Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
In pays Of Old

In Days of Old
All this was in the days of the Span
ish occupancy, when Southern Califor-
mia was a newly discovered and un-
tried country. Little by little the set
tiers from the eastern portion of the
nation drifted into the valley and
the stock became less and less and the
fruit trees and grain fields more and
more The history of the valley is
much the same as that of other South
ern California towns, but no other Sec
ton could or can boast of the climate
or water of the historic valley. From
the early days to the present date
ranches have increased in number until
there is scarcely square mile of terri
tory in the valley that is not in cult
walton.
Deciduous fruit. pears, peaches.
prunes. plums, apricots and nectarines
reach perfection with the aid of the
Incompatible water and air, and all of
the ranchers find a ready market in
Los Angeles for the unusual grade of
fruit that they are able to offer. San
Jacinto is the home of the Bartlett
pear.
one hundred thousand acres are
yearly sown to wheat and barley and
ample crops have always been the
rule rather than the exception. Ranch
ers in many instances have been in San
Jacinto for fifteen years or more, every
year increasing their acreage. and every
year adding appreciably to their bank
account as a result. San Jacinto is a
section of results-satisfying and unde-
niable results-and results added to
rare and wonderful climate make any
section desirable above any other place
on earth.
Stock Raising Continues
Besides fruit and grain. stockraising
is still carried on, and the famous
Thomas ranch in the San Jacinto
mountains has perhaps given more
highly bred cattle and horses to the
market than any other ranch of its
size in California.
Then there is dairying. San Jacinto
supports three creameries and cheese
factory. Ranchers are finding dairy
ing more and more profitable, and the
demand for San Jacinto butter is ever
in excess of the supply. The butter
and cheese find a good market in all
the Southern California cities, with
Los Angeles at the head. In addition
to dairying there is chicken and tur-
key raising, and more than one swell
cafe in Los Angeles serves the deli
cately favored turkeys that are
Matched and raised in San Jacinto.
There is money in turkeys and chick
ems, as any San Jacinto farmer will
tell you, and each year the fiocks are
larger and larger. and the demand
greater and greater.
San Jacinto is as we'll equipped with
modern conveniences as the much adj
vertised apartment house. 1t has
system of telephones, an electric light
plant its own individual Ice plant.
gas plant of the most improved type
and two trains day on the Santa Fe.
The round trip price from Los An
geles is $415, and trains leave the city
at 7:40 and 1910 each morning.
For years the town has been show
point of Southern California on ac-
count of the fame given it in Helen |
Hunt Jackson's book. Ramona. The
entire plot was conceived and carried
out in the valley at the home of Mrs.
Jordan, who was given a place in the
book under the name of Aunt Ri That |
kindly old woman, who took such a
delight in relating the incidents that
lead up to the contamination of the
famous book. has but recently died.
leaving. as Markham says ia lone
some place against the sky" but the