Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
REDLANDS


other city of similar size in Southern
California has enjoyed a larger ana
more substantial growth in every sense
of the word than has Redlands. the
beautiful city Nesting among thou-
sands of acres of orange groves at the
foot of the snoW-capped san berhdr-
dino mountains.
Oranges are Redlands' chief resource
and industry, hence the failure or the
financial furry of recent months 10 al
feet the city, for while stocks and bonds
and money dwindled the great goiden
globules grew big and juicy and yellow
and this years crop, which VIII pc at
least 1850 cars, will mean total in
come to Redlands growers and shippers
of the magnificent sum of $3,OZ5Ooo
This is the third successive big Or
ange year, meaning big crop OF su
perior fruit at top prices. The total
o,1tput for 1907 was 1918 cars and Tor
1906 il was 1924 cars. In addition to
the oranges thirty cars of lemons We're
shipped this year and twenty cars last
year Growers have not yet compiled
figures on returns for this season put
last year Gurdeon Williams carried or
the palm for big returns, realizing $SO0o
from his ten-acre grove. Henry Fuller
realized $48,000 from his seventy-acre
grove. During the past year a great
deal of land in this section has been set
to oranges. The largest planter was
Arthur Gregory. who put to oranges
no less than 1000 acres.
Public Improvements
A large number of handsome resi-
dences and public buildings have been
erected in this city and vicinity during
the past. Redlands is pre-eminently
city of homes, and every yearssees the
addition of many more. The largest
now in course of construction is that
belonging to Col. w. c. Greene, the
copper king. 1t is being erected in the
center of a 100-acre orange grove near
Smiley Heights at a cost of 100000. 1t
will closely resemble Spanish castle
in style of architecture. o. T. Higgins,
son of the late Governor Higgins of
home at a cost Of 100000, and the Misses
Stokes of Boston are erecting a home
at cost of $4,000
During 1907 the building permits to-
tailed s606213, and it is thought this
year will at least equal if not surpass
that of last year in point of money eX-
pended in building. La Casa Iona,
Redlands' beautiful tourist hotel, was
improved extensively last season at
cost of $4,000. The Odd Fellows have
just recently moved into their new
building, erected at a cost of $27, 900.
The local Masonic orders have re-
Gently purchased a lot and are having
some temple. The property will be
worth, when the temple is completed.
SIS, 900 The Elks have also recently
acquired a lot for $4,000 on which they
propose to erect a $4,000 building. The
proposed to erect an $4,000 building.
The Y NJ. c. A. is contemplating i'm
provements and alterations to cost
$4,000.
The city is now engaged in improving
its streets with the money acquired
through the sale of 100000 worth of
bonds. Many miles of asphalt, mac
adam and oiled streets have already
been built. During the past year the
Redlands Central electric line has been
built by local capital and cars are now
operating on the line for a distance of
four miles; franchise has this month
been secured by the company to con-
tinue its line to Redlands Junction, and
it will probably be continued to River
side The Mie-high railroad, capital
lied a 81 600 600, is now constructing a
seVenteen-mile electric line running
from Redlands to Oak Glen, popular
mountain resort.
Redlands' three national banks have
deposits aggregating $2,1S0. .S7902, and
the three banks, two of which maintain
savings banks, are considered among
the soundest financial institutions in
this section.
Redlands has always stood at the
very head in point of religious and edu-
cational institutions; all the prominent
denominations are represented with
handsome and costly structures. The
public school system is of the finest,
comprising a handsome high school
building, built four years ago at a cost
of $40 900, and seven commodious gram
mar school buildings The A. x. Smi-
ley public library is one of the finest in
the state, both the University club and
handsome buildings, as does also the
Country club.