Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
Growth in San Fernando Valley
Displayed at Town of Lankershlm
Gateway Town Many Thousands of Fertile Acres In One OF
the Choicest Sections of Southern California Now Open for
Settlement Only Ten Miles Distant from Los Angeles

fruit proved so productive that at last
local capital has been able to put in
one of the most up-to-date cenneries
in the state and the apricot run just
finished has given it a thorough try
out. Lankershim fruit is conceded by
fruit buyers and -anners to be the best
in the state, owing to the fact that 1t
is not irrigated and therefore surpass-
ing the irrigated fruit In quality for
the same reason that eastern peaches,
apricots, plums, pears and other de-
ciduous fruits surpass those raised in
the west and irrigated
The following crops are raised in
Lankershim without irrigation: April
cots, peaches, plums, prunes, apples
and other deciduous fruits; melons,
pumpkins, potatoes. cabbage. beans,
peas. grain and a few score more.
The berries. alfalfa and small gar
den truck are supplied with water,
which is proba bly, as cheap as any in
the state and surpassed by none as to
quality.
The climate varies from that of Los
Angeles only to the extent of about
four degrees The country lies on n
gentle slope, is well drained, particu-
larly free from the fO9s of the coast
slope and is conceded to be very
healthful.
Al ABOUT the llIIlt lItf. tdIlIltiN was
completed and started the Bank OF
TanknrShim was opened with a capital
of $4,000 and 2 board of directors Of
unusual strength II. ]. Whitley, who
has been in the banking and develon-
ment business for a generation, is the
pros dent of the institution.
w. H. Brewer, assistant general man
ager of the Santa Fe sysem: C. J. Wig
dal for many years a banker of Los
Wiz nf
Home Savings hank, and Fred We'd
dington. who is leader in and connect
ed with many local enterprises, arc
vice presidents of the bank. I. W.
Ketchum. formerly cashier Of the F'"st
National bank of Azusa, will hold the
some position in the Bank of Lanker-
SHIN. In addition Cen M. II, Sher-
man. Harry Chandler. George Hanna
I W Dupree. D F. Hill, Dan Bake
man, William KIump, H. L. McCabe
w r. Oliver NJ CIV Weddington. H.
T whitley, Ross Whitley and c. NJ
Wilcox are directors.
The bank structure was built of
brick at a cost of $4,000. Besides the
bank itself. there is a large store
room. which has been leased by j. E.
Jones for complete drug store.
Another notable improvement is the
weddington Bros mercantile building
structure to cost $4,000, now rapidly
approaching completion. This build
ing will he occupied by three stores
carving the various lines which the
weddington Bros have handled for
wears. each store being run under sep
arate management as the Weddington
Rros. are desirous of retiring from
active management. Lodges have
r .nted the assembly hall on the sec
ond floor, and most of the offices have
bcen leased to professional men.
The center of the town is but twelve
miles from the y hall, fact often
overlooked by many who think of 1t as
tn country town of a few months ago.
The opening of the vast Lankershim
rancho, Immediately beyond the town,
the half-million- dollar asphalt boule-
ward, the electric line, the halfmillfon
for Improvement discounts and the i'm
men, number of homes to be started
4 soon as the present crops are off
will be of untold benefit to Lanker-
SHIN, as it is the gateway to these
lands.
It is an undenied fact that the
Owens river aqueduct with its cheap
water and cheap power will reach
these lands among the first. Many
have taken advantage of this and un-
doubtedly many more will in the near
f ture.