eyerv man and woman has savings
bank account.
They have park begun last year.
which ia already large aud beautiful
and shows the remarkable gro 9TH of
vegetation, and the rand results that
NAV be tanned in California.
The Carnigie library has an enrolled
be;ship If 420C aid thousand
new locks have neen added during
the past year.
The valley which surrounds the
city Is about twelve miles across and
thirty miles in length. huntington,
the great railroad Magnate Of South
California, says Of the valley. that it
is the richest IN the world according
to area.
The name Pomona signifies God
dess of Fruit" and it we'll deserves it's
name for it produces more citrns
fruits according to area than any of
the California valleys. Besides many
other kinds Of fruits in abundance.
In caring for this fruit, the ranches
combine aud form packing houses
which prepare the fruit for shipping.
and employ hundreds of packers at
gond salaries.
In early days before it was found
that nature could be made to produce
all mans needs, a newspaper article
! about California would be headed,
Irrigation. Cultivation and Exag-
geration. but since capital and lator
have proven, without doubt, that
! every thing man or child wants can
be raised on this fertile soil with the
help of sunshine and Sater.
The valley Of Pomona is very for
tunate in its water supply as it has
| peen proven that the valley rests over
a great basin and plenty Of cater can
be obtained by toring. There are
companies formed who establish
pumping plants and supply the ranch
ers They use electrical power. The
water that Is pumped into the houses
never sees daylight until drawn for
use. There are three Or four hundred
of these pumping plants in the valley.
Oranges form the largest crop of the
valley Last year they cleared one
and three fourths m.l]ion dollars from
oranges alone Orange land is worth
5000 per acre. TIE groves on one
acre will clear $500 in a good year
providing care has been taken with the
crop. The rancher cannot lie around,
smoke his pipe, enjoy the climate and
say, I'm some way or other the
oranges will grow, for thew will not
produce unless cared for. The entire
grove has to be cultivated every time
they are irrigated and again after
irrigation. This irrigation process is
gone through with seven times during
the season. They have to be fertilized
once In two years and famigated once
in the same time. They never lose q
crop. They commence to bear In
three years and In ten years are good
for ten boxes a tree per crop.
The lower part of the valley, where
it is too low for oranges is noted fol-
dairy products and alfalfa. Alfalfa
is the great hay crop of California.
It cuts a ton to ton and half pei
acre and there are seven crops in q
year. It sells from SO to &16 pei
ton. At Chino, q small suburban
town, is a large beet sugar factory
that turns out 10 million pounds Of
sugar per year from beets that are
grown in the valley.
On parts of the ranches they are
now beginning to plow and so barley,
and the crop will be ready to harvest
when the Minnesota farmer begins hit
spring blowing.
The wages paid to laboring hand.
are from 81. IS to $500 per day and
there Ia q great demand for labor al
that price. Any girl wanting to dt
house work or waiting on table car
easily obtain her own price, aad ever
then they will go begging for them
One reason for this is that they find
more congenial and better paying
work in the packing houses.
One of the most notable features Of
the valley are it's excellent roads. I'm
aeine perfectly smooth hard road.
with no sand, no dust. no mud; anc
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