The Republican journal., 1908-04-02
1Hf IfffINGWELL RANCHO

.nr the necessity LOT a nome LoT
, men and women who are en-
IN the ranch, the Leffingwell
Inc.l Whittier, Los Angeles
,4s lust finished and opened to
,ze the finest ranch house for
A those W no labor in the capac-
men hands that can be found in
NJ California.
.n,h came into the hands of c.
agwell, Jr., eleven years ago.
m the lemon and orange and
,,ds 800 acres, and in addition
ne has been added 264 acres
Wears ago F. w. Gray became
If the estate. Today the LET
snploy 100 men. About one
IS number are japanese, who
,uuy of their own, and do not
Inc americans, who will oc-
..W ranch house.
ago {. w. Leffingwell, ST.,
vlsable to incorporate and
capital stock to $500, 900,
ttcordingly done. Then it
med to make the property
.st equipped i'll California.
immense barns were erected
attSt machinery was pro-
t.e last thing to be done
g,etion of this ranch house
4~t been inspected by hun
up.e from all over this sec
country, This house was
n. LIST of last year, and
arge force of men at work
in order to complete it as
tamn as possible. r. ID.
AIDS the contractor.
u the building is 34xl04 feet,
nruty-seven rooms. These
uteen sleeping rooms in the
~. situated on both sides of
nat extends the full length |
sing. At the north end of
the infirmary, and next |
.s are the bath rooms. The
. 5 for the use of the family, |
a.te of the superintendent is
ed mere. The dining room is
and is we'll lighted and venti-
has two tables, capable of |
enty persons at each table.
en. which Immediately adj
FINISHED in the most up-to-
nrL
outh end of the building, and |
INJECTED with the superin-
liice, is the reading room, |
ny tables, supplied with good |
NE to be found by the men
- wish to pass the time in
The size of the room is 30x34. |
n- Of this room has a rustic
The sides are wainscotted five
.ge floor; the balance of the
stored and tinted.
ooms are electric lighted, and
4us contains two white enam-
Al the rooms are taken care
amberman. Over each door
tn the several apartments are
.. what the room is used for.
building is ventilated by |
lulators opening through the |
81. the attic, which in turn is
Ivy openings through the
hydrants are placed through
YL for fire protection, and a
mount of hose is attached to
' carry water to any part of
uG.
,dwogk throughout the whole
Is Of Oregon pine, slashed
"a is stained a bottle green.
IS uud ceilings are tinted with
Jlors for the different rooms,
suole interior is a model of
~lIp, The floors are of Ore
All of the furniture, such as
5lIes, writing desks, ETC., were
match the woodwork through
unlding and stained the same.
there is a large porch, with
width on either end, and a
-Iaped driveway leads up to
ing, In the front yard there
ever beds, shrubbery and a
D At the rear is a porch on
LACED stationary wash basins
with hot and cold water. The
en- is one of the most COM
could be devised.
LIE building was commenced it
ght that $4,000 would do the
when the building was COM
as found the sum would run
10 900 mark. The old ranch
overhauled and thoroughly
Mrs. Gray, who have been on
for the past eight years, have
IS the ranch interests as their
ave worked acco rdingly and
are very obvious. They hold
ct Of everyone with whom they
intact.
1red and fifty cars of lemons
citrus fruit has been raised,
,od shipped during the past
4onths from this ranch, and
half of the trees are yet in
King house used for receiving,
and curing and packing the
been gradually enlarged from
z 30x50 in 1897, to the most
lemon packing plant in the
.ich has now 36,36S square feet
pace. The equipment is of the
most modern, and includes two
S immersed lemon washers
.pacity of three cars per day, a
ug department and ample cur
Is, The whole house is lighted
ncity and the machinery is
by electric motors. At pres
utpuu of $50 to ITS cars per
eng handled.
Sc help is used for the pick ing,
aud handling of the fruit, a
ps of white men only being
( for some of the most import
ions. For the Japanese, large
tmodious quarters have been
Where they operate their own
ary
Villains has had charge of the
louise for the past five years,
mp with the business, and has
rminent factor in the success
ant.
JAe handsome building was
ppen for inspection, several
people from Whittier, East
and La Habra, accepted the
D.. ,-kolal 70 oil fn uiaU hn